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"As a creature performer, I am a very lucky dude (and happy too! I loved Star Wars long before I got to work on it)"
―Nick Kellington[1]

Nick Kellington is a British actor and musician who portrayed Bistan in the 2016 Anthology film Rogue One: A Star Wars Story[2] and Snook Uccorfay in Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi.[3]

Kellington also portrays Klaud,[4] Amuncie Tidian,[5] Dellso Prin,[5] and an unnamed character on the planet Pasaana in Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker.[6] In addition, to these performances, he was part of the puppeteering team for the Vexis and puppeteered a worm that watched the puppet show with the Aki-Aki children at the Festival of the Ancestors.[7]

In addition to his work on Star Wars, Kellington is best known for his roles in the British children's television series In the Night Garden..., ZingZillas and the reboot of Teletubbies; as well as the Netflix series The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance.

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Filmography[]

Year Title Series Contribution(s)
2016 Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Bistan[8]
2017 Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi Creature and Droid Puppeteers[9]
Snook Uccorfay[3]>
2019 Solo: A Star Wars Story Creature and Droid Puppeteer[10]
2019 Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker Klaud, Amuncie Tidian, Dellso Prin and Creature and Droid Puppeteer[11]
2025 "Ever Been to Ghorman?" Andor Senator #4[12]


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  1. Nick Kellington (@NickKellington) on Twitter (post on March 15, 2018): "As a creature performer, I am a very lucky dude (and happy too! I loved Star Wars long before I got to work on it)" (backup link)
  2. Rogue One Character Cards Reveal 3 New Star Wars Actors by Siegal, Lucas on ComicBook.com (November 10, 2016) (13, 2017/http://comicbook.com/starwars/2016/11/10/rogue-one-character-cards-reveal-3-new-star-wars-actors backup link archived on June 13, 2017)
  3. 3.0 3.1 Nick Kellington - Snook Uccorfay (The Last Jedi) by Pellegrom, Dennis on Star Wars Interviews (original article now obsolete)
  4. The Star Wars Show: Neal Scanlan Takes The Stage At SWCC 2019 | The Star Wars Show Live! on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link)
  5. 5.0 5.1 Nick Kellington (@NickKellington) on Twitter (post): "3 of 4 creatures I play in #StarWars #TheRiseOfSkywalker #Klaud #DellsoPrin #AmuncieTidian In the words of Master Yoda, "There is another." an, as of now, unnamed character I've spotted directly behind Rey and the Aki-Aki teenager on #Pasaana. (No pictures available yet). 1/2" (backup link)
  6. Nick Kellington (@nickkellington) on Instagram (post on December 29, 2019): "Found my 4th creature in #StarWars #TheRiseOfSkywalker. Metallic mask with alien ears, dressed in a grey trench coat. Directly behind #Rey, the #AkiAki teenager and #C3PO. Location: #Pasaana" (backup link)
  7. Nick Kellington (@NickKellington) on Twitter (post): "I was also on the team that puppeteered the body of the Vexis snake and got to puppeteer a tiny worm that was watching the puppet show with the Aki-Aki children at the Festival of the Ancestors." (backup link)
  8. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
  9. Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi
  10. Solo: A Star Wars Story
  11. Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker
  12. Star Wars: Andor — "Ever Been to Ghorman?"

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