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Kiran Shah

Kiran Shah

Actor·b. 1956·Nairobi, Kenya

10 horror credits

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.

Actor7 films

States of Mind

States of Mind

2024
There's Something in the Barn

There's Something in the Barn

Main Elf

2023
The Puppet Asylum

The Puppet Asylum

Jamie- Creature Performer

2023
Jekyll & Hyde

Jekyll & Hyde

Sara's Son

1990
Gothic

Gothic

Fuseli Monster

1987 3.3
Legend

Legend

Blunder

1985 3.7
The Dark Crystal

The Dark Crystal

Additional Performer

1982 3.6

Other Crew4 films

The Turning

The Turning

Stunt Double

2020
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Stunt Double

2001 4.0
Aliens

Aliens

Stunt Double

1986 4.1
The Dark Crystal

The Dark Crystal

Stunts

1982 3.6