The Star Wars sequels could have explored one character even further, says the actor who played him. According to the actor, the character had much more to offer.
In a recent interview with Liv Marks-Howarth, Domhnall Gleeson discussed the unrealized potential of his Star Wars character, General Armitage Hux. The actor said that the movies could have explored the character’s complexities in greater depth.
“Speaking genuinely, it would have been nice to go into the real bitterness at the heart of him,” Gleeson said. “In a quiet way, just to find a couple of quiet moments with him, where it’s not performative, where the real danger of him comes across.”
The Golden Globe-nominated actor added, “A kicked dog will end up attacking someone, and he is a kicked dog by the end of that sort of stuff. So I would have loved to go into that stuff but, spoiler alert, I got shot in the chest by Richard E. Grant.”
What did Domhnall Gleeson’s General Hux character do in the Star Wars sequel trilogy?
Gleeson’s General Hux was a disgruntled First Order general who was locked in a tense power struggle with Kylo Ren within the First Order. He appears in all three movies in the Star Wars sequel trilogy. It is later revealed that Hux was a spy for the Resistance. He supplied information to the Resistance in hopes of taking Kylo Ren’s place as the Supreme Leader. Hux ended up getting shot in the chest by General Pryde.
Apart from Star Wars, Gleeson has also appeared in the Harry Potter franchise. He portrayed Bill Weasley in the Harry Potter film series. His credits also include notable movies like Anna Karenina, The Revenant, Ex Machina, About Time, and more.
In 2025, Gleeson began playing Ned Sampson in The Paper, a spinoff of The Office. Season 2 of the show premiered on September 9, 2026.
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