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Ahmed Best

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  • Producer
  • Director
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Ahmed Best
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Ahmed Best is an African-American actor, musician and dancer. He gained recognition for portraying Jar Jar Binks in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999). He would later reprise the role in the rest of the prequel trilogy, video games and cartoons as well as Robot Chicken Star Wars specials. He also voiced Louis Booker from Kangaroo Jack: G'Day U.S.A and Cloak from Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2.
BornAugust 19, 1973
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BornAugust 19, 1973
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    • Awards
      • 6 wins & 2 nominations total

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    Known for

    George Lucas, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Anthony Daniels, Liam Neeson, John Williams, Jake Lloyd, Kenny Baker, Ahmed Best, Keira Knightley, Ray Park, and Peter Serafinowicz in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
    Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
    6.5
    • Jar Jar Binks
    • 1999
    Samuel L. Jackson, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Anthony Daniels, Frank Oz, Kenny Baker, Hayden Christensen, Temuera Morrison, Bodie Taylor, and Richard Stride in Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)
    Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
    6.6
    • Jar Jar Binks
    • Achk Med-Beq(voice)
    • 2002
    Samuel L. Jackson, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, James Earl Jones, Frank Oz, Ian McDiarmid, Hayden Christensen, and Gene Bryant in Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
    Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
    7.7
    • Jar Jar Binks
    • 2005
    Gregg Berger, Scott Cleverdon, and James Warwick in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
    Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
    6.6
    Video Game
    • Jar Jar Binks(voice)
    • 1999

    Credits

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    Actor

    • Krapopolis (2023)
      Krapopolis
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Gargie
      • Blind Man (voice)
      • 2025
    • Lego Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy (2024)
      Lego Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Darth Jar Jar
      • Commander (voice)
      • 2024–2025
    • South of Midnight (2025)
      South of Midnight
      7.4
      Video Game
      • Roux (voice)
      • 2025
    • Fallout 76: Once in a Blue Moon (2023)
      Fallout 76: Once in a Blue Moon
      5.1
      Video Game
      • Carver Timmerman (voice)
      • 2023
    • Crime Boss: Rockay City (2023)
      Crime Boss: Rockay City
      4.6
      Video Game
      • Chase (voice)
      • 2023
    • Carl Weathers, Giancarlo Esposito, Pedro Pascal, Shirley Henderson, Paul Sun-Hyung Lee, Katee Sackhoff, Amy Sedaris, Omid Abtahi, Emily Swallow, and Katy O'Brian in The Mandalorian (2019)
      The Mandalorian
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Kelleran Beq
      • 2023
    • Alabama Jackson (2022)
      Alabama Jackson
      8.3
      TV Series
      • Nelson Mandela
      • 2022
    • Adrienne Wilkinson, Tracie Thoms, Jim Holdridge, and E.D. Brown in Sidetracked (2021)
      Sidetracked
      4.9
      TV Series
      • Jason
      • 2021
    • David Lynch and Seth Green in Robot Chicken (2005)
      Robot Chicken
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Finn
      • Fairies Don't Exist Boy
      • Pigeon #1 (voice) ...
      • 2020–2021
    • Melanie Hawkins in Karen (2020)
      Karen
      Short
      • William
      • 2020
    • Star Wars: Detours
      Star Wars: Detours
      5.7
      TV Series
      • Jar Jar Binks (voice, 2012)
    • Popup Dungeon (2020)
      Popup Dungeon
      4.8
      Video Game
      • Maceson
      • Traffic Jam
      • DJ Dizzy Bear (voice)
      • 2020
    • Star Wars: Jedi Temple Challenge (2020)
      Star Wars: Jedi Temple Challenge
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Jedi Master Kelleran Beq
      • 2020
    • Ashley Johnson in The Last of Us: Part II (2020)
      The Last of Us: Part II
      8.8
      Video Game
      • Additional Voices
      • 2020
    • Fallout 76: Wastelanders (2020)
      Fallout 76: Wastelanders
      6.9
      Video Game
      • Carver Timmerman
      • James Addison
      • Jide (voice)
      • 2020

    Producer

    • The Eulogy (2025)
      The Eulogy
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2025
    • Kevin (2024)
      Kevin
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2024
    • Last I See You Not (2024)
      Last I See You Not
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2024
    • Star Wars: Jedi Temple Challenge (2020)
      Star Wars: Jedi Temple Challenge
      6.6
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2020
    • Ghost Light (2014)
      Ghost Light
      4.1
      Short
      • producer
      • 2014
    • A Cuban Love Story
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2012
    • The DL Chronicles (2005)
      The DL Chronicles
      7.2
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • co-executive producer
      • 2007–2012
    • Worship (2012)
      Worship
      Short
      • producer
      • 2012
    • Masami Kosaka and Josh Shibata in Path of Honor (2012)
      Path of Honor
      Short
      • producer
      • 2012
    • This Can't Be My Life (2008)
      This Can't Be My Life
      7.4
      TV Series
      • co-producer
      • 2008

    Director

    • South of Midnight (2025)
      South of Midnight
      7.4
      Video Game
      • voice director
      • 2025
    • Bandwagon: The Series (2010)
      Bandwagon: The Series
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Director
      • co-director
      • 2011
    • Susan Boyle's First Kiss
      Video
      • Director
      • 2009
    • This Can't Be My Life (2008)
      This Can't Be My Life
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2008
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

    Videos11

    Ahmed Best on the Darth Jar Jar Theory
    Clip 2:02
    Ahmed Best on the Darth Jar Jar Theory
    Some Guy Who Kills People
    Clip 1:11
    Some Guy Who Kills People
    Some Guy Who Kills People
    Clip 1:11
    Some Guy Who Kills People
    Official Trailer
    Trailer 1:28
    Official Trailer
    2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams
    Trailer 1:57
    2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams
    W.M.D.
    Trailer 1:20
    W.M.D.
    Some Guy Who Kills People
    Trailer 2:03
    Some Guy Who Kills People

    Personal details

    • Official sites
      • LinkedIn
      • Official Site
    • Alternative name
      • Ahmed A. Best
    • Height
      • 6′ 1½″ (1.87 m)
    • Born
      • August 19, 1973
      • New York City, New York, USA
    • Relatives
      • Khalid Best(Sibling)
    • Other works
      Principal member of "Stomp"
    • Publicity listings
      • 1 Article

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Admitted in a tweet that he considered suicide after the negative backlash he received for playing Jar Jar Binks in the Star Wars prequels.
    • Quotes
      We like to think of film and music as art, but actually art is something that is not restricted.
    • Trademark
      Voice of Jar Jar Binks.

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