Deep Roy facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Deep Roy
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Roy at the 2024 Brussels Comic Con
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Mohinder Purba
1 December 1957 Nairobi, Kenya Colony
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| Other names | Gurdeep |
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| Years active | 1976–present |
| Height | 132 cm (4 ft 4 in) |
Gurdeep "Deep" Roy (born Mohinder Purba; 1 December 1957) is a talented actor, puppeteer, and stuntman from Kenya and Britain. He is known for playing many unique characters. Because he is 132 centimeters (about 4 feet 4 inches) tall, he often plays smaller characters.
You might know him as Teeny Weeny from The NeverEnding Story. He also played all the Oompa-Loompas in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. In the Star Trek movies, he played Keenser. He has also appeared in TV shows like The X-Files and Doctor Who.
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Deep Roy's Journey to Acting
Deep Roy was born on December 1, 1957, in Nairobi, Kenya. His family was Indian and Sikh. He first studied accounting in London, but he left school when he was 18.
He then went to The Slim Wood School of Comedy. In the 1970s, he started as a stand-up comedian in clubs in England. His first professional acting role on screen was in 1976. It was in an episode of The New Avengers. Later that year, he made his film debut in The Pink Panther Strikes Again.
Early Roles and Sci-Fi Adventures
Deep Roy played Mr. Sin in the Doctor Who show. Mr. Sin was a strange villain with a pig's brain. In the TV series Blake's 7, he played several different characters. These included a special life form called Decima and a smart chess player named The Klute.
He also helped with the Star Wars movies! He was a stand-in for the wise Jedi Master Yoda in The Empire Strikes Back. This means he stood in for Yoda during filming so the crew could set up shots.
Playing Apes and Oompa-Loompas
Deep Roy has played apes in two movies. He was in Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes. He also played a young gorilla and Thade's niece in the 2001 movie Planet of the Apes.
He has worked with director Tim Burton on several films. These include Big Fish (2003) and Corpse Bride (2005), where he voiced General Bonesapart. His most famous role with Tim Burton was in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005). He played all 165 Oompa-Loompas! Director Tim Burton called him the "hardest-working man in show biz" because of this huge task. Deep Roy trained a lot for the role, learning dance, yoga, and some musical instruments.
Other Memorable Characters
Deep Roy has taken on many other interesting roles. He was in The X-Files, Flash Gordon, and Return to Oz as a puppeteer for the Tin Woodman. He also helped as a puppeteer in Jim Henson's The Dark Crystal. In The NeverEnding Story, he was Teeny Weeny, who rode a racing snail. He also appeared as Droopy McCool in Return of the Jedi.
In 2009, he was in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen as an Egyptian border guard. That same year, he played Keenser in the movie Star Trek. Keenser was Scotty's assistant on an ice planet. He played Keenser again in the sequels Star Trek Into Darkness and Star Trek Beyond. Deep Roy also had a speaking role as Aaron, a character in the HBO comedy Eastbound & Down. In 2012, he starred in a short film called The Ballad of Sandeep.
Deep Roy's Work in Movies
Deep Roy has been in many movies. Here are some of them:
- 1976: The Pink Panther Strikes Again as the Italian Assassin
- 1980: Flash Gordon as Fellini
- 1980: The Empire Strikes Back as Yoda stand-in
- 1983: Return of the Jedi as Droopy McCool and an Ewok
- 1984: The NeverEnding Story as Teeny Weeny
- 2001: Planet of the Apes as a Gorilla kid
- 2005: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory as the Oompa-Loompas
- 2005: Corpse Bride as General Bonesapart (voice)
- 2009: Star Trek as Keenser
- 2013: Star Trek Into Darkness as Keenser
- 2016: Star Trek Beyond as Keenser
Deep Roy's Work in Television
Deep Roy has also appeared in several TV shows:
- 1976: The New Avengers as Klokoe
- 1977, 1986: Doctor Who as Mr. Sin
- 1978–1980: Blake's 7 in 4 episodes
- 2001: The X-Files as a Beggar man
- 2010: Eastbound & Down as Aaron
Music Videos
Deep Roy has even appeared in music videos:
- 1996: "Grind" by Alice in Chains
- 2007: "Calm Down Dearest" by Jamie T
- 2021: "Atenção" by Pedro Sampaio and Luísa Sonza
See also
In Spanish: Deep Roy para niños
