{"id":22332,"date":"2022-09-21T01:03:52","date_gmt":"2022-09-20T23:03:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1709127"},"modified":"2022-09-21T01:28:11","modified_gmt":"2022-09-20T23:28:11","slug":"who-is-stellan-skarsgard-playing-in-andor-luthen-rael-explained","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/who-is-stellan-skarsgard-playing-in-andor-luthen-rael-explained\/","title":{"rendered":"Who is Stellan Skarsg\u00e5rd playing in Andor? Luthen Rael explained"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By David Craig\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Wednesday, 21 September 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Star Wars has no shortage of enigmatic rogues, but it\u2019s about to welcome yet another. We\u2019re talking about Andor<\/a> character Luthen Rael, who is played in the Disney Plus<\/a> series by superstar actor Stellan Skarsg\u00e5rd.<\/p>\n

The mysterious character has been a major presence in the Andor trailers, where he is shown to be someone who will sacrifice everything for the good of the rebel cause.<\/p>\n

Naturally, he\u2019ll be a formative figure in the life of Cassian Andor (Diego Luna), who goes on to become one of the galaxy\u2019s most noble heroes for his involvement in stealing the Death Star plans \u2013 as seen in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.<\/p>\n

Skarsg\u00e5rd\u2019s role has been shrouded in mystery in the lead up to Andor\u2019s release, so here\u2019s everything you need to know about Luthen Rael before streaming the new series on Disney Plus<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Who is Luthen Rael?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Stellan Skarsg\u00e5rd plays Luthen Rael in Andor<\/span><\/figcaption> Disney<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Luthen Rael is a spy who enlists Andor for a dangerous mission, described by series creator and head writer Tony Gilroy as the \u201cmaster puppeteer\u201d of the action-packed story.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe is the character that links many characters, and he comes at the revolution with an incredible intensity,\u201d Gilroy says of Luthen. \u201cWhen you meet him, he\u2019s got a secret identity. He has a very upscale gallery where he sells galactic antiquities. But the hunt for antiquities gives him permission to go off and fly around and do different things.<\/p>\n

\u201cLuthen has been out in the galaxy for the past thirteen years talent scouting, building relationships, buying stolen military equipment from one place, selling it someplace else, making sure that people talk to each other, building this huge network.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe deals with Mon Mothma on one end, and he finds Cassian on the other end. The timing of their meeting is very providential for both of them.\u201d<\/p>\n

From these comments, we can gather that Luthen is a key figure in the formation of what will eventually become the Rebel Alliance, although Skarsg\u00e5rd himself has hinted that the character operates in shades of grey.<\/p>\n

What has Stellan Skarsg\u00e5rd said about joining Star Wars?<\/strong><\/h2>\n