The Purgil in hyperspace and in "Star Wars Rebels." I didn't know who it was and it was like, 'Oh wait, Wesley Kimmel,' and we connected it."įavreau said that Wesley got to appear in "The Mandalorian" because he did such "a great job" in "Boba Fett" and he thought he "should be allowed to show his face."ĭespite his young age, Wesley has appeared in multiple films and series including "WandaVision," "Good Girls," "Your Place or Mine" and "The Rookie." He continued: "And then you called me and you said, 'You're working with my nephew,' and I didn't know was in the crew. He likes to cast kids with that background because he finds that they're good, physically easy to direct." "There was a little kid that was a Tuscan Raider, so covered completely with bandages, no dialogue, and we cast him because Robert wanted somebody who was good physically and would be very professional with a martial arts background. "Robert Rodriguez cast him when we were doing 'The Book of Boba Fett,'" Favreau said. "Mandalorian" creator Jon Favreau confirmed on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" on Wednesday that this is not the first "Star Wars" role that the 13-year-old actor has played. If the name seems familiar, it is because he's the son of TV and film director Jonathan Kimmel and nephew of late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel. Wesley Kimmel plays the young boy participating in the ritual in the opening scene. Wesley Kimmel played two separate characters in "The Mandalorian" and "The Book of Boba Fett."
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