Trivia

There are 165 Oompa-Loompas in Tim Burton's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) and he plays every one of them. For this role, he had to take Pilates and dance lessons in preparations for the four musical numbers.

A true 'Blue Blooded' descendant of India's Maharajah Vinepal, 26 generations removed.

He and Simon Pegg are the only holders of a unique science fiction trifecta, namely to appear in the "Doctor Who", "Star Wars" and "Star Trek" series. He played Mr Sin in the 1977 Doctor Who (1963) serial "The Talons of Weng-Chiang", did costume work and size double for Yoda in The Empire Strikes Back, and played Droopy McCool in Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) and Keenser in Star Trek (2009) and Star Trek Into Darkness (2013).

His given name, Gordeep, means 'God's Light.'

Often collaborates with Tim Burton.

Along with George Takei, Clive Revill, Jason Wingreen, and Felix Silla, he is one of only five actors to appear in both the "Star Wars" and "Star Trek" series. He did costume work and size double for Yoda in The Empire Strikes Back, and played Droopy McCool in Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) and Keenser in Star Trek (2009), Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) and Star Trek Beyond (2016).

He played an ape in both Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984) and Planet of the Apes (2001).

Got his start in the entertainment arena in England since 1970, as a stand-up comic in local cabaret clubs.

Studied at The Slim Wood School of Comedy.

Parents are Indian.

In April 1970, Deep opened on the London stage in Ray Cooney's Miracle Worker at the Palace Theatre, Westcliff-on-Sea.

On Nov 2023 he was a guest at 3rd Annual Cropsey's Creepy Con in North Hollywood Ca.