Anthony Daniels is an English actor and mime artist, best known for playing C-3PO in 11 Star Wars films. He is the only actor to have either appeared in or been involved with all theatrical films in the series, and has been involved in many of their spin-offs, including television series, video games, and radio serials.
Daniels in 2011
Daniels (right) with fellow Star Wars actor Warwick Davis (left) in 2007
Daniels in May 2011
C-3PO or See-Threepio is a humanoid robot character in the Star Wars franchise. He is a protocol droid designed to assist in etiquette and translation, and is fluent in over six million forms of communication. Created by George Lucas, the character appears in all nine films of the Skywalker Saga—which includes the original trilogy, the prequel trilogy and the sequel trilogy. Anthony Daniels portrays C-3PO in all the Skywalker Saga films and the standalone film Rogue One. Daniels also voices the character in the animated film The Clone Wars. In addition to the films, C-3PO has appeared in television series, novels, comic books, and video games.
Anthony Daniels has played C-3PO since 1977