Lucasfilm Reportedly Starts Looking For New Actor To Play Baylan Skoll in STAR WARS: AHSOKA Season 2

Lucasfilm’s Ahsoka series introduced fans to an interesting new character in the Star Wars universe with Baylan Skoll, and the character was awesomely played by Ray Stevenson.

There was a very interesting and big story arc set up for the character in the series, and the final episode of Season 1, "The Jedi, The Witch, And The Warlord," teased what could be an incredible continuing journey for the character.

After Stevenson sadly passed away, fans wondered how Dave Filoni and the creative team would continue that story without Stevenson. Some fans assumed that they would just recast the character and it seems like Lucasfilm has started that process.

According to inside scooper Daniel Richtman, a "white man in his 50s/60s" is currently being sought to step into the role.

Skoll is a villainous former Jedi, and the finale of Ahsoka featured the character standing on the ruins of a mountain-sized sculpture of the Mortis gods. This is a tease that he might play a role in unleashing Abeloth the Bringer of Chaos.

When previously talking about potentially recasting Skoll, Filoni said: “Obviously, there's a story there. We're in a wait and see pattern at this point. But I'm glad the conversation is about Ray and how great he was.

“I used to have little mini debates with him and say, 'Ray, you're the villain here.' And he'd be like, 'I don't think so.' I was like, 'I know you don't think so, but you are.

“I love that you're playing it like you're not.' Which is exactly the way Baylan thinks.”

It will be interesting to see who Lucasfilm ends up casting as Baylan Skoll. Whoever it is has some big shoes to fill because Stevenson really made this character his own.