The Wookiee character Tarfful was portrayed by Kingma. Michael Kingma, an Australian professional basketball player, was born in Sydney, Australia on August 9, 1979. He took on the role of Tarfful in the film Revenge of the Sith.
- A Wikipedia page exists for Michael Kingma
- Michael Kingma's profile can be found at the Internet Movie Database
- An article titled "Wild ride from NBL rookie to famous wookie" was published by The Sydney Morning Herald on November 30, 2007 (archived from the original on August 16, 2022)
- Star Wars Interviews featured an interview with Michael Kingma, also known as Captain Tarfful, by Dennis Pellegrom in February, 2010. The title of the interview is "Michael Kingma (Captain Tarfful)" (content now obsolete; archived from the original on February 5, 2023)