Warwick Davis (born 1970)[1] is an English actor. He made his acting debut as Wicket W. Warrick in the Star Wars film Return of the Jedi (1983). He reprised the role in two television spin-offs: Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure (1984) and Ewoks: The Battle for Endor (1985). He has since appeared in several Star Wars films, portraying numerous different characters, usually in cameos. He appeared in the cult-classic Labyrinth (1986). He then played the protagonist in the Ron Howard-directed Willow (1988). In 1993, he portrayed the villainous Lubdan in Leprechaun. He returned to the role in Leprechaun 2 (1994), Leprechaun 3 (1995), Leprechaun 4: In Space (1996), Leprechaun in the Hood (2000), and Leprechaun: Back 2 tha Hood (2003).
In 2005, he played Marvin the Paranoid Android in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
Film edit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Return of the Ewok | Himself / Wicket W. Warrick | Unreleased | [2] |
| 1983 | Return of the Jedi | Wicket W. Warrick | ||
| 1984 | Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure | Voiced by Darryl Henriques | [3] | |
| 1985 | Ewoks: The Battle for Endor | [4] | ||
| 1986 | Labyrinth | Goblin Corps member | [5] | |
| The Princess and the Dwarf | ||||
| 1988 | Willow | Willow Ufgood | [6] | |
| 1993 | Leprechaun | Lubdan | ||
| 1994 | Leprechaun 2 | |||
| 1995 | Leprechaun 3 | |||
| 1997 | Leprechaun 4: In Space | |||
| Prince Valiant | Pechet | |||
| 1998 | A Very Unlucky Leprechaun | Lucky | ||
| 1999 | Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace | Yoda (walk-in shots) / Weazel / Wald | ||
| The New Adventures of Pinocchio | Dwarf / Pepe the Cricket | |||
| The White Pony | Lucky | |||
| 2000 | The 10th Kingdom | Acorn the Dwarf | ||
| Leprechaun in the Hood | Lubdan | |||
| 2001 | Snow White: The Fairest of Them All | Saturday | ||
| Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone | Professor Filius Flitwick / Goblin Bank Teller / Griphook (voice) | |||
| 2002 | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | Professor Filius Flitwick | ||
| Al's Lads | Leo | |||
| 2003 | Leprechaun: Back 2 tha Hood | Lubdan | ||
| 2004 | Ray | Oberon | ||
| Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | Choir Master | Choir Master appearance later reused for the rest of the series as a design for Professor Filius Flitwick- A separate character to Choir Master | ||
| 2004 | Skinned Deep | Plates | ||
| 2005 | The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy | Marvin the Paranoid Android | Voiced by Alan Rickman | [7] |
| Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | Professor Filius Flitwick | |||
| Small Town Folk | Knackerman | |||
| 2007 | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | Professor Filius Flitwick | ||
| 2008 | Agent One-Half | Agent One-Half | ||
| The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian | Nikabrik | |||
| 2009 | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | Professor Filius Flitwick | ||
| Tell Him Next Year | Santa's Elf | Short film | ||
| 2010 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 | Griphook | ||
| 2011 | Dick and Dom's Funny Business | Himself | ||
| Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 | Griphook / Professor Filius Flitwick | |||
| 2012 | Chingari | Gangster Boss | As featured on An Idiot Abroad 3 | [8] |
| An Idiot Abroad | Himself | Series 3 | [9] | |
| 2013 | Jack the Giant Slayer | Old Hamm | ||
| Ashens and the Quest for the GameChild | Himself / The Silver Skull Unmasked | Independent film | ||
| Dwarves Assemble | Oberon the Ufgood | All episodes | ||
| The Seven Dwarfs of Auschwitz | Himself / Presenter | Documentary | ||
| Saint Bernard | Othello | |||
| 2014–2015 | Weekend Escapes with Warwick Davis | Presenter | 2 series | |
| Celebrity Squares | ||||
| 2014 | Get Santa | Sally | ||
| Text Santa | Father Christmas | |||
| 2015 | Piers Morgan's Life Stories | Himself | ||
| Star Wars: The Force Awakens | Wollivan | |||
| 2016 | Rogue One: A Star Wars Story | Weeteef Cyubee | [10] | |
| 2017 | Star Wars: The Last Jedi | Wodibin / Kedpin Shoklop (deleted scene) | [11] | |
| 2017 | British Airways Safety Video | Himself | Pre-flight safety video | |
| 2018 | Solo: A Star Wars Story | Weazel / DD-BD / W1-EG5 / WG-22[12] | ||
| 2019 | Maleficent: Mistress of Evil | Lickspittle | ||
| Horrible Histories – The Movie | Gladiator Trainer[13] | |||
| Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker | Wicket W. Warrick / Wizzich Mozzer |
Television edit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Prince Caspian/The Voyage of the Dawn Treader | Reepicheep | ||
| 1990 | The Silver Chair | Glimfeather | ||
| 1991 | Zorro | Don Alf onso | Episode: "The Jewelled Sword" | |
| 1996 | Gulliver's Travels | Grildrig | ||
| 1997 | The Fast Show | Dwarf | Series 3 Episode 8 | |
| 2005 | Extras | Himself | ||
| 2009 | M.I.High | Per Trollberger | Season 3 Episode 11: "The Visit" | [14] |
| 2010 | Merlin | Grettir[15] | Episode: "The Eye of the Phoenix" | |
| 2011 | Life's Too Short | Himself | Creator | |
| 2013 | Doctor Who | Porrige/Ludens Nimrod Kendrick Cord Longstaff XLI | Episode: "Nightmare In Silver" | [16] |
| Bookaboo | Episode: "Dustbin Dad" | |||
| 2014 | Catchphrase | Contestant | Celebrity Series 3, Episode 1 | |
| 2015 | The One Show | Guest presenter | Stand-in presenter | |
| Catherine Tate's Nan | Graham Fanee | Episode: "Nanger Management" | [17] | |
| Realms of Fightinge | Teuthis | Web series | ||
| 2015–2016 | Planet's Got Talent | Narrator[18] | 2 series | |
| 2016 | Billionaire Boy | Himself | Television film | |
| The Dumping Ground | Lou | 2 episodes | [19] | |
| The Entire Universe | The Big Bang | Television special | [20] | |
| Fantastic Beasts and JK Rowling's Wizarding World | Presenter | |||
| Jonathan Creek | Rev. Wendell Wilkie | Episode: "Daemons' Roost" | ||
| 2016–present | Tenable | Presenter | ITV game show | |
| 2017–present | Comic Relief | Co-presenter | 2017 telethon | |
| 2017 | Who Do You Think You Are? | Himself | 1 episode | |
| 2017–2018 | Star Wars Rebels | Rukh (voice) | 6 episodes | |
| 2019– | Moominvalley | Sniff (voice) | 26 episodes | |
| 2020 | JJ Villard's Fairy Tales | Rumpelstiltskin (voice) | Episode: "Rumpelstiltskin" | |
| 2022 | Willow | Willow Ufgood | Lead role | [21] |
| 2024 | Tales of the Empire | Rukh | Episode: The Path of Anger | |
| TBA | Valeria 3D Movie | Leonardo | Pre-production; Television movie |
References edit
- ^ "Warwick Davis: My family values". The Guardian. 30 March 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
- ^ Eddy, Cheryl (30 November 2022). "Warwick Davis Would Love to Revive Cult Doc Return of the Ewok". Gizmodo. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ Dresden, Hilton (18 June 2023). "Hollywood Flashback: The Ewoks Gave Star Wars a Taste of Emmys Glory". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ Ross, Dalton (18 August 2022). "Looking back at the 'Citizen Kane' of 1980s Ewok TV movies". EW.com. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ Graham-Lowery, Nathan (30 November 2022). "Labyrinth Star Recalls Hilarious David Bowie Costume Detail". ScreenRant. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ Maslin, Janet (20 May 1988). "Review/Film; 'Willow,' a George Lucas Production". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 27 January 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ Ebert, Roger. "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy movie review (2005) | Roger Ebert". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
- ^ "Hollywood actor Warwick Davis shoots for 'Chingari'". The Times of India. 3 July 2012. Archived from the original on 29 December 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
- ^ "Warwick Davis joins Karl Pilkington for Ricky Gervais' An Idiot Abroad 3: The Short Way Round – Sky1 HD". Archived from the original on 29 December 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
- ^ Ritman, Alex (15 July 2016). "'Star Wars' Regular Warwick Davis Returns For 'Rogue One'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
- ^ Chung, Frank. "Warwick Davis on Star Wars: Episode VIII 'cliffhanger', possible Willow sequel". Archived from the original on 1 October 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
- ^ "Warwick Davis Actually Played A Lot More Roles In Solo Than We Realized". CINEMABLEND. 18 September 2018. Archived from the original on 29 December 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
- ^ "Warwick Davis in Film 2019".
- ^ "M.I. High The Visit Full Cast & Crew". IMDb.
- ^ Truitt, Brian (23 June 2010). "'Merlin' star Colin Morgan talks dragons and guest stars". USA Weekend. Archived from the original on 5 January 2013. Retrieved 24 June 2010.
- ^ Singh, Olivia. "17 'Harry Potter' stars who have also played 'Doctor Who' characters". Business Insider. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
- ^ "BBC One – Catherine Tate's Nan, Series 1, Nanger Management – Credits". BBC. Archived from the original on 29 December 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ "Planet's Got Talent comes to ITV". ITV Press Centre. Archived from the original on 29 December 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ 4.30pm-5.00pm (1 January 1970). "The Dumping Ground – Media Centre". BBC. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ British Comedy Guide (23 August 2016). "Eric Idle to resurrect Rutland Weekend Television – News – British Comedy Guide". Comedy.co.uk. Archived from the original on 29 December 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
- ^ Thorne, Will (1 May 2019). "Ron Howard in Talks for 'Willow' Sequel Series at Disney+". Variety. Archived from the original on 29 December 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
External links edit
- Warwick Davis at IMDb
- Warwick Davis at the Rotten Tomatoes