Deep Roy stars in "Eastbound & Down" on HBO as Aaron, one of Kenny Powers' (Danny McBride) new sidekicks in Season 2.
Deep Roy recently played all of the Oompa Loompas in Tim Burton's remake of "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," starring Johnny Depp.
Deep Roy is one of the little people who play bigger-than-life characters both on the big screen and television. His roles as Ewok, Droppy and R2D2 in "Return of the Jedi" and "The Empire Strikes Back" have endeared him to millions of movie-goers throughout the world. He also starred as Teeny Weeny in "The Never Ending Story" and the unforgettable elf in "Benji's Very Own Christmas Story."
Deep Roy was born in Nairobi, Kenya, to a businessman father, now deceased, who moved the family to England. It was there he got his start in the entertainment arena as a stand-up comic in local cabaret clubs-a choice he made " to gain recognition and visibility " and to secure his manly dignity after his family had spent thousands of dollars to medically correct "nature's mistake" of making him 4'4" tall. This incidentally, resulted in his growth of 3 inches.
He soon opened on the London stage in Ray Cooney's "Miracle Worker" at the Palace Theatre, Westcliff-on-Sea. His first motion picture role was the villainous Italian assassin in Blake Edward's "The Pink Panther Strikes Again," starring Peter Sellers. Other film and television credits include "Dragon Slayer," "Flash Gordon," "Aliens from L.A.," "Lorica and the Kid," "Roots of Evil," "Going Bananas," and the role of Zammis, Louis Gossett's child entrusted to Dennis Quaid in "Enemy Mine"—a role given him by Academy nominee/director Wolfgang Petersen ("Das Boot").
Between roles, Deep Roy is an avid writer. He's completed a music demo of "Pettycoat Lane," a musical he co-wrote for the stage, and has written a Stephen King style sci-fi thriller entitled "Requiem of the Unborn," ready for production.
Deep Roy recently played all of the Oompa Loompas in Tim Burton's remake of "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," starring Johnny Depp.
Deep Roy is one of the little people who play bigger-than-life characters both on the big screen and television. His roles as Ewok, Droppy and R2D2 in "Return of the Jedi" and "The Empire Strikes Back" have endeared him to millions of movie-goers throughout the world. He also starred as Teeny Weeny in "The Never Ending Story" and the unforgettable elf in "Benji's Very Own Christmas Story."
Deep Roy was born in Nairobi, Kenya, to a businessman father, now deceased, who moved the family to England. It was there he got his start in the entertainment arena as a stand-up comic in local cabaret clubs-a choice he made " to gain recognition and visibility " and to secure his manly dignity after his family had spent thousands of dollars to medically correct "nature's mistake" of making him 4'4" tall. This incidentally, resulted in his growth of 3 inches.
He soon opened on the London stage in Ray Cooney's "Miracle Worker" at the Palace Theatre, Westcliff-on-Sea. His first motion picture role was the villainous Italian assassin in Blake Edward's "The Pink Panther Strikes Again," starring Peter Sellers. Other film and television credits include "Dragon Slayer," "Flash Gordon," "Aliens from L.A.," "Lorica and the Kid," "Roots of Evil," "Going Bananas," and the role of Zammis, Louis Gossett's child entrusted to Dennis Quaid in "Enemy Mine"—a role given him by Academy nominee/director Wolfgang Petersen ("Das Boot").
Between roles, Deep Roy is an avid writer. He's completed a music demo of "Pettycoat Lane," a musical he co-wrote for the stage, and has written a Stephen King style sci-fi thriller entitled "Requiem of the Unborn," ready for production.