The “Obi-Wan Kenobi” series at Disney Plus has cast Maya Erskine, Variety has confirmed.
Details on Erskine’s role are being kept under wraps. She joins previously announced series lead Ewan McGregor as well as Moses Ingram, Joel Edgerton, Bonnie Piesse, Kumail Nanjiani, Indira Varma, Rupert Friend, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Sung Kang, Simone Kessell and Benny Safdie. It was also previously announced that Hayden Christensen would return in the role of Darth Vader.
Erskine is best known for co-creating and co-starring in the Hulu comedy series “PEN15.” She, Anna Konkle, and Stacy Osei-Kuffour received an Emmy nomination in 2019 for best writing for a comedy series for their work on the show. Erskine’s other acting credits include “Crossing Swords,” “Casual,” “Insecure,” “Man Seeking Woman,” and features like “Scoob!” and “Wine Country.”
She is repped by Gersh, Mosaic, and Hansen Jacobson.
Production on “Obi-Wan Kenobi” recently began. The story begins 10 years...
Details on Erskine’s role are being kept under wraps. She joins previously announced series lead Ewan McGregor as well as Moses Ingram, Joel Edgerton, Bonnie Piesse, Kumail Nanjiani, Indira Varma, Rupert Friend, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Sung Kang, Simone Kessell and Benny Safdie. It was also previously announced that Hayden Christensen would return in the role of Darth Vader.
Erskine is best known for co-creating and co-starring in the Hulu comedy series “PEN15.” She, Anna Konkle, and Stacy Osei-Kuffour received an Emmy nomination in 2019 for best writing for a comedy series for their work on the show. Erskine’s other acting credits include “Crossing Swords,” “Casual,” “Insecure,” “Man Seeking Woman,” and features like “Scoob!” and “Wine Country.”
She is repped by Gersh, Mosaic, and Hansen Jacobson.
Production on “Obi-Wan Kenobi” recently began. The story begins 10 years...
- 4/22/2021
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
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