Anakin Skywalker

Anakin Skywalker is one of the three protagonists of the Star Wars Skywallker saga series (alongside his son Luke Skywalker and honorary family member Rey Skywalker).

He was the secondary antagonist of A New Hope, the main antagonist of The Empire Strikes Back and the titular antagonist-turned-deuteragonist of Return of the Jedi. In the prequel trilogy, he serves as the deuteragonist of The Phantom Menace, as the protagonist of Attack of the Clones, and as the villainous protagonist of Revenge of the Sith.

He was also the protagonist of both the 2008 animated movie Star Wars: The Clone Wars and its 2008-2014 TV series of the same name. He was also, as his Darth Vader persona, the tertiary antagonist of the 2016 live-action film Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.

In the original trilogy, he was played by James Earl Jones, David Prowse, and the late Sebastian Shaw. In the prequel trilogy, he was portrayed by Jake Lloyd as a child in the first film and by Hayden Christensen as an adult in the second and third films.

In the Star Wars: The Clone Wars movie and television series, he was voiced by Matt Lanter.

The Rise of Skywalker
Thirty years after his death, Anakin appeared asone of the many voices, encourging Rey to stand up to her grandfather.