Silas Carson (born 1965) is an English actor, mostly known for playing

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and Viceroy

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in all three of the ''

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'' prequels and providing the voice of the

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in ''

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''.

Life and career

In '' Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace'', Carson also plays two other speaking parts, the Senator of the Trade Federation, Lott Dod (although his voice was replaced with that of actor

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) and Antidar Williams, the co-pilot of the ship that

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) are on in the first scene. He also made a guest appearance on the BBC series '' Hustle'', as Bollywood film fan and perfectionist Kulvinder Samar (whose correct name in the show is actually Kulvinda, but was written as Kulvinder in the credits), and in '' Spooks'' and ''

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''. He provided alien voices for the ''

'' episodes " The End of the World", "

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" and " The End of Time". In the latter four he voiced the

, a race once enslaved by humanity. In late 2007 he appeared in several episodes of

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's school drama '' Waterloo Road'' as blackmailer Stuart Hordley. Carson also had a minor role in Series one of BBC sit-com '' Outnumbered'' as a character named Ravi when Sue and Pete had a dinner party. He also starred in the third series of BBC3 comedy ''

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'', alongside

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and

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. He plays Samantha's university professor/love interest Brian. Carson is the son of an

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n mother.

Filmography

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* 1965 births Date of birth missing (living people) English people of Indian descent English male film actors English male soap opera actors Living people {{StarWars-stub