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Deep Roy

Deep Roy

Actor · Born January 26, 1949 (77) · Nairobi, Kenya

Mohinder Purba, better known as Deep Roy, is a Kenyan actor, stuntman and puppeteer of Indian descent.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 26, 1949 (77)
From
Nairobi, Kenya
Works as
Actor
Titles
45 on MovieCove · 58 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 5% in 30 days

What are Deep Roy's films like?

Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Adventure4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 41st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 4th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 77th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
38%
Bonds
19%
Power
12%
Society
10%
Survival
9%
Ideas
9%
Morality
2%
Identity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFame3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 7 · Serious 3 · Dark 0

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 4 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 3

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 5 · Charged 4 · Intense 1

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 6 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 2

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 3

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 6 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 9 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

4 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 2 of 4 analyzed roles.

Ally
2 of 4
Trickster
1 of 4
Shadow
1 of 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Hopeful
4
Joyful
3
Warm
3
Melancholic
2
Other
6

How their films linger

Feel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteInfuriating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet3
  • Ambiguous3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Deep Roy's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 32 of their 45 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (12).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Deep Roy's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

58 credits, 45 with a MovieCove page; 8 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Star Trek Beyond(2016)

    as Keenser

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Mantervention(2014)

    as Massage Dad

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Star Trek Into Darkness(2013)

    as Keenser

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Paranormal Movie(2013)

    as Demon

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Adventures in Zambezia(2012)

    as Mushana (voice)

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Ballad of Sandeep (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Sandeep Majumdar

  • Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen(2009)

    as Egyptian Guard

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Star Trek(2009)

    as Keenser

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Eastbound & Down(2009)

    Show 3 episodes · as Aaron

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • The Unborn(2009)

    Stunt Double

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Different Faces, Different Flavors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Actor

  • Corpse Bride(2005)

    as General Bonesapart (voice)

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Becoming Oompa-Loompa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Actor

  • Charlie and the Chocolate Factory(2005)

    as Oompa Loompa

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Leprechaun: Back 2 Tha' Hood(2003)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Big Fish(2003)

    as Mr. Soggybottom

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Haunted Mansion(2003)

    as Hitchhiking Ghost

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Planet of the Apes(2001)

    as Gorilla Kid / Thade's Niece

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • How the Grinch Stole Christmas(2000)

    as Post Office Clerk

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Kid(2000)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Blood Games (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Avatar

  • BASEketball(1998)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Mafia!(1998)

    as Small Hitman (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Retroactive(1997)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Matilda(1996)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Evil Has a Face(1996)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Sudden Death(1995)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Return of the Ewok(1982)

    as Droopy McCool

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • New Nightmare(1994)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • The Little Rascals(1994)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Freaked(1993)

    as George Ramirez

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The X-Files(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Beggar Man

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Leprechaun(1993)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Howling VI: The Freaks(1991)

    as Toones

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Hook(1991)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Disturbed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Marty

  • Lethal Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Grizabella

  • Alien from L.A.(1988)

    as Mambino

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Going Bananas(1987)

    as Bonzo

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Poltergeist II: The Other Side(1986)

    Stunts

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Return to Oz(1985)

    as Tin Man

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Lorca and the Outlaws(1984)

    as Grid' not 'Kid

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • The NeverEnding Story(1984)

    as Teeny Weeny

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes(1984)

    as Primate

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi(1983)

    as Droopy McCool

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Dark Crystal(1982)

    as Additional Performer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Flash Gordon(1980)

    as Princess Aura's Pet

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back(1980)

    Stand In

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Roots of Evil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Van Bullock

  • Licensed to Love and Kill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Midget

  • Benji's Very Own Christmas Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Key Elf

  • Blake's 7(1978)

    Show 1 episode · Stunts · as Decima · as Moloch (voice) · as The Klute

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Whose Doctor Who (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Actor

  • Doctor Who: The Talons of Weng-Chiang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Mr. Sin

  • The New Avengers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 1 episode · as Klokoe

  • The Pink Panther Strikes Again(1976)

    as Italian Assassin

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Doctor Who(1963)

    Show 6 episodes · as Mr. Sin

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Deep Into Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 58 titles, 57 of them dated from 1963 to 2016; peak year 2004.

Biggest box office

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)

$475M worldwide

Highest rated

The NeverEnding Story (1984)

Midcredits 89th

Most popular right now

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)

Film career

19632016

Peak 2004 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting44 of 58: 43 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score66thOther crew15 of 58: 14 only other crew, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score50th

By decade

1960s1 · acting1970s8 · 8 acting · 1 crew1980s12 · 10 acting · 2 crew1990s16 · 7 acting · 9 crew2000s14 · 11 acting · 3 crew2010s6 · acting

Billing

usually 15th · top billed in 0% of 19 roles
768611

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Deep Roy's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 56th percentile, the median of all 41; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 21st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

21stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

29thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 45 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up16
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th11

Shape of the crowd

15 of their 45 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved10
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser15
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed14

Most divisive · actor

Alien from L.A. (1988)

92nd percentile spread · 65% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)

Midcredits 99th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the acting 43/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles; fans 66, detractors 25. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Deep Roy's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 14 · minimalMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Deep Roy work with?

People who share at least 2 of Deep Roy's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Lisa Downs shares the most, 2.

Directors

Actors

Composers

Producers

Mixed roles