Ahmed Best

Jar Jar Binks actor Ahmed Best made a surprise 'Star Wars' return as a Jedi in 'The Mandalorian'

I felt tired of having to defend myself and defend my work. I felt tired of having to fight back against racism and the racial stereotypes. I felt tired of having to explain myself. I didn’t see the towers [or] the potential of hard work and ingenuity. Best is most known for playing Jar Jar in the “Star Wars” prequel movies, a controversially unpopular role for which he was ridiculed. The episode ends without showing where Kelleran and Grogu fly off to, opening up the possibility of Best to reappear later on.

The Jar Jar Binks actor received a Star Wars redemption of sorts.

See our [latest prediction champs](https://www.goldderby.com/best-prediction-scores/awards/league-data/). [Ahmed Best](https://www.goldderby.com/t/ahmed-best/) is best known for playing the controversial character [Jar Jar Binks](https://www.goldderby.com/t/jar-jar-binks/) in the [Star Wars](https://www.goldderby.com/t/star-wars/) prequel trilogy. [the 2023 Emmy nominees through July 12](https://www.goldderby.com/leagues/) [Make your predictions](https://www.goldderby.com/leagues/) at Gold Derby now. [very poorly received](https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-may-26-ca-40965-story.html), with many fans finding him annoying at best and offensive at worst. Speak up and share your huffy opinions in our [famous forums](https://www.goldderby.com/forums/) where 5,000 showbiz leaders lurk every day to track latest awards buzz. Download our free and easy app for [Apple/iPhone devices](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id1460576753) or [Android (Google Play)](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pmc.goldDerby) to compete against legions of other fans plus our experts and editors for best prediction accuracy scores. And it’s really special that Best gets to return to Star Wars as a hero after everything that happened with Jar Jar Binks, the most infamous character in Star Wars history. It’s pretty special that “The Mandalorian” found a way to incorporate Kelleran Beq in his canonical role as a teacher of Jedi children. And in another level of mythology, Best also had a brief cameo in “Star Wars: Attack of the Clones” as a nightclub patron named Achk Med-Beq, a play on his real name. Best voiced and performed motion capture for the silly Gungan character throughout the prequels, most prominently in “The Phantom Menace,” the first and most for-children of the prequel trilogy. But in this week’s episode of “ [The Mandalorian](https://www.goldderby.com/t/the-mandalorian/),” he added another, human character to his Star Wars resume. In “Chapter 20: The Foundling,” Best played Beq in a flashback to Grogu’s escape from the Jedi temple when it was under attack by Order 66.

Ahmed Best is getting a shot at redemption by returning to the Star Wars universe as a Jedi in The Mandalorian.

Before that, Best made a cameo as Achk Med-Beq in Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones. Audiences were not fond of the Gungan and the character was phased out in the subsequent films. Best shows up as a Jedi named Kelleran Beq who saves the child after finding him in an elevator as the attack takes place.