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Warwick Ashley Davis is a British actor born in Epsom, Surrey, on February 3, 1970. He holds United Kingdom citizenship and resides in Yaxley, Epsom. His professional acting career began in 1982 and continues into the 21st century. Davis works in film, stage, and television, speaking British English as his native language.
He has been recognized with the award of Officer of the Order of the British Empire. Davis has three children, including Annabelle Davis. He has medical conditions including dwarfism and spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia congenita.
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Film & TV
Epsom, Surrey, England, UK
Warwick Ashley Davis (born 3 February 1970) is an English actor, television presenter, writer, director, comedian, and producer. He played the title characters in Willow and the “Leprechaun” film series, the Ewok Wicket in “Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi,” and both Professor Filius Flitwick and Griphook in the “Harry Potter” films.
Known for
- Harry Potter — Filius Flitwick2026
- Inside the Worlds of Epic Universe — Self2025
- Star Wars: Tales of the Empire — Rukh (voice)2024
- Harry Potter: Wizards of Baking — Self2024
- Willow: Behind the Magic — Self - 'Willow'2023
- Willow — Willow Ufgood2022
- Moley — Moley (voice)2021
- Master Moley by Royal Invitation — Master Moley (voice)2019
- Horrible Histories: The Movie — Rotten Romans — Gladiator Trainer2019
- Maleficent: Mistress of Evil — Lickspittle2019
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Key facts
- Born
- Warwick Ashley Davis , ( 1970-02-03 ) 3 February 1970 (age 56) , Epsom , Surrey , England
- Occupations
- Actor television presenter
- Years active
- 1982–present
- Television
- Life's Too Short Celebrity Squares Tenable
- Height
- 3 ft 6 in (107 cm)
- Spouse
- Samantha Burroughs ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1991 ; died 2024 )
- Children
- 3, including Annabelle
- Relatives
- Peter Burroughs (father-in-law)
- Website
- warwickdavis .co .uk
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Ashley
- Family name
- Davis
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Epsom
- Child
- Annabelle Davis
- Occupation
- screenwriter
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- British English
- Official website
- warwickdavis.co.uk
- Image
- Warwick Davis interviewed 2.jpg
- Height
- 106
- Number of children
- 3
- Residence
- Epsom
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- Warwick Davis
- date of birth
- 1970-02-03
- medical condition
- spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia congenita
- start of work period
- 1982-00-00
- birth name
- Warwick Ashley Davis
- name in native language
- Warwick Ashley Davis
- time period
- 21st century
- social media followers
- 675826
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Encyclopedic overview
Warwick Ashley Davis (/ˈwɒrɪk/ WORR-ik; born 3 February 1970) is an English actor and television presenter. Active within the industry since he was eleven, Davis is among the highest-grossing supporting actors of all time and has the highest average gross revenue of all supporting actors. He played the title character in Willow (1988) and the Leprechaun film series (1993–2003); several characters in the Star Wars film series (1983–2024), most notably Wicket the Ewok; and Professor Filius Flitwick and the goblin Griphook in the Harry Potter film series (2001–2011).
Davis starred as a fictionalised version of himself in the sitcom Life's Too Short (2011–2013). He has also presented the ITV game shows Celebrity Squares (2014–2015) and Tenable (2016–2024). In 2025, Davis was awarded the BAFTA Fellowship for lifetime achievement from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts.
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