Norfolk is about to get a massive dose of Hollywood royalty. Legendary stuntman and actor Deep Roy is officially heading to the coast for the Great Yarmouth Comic Con. He is the guy who single-handedly played all 165 Oompa Loompas in Tim Burton’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. He also brought Yoda to life in The Empire Strikes Back. Now he is meeting fans in the UK.
The pop-culture gathering takes over the Great Yarmouth Racecourse for a two-day span on Saturday, May 30 and Sunday, May 31. Fans are already scrambling for tickets. Roy has spent nearly five decades building one of the most wild and versatile resumes in the entertainment business.
His career history is completely unique. Born in Nairobi to Indian parents, Roy made his professional screen debut back in 1976. He played Klokoe in an episode of The New Avengers. From there, he became a foundational piece of modern sci-fi. Beyond his Star Wars and Willy Wonka fame, hardcore fans know him best as the terrifying villain Mr. Sin in Doctor Who. He even did stunt double work for R2D2.
He joins an already stacked lineup for the weekend event, according to the official announcement outlining the May guest roster. Saturday is being billed as a Peaky Blinders special. Paul Anderson, who plays the volatile Arthur Shelby, is headlining the first day.
Then Sunday completely shifts gears. The convention turns into SciFi Sunday to close out the weekend. Roy will be joined by Leigh Gill, known for his work in Joker and Game of Thrones, alongside Star Wars veteran Chris Parsons.
The European convention circuit is heavily booking legacy sci-fi actors this spring. Roy is slated to appear at Comic Con Holland just days before his UK arrival. The demand to meet practical-effects actors from the golden era of fantasy cinema is surging across the continent.