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'{{Use British English|date=January 2011}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2012}} {{Infobox person | name = Ian McDiarmid | image = IanMcDiarmid.jpg | caption = McDiarmid in July 2013 | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1944|8|11}} | birth_place = [[Carnoustie]], [[Scotland]], UK | alma_mater = [[University of St. Andrews]] | occupation = [[Actor]], theatre director | yearsactive = 1968–present }} '''Ian McDiarmid''' ({{IPAc-en|m|ə|k|ˈ|d|ɜːr|m|ᵻ|d}}; born 11 August 1944) is a Scottish [[character actor]] and director. He has appeared in 47 films since 1976. He portrayed [[Palpatine|The Senate (El Senado)]] in the ''[[Star Wars]]'' film series.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Irvine|first1=Lindesay|title=In the Shadow of Evil|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2005/nov/07/theatre1|website=The Guardian|ref=Shadow}}</ref> He has received an [[Olivier Award for Best Actor]] and a [[Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play]] for his performances. ==Early life== McDiarmid was born in [[Carnoustie]], Scotland. He became a theatre [[aficionado]] when he was five years old, when his father took him to see an act named Tommy Morgan at a theatre in [[Dundee]]. In 2004, he stated, "It sort of fascinated me, and it also scared me. All those lights, all that make-up. I said to myself, 'I don't know what this is, but I want it.'"<ref name=Simonchange>{{cite web|author=Simon Hattenstone|title=Force for change|date=17 December 2001|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2001/dec/17/features.simonhattenstone|accessdate=27 August 2006}}</ref> However, fearing his father's disapproval, McDiarmid attended Queens College, Dundee, (now the [[University of Dundee]], but then a constituent part of the [[University of St Andrews]]), where he received a [[Master of Arts (Scotland)|M.A.]] in [[psychology]]. Soon after, he decided to pursue a career in the theatre instead, and took acting training courses at the [[Royal Conservatoire of Scotland|Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama]] in [[Glasgow]]. In 1968, McDiarmid received a gold medal for his work, the first of many recognitions given to him for his work in the theatre. McDiarmid claimed he became its recipient "by doing all the boring jobs you have to do when you are young, to eke out an existence."<ref>[http://www.nerf-herders-anonymous.net/IanMcDiarmid.html/ Star Wars Actors Database at Nerf-Herders-Anonymous.net]; retrieved 23 August 2006.</ref> ==Career== ===Theatre=== McDiarmid has won praise as an actor and director in British theatre. He has starred in several [[William Shakespeare|Shakespeare]] plays, including ''[[Hamlet]]'' (1972), ''[[The Tempest]]'' (1974, 2000), ''[[Much Ado About Nothing]]'' (1976), [[Trevor Nunn]]'s 1976 ''[[Macbeth]]'' (television 1978), ''[[The Merchant of Venice]]'' (1984) and ''[[King Lear]]'' (2005). He played Ivanov in [[Tom Stoppard]]'s play ''[[Every Good Boy Deserves Favour (play)|Every Good Boy Deserves Favour]]'' at the [[Mermaid Theatre]] in 1978. From 1990, McDiarmid and [[Jonathan Kent (director)|Jonathan Kent]] served as the artistic directors of the [[Almeida Theatre]] in [[Islington]], London, gaining the commitment of prominent actresses such as [[Glenda Jackson]] and [[Claire Bloom]] for their productions.<ref>Matt Wolf [https://www.nytimes.com/1990/03/11/theater/theater-a-new-london-theater-team-is-attracting-stars.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm "Theater; A New London Theater Team Is Attracting Stars"], ''New York Times'', 11 March 1990</ref> The two men resigned in 2001 with the venue in good shape.<ref>Michael Billington [https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2001/sep/05/artsfeatures1 "'Our time had come'"], ''The Guardian'', 5 September 2001</ref> In 1998, they shared the Special ''Evening Standard'' Award for Theatrical Achievement of the Year.{{citation needed|date=April 2016}} Their tenure was marked by a string of highly successful performances involving actors such as [[Kevin Spacey]] and [[Ralph Fiennes]].<ref name=GibbonsCelebrated>{{cite web |author=Fiachra Gibbons |title=Celebrated double act quits Almeida theatre |date=5 September 2001 |work=[[The Guardian]] |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2001/sep/05/fiachragibbons |accessdate=23 October 2006}}</ref> While connected with the Almeida, McDiarmid directed plays such as ''[[Venice Preserv'd]]'' (1986) and ''[[Hippolytus (play)|Hippolytus]]'' (1991). In 2002, McDiarmid won Almeida Theatre's Critic's Circle Award for Best Actor for his role as Teddy in a [[Revival (play)|revival]] of [[Brian Friel]]'s ''[[Faith Healer]]''. Five years later in 2006, he reprised this role in his debut on Broadway.<ref name=HorwitzNewRole>{{cite web |author=Simi Horwitz |title=The Emperor's New Role |date=5 September 2001 |work=BackStage |url=http://backstage.com/bso/news_reviews/features/feature_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002577371&imw |accessdate=24 October 2006 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081201051724/http://www.backstage.com/bso/news_reviews/features/feature_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002577371&imw |archivedate=2008-12-01 }}</ref> Directed by Kent, he performed alongside [[Ralph Fiennes]] and [[Cherry Jones]], and won the [[Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play]].{{citation needed|date=April 2016}} From April to June 2012, he played the title role in ''[[Timon of Athens]]'' at [[Chicago Shakespeare Theater]].<ref>[http://www.chicagoshakes.com/main.taf?p=2,62,9,1,4 "Timon of Athens"], ''Chicago Shakespeare Theater''. Retrieved 2013-06-12.</ref> He portrayed Harry Hackamore in [[Sam Shepard]]'s play ''Seduced''. McDiarmid described Hackamore as a [[Howard Hughes]]-type character. To play the part, he was made up in [[prosthetic]]s, including a false beard and long fingernails. McDiarmid was only 37 at the time, and this convinced [[George Lucas]] and [[Richard Marquand]] that he could convincingly play a much older character in extreme cinematic close-up, which helped him land the role of Palpatine.<ref name=IanDatabase>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001519/bio Ian McDiarmid at the Internet Movie Database]. Retrieved 26 August 2006.</ref> ===''Star Wars''=== {{further|Palpatine#Portrayal}} After a minor part in the film ''[[Dragonslayer (1981 film)|Dragonslayer]]'',<ref>{{cite news |title=INTERVIEW: Star Wars Emperor Ian McDiarmid trades his lightsaber in and treads the boards in Chichester |url=https://www.chichester.co.uk/news/interview-star-wars-emperor-ian-mcdiarmid-trades-his-lightsaber-in-and-treads-the-boards-in-chichester-1-1507051 |date=21 August 2008 |access-date=20 June 2018 |newspaper=Chichester Observer |publisher=[[Johnston Publishing]]}}</ref> McDiarmid was cast by George Lucas in ''[[Return of the Jedi]]'' as [[Palpatine|Emperor Palpatine]], the main villain.<ref>{{cite news |last=Truitt |first=Brian |title='Star Wars' Emperor recalls his first day on the job |url=https://eu.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2013/05/01/ian-mcdiarmid-star-wars-return-of-the-jedi-movie/2127931/ |date=1 May 2013 |access-date=20 June 2018 |newspaper=[[USA Today]] |publisher=[[Gannett]]}}</ref> Sixteen years after appearing in ''Return of the Jedi'', he reprised the role as the character's younger incarnation of Senator Palpatine and [[Sith Lord]] Darth Sidious in [[Star Wars#Prequel trilogy|the prequel films]]: ''[[The Phantom Menace]]'',<ref>{{cite news |title=Ian McDiarmid: 'I don't want anyone else to play Emperor Palpatine' |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-41345887 |date=22 September 2017 |access-date=20 June 2018 |work=[[BBC News]] |publisher=[[BBC]]}}</ref> ''[[Attack of the Clones]]'',<ref>{{cite news |last=Harrop |first=Joanne Klimovich |title=Star Wars' evil Emperor Palpatine (Ian McDiarmid) to reign over Steel City Comic Con in April |url=http://triblive.com/lifestyles/morelifestyles/13216131-74/the-emperor-is-coming-ian-mcdiarmid-emperor-palpatine-will-be-attending-steel |date=23 January 2018 |access-date=20 June 2018 |newspaper=[[TribLive]] |publisher=Trib Total Media, LLC}}</ref> and ''[[Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith|Revenge of the Sith]]''. The prequels had him play two faces to his character; he re-created his diabolical interpretation of Palpatine from ''Return of the Jedi'' when playing Darth Sidious, the Chancellor's [[Sith]] [[alter ego]], but created a pleasant, charming character in Palpatine's public persona. In the [[List of changes in Star Wars re-releases#2004 Star Wars trilogy|2004 re-release]] of ''[[The Empire Strikes Back]]'', a brief scene between [[Darth Vader]] and a [[hologram]] of Emperor Palpatine was updated to include McDiarmid. The Emperor was originally voiced by [[Clive Revill]] for that scene, and visually portrayed by [[Marjorie Eaton]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Rinzler |first=J.W. |title=The Making of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back|publisher=Ballantine Group|edition=Enhanced |date=22 Oct 2013|language=English|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=-U0PAAAAQBAJ&source=gbs_navlinks_s | isbn=9780345543363}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Courley|first1=Matt|title=I Was There Too|url=http://www.earwolf.com/episode/bonus-episode-the-empire-strikes-back-controversy-averted/|website=earwolf.com|publisher=Earwolf|accessdate=10 November 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://io9.com/5660319/yoda-was-originally-played-by-a-monkey-in-a-mask-and-other-secrets-of-the-empire-strikes-back|title=Yoda was originally played by a monkey in a mask, and other secrets of The Empire Strikes Back|accessdate=30 November 2010|publisher=[[io9]]}}</ref> With this addition to ''The Empire Strikes Back'', McDiarmid has now appeared in every live-action film version in which Palpatine appears. He has also worked with the [[Star Wars expanded universe|''Star Wars'' expanded universe]] as the voice of Palpatine in the video game adaptations of ''[[The Empire Strikes Back]]'' and ''[[Return of the Jedi]]'', ''[[Super Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back]]'' and ''[[Super Star Wars: Return of the Jedi]]''. McDiarmid made a small appearance during Celebration Europe. On 23–26 August 2012, he attended Celebration VI in Orlando, Florida and had his own show titled ''The Phantom Menace: Ian McDiarmid'', hosted by [[James Arnold Taylor]], in which he talked about his experience working on ''Star Wars'' and how he landed the role of Palpatine. Ian McDiarmid also voiced a pig version of Palpatine for a promo video on ''[[Angry Birds Star Wars II]]'', entitled "Join the Pork Side".<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151964584639928&set=a.428114379927.205212.314467614927&type=1&theater Join the Pork Side] Facebook</ref> ===Television and radio=== McDiarmid took an early role as Mickey Hamilton, a killer intent on avenging the death of his wife and child in ''[[The Professionals (TV series)|The Professionals]]'' for London Weekend Television. In 1990, he starred in the ''[[Inspector Morse (TV series)|Inspector Morse]]'' episode "Masonic Mysteries" as the [[psychopath]]ic con man Hugo DeVries. In 1997, McDiarmid played the villain, Ronald Hinks, in the ''[[Touching Evil]]'' two-part episode "Through the Clouds/The Lost Boys". He played the role of police detective Porfiry Petrovich in the BBC's 2002 adaptation of [[Fyodor Dostoyevsky]]'s ''[[Crime and Punishment]]''. In 2003, McDiarmid took the role of the [[House of Stuart|Stuart]] statesman [[Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon|Edward Hyde]], in the BBC series ''[[Charles II: The Power and The Passion]]''. In 2005, he portrayed [[Satan]] in the 41-part [[BBC Four]] radio drama based on [[John Milton]]'s ''[[Paradise Lost]]'', which was subsequently re-broadcast on [[BBC7]].<ref name=PLost>{{cite web |author= Ed Pettit |title=Of Man's first disobedience | date=23 November 2006 | url=http://bibliothecary.squarespace.com/blog/2006/11/23/of-mans-first-disobedience.html | accessdate=10 February 2007 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20071015115132/http://bibliothecary.squarespace.com/blog/2006/11/23/of-mans-first-disobedience.html |archivedate = 15 October 2007}}</ref> Recently, he played the writer and pioneer of policing, [[Henry Fielding]], in the Channel 4 historical drama series ''[[City of Vice]]'' and [[Denis Thatcher]] in 2009's ''[[Margaret (2009 film)|Margaret]]''. McDiarmid played intelligence chief LeClerc in a 2009 BBC Radio dramatization of [[John le Carré]]'s ''[[The Looking Glass War]]''. In 2014, he played a leading role as British [[Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs|Foreign Secretary]] [[Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon|Sir Edward Grey]] in the BBC television drama ''[[37 Days (TV series)|37 Days]]'', which is about the diplomatic crisis preceding the [[First World War]]. He also had a recurring role on series 2 of ''[[Utopia (UK TV series)|Utopia]]'', playing the role of Anton. In September 2016, McDiarmid starred in the audio podcast drama series ''[http://www.akihadenden.com Akiha Den Den]''. He played Cuttings, a [[ham radio]] buff who picks up a mysterious voice ([[Joy McAvoy]]) coming from an abandoned amusement park. ==Work in theatre== ===Stage appearances=== {{div col|colwidth=30em}} * ''[[Hamlet]]'', [[Open Space Theatre]], London, 1972 * ''And They Put Handcuffs on the Flowers'', [[Open Space Theatre]], London, 1973 * ''[[In the Jungle of Cities]]'', [[Place Theatre]], London, 1973 * ''[[Macbeth]]'', [[Belgrade Theatre]], [[Coventry]], England, 1973, then Bankside Globe Theatre, London, 1973 * ''[[Measure for Measure]]'', [[Royal Shakespeare Company]], [[Stratford-on-Avon]], England, 1974 * ''Macbeth'', Royal Shakespeare Company, [[Aldwych Theatre]], London, 1975 * ''Macbeth'', Royal Shakespeare Company, Other Place Theatre, Stratford-on-Avon, England, 1976 * ''Destiny'', Royal Shakespeare Company, Other Place Theatre, 1976 * ''Dingo'', Royal Shakespeare Company, Other Place Theatre, 1976 * ''Schweyk in the Second World War'', Royal Shakespeare Company, Other Place Theatre, 1976, then [[Warehouse Theatre]], London, 1977 * ''[[Much Ado About Nothing]]'', Royal Shakespeare Company, [[Royal Shakespeare Theatre]], Stratford-on-Avon, 1976, then Aldwych Theatre, 1977 * ''That Good Between Us'', Royal Shakespeare Company, Warehouse Theatre, 1977 * ''Macbeth'', Royal Shakespeare Company, Warehouse Theatre, 1977 * ''[[The Days of the Commune]]'', Royal Shakespeare Company, Aldwych Theatre, 1977 * ''Dingo'', Royal Shakespeare Company, Warehouse Theatre, 1978 * ''[[Every Good Boy Deserves Favour (play)|Every Good Boy Deserves Favour]]'', [[Mermaid Theatre]], London, 1978 * ''Mephisto'', adapted by [[Gordon McDougall (theatre director)|Gordon McDougall]] from the book by [[Klaus Mann]], [[Oxford Playhouse|Oxford Playhouse Company]], [[The Roundhouse]] Theatre, London, 1981<ref>[http://www.vam.ac.uk/vastatic/theatre/archives/thm-271b.html "Round House and Open Space, theatre companies: Catalogue of records in the Victoria and Albert Museum: Theatre Collections"], ''Victoria and Albert Museum''. Retrieved 2013-06-12.</ref> * ''The Worlds'', New [[Half Moon Theatre]], London, 1981 * ''[[Ezra]]'', New Half Moon Theatre, 1981 * ''[[Insignificance (film)|Insignificance]]'', [[Royal Court Theatre]], London, 1982 * ''Tales from Hollywood'', National Theatre, 1983 * ''[[The Wild Duck]]'' by [[Henrik Ibsen]], the [[Royal Exchange, Manchester]], 1983 * ''[[The Merchant of Venice]]'', Royal Shakespeare Company, The Pit (Barbican Centre), 1984 * ''The Party'', Royal Shakespeare Company, [[Barbican Arts Centre|The Pit]] ([[Barbican Centre]]), London, 1985 * ''[[Henry V (play)|Henry V]]'', Royal Shakespeare Company, [[Barbican Theatre]], London, 1985 (Chorus) * ''The War Plays'', Royal Shakespeare Company, The Pit (Barbican Centre), 1985 * ''Crimes in Hot Countries'', Royal Shakespeare Company, The Pit (Barbican Centre), 1985 * ''The Castle'', Royal Shakespeare Company, The Pit (Barbican Centre), 1985 * ''Downchild'', Royal Shakespeare Company, The Pit (Barbican Centre), 1985 * ''[[Edward II (play)|Edward II]]'', [[Royal Exchange Theatre]], [[Manchester]], England, 1986 * ''[[The Saxon Shore]]'', Almeida Theatre Company, Almeida Theatre, 1986 * ''[[Creditors (play)|Creditors]]'', Almeida Theatre Company, Almeida Theatre, 1986 * ''The Danton Affair'', Royal Shakespeare Company, [[Barbican Theatre]], 1986 * ''[[The King Goes Forth to France]]'', Royal Opera, Covent Garden, 1987 (Froissart)<ref>Milnes, Rodney. The King Goes Forth to France (Royal Opera at Covent Garden, April 1). ''[[Opera (magazine)|Opera]]'', May 1987, Vol.38 No.5 p575-580.</ref> * ''[[Don Carlos (play)|Don Carlos]]'', [[Royal Exchange Theatre]], 1987 (King Philip) * ''[[The Black Prince (play)|The Black Prince]]'', [[Aldwych Theatre]], 1989 * ''[[Volpone]]'', Almeida Theatre Company, Almeida Theatre, 1990 * ''[[The Rehearsal (play)|The Rehearsal]]'', Almeida Theatre Company, Almeida Theatre, 1990 * ''[[Lulu plays|Lulu]]'', Almeida Theatre Company, Almeida Theatre, 1991 * ''[[Hippolytus (play)|Hippolytus]]'', Almeida Theatre Company, Almeida Theatre, 1991 * ''[[The School for Wives]]'', Almeida Theatre Company, Almeida Theatre, 1993 * ''Hated Nightfall'', Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester, England, 1995 * ''[[Tartuffe]]'', Almeida Theatre Company, Almeida Theatre, 1996 * ''[[The Government Inspector]]'', Almeida Theatre Company, Almeida Theatre, 1997 * ''The Doctor's Dilemma'', Almeida Theatre Company, Almeida Theatre, 1998 * ''[[The Jew of Malta]]'', [[Almeida Theatre]], 1999 * ''[[The Tempest]]'', [[Almeida Theatre]], 2000–01 * ''[[Faith Healer]]'', Almeida Theatre Company, Almeida Theatre, 2001 * ''Faith Healer'', [[Gate Theatre]] in [[Dublin]], 2001–2002 * ''The Embalmer'', Almeida Theatre Company, Almeida Theatre, 2002 * ''[[Enrico IV|Henry IV]]'', Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester, England, 2004 * ''[[Lear (play)|Lear]]'', [[Sheffield Crucible]], 2005 * ''Faith Healer'', [[Booth Theatre]], 2006 * ''John Gabriel Borkman'', [[Donmar Warehouse]], 2007 * ''Jonah and Otto'', Manchester [[Royal Exchange, Manchester|Royal Exchange]], 2008 * ''[[Be Near Me]]'', [[National Theatre of Scotland]] and [[Donmar Warehouse]], 2009 * ''[[Six Characters in Search of an Author]]'', [[Headlong (group)|Headlong Theatre]], 2008–2010 * ''[[The Prince of Homburg (play)|The Prince of Homburg]]'', [[Donmar Warehouse]], 2010 * ''Emperor and Galilean'', National Theatre, 2011 * ''The Faith Machine'', Royal Court Theatre, 2011 * ''[[Timon of Athens]]'', [[Chicago Shakespeare Theater]], 2012 * ''[[Life of Galileo]]'', Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford, 2013 * ''Merchant of Venice'', Almeida, London, 2014 * ''What Shadows'', Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham, 2016 {{div col end}} ===Stage director=== {{div col|colwidth=30em}} * ''[[Venice Preserv'd]]'', Almeida Theatre Company, [[Almeida Theatre]], 1986 * ''[[Dom Juan]]'', [[Royal Exchange Theatre]], 1988 * ''The Possibilities'', Almeida Theatre Company, [[Almeida Theatre]], 1988 * ''[[Scenes from an Execution]]'', Almeida Theatre, 1990 * ''[[The Rehearsal (play)|The Rehearsal]]'', Almeida Theatre Company, Almeida Theatre, 1990 * ''[[Volpone]]'', Almeida Theatre Company, Almeida Theatre, 1990 * ''[[Lulu plays|Lulu]]'', Almeida Theatre Company, Almeida Theatre, 1991 * ''[[Hippolytus (play)|Hippolytus]]'', Almeida Theatre Company, Almeida Theatre, 1991 * ''A Hard Heart'', Almeida Theatre Company, Almeida Theatre, 1992 * ''[[Venice Preserv'd]]'', Almeida Theatre Company, [[Almeida Theatre]], 1995 {{div col end}} ==Filmography== ===Theatrical film=== {| class="wikitable" |- |- style="text-align:center;" ! Year ! Film ! Role ! Notes |- | 1976 | ''[[The Likely Lads (film)|The Likely Lads]]'' | Vicar | |- |rowspan=3|1980 | ''[[Sir Henry at Rawlinson End (film)|Sir Henry at Rawlinson End]]'' | Reg Smeeton | |- | ''[[Richard's Things]]'' | Burglar | |- | ''[[The Awakening (1980 film)|The Awakening]]'' | Dr. Richter | |- | 1981 | ''[[Dragonslayer (1981 film)|Dragonslayer]]'' | Brother Jacobus | |- |rowspan=2|1983 | ''[[Return of the Jedi]]'' | [[Palpatine|The Emperor]]<!-- Do NOT change this or add "Darth Sidious" or "Palpatine". He is ONLY credited as "The Emperor in the film. --> | |- | ''[[Gorky Park (film)|Gorky Park]]'' | Professor Andreev | |- | 1988 | ''[[Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (film)|Dirty Rotten Scoundrels]]'' | Arthur | |- | 1995 | ''[[Restoration (1995 film)|Restoration]]'' | Ambrose | |- |rowspan=2|1999 | ''[[Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace]]'' | Senator Palpatine/Darth Sidious | |- |''[[Sleepy Hollow (film)|Sleepy Hollow]]'' | Dr. Thomas Lancaster | |- | 2002 | ''[[Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones]]'' | Chancellor Palpatine/Darth Sidious | |- | 2004 | ''[[The Empire Strikes Back]]'' | The Emperor<!-- Do NOT change this or add "Darth Sidious" or "Palpatine". He is ONLY credited as "The Emperor" in the film. --> | DVD and subsequent re-releases |- | 2005 | ''[[Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith]]'' | Supreme Chancellor Palpatine/Darth Sidious | Nominated – [[Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor]]<br />Nominated – [[Teen Choice Awards|Teen Choice Awards for Choice Movie Villain]] |- | 2009 | ''The Odds'' | | Short film |- |2016 |''[[The Lost City of Z (film)|The Lost City of Z]]'' |[[George Taubman Goldie|Sir George Goldie]] | |} ===Television=== {| class="wikitable" |- |- style="text-align:center;" ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 1976 | ''Red Letter Day'' | Blade | Episode: "Amazing Stories" |- |rowspan=2|1979 | ''[[Macbeth]]'' | Ross / The Porter | Television film |- | ''[[The Professionals (TV series)|The Professionals]]'' | Mickey Hamilton | Episode: "The Madness of Mickey Hamilton" |- | 1981 | ''[[ITV Playhouse]]'' | Fedka | Episode: "Last Night Another Dissident..." |- | 1983 | ''The Nation's Health'' | Doctor Vernon Davis | 4 episodes |- | 1985 | ''[[Howard Barker#Selected Plays|Pity in History]]'' | Murgatroyd | Television film |- | 1988 | ''The Modern World: Ten Great Writers'' | [[Fyodor Dostoyevsky]] | Episode: "Crime and Punishment" |- | 1990 | ''[[Inspector Morse (TV series)|Inspector Morse]]'' | Hugo De Vries | Episode: "Masonic Mysteries" |- | 1991 | ''[[Chernobyl: The Final Warning]]'' | Dr. Vatisenko | Television film |- |rowspan=3|1993 | ''[[The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles]]'' | Professor Levi | Episode: "Paris, October 1916" |- | ''[[Heart of Darkness]]'' | Doctor | Television film |- | ''Selected Exits'' | George Devine | Television film |- | 1995 | ''[[Annie: A Royal Adventure!]]'' | Dr. Eli Eon | Television film |- |rowspan=3|1996 | ''[[Karaoke (TV series)|Karaoke]]'' | Oliver Morse | 4 episodes |- | ''[[Cold Lazarus]]'' | Oliver Morse | Episode #1.3 |- | ''[[Hillsborough (1996 film)|Hillsborough]]'' | Dr. Popper | Television film |- |rowspan=3|1997 | ''[[An Unsuitable Job for a Woman]]'' | Ronald Callender | Episode: "Sacrifice" |- | ''[[Rebecca (miniseries)|Rebecca]]'' | Coroner | Episode #1.2 |- | ''[[Touching Evil]]'' | Ronald Hinks | 2 episodes |- |rowspan=2|1999 | ''[[Great Expectations (1999 film)|Great Expectations]]'' | Jaggers | Television film |- | ''[[All the King's Men (1999 film)|All the King's Men]]'' | Rev. Pierrepoint Edwards | Television film |- | 2002 | ''[[Crime and Punishment (2002 British film)|Crime and Punishment]]'' | Porfiry Petrovich | Television film |- | 2003 | ''[[Charles II: The Power and The Passion]]'' | [[Sir Edward Hyde]] | Television film |- | 2004 | ''[[Spooks (TV series)|Spooks]]'' | Prof. Fred Roberts | Episode #3.2 |- |rowspan=2|2005 | ''Our Hidden Lives'' | B. Charles | Television film |- | ''[[Elizabeth I (2005 miniseries)|Elizabeth I]]'' | [[Lord Burghley]] | 2 episodes |- | 2008 | ''[[City of Vice]]'' | [[Henry Fielding]] | 5 episodes |- | 2009 | ''[[Margaret (2009 film)|Margaret]]'' | [[Denis Thatcher]] | Television film |- | rowspan=2|2014 | ''[[37 Days (TV series)|37 Days]]'' | Sir [[Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon|Edward Grey]] | 3 episodes |- | ''[[Utopia (UK TV series)|Utopia]]'' | Anton/Phillip Carvel | 5 episodes |- | 2018 | ''[[Britannia (TV series)|Britannia]]'' | King Pellenor | 9 episodes |- |2018 |''[[Star Wars Rebels]]'' | Emperor Palpatine/Darth Sidious | Voice<br/>3 episodes |} ==Awards and nominations== {| class="wikitable" |- |- style="text-align:center;" ! Year ! Award ! Work |- |1968||colspan=2|[[Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama]] Gold Medal ('''won''') |- | 1982 | [[Laurence Olivier Award]] for Best Actor in a New Play ('''won''') | ''[[Insignificance (play)|Insignificance]]'' |- | 1985 | [[Time Out Comedy Awards]] for Directing ('''won''') | ''[[Scenes from an Execution]]'' |- | 1990 | [[Time Out Comedy Awards]] for Directing ('''won''') | ''[[Volpone]]'' |- | 1991 | Observer Awards for Outstanding Achievement for Ten Years of Presenting Irish Drama (nominated) | ''Volpone,'' ''[[The Rehearsal (play)|The Rehearsal]]'', and ''Betrayal Field'' |- | 1995 | [[Manchester Evening News]] Award for Best Actor ('''won''') | ''Hated Nightfall'' |- | 1998 | [[Evening Standard Award|Special Evening Standard Award]] for Theatrical Achievement of the Year (shared with [[Jonathan Kent (director)|Jonathan Kent]]) | |- | 2001 | [[Critics' Circle Theatre Award]] for Best Theatre Actor ('''won''') | ''[[Faith Healer]]'' |- | 2002 | [[Clarence Derwent Award]] for Best Supporting Actor ('''won''') | ''Faith Healer'' |- | 2004 | [[Manchester Evening News]] Award for Best Actor ('''won''')<br />[[Theatregoers' Choice Award]] for Best Actor ('''won''') | ''[[Enrico IV|Henry IV]]'' |- | 2005 | [[Theatregoers' Choice Award]] for Best Actor ('''won''') | ''[[King Lear]]'' |- | 2006 | [[Drama League Award]] for Distinguished Performance (nominated)<br /> [[Outer Critics Circle Award]] for Outstanding Actor in a Play (nominated)<br />[[Theatre World Award]] for Outstanding Debut Performance ('''won''')<br />[[Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play]] ('''won''') | ''Faith Healer'' |} ==References== {{reflist|30em}} ==External links== {{commons category}} {{wikiquote}} * {{IBDB name}} * {{IMDb name|1519|Ian McDiarmid}} * {{Tcmdb name}} * {{amg name|47249|Ian McDiarmid}} * [http://www.nerf-herders-anonymous.net/IanMcDiarmid.html/ Star Wars Actors Database at Nerf-Herders-Anonymous.net] * [http://www.starwars.com/bio/ianmcdiarmid.html Bio from the official Star Wars site] {{Navboxes | title = Awards for Ian McDiarmid | list = {{OlivierAward PlayActor}} {{TonyAward PlayFeaturedActor 2001-2025}} }} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:McDiarmid, Ian}} [[Category:1944 births]] [[Category:Alumni of the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama]] [[Category:Alumni of the University of St Andrews]] [[Category: Alumni of the University of Dundee]] [[Category:Laurence Olivier Award winners]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Royal Shakespeare Company members]] [[Category:Actors at the Royal Exchange, Manchester]] [[Category:Scottish male film actors]] [[Category:Scottish male stage actors]] [[Category:Scottish male television actors]] [[Category:People from Carnoustie]] [[Category:Tony Award winners]] [[Category:21st-century Scottish male actors]] [[Category:20th-century Scottish male actors]] [[Category:Scottish theatre directors]] [[Category:Scottish male Shakespearean actors]] [[Category:Male_actors_from_Dundee]]'