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Few acting careers stretch from a galaxy far, far away to the corridors of Hogwarts, yet Warwick Davis has lived both — and collected an OBE along the way. The 54-year-old from Surrey started as Wicket the Ewok at 11, then anchored Willow, the Harry Potter films, and ITV’s Tenable, and what follows sorts the … Read more

For four decades, Warwick Davis has been the kind of character actor whose face lands before his name does — a small figure in some of the biggest franchises on screen. In March 2024 his wife Samantha died at 53, and the tributes that followed revealed that the line between what’s verified and what’s speculation … Read more

Few images in Star Wars are as easy to picture as Wicket the Ewok, and for more than four decades the performer inside that fur suit has been Warwick Davis. He was about 11 when he first played the role, a detail preserved in BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs archive, and the same screen … Read more

Most actors get one iconic franchise; Warwick Davis has four on the same résumé. Born in Epsom, Surrey, in 1970, Davis lives with spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia congenita (SED), a rare skeletal condition that shaped both his casting and his advocacy (BBC News (UK broadcaster)). It’s a career best understood whole — the filmography, the health condition, … Read more

You probably know Warwick Davis best as the Ewok who stole Return of the Jedi, but the headlines about his life off-screen have multiplied faster than his on-screen credits — and a year after his wife Samantha Davis’s death in March 2024, tributes, casting rumors, and an unsourced stroke claim still circulate. Here’s what’s actually … Read more

Some actors spend decades chasing one iconic role. Warwick Davis landed his at 11, when he was cast as Wicket the Ewok in Return of the Jedi — a career start that BAFTA (British film academy) still highlights in its fellowship citation. From Willow to Harry Potter, his story is also one of quiet institution-building: … Read more

When an 11-year-old from Surrey gets cast as an Ewok, the natural assumption is that it’s a lucky break. For Warwick Davis, that first day on Return of the Jedi stretched into one of the longest careers in modern fantasy cinema — Wicket the Ewok, the title role in Willow, and Professor Flitwick in Harry … Read more

Three of the biggest entertainment franchises on the planet share one uncommon thread: Warwick Davis. From an Ewok at 11 to a BAFTA Fellowship in 2025, his story balances public achievement with private loss, and this profile sorts the milestones from the rumours. Born: 1970, Epsom, Surrey · Height: 3 ft 6 in (1.07 m) … Read more

Chances are you recognize the face before the name: Warwick Davis, one of the most familiar actors in fantasy cinema, standing 3 ft 6 in. He was 11 when he first played Wicket the Ewok in Return of the Jedi, as documented by Grindhouse Movie (film reference database), and 18 when he carried the title … Read more

Most actors hope you remember their face; Warwick Davis built a four-decade career playing characters hidden under fur, prosthetics and wigs. The actor behind Wicket the Ewok, Willow Ufgood and two Harry Potter roles received the BAFTA Fellowship in 2025 and dedicated it to his late wife, Samantha, who died in 2024; this profile sorts … Read more