Warwick Davis

At 54 years old, Warwick Davis has this physical status:

Warwick Ashley Davis (born 3 February 1970) is an English actor, television presenter, writer, producer, and producer.

In the Harry Potter films, he appeared in Willow and the Leprechaun film series, the Ewok Wicket.

Davis appeared in Life's Too Short, written and directed by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, as a fictionalized version of himself. He has appeared on television game shows Celebrity Squares (2014–2015) and Tenable (2016–present).

Early life

Davis was born in Epsom, Surrey, on February 3, 1970, the son of Susan J. (née Pain) and Ashley Davis, an insurance agent. He has a younger sister. He was educated at Chinthurst School in Tadworth, Surrey, and then the City of London Freemen's School.

Davis was born with spondyloeplasia congenita, a rare form of restricted growth previously associated with dwarfism. When Davis was 11, his grandmother noticed a radio commercial asking for people who were 4 foot (120 cm) tall or shorter to be in Return of the Jedi. It was a dream come true for Davis, who was a fan of the Star Wars films. Mark Hamill himself bought Davis every Star Wars action figure that he did not already have during filming Return of the Jedi.

Personal life

Davis is married to Samantha (née Burroughs), the daughter of Davis' business partner Peter Burroughs and the niece of actress Hayley Burroughs. When filming Willow, Davis met the Burroughs family, where Samantha and Peter appeared briefly as Nelwyn villagers. Lloyd, Annabelle, and Harrison are three children. Sasha Bellman, their daughter, appears in the CBBC show The Dumping Ground.

Davis' dwarfism is attributed to an extremely rare genetic disorder called spondyloeplasia congenita (SED). Samantha Davis' wife has achondroplasia, and their two children are SED. Lloyd, the couple's first son, died nine days after birth, as a result of inheriting both conditions. A second trimester miscarriage was incurred during a subsequent attempt at conception of a child.

Davis said that the only real drawback to being small was the associated health problems. Davis has said, "Well, as you get older, it gets worse..." For a start, your joints will be a focus. My hips are dislocated, so they are standing out here. Very painful knees. When I was a child, I had surgery on my feet. There is a danger of retinal detachment, but I know the signs right now."

Davis is co-founder of Little People UK, a charity that helps people with dwarfism and their families.

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Career

Davis was originally cast as an extra Ewok, but George Lucas selected Davis to be the new Wicket after seeing how he carried himself as an Ewok.

Davis based his Ewok commute on his dog, who flipped his head from side to side when he saw something strange. Davis was the subject of a short mockumentary film about his time as Wicket, titled Return of the Ewok, produced by Return of the Jedi's first assistant director, David Tomblin, during filming. Wicket the Ewok, a fictional story about his decision to become an actor and performer in the film and his transformation into Wicket the Ewok. In the ABC made-for-TV films Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure and Endor, Davis reprised his role as Wicket.

Davis was invited by Elstree Studios near London in 1987 to speak with Ron Howard and George Lucas to discuss a new film project called Willow, which was written with Davis specifically in mind. Willow was his first opportunity to perform with his face out. In the film, which received a Royal Premiership before the Prince and Princess of Wales, he co-starred with Val Kilmer. He then moved to television to be included in the BBC Television version of Narnia's classic The Chronicles of Narnia, particularly Prince Caspian, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (as Reepicheep), The Silver Chair (as Glimfeather), and an episode of Zorro shot in Madrid. In 1993, he appeared in Leprechaun opposite Jennifer Aniston, a role he reprised in five sequels from 1994 to 2003. In the 1998 family film A Very Unlucky Leprechaun, he appeared as a leprechaun. Davis returned to the Star Wars universe, appearing in four scenes including Watto in some scenes; Weazel, Anakin's Rodian friend, was seen walking in some scenes where Yoda was seen walking; and finally, an extra was seen walking around Mos Espa's streets.

In the Harry Potter film version, Davis played Professor Filius Flitwick. Davis appeared in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 and Part 2, as well as Flitwick's Goblin Griphook.

Davis appeared in the indie film Skinned Deep, directed by special effects artist Gabriel Bartalos, in 2004. Davis appeared alongside fellow Harry Potter actor Daniel Radcliffe in an episode of BBC's comedy series Extras as a satirical version of himself in 2006. Davis appeared in the film version of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy as the "body" of Marvin the paranoid Android (the voice was provided by Alan Rickman). Davis appeared in the pantomime Snow White and the Seven Dwarves at the Opera House, Manchester, and in 2007-08 at the New Wimbledon Theatre.

Davis appeared in The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, in which he appeared in the Nikabrik the Dwarf film, adding to his previous participation in Chronicles of Narnia's television adaptations. On the 2007 series of Children in Need reality television show Celebrity Scissorhands, he appeared as a contestant. In Life's Too Short, written by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, who both starred, Davis appeared as a fictional version of himself. Davis reprised his appearance in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs in December 2012.

In the episode The Eye of the Phoenix, Davis appeared in the 2008 TV series Merlin as Grettir the gatekeeper to the lands of a king fisher.

Davis produced an episode of ITV's Perspectives: Warwick Davis – The Seven Dwarfs of Auschwitz, in which Davis explored the Ovitz family, a touring musical troupe that featured seven dwarfs who survived the Nazi Auschwitz concentration camp and Josef Mengele's experiments.

Davis appeared in late 2013 in the musical comedy Spamalot, based on Monty Python and the Holy Grail in London. At the same time, Davis held a press conference to announce the Monty Python reunion.

Davis produced Weekend Escapes with Warwick Davis in 2014, a factual series on ITV. Davis and his family were on the road from Birmingham enjoying short weekend holiday breaks. In spring 2015, the program returned for a second series. On ITV, he hosted the revived version of game show Celebrity Squares from 2014 to 2015. The first series was broadcast in 2014 and a second aired in 2015.

Davis appeared in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, a 2015 sequel. Gordon the Gopher appeared in a BBC Taster pilot, and the pilot rose to a high level, becoming one of the top rated on the BBC's Taster section in July 2015.

Davis first appeared on the daytime ITV game show Tenable in November 2016. In 2017 and 2018, the show received a new series. Davis appeared in Rogue One: A Star Wars Novel, which was also his first Star Wars role with a blaster. Davis would appear in the fourth season of Star Wars Rebels in April 2017. In Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Davis appeared as Wodibin, an alien gambler. Davis appeared in Solo: A Star Wars Story, which was released in May 2018, reuniting with Willow producer Ron Howard. This was Davis' eighth appearance in a Star Wars film. Davis portrayed Weazel from The Phantom Menace in this film. Davis appeared in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker for a brief period of time, reprising his role as Wicket. He appeared in the role alongside his son Harrison, who also appeared as Wicket's son Pommet. Davis has appeared in more Star Wars episodes than in any single actor to date. In the 1999 release of The Phantom Menace, the Jedi was seen walking as a body double of Yoda as a CGI version. In several series and films, Davis has only played two characters or performed two more times. In four films and Weazel in two films, Davis plays Wicket; all fifteen of Warwick Davis' Star Wars characters break down as such:

Davis, who was born in May 2022, is expected to reprise his role in Willow Ufgood, the Disney+ TV14 series Willow. (TV Series) is a cable television network.

Davis co-founded Willow Management, a talent agency that specializes in representing actors under the age of five foot (1.52 meters) tall. The agency is a representation of several of Davis' co-stars and fellow actors with dwarfism from Star Wars, Willow, Labyrinth, and the Harry Potter series. In 2004, the agency began reserving actors over seven foot (2.13 m) tall, who had been confined to "niche" roles. In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, over forty members of Willow Management were cast as goblins.

With a foreword by George Lucas, Davis published his autobiography, Size Matters: Warwick Davis' Extraordinary Life and Career.

After the hosts of the yogscast's podcast "The YogPod" talked to Davis in a series of videos in October 2012, the two of them discussed him in multiple episodes. He appeared in a Comic Relief episode of The Great British Bake Off in January 2013, winning the title of "Comic Relief Star Baker" on the episode.

Davis is the producer of the Reduced Height Theatre Company, which produces limited height sets for dramatic performances. See How They Run, the company's first production, was released in the United Kingdom in 2014. The production was included in "Warwick Davis' Big Night" on the BBC in February 2015 as part of the Modern Times documentary series.

Davis appeared on stage with Monty Python during their live show Monty Python Live on July 15, 2014 (Mostly). He was the special guest in their "Blackmail" sketch. He appeared on BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs in June 2016.

Eugenius, Davis' first original musical effort! The London Palladium's inaugural performance by Ben Adams and Chris Wilkins, which Davis also appeared in as Evil Lord Hector), was followed by completely staged runs at The Other Palace in 2018.

Who Do You Think You Are? An episode of Who Do You Think You Are was broadcast on the BBC. Warwick Davis was one of the first genealogy books to be published in February 2017. Davis discovered in the episode that he had an ancestor who had been married to two women at the same time, another who had died in a syphilis asylum and another who appeared in blackface.

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