Who Plays Cad Bane In The Book Of Boba Fett
Warning: Contains SPOILERS for The Book of Boba Fett episode 6.
Star Wars' infamous blue bounty hunter has returned — here's who plays Cad Bane in The Book of Boba Fett. After initially spending most of its time in flashbacks detailing Boba Fett's time with the Tusken Raiders, The Book of Boba Fett has since pushed its main story forward, in a way, via the introduction of multiple major Star Wars characters. The Book of Boba Fett episode 5 was centered around the Mandalorian, Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal), and episode 6 sees the return of Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill), Grogu, Ahsoka Tano (Rosario Dawson), Cobb Vanth (Timothy Olyphant), and finally Cad Bane.
Cad Bane has a long history in Star Wars, in particular with Boba Fett, so while his appearance at the end of The Book of Boba Fett episode 6 is surprising, it also makes a lot of sense. Cad Bane learned the bounty hunter trade from none other than Jango Fett but, as his prominence in the galaxy grew following Jango's death and a cancelled Star Wars: The Clone Wars arc saw him take Boba under his wing, before the two eventually became rivals. There's unfinished business between them, then, which is why Cad Bane has returned in The Book of Boba Fett.
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The translation from animation to live-action keeps Cad Bane's most notable features in tact, with the Duros' instantly recognizable blue skin and red eyes (although the shape of his face isn't a perfect match), and in part it's thanks to the actor in the role. Corey Burton voices Cad Bane in The Book of Boba Fett, while Dorian Kingi is the performance artist credited with playing Cad Bane in the show. Burton has previous playing Cad Bane, having voiced the
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