<P> Tim Rose and Mike Quinn reprise their respective roles as Admiral Ackbar and Nien Nunb, both from Return of the Jedi . Kipsang Rotich returns as the voice of Nien Nunb and Erik Bauersfeld returns to voice Ackbar . This was Bauersfeld's final film role before his death in April 2016 . Kenny Baker, originally announced as part of the cast, was credited as "consultant" for R2 - D2, with Jimmy Vee performing some of the work for R2 - D2 . Ewan McGregor has an uncredited vocal cameo as Obi - Wan Kenobi in Rey's vision sequence, while archival audio of Frank Oz and Alec Guinness as Yoda and Kenobi, respectively, are also used in the same scene; Oz recorded new dialogue for the film, but it was replaced with pre-existing audio from The Empire Strikes Back . </P> <P> Gwendoline Christie portrays Captain Phasma, the commander of the First Order's legions of stormtroopers . Dave Chapman and Brian Herring served as puppeteers for BB - 8, with Bill Hader and Ben Schwartz credited as "Vocal Consultants". Ken Leung appears as Statura, an admiral in the Resistance . Simon Pegg appears as Unkar Plutt, the Junkyard dealer on Jakku . Greg Grunberg plays Temmin "Snap" Wexley, an X-wing pilot . Kiran Shah plays Teedo, a scavenger on Jakku who rides a semi-mechanical Luggabeast . Jessica Henwick appears as Jess "Testor" Pava or Jess Testor, an X-wing pilot . Brian Vernel appears as Bala - Tik, the leader of the Guavian Death Gang . Yayan Ruhian, Iko Uwais, and Cecep Arif Rahman appear as Tasu Leech, Razoo Qin - Fee, and Crokind Shand, members of the Kanjiklub Gang, a criminal organization . Warwick Davis appears as Wollivan, a tavern - dweller in Maz Kanata's castle . Anna Brewster appears as Bazine Netal, a First Order spy, also at Maz Kanata's castle . Thomas Brodie - Sangster and Kate Fleetwood play First Order Petty Officers, Thanisson and Unamo, respectively . Billie Lourd, daughter of Carrie Fisher, appears as Connix, a lieutenant in the Resistance . Members of the Resistance include Emun Elliott as Brance and Maisie Richardson - Sellers as Korr Sella while Harriet Walter appears as Kalonia, the doctor who tends to Chewbacca . Mark Stanley appears as a Knight of Ren . Sebastian Armesto portrays Lieutenant Mitaka and Pip Torrens portrays Colonel Caplan, both serving the First Order . </P> <P> Actor Daniel Craig, composer Michael Giacchino and record producer Nigel Godrich cameo as stormtroopers . Abrams' assistant, Morgan Dameron, appears as a Resistance officer, while his father, Gerald W. Abrams, appears as Captain Cypress . The film's dialect coach, Andrew Jack, appears as Major Ematt of the Resistance . Additionally, Crystal Clarke, Pip Andersen, Christina Chong, Miltos Yerolemou, Amybeth Hargreaves, Leanne Best, Judah Friedlander, and Kevin Smith were cast in minor roles . Abrams has a vocal cameo, singing with Lin - Manuel Miranda on two songs, "Jabba Flow" and "Dobra Doompa", performed by Shag Kava, consisting of Abrams, Miranda and musicians . Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Star Wars Rebels cast members Dee Bradley Baker, Matt Lanter, Tom Kane, Catherine Taber, Matthew Wood, Sam Witwer, Meredith Salenger, James Arnold Taylor, show runner Dave Filoni, Michael Donovan, Devon Libran, Elle Newlands, Terri Douglas, Robert Stambler, Verona Blue, TJ Falls, Michelle Rejwan, Eugene Byrd, Fred Tatasciore, David Collins, Amanda Foreman, Christopher Scarabosio, Patrick Correll, Karen Huie, Orly Schuchmacher, Emily Towers, Jonathan Dixon, Kat Sheridan, Salacious Crumb actor Mark Dodson, and Gavyn Sykes actor Christian Simpson were the additional voices used in the film . Riot control stormtrooper FN - 2199, who calls Finn a traitor during the battle on Takodana, was portrayed by stunt performer Liang Yang and voiced by sound editor David Acord . </P> <P> Star Wars creator George Lucas discussed ideas for a sequel trilogy several times after the conclusion of the original trilogy, but denied any intent to make it . In October 2012, he sold his production company Lucasfilm, and with it the Star Wars franchise, to The Walt Disney Company . Speaking alongside Lucasfilm's new president, Kathleen Kennedy, Lucas said: "I always said I wasn't going to do any more and that's true, because I'm not going to do any more, but that doesn't mean I'm unwilling to turn it over to Kathy to do more ." </P>

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