His decision to open up about these topics even led him to have an “honest” conversation with Lucasfilm’s Kathleen Kennedy.
Finished with his run in the Star Wars franchise, the actor was candid about his experiences with it.
In the past year, he’s expressed disappointment with how Lucasfilm handled Finn and other minority characters like Oscar Isaac’s Poe Dameron and Kelly Marie Tran’s Rose Tico.
He’s also spoken about the racial backlash he faced early on and has given his thoughts on how the studio could have handled it.