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He also played the Leprechaun in the six ''Leprechaun'' films.
 
He also played the Leprechaun in the six ''Leprechaun'' films.
   
He is currently starring as himself in the Ricky Gervaiss mockumentary ''Life's Too Short''
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He is currently starring as himself in the Ricky Gervais's mockumentary ''Life's Too Short''.
   
 
==Behind the scenes==
 
==Behind the scenes==
 
*The second "w" in his first name is silent.
 
*The second "w" in his first name is silent.
 
*His appearance as Flitwick changed in the ''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban|Prisoner of Azkaban]]'' from being an extremely older looking man in the first two movies, to a much younger man. The films have yet to address the reason for the change in appearance (which does not occur at all to Flitwick in the books).
 
*His appearance as Flitwick changed in the ''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban|Prisoner of Azkaban]]'' from being an extremely older looking man in the first two movies, to a much younger man. The films have yet to address the reason for the change in appearance (which does not occur at all to Flitwick in the books).
*His grandmother heard an announcement on the radio calling for people under 4 feet in height to audition for [[starwars:Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi|Star Wars: Return of the Jedi]]. He went and auditioned and received a role as an ewok. When actor Kenny Baker got a bad case of food poisoning on the day they were to film Wicket meeting Princess Leia for the first time, Warwick's role was made into the main ewok character [[starwars:Wicket Wystri Warrick|Wicket]], the lead [[starwars:Ewok|Ewok]].
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*His grandmother heard an announcement on the radio calling for people under 4 feet in height to audition for [[starwars:Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi|Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi]]. He went and auditioned and received a role as an ewok. When actor Kenny Baker got a bad case of food poisoning on the day they were to film Wicket meeting Princess Leia for the first time, Warwick's role was made into the main ewok character [[starwars:Wicket Wystri Warrick|Wicket]], the lead [[starwars:Ewok|Ewok]].
*At the age of 11, he was only 2'11"
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*At the age of 11, he was only 2'11".
*Davis's wife plays a goblin in ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2]]''
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*Davis's wife and children are also goblins in ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2]]''
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*Since the end of the films, Davis has visited ''[[The Making of Harry Potter]]'' over a dozen times.<ref name="dozen">[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2318382/Warwick-Davis-loved-time-Harry-Potter-set-hes-studios-dozen-times.html?ito=feeds-newsxml ''The Daily Mail'' - "My magical history tour! Warwick Davis loved his time on the Harry Potter set so much he's been back to the studios a dozen times"]</ref>
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*Warwick Davis and his father-in-law, Peter Burroughs, head up Willow Management, an acting agency specializing in actors/actresses under 5' tall.  Willow Management was key in supplying the cast of Goblins that work at Gringotts.
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* Warwick was born with SED, a rare type of dwarfism.
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Revision as of 03:04, 13 September 2015

ProfFlitwick

Warwick Davis as Professor Flitwick in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. This incarnation of Flitwick is considered canon.

Warwick Davis is the actor who has portrayed Filius Flitwick in all film adaptations to date (except for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1). He also played the Gringotts bank teller in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone and was the voice of Griphook (played by Verne Troyer) in the same film. He fully plays Griphook in the Deathly Hallows films.

Career

In 1983, he was cast as Wicket the Ewok in George Lucas' Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi. In 1988, he portrayed Willow Ufgood, the protagonist in the film Willow. He had two roles in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, where he played the Rodian Wald and a human (seen with Watto during the Podrace). In 2005, he appeared in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy as Marvin the Paranoid Android. The character was voiced by Alan Rickman.

He starred in The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian as Nikabrik, in which Predrag Bjelac also appears. Coincidentally, Davis also appeared in the 1989 TV miniseries Prince Caspian and the Voyage of the Dawn Treader.

In 2006, Davis guest-starred in an episode of the comedy series Extras, in an episode in which Daniel Radcliffe, played himself, performed a spoof of Harry Potter; Davis (also appearing as himself) played a magical creature in the spoof.

He also guest-starred in the episode "The Eye of the Phoenix" on BBC's Merlin as the mystical Grettir, gatekeeper to the land of the Fisher King.

He also played the Leprechaun in the six Leprechaun films.

He is currently starring as himself in the Ricky Gervais's mockumentary Life's Too Short.

Behind the scenes

  • The second "w" in his first name is silent.
  • His appearance as Flitwick changed in the Prisoner of Azkaban from being an extremely older looking man in the first two movies, to a much younger man. The films have yet to address the reason for the change in appearance (which does not occur at all to Flitwick in the books).
  • His grandmother heard an announcement on the radio calling for people under 4 feet in height to audition for Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi. He went and auditioned and received a role as an ewok. When actor Kenny Baker got a bad case of food poisoning on the day they were to film Wicket meeting Princess Leia for the first time, Warwick's role was made into the main ewok character Wicket, the lead Ewok.
  • At the age of 11, he was only 2'11".
  • Davis's wife and children are also goblins in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
  • Since the end of the films, Davis has visited The Making of Harry Potter over a dozen times.[1]
  • Warwick Davis and his father-in-law, Peter Burroughs, head up Willow Management, an acting agency specializing in actors/actresses under 5' tall.  Willow Management was key in supplying the cast of Goblins that work at Gringotts.
  • Warwick was born with SED, a rare type of dwarfism.

Notes and references