Khan Bonfils, a British actor, played the role of Saesee Tiin in the film Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace. He also appeared as the character (using older footage) in Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones. Bonfils passed away on January 5, 2015, at the age of 42, after he fell ill during practice for a stage version of Dante's Inferno.