Kiran Shah

Infobox actor
name = Kiran Shah


caption = Shah in 2006
birthdate = September 28 1956
birthplace = Nairobi, Kenya

Kiran Shah (born September 28 1956) is an actor and a stuntman.

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 London, he became involved in the show business. His first film was the 1976 movie "Candleshoe", as a stand-in for a girl called Sara Tamakuni, and when stunt coordinator Bob Anderson asked him to do her stunts as well, his career was started.

Kiran 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 70s.

Films

He has been in several blockbuster movies since, such as "Superman" (1977), "Superman II" (1979), "The Dark Crystal" (1982), ' (1983), "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" (1984), "Aliens" (1986), "Titanic" (1997), and the three "The Lord of the Rings" movies: ' (2001), ' (2002) and ' (2003), where he was the scale double for Elijah Wood, and "," where he played the dwarf Ginarrbrik. A favorite movie role is when he played the monster who came out of a painting and attacked Natasha Richardson in the 1987 film "Gothic". In 2008, Kiran Shah will play the part of Dumpy the Houseschmuck in the film "Harvey Putter and the Ridiculous Premise", which stars Bryce Cone, Sunny Christian and Joe Scheibelhut.

Poetry

In addition to being an actor and a stuntman, Kiran is also a poet. His poetry has been published in Great Britain and the U.S., and is based his personal thoughts, feelings, and experiences.

External links

* [http://littlekiran.com/ The Official Kiran Shah Website]
* [http://www.angelfire.com/film/rings/interviews/kiran.html Interview with Kiran Shah at J.W's LOTR Fansite]
* [http://www.alqualonde.com/main.php?id=interviews/kiranshah Interview with Kiran Shah at Alqualondë.com]
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