Hayden Christensen with his ‘Star Wars’ rat tail

Actor Hayden Christensen (as Anakin Skywalker, later to become Darth Vader) in a publicity still from the 2002 film Star Wars: Episode 2: Attack of the Clones. Christensen's performance in the film was perfectly passable; it was his misfortune to be cast in one the three Star Wars prequels which stupidly focused on the supervillain Darth Vader in a misguided attempt to make audiences feel sympathy for him.