Line #24 Creator/WarwickDavis


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2	[[caption-width-right:266:''"[[Franchise/{{Leprechaun}} I want me gold!]]"'']]
3	->''"I don't want to be just somebody short who happens to act. I hope my legacy will be Warwick Davis, Actor."''
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5	Warwick Ashley Davis (born 3 February 1970 in Epsom, England) is an English actor.
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7	Since his debut playing the Ewok Wicket W. Warrick in ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi'' at the age of twelve and his StarMakingRole in ''Film/{{Willow}}'' at the age of eighteen, he went on to play roles in many major franchises, including two different versions of ''Film/TheChroniclesOfNarnia'' and he played [[ActingForTwo three different characters]] over the course of the ''Film/HarryPotter'' films. In TheNineties, he starred in his own series of slasher films, ''Film/{{Leprechaun}}'', which may come as a surprise to fans who discovered him through his more family-friendly roles. He also starred in Creator/RickyGervais' 2011 series ''Series/LifesTooShort''.
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9	He's 3'6" (107 cm) tall, and co-founded a [[http://www.willowmanagement.co.uk/ talent agency]] that specializes in representing performers on the extreme ends of the height spectrum. Davis has spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia congenita ("spinal end-of-bone congenital malformation"), which is a rarer cause of dwarfism (compared to the more common achondroplasia, which his wife Samantha has). All of his children inherited that condition, including the two who survived into adulthood, Annabelle and Harrison.
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11	He's also recently founded his own theatre company, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin the Reduced Height Theatre Company]] as an opportunity for short actors to get away from the panto, sci-fi, and fantasy roles they usually get TypeCast in and prove their acting chops in the classical roles they usually don't play. They toured the UK with a production of the classic farce ''See How They Run''.
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13	!!Notable Roles:
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15	* ''Franchise/StarWars'': He has a long story of taking part to the franchise despite never being one of the leads, usually playing aliens with a short stature.
16	** Played Wicket Wystri Warrick the Ewok in ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi'' when he was 12. He reprised the role for a cameo in 2019's ''Film/TheRiseOfSkywalker'', alongside his own son playing Wicket's son.
17	** Played Wald (Anakin's Rodian friend), a Mos Espa merchant, and Weazel (a pod race spectator) in ''Film/ThePhantomMenace''. He also doubled for ''Yoda'', of all people, when he's walking at the end, before the GeorgeLucasAlteredVersion.
18	** Voiced Rukh in ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels''.
19	** Played Wollivan in ''Film/TheForceAwakens''.
20	** Played Weeteef Cyubee in ''Film/RogueOne''.
21	** Played Wodibin in ''Film/TheLastJedi''.
22	** Reprised his role as Weazel in ''Film/{{Solo}}'', a bit more prominently than in ''The Phantom Menace''. Notably, Weazel is a human, so Davis plays him without an alien mask.
23	* ''Film/{{Willow}}'' as Willow Ufgood, a role that Creator/GeorgeLucas created specifically for him after being impressed by his performance in ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi''.
24	** Reprised the role in the 2022 sequel series, also titled ''Series/{{Willow\|2022}}''.
25	* ''Film/{{Labyrinth}}'' as a member of the Goblin Corps.
26	* ''Series/{{Zorro\|1990}}'' (1990s series) as Don Alfonso Figueroa.
27	* The ''Film/{{Leprechaun}}'' series as Lubdan the Leprechaun.
28	* ''Film/HarryPotter'' as Professor Filius Flitwick in seven of the eight films, a goblin bank teller in ''[[Film/HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone Philosopher's Stone]]'', and Griphook in both halves of ''[[Film/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows Deathly Hallows]]''. [[note]]He provided Griphook's voice in ''Philosopher's Stone'', but the character was physically portrayed by Creator/VerneTroyer in that film.[[/note]]
29	* ''Film/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy2005'' as the body of Marvin the Depressed Android. (Creator/AlanRickman played the character's voice.)
30	* ''Film/TheChroniclesOfNarnia'' as Reepicheep and Glimfeather in the 1980s BBC miniseries, and as Nikabrik in the 2000s film series.
31	* ''Series/{{Merlin\|2008}}'' as Grettir the Bridge-Keeper, a quintessential example of a OneSceneWonder.
32	* In the ''Series/DoctorWho'' episode [[Recap/DoctorWhoS33E12NightmareInSilver "Nightmare in Silver"]] as Porridge, the [[spoiler:Emperor of an entire galaxy]] who goes undercover to enjoy freedom and excitement for a while.
33	* In 2013 he [[GuestHost guest-hosted]] ''Series/HaveIGotNewsForYou''. This is likely what lead him to become host of a short-lived revival of ''[[Series/TheHollywoodSquares Celebrity Squares]]'' on Creator/{{ITV}}.
34	* Hosted the 2013 documentary ''The Seven Dwarfs of Auschwitz''.
35	* Himself in ''WebVideo/AshensAndTheQuestForTheGameChild''; he's [[spoiler:the man behind the Silver Skull's mask]]. Considering [[spoiler:the Silver Skull is abnormally tall]], Creator/StuartAshen [[ExpectingSomeoneTaller is rather surprised at this development]].
36	* Also as a fictionalized version of himself in the {{Mockumentary}} sitcom ''Series/LifesTooShort''.
37	* Host of the daytime quiz show ''Series/{{Tenable}}'', 2016 to present.

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