Deep Roy
Deep Roy | |
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Roy at the 2024 Brussels Comic Con | |
| Born | Mohinder Purba 26 January 1949 |
| Other name | Gurdeep |
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| Years active | 1976–present |
| Height | 132 cm (4 ft 4 in) |
Gurdeep "Deep" Roy (born Mohinder Purba; 26 January 1949) is a Kenyan-British actor, stuntman and puppeteer. Standing at 132 centimetres (4 ft 4 in) tall, he has often been cast as diminutive characters, such as Teeny Weeny in The NeverEnding Story, 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.