Actors that have been in both Star Wars and Doctor Who

6) Hugh Quarshie

Hugh Quarshie had a supporting role in the original 1986 Highlander film, where he played Connor MacLeod’s friend Sunda. He was also in the 1999 feature film adaption of Wing Commander. Currently, he is in the BBC series Holby City as Ric Griffin.

In the David Tennant story Daleks In Manhattan, Quarshie played Solomon, an enigmatic leader of a less fortunate group of freedom fighters. The story also co-starred future Spider-Man Andrew Garfield.

His highest-profile role was probably in The Phantom Menace as Captain Panaka. While Panaka may not have been the most optimistic ally, as he often disagreed with Jedi Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi, there is little doubt that he was very good at his job.