6) Kevin Smith
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Yet another famous person hidden away as a Stormtrooper in The Force Awakens is director Kevin Smith, of Clerks fame. Known for being a complete comic book and sci-fi nerd and just generally a fanboy of all trades, it isn’t really a shock that he’s in the film.
Smith voices a Stormtrooper who is present in the siege on Maz Kanata’s castle. When the Resistance send in back-up, he can be heard saying, “We have incoming 28.6! Move!”
[zergpaid]How Smith got the role is a funny story as well. On podcast Hollywood Babble-on, Smith joked that he wished Abrams would cast him as “a fat Stormtrooper.” The next day, the direct emailed him saying he would take him up on the offer.
Sometimes all you have to do is ask….