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.

Filmography

• 2026Arne Goes to Space — Roland
• 2024States of Mind
• 2023The Puppet Asylum — Jamie- Creature Performer
• 2023There's Something in the Barn — Main Elf
• Dracula — Little Boy
• 2020The Turning — Stunt Double
• 2019Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker — Nambi Ghima
• Worzel Gummidge — Chopper and Root Bound
• 2018Solo: A Star Wars Story — Karjj
• 2017Star Wars: The Last Jedi — Neepers Panpick
• 2016Rogue One: A Star Wars Story — Oolin Musters (uncredited)
• 2015Star Wars: The Force Awakens — Teedo
• 2012The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey — Goblin Scribe, Stunts
• 2011Curling King — Pepsimannen
• 2010Harvey Putter and the Ridiculous Premise — Dumpy The Houseschmuck
• Trapped! — Grimble
• Doctor Who — Figure, Emojibot
• 2005The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe — Ginarrbrik
• Shameless — Mr. Cosy
• 2001Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone — Goblin (uncredited)
• 2001The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring — Stunt Double
• 1999Alice in Wonderland — The White Rabbit
• 1998Elizabeth — Stunts
• 1997Spice World — Stunts
• 1997Titanic — Stunts
• Space Precinct — Estes Fredo, Tanni Tropek, Sena M
• Peak Practice — Stunt Double
• 1993U.F.O. The Movie — Genghis Khan
• 1991The Crucifer of Blood — Tonga
• 1990Bullseye! — Little Boss at Auction
• 1990Jekyll & Hyde — Sara's Son
• 1988The Adventures of Baron Munchausen — Executioner's Assistant, Stunts
• 1987Gothic — Fuseli Monster
• 1987The Sign of Four — Tonga
• 1986Aliens — Stunt Double
• 1985Legend — Blunder
• 1984Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes — Primate
• Sherlock Holmes — Tonga
• 1983Return of the Jedi — Ewok, Stunt Double
• 1982The Dark Crystal — Additional Performer, Stunts
• 1981Raiders of the Lost Ark — Abu
• 1977The People That Time Forgot — Bolum
• Dr. Spiderwack's Mind-boggling Compendium of Fantastic Urban Beasts — Lawn Gnome

Appearances as themselves (3)

• 2023Otto Baxter: Not a F***ing Horror Story — Self
• 2015The Throbbit — Himself
• 2002The Fellowship of the Ring: The Fellowship of the Cast — Self (archive)