Kiran Shah
- Acting
- September 28, 1956 · Nairobi, Kenya
Biography
Kiran Jethalal Shah MBE (born 28 September 1956) is a Kenyan actor and stunt double. Shah was born in Nairobi, Kenya to an Indian family. He lived in Kenya until he was twelve years old, when he moved to India with his family. While living in India, he became interested in films, and when his family moved to Feltham, he became involved in show business. His first film was Candleshoe (1977), as a stand-in. When stunt coordinator Bob Anderson asked him to do stunts as well, his career was started. Shah played the part of Bolum in The People That Time Forgot (1977). Shah is often confused with Deep Roy; they are both dwarf Nairobi-born Kenyan actors of Indian descent who got their starts in film and television in the late 1970s. He is the world's shortest stuntman according to the Guinness World Records. He has appeared as an actor in 31 films; and 37 as stuntman or body double.
Known for
Filmography
- Arne Goes to Space · Roland
- States of Mind
- There's Something in the Barn · Main Elf
- The Puppet Asylum · Jamie- Creature Performer
- Otto Baxter: Not a F***ing Horror Story · Self
- The Turning · Stunt Double
- Dracula · Little Boy
- Worzel Gummidge · Chopper and Root Bound
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker · Nambi Ghima
- Solo: A Star Wars Story · Karjj
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi · Neepers Panpick
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story · Oolin Musters (uncredited)
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens · Teedo
- The Throbbit · Self
- The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey · Goblin Scribe, Stunts
- Curling King · Pepsimannen
- Harvey Putter and the Ridiculous Premise · Dumpy The Houseschmuck
- Trapped! · Grimble
- The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe · Ginarrbrik
- Doctor Who · Figure, Emojibot
- Shameless · Mr. Cosy
- The Fellowship of the Ring: The Fellowship of the Cast · Self
- The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring · Stunt Double
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone · Goblin (uncredited)
- Alice in Wonderland · The White Rabbit
- Elizabeth · Stunts
- Titanic · Stunts
- Spice World · Stunts
- Space Precinct · Estes Fredo, Tanni Tropek
- U.F.O. The Movie · Genghis Khan
- Peak Practice · Stunt Double
- The Crucifer of Blood · Tonga
- Bullseye! · Little Boss at Auction
- Jekyll & Hyde · Sara's Son
- The Adventures of Baron Munchausen · Executioner's Assistant, Stunts
- The Sign of Four · Tonga
- Gothic · Fuseli Monster
- Aliens · Stunt Double
- Legend · Blunder
- Sherlock Holmes · Tonga
- Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes · Primate
- Return of the Jedi · Ewok, Stunt Double
- The Dark Crystal · Additional Performer, Stunts
- Raiders of the Lost Ark · Abu
- The People That Time Forgot · Bolum
- Dr. Spiderwack's Mind-boggling Compendium of Fantastic Urban Beasts · Lawn Gnome