7) General Hux
Domhnall Gleeson delivered an incredible performance in Ex Machina earlier this year, but showed a very different side of himself in Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
When he’s delivering that speech to The First Order before destroying the planet the Republic calls home, he really shines and comes across as mad, terrifying and oddly inspiring (if you’re, you know, evil).
On the other hand, he’s just as good when he dials back his performances, too – the tension between him and Kylo Ren is fascinating – and the character himself is one that it should be fun to watch evolve as this trilogy continues.
After all, we’ve grown so used to Imperials in General Hux’s position being killed off after a single movie that it’s kind of surprising that he’ll be back in Episode VIII, but we’re definitely glad that he will be.