Canadian actor Hayden Christensen was in his early 20s when he took on the role of the lightsaber-swinging Jedi, Anakin Skywalker — who trains under the apprenticeship of Obi-Wan Kenobi and fathers twins with Padme Amidala before going to the dark side and becoming Darth Vader – in the 2002 sci-fi film “Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones” and the 2005 follow-up “Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith.”
The movie masterpieces were packed with big stars including Ewan McGregor as the young version of the level-headed Jedi, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Samuel L. Jackson as the Jedi Councilman with a purple lightsaber, Mace Windu … and of course Natalie Portman as the Naboo queen and baby mama, Padme Amidala.
Hayden has been making headlines with the announcement of his return to the franchise in 2022.