Michael Pennington

Acting

Michael Vivian Fyfe Pennington is a British director and actor who, together with director Michael Bogdanov, founded the English Shakespeare Company. Although primarily a stage actor, he is best known to wider audiences for his role as Moff Jerjerrod, commanding officer of the Death Star in the film Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi and as Michael Foot in The Iron Lady, opposite Meryl Streep.

Known for:

Father Brown Silent Witness Endeavour Lewis Raised by Wolves Waking the Dead BBC Play of the Month BBC Play of the Month Playhouse Return of the Jedi No Hiding Place Theatre 625