10 Actors Who Made Sure They Weren't Seen In Star Wars

1. Karl Urban - The Rise Of Skywalker

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And finally, we have one of the coolest actors working today - The Boys star Karl Urban, who managed to leverage his long-time friendship with J.J. Abrams from working together on Star Trek to wrangle a part on Star Wars.

According to Urban, Abrams invited him out to the set while shooting The Rise of Skywalker and dressed him up as a Stormtrooper, which in the modest understatement of the century, he called "a really fun day on set."

Specifically, Urban played one of the two Stormtroopers who turns to watch the Knights of Ren as they march through a hallway, and if you listen closely, he can even be heard saying, "Knights of Ren."

All the same, it's nowhere near enough for anybody to pick Urban out in the scene, which was obviously the intention all along.

And like that, Urban joined the small class of actors who've appeared in both Star Trek and Star Wars. Evidently, J.J. Abrams is a cool friend to have.

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