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Benjamin Bratt officially stepped into the role in place of Jimmy Smits in the sixth episode that premiered on Disney+ Tuesday.
Benjamin Bratt explains if he had any hesitation taking over the role of Bail Organa from Jimmy Smits for the Star Wars series Andor. The actor reveals the scene he unsuccessfully tried to talk ...
Benjamin Bratt, who portrayed Bail Organa in Andor Season 2, ... his thoughts about replacing Jimmy Smits as the Senator, and his possible future in the galaxy far, far away.
However, when Bail showed up for this brief Andor scene conversing with Mon and Perrin, it was not Jimmy Smits playing the rebellion hero, but a new (yet recognizable) face — Benjamin Bratt.
"We really tried hard, but he wasn't available and couldn't make it," Tony Gilroy says of the actor Bratt replaced. “Andor” creator explains recasting major “Star Wars” character with ...