It says something about the power of a performance that in a series featuring Ahsoka Tano, the return of Hayden Christensen’s Anakin Skywalker, and the live-action debut of Grand Admiral Thrawn, Ray Stevenson’s imperious turn as Force-sensitive mercenary Baylan Skoll proved the highlight of Ahsoka Season 1. And ever since the tragic news of Stevenson’s death broke in May 2023, fans have wondered how — and indeed if — one of the most compelling new characters we’ve seen in Star Wars since Disney’s takeover might live on. Now we have our answer. Per THR‘s reporting, Scottish actor Rory McCann is set to carry Baylan Skoll’s story forwards in Ahsoka Season 2.

Best known for his role as burly, sweary, code-bound curmudgeon Sandor ‘The Hound’ Clegane in HBO’s Game Of Thrones, McCann — a friend of Stevenson’s prior to his passing — has been brought up multiple times online in conversations about potential recastings for Skoll, with the 6’6″ Scot holding a similar hulking physicality,…

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