Age | 66 |
Birthday | 1 December, 1957 |
Birthplace | Nairobi, Kenya |
Height | 4' 4" (132 cm) |
Hair Color | Black |
Zodiac Sign | Sagittarius |
Nationality | Indian |
Occupation | Actor |
Claim to Fame | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory |
Gurdeep Roy (born Mohinder Purba; 26 January 1949), known professionally as Deep Roy, is a Kenyan-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 and the Oompa-Loompas in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Keenser in Star Trek and subsequent films ("Kelvin Timeline"), and in television series such as The X-Files, Doctor Who and Eastbound & Down.