Weston Gavin, an actor and folk musician hailing from the United States, played the part of Vlex Onopin, a scientist working at the Eadu Energy Conversion Laboratory (listed in the credits as "Engineer") in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. Furthermore, he had a role as a mugger in the 1978 movie Superman, which also included Star Wars veterans Terence Stamp, Colin Skeaping, John Ratzenberger, Phil Brown, Paul Weston, and Burnell Tucker. Beyond his acting career, Gavin has put out several folk songs and albums, both in digital formats and on vinyl records; his musical endeavors were highlighted in The New York Times during the 1960s.