Kiran Shah

Quick Facts

Full Name	Kiran Shah
Occupation	Stage Actor
Date Of Birth	Sep 28, 1956(1956-09-28)
Age	68
Birthplace	Nairobi
Country	Kenya
Birth City	Nairobi
Horoscope	Capricorn

Kiran Shah Biography

Kiran Shah is one of the most popular and richest Stage Actor who was born on September 28, 1956 in Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya. Kiran Shah (born September 28, 1956) is a Kenyan-Indian actor and a stuntman.

The most featured of these was as The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, where he played Ginarrbrik. He portrayed an Andaman islander in a Sherlock Holmes film The Sign of Four. A favorite film role is the monster who came out of a painting and attacked Natasha Richardson in the 1987 film Gothic. In addition to doubling for Martin Freeman as Bilbo in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, he also appeared as the Goblin Scribe.

He has been in several blockbuster films since, such as Superman (1978), Superman II (1980), Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), The Dark Crystal (1982), Return of the Jedi (1983), Legend (1985), Aliens (1986), The Sign of Four (1987), Bullseye! (1990), Braveheart (1995), and Titanic (1997) where he stunt doubled all the children in the film.

Kiran Shah Net Worth

Kiran Shah is one of the richest Stage Actor from Kenya. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Kiran Shah 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Shah is often confused with Deep Roy; they are both dwarf 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; 37 as stuntman or body double.

Shah was born in Nairobi, Kenya. 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 Crawley, he became involved in show business. His first film was the 1977 film Candleshoe, as a stand-in. When stunt coordinator Bob Anderson asked him to do her stunts as well, his career was started. Shah played the part of Bolum in the 1977 film The People That Time Forgot.

Shah appeared in the 2015 Star Wars: The Force Awakens, as Teedo, a small, brutish scavenger that roams the planet Jakku’s vast wasteland on his semi- mechanical Luggabeast.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Kiran Shah height 4 ft 2 in Kiran weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Kiran Shah Dating?

According to our records, Kiran Shah is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of December 1, 2023, Kiran Shah’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Kiran Ranked on the list of most popular Stage Actor. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Kenya. Kiran Shah celebrates birthday on September 28 of every year.

Who is Kiran Shah in Lord of the Rings?

Kiran Shah (born September 28, 1956. Nairobi, Kenya) is a Kenyan dwarf-actor and stuntman who played the Goblin Scribe in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, and was Elijah Wood’s small-scale double for the entirety of The Lord of the Rings film trilogy.

Who played the Hobbits doubles?

Scale Doubles Of The Hobbits Each of the four principle hobbits and a dedicated double. Kiran Shah portrayed Frodo, Bhoja ‘BK’ Kannada was Sam, 12 -year-old Martin Lenisson Gray played Merry and Praphaphorn ‘Fon’ Chansantor doubled as Pippin.

Who was Frodo's body double?

Kiran Shah
Shah in 2006
Born| 28 September 1956 Nairobi, Kenya
Occupation| Actor, stuntman
Years active| 1977–present

Who were the body doubles in Lord of the Rings?

Kiran Shah was “the lord of the scale doubles,” as Elijah Wood called him. He stood in for Frodo in many scenes, like the shot above. A Thai woman named Fon was the double for Pippin, while Merry’s double was a 12-year-old boy, and an Indian man nicknamed BK was the stand-in for Samwise.

Do Frodo's eyes get bigger?

Probably the biggest change is Frodo’s giant baby blue eyes. Those huge eyes – so often looking on the edge of tears, especially when Sam is imparting some piece of wisdom to “Mr. Frooo ~ oodo!” – absolutely do not appear in the original novel.