---
name: "Dave Chapman"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/dave-chapman"
fi1m_id: "dave-chapman"
imdb_id: "nm2237150"
tmdb_id: 1234529
wikidata_id: "Q5228517"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "9 June 1973"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 6
average_fi1m_score: 70
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 6
updated: "2026-09-30T20:51:53.221776+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Dave Chapman

## Identity

Dave Chapman

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/dave-chapman
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** dave-chapman
- **IMDb ID:** nm2237150
- **TMDB ID:** 1234529
- **Wikidata ID:** Q5228517
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Chapman_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5228517, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2237150/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1234529

Actor. Born 9 June 1973 in Kent, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 9 June 1973, Kent, England, UK
- **Active:** 1996–present
- **Average Fi1m score:** 70, as actor, over 6 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 73 (1), 2010s 65 (4), 2020s 86 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 69 to 73 across 5 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Adventure 4, Action 3, Science Fiction 3, Action & Adventure 2, Family 2, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 2
- **Screen time:** 9 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $2,840m across 4 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Chapman_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5228517, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2237150/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1234529

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance*](https://film.one/tv/the-dark-crystal-age-of-resistance.md) (76)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Dave Chapman is an English actor, presenter, puppeteer and voice artist. He trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, graduating in 1992, and with the Jim Henson Company in 1994.

Chapman is known for his puppeteering work on the *Star Wars* films, including performing BB-8 in *Star Wars: The Force Awakens* (2015), *Star Wars: The Last Jedi* (2017) and *Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker* (2019), as well as other characters in *Solo: A Star Wars Story* (2018). He performed various characters, including Gurjin and the Emperor, in the Netflix series *The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance* (2019). His other credits include voice and puppet work on *Muppet Treasure Island* (1996), *Muppets Most Wanted* (2014) and *Andor* (2022), where he voiced B2EMO.

He has a long association with CBBC, creating and performing characters such as Otis the Aardvark and appearing in *Dick & Dom in da Bungalow* and other children's programmes.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (6)

- *Andor* (2022), Fi1m 86, as B2EMO (voice) — [page](https://film.one/tv/andor.md)
- *Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker* (2019), Fi1m 50, as BB-8 performed by — [page](https://film.one/film/star-wars-the-rise-of-skywalker.md)
- *The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance* (2019), Fi1m 76, as Various Characters (puppet) — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-dark-crystal-age-of-resistance.md)
- *Solo: A Star Wars Story* (2018), Fi1m 58, as Rio Durant / Lady Proxima — [page](https://film.one/film/solo-a-star-wars-story.md)
- *Star Wars: The Last Jedi* (2017), Fi1m 76, as BB-8 — [page](https://film.one/film/star-wars-the-last-jedi.md)
- *Muppet Treasure Island* (1996), Fi1m 73, as Additional Muppet Performer — [page](https://film.one/film/muppet-treasure-island.md)

## Complete filmography (25)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Andor* (2022), series, as B2EMO (voice) — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/andor.md)
- *The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power* (2022), series, as Masked Dwarf Guard
- *Last Train to Christmas* (2021), as Wetherby
- *Mandibles* (2021), as La Mouche
- *Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker* (2019), as BB-8 performed by — Fi1m 50, [page](https://film.one/film/star-wars-the-rise-of-skywalker.md)
- *The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance* (2019), series, as Various Characters (puppet) — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-dark-crystal-age-of-resistance.md)
- *Star Wars Roll Out* (2019), series, as BB-8 (voice)
- *Solo: A Star Wars Story* (2018), as Rio Durant / Lady Proxima — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/solo-a-star-wars-story.md)
- *Star Wars: The Last Jedi* (2017), as BB-8 — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/star-wars-the-last-jedi.md)
- *Star Wars: The Force Awakens* (2015), as BB-8 — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/star-wars-the-force-awakens.md)
- *Muppets Most Wanted* (2014), as UK Additional Muppet Performer (voice)
- *My Last Five Girlfriends* (2010), as No. 4 - Agent 3 / Guppy (voice)
- *The Legend of Dick and Dom* (2009), series, Actor
- *Harry Batt* (2007), series, as Alan Dreylon (aka Bouncy Bigshot) · Creator
- *Harry Batt* (2007), as Various · Writer
- *The Slammer* (2006), series, as Peter Nokio
- *Dick & Dom in da Bungalow: The Dirty Norris Files* (2004), as Neighbour's Cat
- *The Saturday Show* (2001), series, as Tiny
- *Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death* (1999), as Daleks (voice)
- *The Legacy of Reginald Perrin* (1996), series, as Otis
- *To Me... To You...* (1996), series, as Otis the Aardvark
- *Muppet Treasure Island* (1996), as Additional Muppet Performer — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/muppet-treasure-island.md)
- *Character Building* (1995), as Otis the Aardvark
- *The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin* (1976), series, as Otis the Aadvark
- *Nuzzle and Scratch*, series, Actor

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