Ahsoka Episode 5 surprised fans with a flashback from the titular character's Clone Wars era. But who is the actor who plays young Ahsoka Tano?
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Here's The Actor Who Portrays Young Ahsoka
Young Ahsoka is portrayed by Ariana Greenblatt, a 16-year-old American actress who has been active since 2015.
In Episode 5, Ahsoka Tano falls into the World Between Worlds.
Anakin, her former master, awaits her in this mystical plane to finish her training, and, hopefully, get her to choose life.
At some point, the floating path on which Ahsoka and Anakin are standing dissolves, dropping them into a flashback that takes them back to their Clone Wars era.
Anakin is still portrayed by Hayden Christensen, which makes sense as the actor really did portray the Chosen One in the Clone Wars time.
Ahsoka, on the other hand, appears much younger, as she was only a teenager when she became Anakin's padawan, hence the need for Ariana Greenblatt to portray her during these scenes.
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Where Else Has The Actress Appeared?
Ariana Greenblatt is experienced in portraying young versions of characters in film and TV.
If you're also a Marvel fan, you might remember her as young Gamora in Avengers: Infinity War (2018).
In the same year, she voiced young Velma in the computer-animated movie Scoob!
Later, in 2021, Greenblatt portrayed young Nina Rosario in the musical drama In the Heights.
But the actress isn't limited to playing young versions of main characters.
She is also known for the role of Daphne Diaz in the Disney Channel series Stuck in the Middle.
In 2023, she appeared in the Barbie movie. In it, she portrays Sasha, a disillusioned, rebellious teenager who has a strained relationship with her more idealistic, though equally disillusioned mother.
With Ahsoka's makeup and headpiece, it was hard to tell!
Will Live Action Young Ahsoka Appear Again?
Unless Ahsoka returns to the World Between Worlds, another appearance of her younger self isn't all that likely.
That being said, we didn't expect to see young Ahsoka at all until Episode 5 dropped, so you never know. Especially given the character's tendency for near-death experiences...
By the end of the episode, Ahsoka is back in Seatos and on her way to her padawan, Sabine Wren.
If Ahsoka ended up in the World Between Worlds yet again, the impact of the mysterious location would likely lessen its impact, but even one glimpse of the character's padawan days made fans nostalgic.
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