As per our current Database, Ian McDiarmid is still alive (as per Wikipedia, Last update: May 10, 2020).
Currently, Ian McDiarmid is 80 years, 2 months and 22 days old. Ian McDiarmid will celebrate 81rd birthday on a Monday 11th of August 2025. Below we countdown to Ian McDiarmid upcoming birthday.
| Popular As | Ian McDiarmid |
| Occupation | Movie Actor |
| Age | 80 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Leo |
| Born | August 11, 1944 (Carnoustie, Scotland) |
| Birthday | August 11 |
| Town/City | Carnoustie, Scotland |
| Nationality | Scotland |
Ian McDiarmid’s zodiac sign is Leo. According to astrologers, people born under the sign of Leo are natural born leaders. They are dramatic, creative, self-confident, dominant and extremely difficult to resist, able to achieve anything they want to in any area of life they commit to. There is a specific strength to a Leo and their "king of the jungle" status. Leo often has many friends for they are generous and loyal. Self-confident and attractive, this is a Sun sign capable of uniting different groups of people and leading them as one towards a shared cause, and their healthy sense of humor makes collaboration with other people even easier.
Ian McDiarmid was born in the Year of the Monkey. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Monkey thrive on having fun. They’re energetic, upbeat, and good at listening but lack self-control. They like being active and stimulated and enjoy pleasing self before pleasing others. They’re heart-breakers, not good at long-term relationships, morals are weak. Compatible with Rat or Dragon.
Scottish actor best known for his portrayal of Emperor Palpatine in the Star Wars film franchise. As a trained Shakespearean actor, he appeared in stage productions of Hamlet, Measure for Measure, Macbeth, and several other plays.
He developed a love for acting at age five after viewing a performance of the play Tommy Morgan. He graduated from the University of St. Andrews with a degree in psychology.
He played Satan in a BBC Four radio drama that was based on Milton's Paradise Lost.
He began to watch theatre with his father in 1949. He feared that his father would discourage his dream of becoming an actor, so he went to school under the ruse of studying psychology.
He co-starred with Hayden Christensen in Star Wars Episodes II and III.
