Admiral Piett

Admiral Piett
Star Wars character
Admiral Piett as seen in The Empire Strikes Back
First appearance	The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Last appearance	Return of the Jedi (1983)
Created by	George Lucas Lawrence Kasdan
Portrayed by	Kenneth Colley
Voiced by	Rupert Degas (Empire at War), Trevor Devall (Lego Star Wars), Kenneth Colley (Lego Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out)
Information
Gender	Male
Occupation	Executor Commander, Admiral (Galactic Empire)
Affiliation	Galactic Empire Galactic Republic (formerly)
Homeworld	Axxila

Admiral Firmus Piett is a fictional character from the Star Wars franchise, first introduced and portrayed by Kenneth Colley in the 1980 film The Empire Strikes Back. As a supporting villain in command of Darth Vader's flagship, Executor, Piett is generally considered to be the most prominent Imperial officer in the film. He subsequently appeared in the sequel Return of the Jedi, making him the only officer in the original trilogy to appear in more than one film and be portrayed by the same actor. Piett also appears in the canon Star Wars novel Lost Stars, and is featured in several more novels, comic books, and video games within the Star Wars Legends line.

Piett was a creation of Lawrence Kasdan, the screenwriter who wrote both The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. Kasdan was aware that there was fun to be had in giving more depth and variability to his background characters, not only to help viewers identify them, but to remind his audience that much of the Empire consisted of people just doing their jobs. Although Admiral Piett's true first appearance in the Star Wars universe was one month prior to the release of the Empire Strikes Back in the film's novelization, he was brought to life to audiences around the world by British actor Kenneth Colley, who was cast in the role. Colley recalls that Empire Strikes Back director Irvin Kershner stated that for Piett, he was "looking for someone that would frighten Adolf Hitler", and told Colley after meeting him, "Yes, I think you’re it". In playing the role, Colley chose not to portray a singular attitude for the character; but instead attempted to bring forth a more true to life humanity in Piett's character, something that he believes ultimately sat quite well with audiences.