
Kiran Shah
Acting
Kiran Jethalal Shah MBE (born 28 September 1956) is a Kenyan actor and stunt double. Shah was born in Nairobi, Kenya to an Indian family. He lived in Kenya until he was twelve years old, when he moved to India with his family. While living in India, he became interested in films, and when his family moved to Feltham, he became involved in show business. His first film was Candleshoe (1977), as a stand-in. When stunt coordinator Bob Anderson asked him to do stunts as well, his career was started. Shah played the part of Bolum in The People That Time Forgot (1977). Shah is often confused with Deep Roy; they are both dwarf Nairobi-born Kenyan actors of Indian descent who got their starts in film and television in the late 1970s. He is the world's shortest stuntman according to the Guinness World Records. He has appeared as an actor in 31 films; and 37 as stuntman or body double.
Born: September 28, 1956 · Nairobi, Kenya
Filmography (36)

There's Something in the Barn
2023

The Turning
2020

Dracula
2020

Worzel Gummidge
2019

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019

Solo: A Star Wars Story
2018

Star Wars: The Last Jedi
2017

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
2016

Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2015

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
2012

Curling King
2011

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
2005

Doctor Who
2005

Shameless
2004

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001

Alice in Wonderland
1999

Elizabeth
1998

Titanic
1997

Spice World
1997

Space Precinct
1994

U.F.O. The Movie
1993

Peak Practice
1993

The Crucifer of Blood
1991

Bullseye!
1990

Jekyll & Hyde
1990

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
1988

The Sign of Four
1987

Gothic
1987

Aliens
1986

Legend
1985

Sherlock Holmes
1984

Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
1984

Return of the Jedi
1983

The Dark Crystal
1982

Raiders of the Lost Ark
1981

The People That Time Forgot
1977
