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Deep Roy

Actor / Writer / Puppeteer / Stunt Performer | * 12/01/1957 (66) | Nairobi (Kenya)
Gurdeep Roy (born Mohinder Purba; 1 December 1957), known professionally as Deep Roy, is a Kenyan and British actor, puppeteer, and stuntman. At 132 centimetres (4 ft 4 in) tall, he has often been cast as diminutive characters, such as Teeny Weeny in The NeverEnding Story, all the Oompa-Loompas in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Keenser in Star Trek and its sequels, and in television series such as The X-Files, Doctor Who, and Eastbound & Down. ()
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Mohinder Purba, better known as Deep Roy, is a Kenyan actor, stuntman and puppeteer of Indian descent.

Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Adventure | Science Fiction

Known for these Movies & Shows

The fate of the galaxy rests in the hands of bitter rivals. One, James Kirk, is a delinquent, thrill-seeking Iowa farm boy. The other, Spock, a Vulcan, was raised in a logic-based society that rejects ...

Star Trek

PG-13

2009 | 3.7/5 | 2h 7min
Science Fiction, Action, Adventure
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A young boy wins a tour through the most magnificent chocolate factory in the world, led by the world's most unusual candy maker. ...

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Certification unknown

2005 | 3.5/5 | 1h 55min
Adventure, Comedy, Kids & Family, Fantasy
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The epic saga continues as Luke Skywalker, in hopes of defeating the evil Galactic Empire, learns the ways of the Jedi from aging master Yoda. But Darth Vader is more determined than ever to capture L ...

The Empire Strikes Back

PG

1980 | 4.2/5 | 2h 4min
Adventure, Action, Science Fiction
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While hiding from bullies in his school's attic, a young boy discovers the extraordinary land of Fantasia, through a magical book called The Neverending Story. The book tells the tale of Atreyu, a you ...

The NeverEnding Story

PG

1984 | 3.6/5 | 1h 42min
Adventure, Fantasy, Kids & Family, Drama
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Movies with Deep Roy as Actor(38)

2023 Deep Into Love
as Self - Interviewee2022 In Search of Tomorrow
as himself2021 Remembering Return to Oz
as himself2017 Life After Flash
as Keenser2016 Star Trek Beyond
as Massage Dad2014 Mantervention
as Keenser2013 Star Trek Into Darkness
as Demon2013 Paranormal Movie
as Mushana (voice)2012 Zambezia
as Sandeep Majumdar2011 The Ballad of Sandeep
as Keenser2009 Star Trek
as Egyptian Guard2009 Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
as himself2007 Heckler
as General Bonesapart (voice)2005 Corpse Bride
as himself2005 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Becoming Oompa-Loompa
as Oompa Loompa2005 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
as Mr. Soggybottom2003 Big Fish
as Hitchhiking Ghost2003 The Haunted Mansion
as Gorilla Kid / Thade's Niece2001 Planet of the Apes
as Post Office Clerk2000 How the Grinch Stole Christmas
as Small Hitman (uncredited)1998 Jane Austen's Mafia!
as George Ramirez #31993 Freaked
as Toones1991 Howling VI: The Freaks
as Marty1990 Disturbed
as Grizabella1989 Lethal Woman
as Mambino1988 Alien from L.A.
as Bonzo1987 Going Bananas
as Tin Man1985 Return to Oz
as Primate1984 Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
as Teeny Weeny1984 The NeverEnding Story
as Grid' not 'Kid1984 Starship
as Droopy McCool1983 Return of the Jedi
as Additional Performer1982 The Dark Crystal
as Droopy McCool1982 Return of the Ewok
as Princess Aura's Pet1980 Flash Gordon
as Van Bullock1979 Roots of Evil
1978 Benji's Very Own Christmas Story
as Italian Assassin1976 The Pink Panther Strikes Again

TV Shows/Series with Deep Roy as Actor(6)

as Aaron2009 Eastbound & Down
as Beggar Man1993 The X-Files
as The Klute1978 Blake's 7
as Decima1978 Blake's 7
as Moloch (voice)1978 Blake's 7
as Mr. Sin1963 Doctor Who

Movies with Deep Roy as Crew(8)

Crew/Stunts2000 The Kid
Crew/Stunts1998 BASEketball
Crew/Stunts1997 Retroactive
Crew/Stunts1996 Evil Has a Face
Crew/Stunts1995 Sudden Death
Crew/Stunts1993 Leprechaun
Crew/Stunts1991 Hook
Crew/Stand In1980 The Empire Strikes Back

TV Shows/Series with Deep Roy as Crew(1)

Crew/Stunts1978 Blake's 7

Full Name: Deep Roy
Citizenships: Kenya, United Kingdom (UK)
Born: Sunday, 12/01 1957 (December) in Nairobi (Kenya) (current age: 66 years + 147 days)
Zodiac sign: Sagittarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Rooster)
Other names for Deep Roy (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Mohinder Purba"
"Roy Deep"
Deep Roy frequently works together with these people:
Terry Walsh (39x, Actor)
Pat Gorman (17x, Actor)
Max Faulkner (13x, Actor)
Stuart Fell (12x, Actor)
Cy Town (11x, Actor)
John Scott Martin (11x, Actor)
George Lucas (10x, Crew)
Michael Wisher (10x, Actor)
Chris Carter (8x, Crew)
Anthony Ainley (8x, Actor)
Dave Carter (8x, Actor)
Rosalind Nashashibi (8x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:156413, Added: 07/05/2018, Last updated: 04/21/2024