Silas Carson (born 1965) is an English actor, mostly known for playing the Cerean Jedi Master Ki-Adi-Mundi and the Nemoidian Viceroy Nute Gunray in all three of the Star Wars prequels, as well as providing the voice of the Ood in Doctor Who.

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Silas Carson
Silas Carson at F.A.C.T.S. 2008
Born	1965 (age 58–59) Westminster, London, England
Occupation(s)	Actor, voice actor
Years active	1992–present

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In addition to his primary roles in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, Carson also provided extra speaking parts for the characters of Lott Dod and Antidar Williams, respectively; the former was a senator of the Trade Federation (although his voice was replaced with that of actor Toby Longworth) and the latter was a co-pilot on the ship in which Qui-Gon Jinn (Liam Neeson) and Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) were passengers (in the first scene).

Carson also made a guest appearance on the BBC series Hustle, as Bollywood film fan and perfectionist Kulvinder Samar (whose correct name on the show is actually Kulvinda, but was written as 'Kulvinder' in the credits), and in Spooks and The IT Crowd. He provided alien voices for the Doctor Who episodes "The End of the World", "The Impossible Planet", "The Satan Pit", "Planet of the Ood" and "The End of Time". In the latter four episodes, he voiced the Ood, a race once enslaved by humanity.

In late 2007, Carson appeared in several episodes of the BBC's school drama Waterloo Road as blackmailer Stuart Hordley. He also had a minor role in series one of BBC sit-com Outnumbered, as a character named Ravi, when Sue and Pete had a dinner party.

Carson also starred in the third series of BBC3 comedy How Not to Live Your Life alongside Dan Clark and David Armand, portraying Samantha's university professor-love interest, Brian.

Carson starred in DCI Banks “Buried” 2015 as Raheel Kamel

Carson is the son of an English father and Indian mother.