Christian Simpson (born January 31, 1973) is an English actor and musician. Simpson notably portrayed Fighter Pilot Bravo 6 - Lieutenant Gavyn Sykes in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace . Partnered with R2-C4 he was responsible for single-handedly knocking out the Droid Control Ship's Shield Generator, a pivotal victory which allowed young Anakin Skywalker to destroy the ship from within and ultimately begin his fateful journey down the path to the dark side.

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  • Christian Simpson (born January 31, 1973) is an English actor and musician. Simpson notably portrayed Fighter Pilot Bravo 6 - Lieutenant Gavyn Sykes in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace . Partnered with R2-C4 he was responsible for single-handedly knocking out the Droid Control Ship's Shield Generator, a pivotal victory which allowed young Anakin Skywalker to destroy the ship from within and ultimately begin his fateful journey down the path to the dark side. As one of only a few pilots to survive, his character took the lead role in the Star Wars: Battle for Naboo video game, Simpson's likeness also now immortalised as a promoted Captain Sykes in Star Wars: Galaxies .In Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith he went on to become Darth Vader's right-hand man being Hayden Christensen's UK Stand-in for Anakin Skywalker, as well as playing the actions of the CGI female BD-3000 Luxury Droid. Since his career began in 1999 he has been lucky enough to work on major productions including Harry Potter as Old Fred Weasley, Eastenders, Family Affairs, Casualty, Spooks aka MI-5 playing Stuart, and many more. (en)
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  • Christian Simpson at Skywalker Ranch (en)
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  • "...you stare at a Yoda puppet for 2 hours. I swear he winked at me at one point ... Yoda's line of 'Try not! Do, or do not. There is no try' is what made me determined to get a part on a Star Wars film. How ironic is it that I succeed, and end up staring him in the face?" (en)
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  • Christian Simpson (born January 31, 1973) is an English actor and musician. Simpson notably portrayed Fighter Pilot Bravo 6 - Lieutenant Gavyn Sykes in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace . Partnered with R2-C4 he was responsible for single-handedly knocking out the Droid Control Ship's Shield Generator, a pivotal victory which allowed young Anakin Skywalker to destroy the ship from within and ultimately begin his fateful journey down the path to the dark side. (en)
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