Age, Biography and Wiki
Deep Roy (Mohinder Purba) was born on 26 January, 1957 in Nairobi, Kenya Colony, is a Kenyan-British actor (born 1957). Discover Deep Roy's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 67 years old?
| Popular As |
Mohinder Purba |
| Occupation |
Actor · stuntman · puppeteer |
| Age |
67 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Aquarius |
| Born |
26 January 1957 |
| Birthday |
26 January |
| Birthplace |
Nairobi, Kenya Colony |
| Nationality |
Kenya
|
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He is a member of famous Actor with the age 67 years old group.
Deep Roy Height, Weight & Measurements
At 67 years old, Deep Roy height is 4 ft 4 in .
| Physical Status |
| Height |
4 ft 4 in |
| Weight |
Not Available |
| Body Measurements |
Not Available |
| Eye Color |
Not Available |
| Hair Color |
Not Available |
Who Is Deep Roy's Wife?
His wife is Millie Farris (m. 2014)
| Family |
| Parents |
Not Available |
| Wife |
Millie Farris (m. 2014) |
| Sibling |
Not Available |
| Children |
Not Available |
Deep Roy Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Deep Roy worth at the age of 67 years old? Deep Roy’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actor. He is from Kenya. We have estimated Deep Roy's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
| Cars |
Not Available |
| Source of Income |
Actor |
Deep Roy Social Network
Timeline
Gurdeep Roy (born Mohinder Purba; 1 December 1957), known professionally as Deep Roy, is an Indian-Kenyan actor, puppeteer, and stuntman.
At 132 cm tall, he has often been cast as diminutive characters, such as Teeny Weeny in The NeverEnding Story, all 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.
Roy was born on 1 December 1957 in Nairobi to Indian parents in a Sikh family.
He studied accounting in London before dropping out at 18.
He later enrolled in The Slim Wood School of Comedy and got his start in the entertainment arena in England in 1970 as a stand-up comic in local cabaret clubs.
In April 1970, Roy opened on the UK stage in Ray Cooney's Miracle Worker at the Palace Theatre, Westcliff-on-Sea.
He made his professional screen acting debut in a 1976 episode of The New Avengers, titled "Target!"
as a character named Klokoe.
He made his film debut later that same year, in The Pink Panther Strikes Again, as the Italian Assassin.
Another early role was as Mr. Sin, the "pig-brained Peking Homunculus", a villain with a distinct appetite for homicide, in the Doctor Who serial The Talons of Weng-Chiang.
In 1979, Roy played a genetically engineered life form "Decima" in the first season of Blake's 7 episode "The Web", the diminutive chess genius, "The Klute", in the second season of Blake's 7 episode "Gambit" and he voiced the character "Moloch", in the third season of Blake's 7 episode "Moloch".
He was a stand-in for the Jedi Master Yoda in Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back.
He is uncredited on the film but can be seen in many behind-the-scenes photos dressed as Yoda for perspective shots filmed towards the end of production.
He has played apes in two movies: Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes, and again in the Tim Burton remake of Planet of the Apes (2001) in two roles, one as a young gorilla boy and as Thade's niece.
He has worked for Burton in three other films, Big Fish (2003), Corpse Bride (2005), where he supplied General Bonesapart's voice, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (also 2005).
He played all the Oompa-Loompas (165 of them) in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. In referencing his workload during production, director Tim Burton called Roy the "hardest-working man in show biz".
Roy had extensive training for the role in dance, yoga, and some minor instrument playing.
He has performed many other roles in films and on television, including The X-Files, Flash Gordon, Return to Oz (as the Tin Woodman), Jim Henson's The Dark Crystal as a puppeteer extra, The NeverEnding Story as Teeny Weeny, the rider of the "racing snail", Alien from L.A., Howling VI: The Freaks as Mr Toones and Return of the Jedi as Droopy McCool.
He appeared in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) as an Egyptian border guard and in the film Star Trek (also 2009) as Keenser, Scotty's assistant on the ice planet Delta Vega; he reprised the Keenser role in the sequels Star Trek Into Darkness and Star Trek Beyond.
In one of his more prominent speaking roles, Roy played Aaron, a violent Mumbai-born Mexican criminal in the second season of the HBO comedy Eastbound & Down.
Roy starred as Sandeep Majumdar in the 2012 short film The Ballad of Sandeep.
