<Li> John Boyega as Finn, a former stormtrooper of the First Order who defected to the Resistance . </Li> <Li> Oscar Isaac as Poe Dameron, a high - ranking X-wing fighter pilot in the Resistance . </Li> <Li> Andy Serkis as Supreme Leader Snoke, the leader of the First Order and Kylo Ren's master . </Li> <Li> Lupita Nyong'o as Maz Kanata, a pirate and ally of the Resistance . </Li>

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