Jon Favreau

"For generations, my ancestors fought proudly as warriors against the Jedi. Now, that woman tarnishes the very name Mandalorian. Defend her, if you will."

―Jon Favreau as Pre Vizsla —

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Jon Favreau (born October 19, 1966^[1]) is an American actor, director, and screenwriter who provided the voice of the Mandalorian Pre Vizsla in Star Wars: The Clone Wars, the Ardennian pilot Rio Durant in Solo: A Star Wars Story and the Mandalorian Paz Vizsla in The Mandalorian.

Biography[]

A longtime Star Wars fan, his appearance in Star Wars: The Clone Wars as Pre Vizsla was due to running into Dave Filoni at ILM and Skywalker Sound while Favreau was working on post-production for Iron Man.^[source?]

Before Solo's release, director Ron Howard revealed that Favreau would have a voice role in the film, as a "very cool & important" alien character.^[3] Favreau later revealed an image of his character on Twitter.^[4]

On March 8, 2018, it was revealed that Favreau would write and executive produce the upcoming live-action Star Wars television series,^[5] The Mandalorian.^[6] On May 10, 2018, in an interview with Anthony Carboni on the premiere of Solo: A Star Wars Story, Favreau revealed that he was halfway done with writing a season of the series.^[7]

On December 10, 2020, it was revealed that Favreau, along with Dave Filoni, would executive produce two television series that would connect to The Mandalorian–Rangers of the New Republic and Ahsoka.^[8]

Works[]

Filmography[]

Year	Title	Contribution
2010	Star Wars: The Clone Wars—The Mandalore Plot	Pre Vizsla
2010	Star Wars: The Clone Wars—Voyage of Temptation	Pre Vizsla
2010	Star Wars: The Clone Wars—Duchess of Mandalore	Pre Vizsla
2012	Star Wars: The Clone Wars—A Friend in Need	Pre Vizsla
2013	Star Wars: The Clone Wars—Eminence	Pre Vizsla
2013	Star Wars: The Clone Wars—Shades of Reason	Pre Vizsla
2018	Solo: A Star Wars Story	Rio Durant
2019	The Mandalorian—Chapter 1: The Mandalorian	Writer
2019	The Mandalorian—Chapter 2: The Child	Writer
2019	The Mandalorian—Chapter 3: The Sin	Writer and voice of Paz Vizsla
2019	The Mandalorian—Chapter 4: Sanctuary	Writer
2019	The Mandalorian—Chapter 7: The Reckoning	Writer
2019	The Mandalorian—Chapter 8: Redemption	Writer
2020	The Mandalorian—Chapter 9: The Marshal	Director and writer
2020	The Mandalorian—Chapter 10: The Passenger	Writer
2020	The Mandalorian—Chapter 11: The Heiress	Writer
2020	The Mandalorian—Chapter 12: The Siege	Writer
2020	The Mandalorian—Chapter 14: The Tragedy	Writer
2020	The Mandalorian—Chapter 16: The Rescue	Writer
2021	The Book of Boba Fett—Chapter 1: Stranger in a Strange Land	Writer
2022	The Book of Boba Fett—Chapter 2: The Tribes of Tatooine	Writer
2022	The Book of Boba Fett—Chapter 3: The Streets of Mos Espa	Writer
2022	The Book of Boba Fett—Chapter 4: The Gathering Storm	Writer
2022	The Book of Boba Fett—Chapter 5: Return of the Mandalorian	Writer and voice of Paz Vizsla
2022	The Book of Boba Fett—Chapter 6: From the Desert Comes a Stranger	Co-writer with Dave Filoni
2022	The Book of Boba Fett—Chapter 7: In the Name of Honor	Writer