Where are the Asian actors in the Star Wars films?

In the original film you find a lot of diversity among Jabba's slaves: Dalyn Chew is of Asian descent and played the bluish slave, Nigeria born Femi Taylor plays the green slave. read more

Generally, the absence of Asian actors isn't exclusive to the Star Wars franchise, it is a trend observeable in major cinematic productions. Studios follow demographics; the ethnicity of actors is proportionate to the ethnic distribution among cinema viewers. read more

Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. read more

The cast is divided in six categories: main saga (M), anthology series (A), animated series and Star Wars: The Clone Wars film (S), books (B), comic books (C), and the non-canonical Legends series (L). read more