Watching a movie and remembered another interesting thing from the Timothy Zahn panel at #slcc17. His pick for a live action Thrawn would be Jeremy Irons, which I thought was a fascinating choice. I think Thrawn is best in animated form, personally, but if they did decide to go live action with him, Jeremy Irons is a great pick. I adore him as an actor, so no complaints here 😉
As an older Thrawn, yes, Jeremy Irons works