Born:
February 03, 1970
in
Epsom, Surrey
Best Known For:
The sitcom Life's Too Short.
Early-life:
Warwick Ashley Davis was born in Epsom, Surrey, on February 3, 1970, with Spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia congenita, a rare form of dwarfism. Aged 11, his grandmother heard a radio advert seeking actors of a certain height to be in Return of the Jedi. Warwick landed the key role of Wicket the Ewok, later reprising it for two TV movies. In 1987, he was cast as the eponymous hero of Ron Howard's fantasy adventure Willow, and also featured in BBC adaptations of CS Lewis's Narnia books.
Career:
History later repeated itself when Davis landed bit parts in Star Wars: Episode One, and The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian. Over the past 30 years he has become one of Britain's most in-demand actors, featuring in Jack the Giant Slayer; the Leprechaun movies; several Harry Potter films; Ricky Gervais projects Extras, Life's Too Short, and An Idiot Abroad, and Oscar-winning drama Ray. More recently he's been involved in ITV projects Perspectives: Warwick Davis - The Seven Dwarfs of Auschwitz, and Weekend Escapes with Warwick Davis. In 2014, he hosted a relaunched version of quiz show Celebrity Squares.
Quote:
"The world worries about disability more than disabled people do."
Trivia:
He runs the talent agency Willow Management, which represents actors under five feet tall.