<Li> Kenny Baker as R2 - D2, an astromech droid that saves Queen Amidala's ship when other droids fail . Before the film's production started, fans campaigned on the Internet to retain Baker as R2 - D2; Lucas replied that the actor would remain . Baker is used for scenes where R2 - D2 bends forwards and backwards and wobbles from side to side . Robots and a digital model were used in other shots . </Li> <Li> Terence Stamp as Supreme Chancellor Valorum, the Chancellor of the Republic who commissions Obi - Wan and Qui - Gon to negotiate with the Trade Federation Viceroy . Lucas described the character as a "good man but he's beleaguered--a bit like (Bill) Clinton". </Li> <Li> Samuel L. Jackson appears as Mace Windu, a high - ranking member of the Jedi Council who also opposes the training of Anakin . </Li> <Li> Ray Park portrays Darth Maul, Darth Sidious' Sith apprentice who uses a double - bladed lightsaber, while Peter Serafinowicz provides Maul's voice . </Li>

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