What The Mandalorian’s Space Pirate Vane Really Looks Like Out Of Costume – Looper

While it may not be obvious to those who have simply seen his character on “The Mandalorian,” the actor who plays Vane on the show is none other than Marti Matulis. Believe it or not, Matulis has been appearing in a bunch of popular TV shows for decades, though almost invariably as characters that require heavy prosthetics or elaborate costume design.

Back in the sixth season of “American Horror Story,” titled “Roanoke,” Matulis recurred as the sinister Piggy Man — a ghost that sports the giant severed head of a pig. Other credits for Matulis are similarly macabre. He appeared as several different monstrous characters on “Teen Wolf,” and he’s occupied a similar role for the Paramount+ supernatural drama “Evil.” One of the actor’s most high-profile appearances in recent years, however, is his role in the 2022 horror film “Smile.” In the movie’s climax, when audiences finally get a brief glimpse at the true form of the malevolent Smile Entity haunting the characters, Matulis is the one who brings the demonic mass of flesh and teeth to life.

All in all, Matulis is quietly one of the key players in the modern landscape of horror and sci-fi. If anything, his eventual debut into the canon of “Star Wars” through “The Mandalorian” was something of an inevitability. It also means he gets to join the distinguished club of actors who have appeared in both “Star Trek” and “Star Wars” at one point or another.