Warwick Davis, actor extraordinaire

I think it's long overdue for we mere mortals to give the proverbial shoutout to Warwick Davis, the most versatile thing to hit the acting world since Judi Dench.

We were first introduced to Davis as the lovable Ewok "Wicket" in "Return of the Jedi". He parlayed the success of this role into two follow-up Ewok-centered films, "The Ewok Adventure" and "The Battle for Endor" which, as any child from the age of 12 down will tell you, were awesome. Then opportunity came a-knocking, and Davis answered with gusto (using his own finger, mind you), landing the title role in "Willow". From there on, it's a wild ride into history. You may remember him in such roles as Reepicheep and Glimfeather in the made-for-TV "Chronicles of Narnia", the Leprechaun in "Leprechaun", and, most recently, Professor Flitwick in the "Harry Potter" movies, not to mention a wide variety of other small-person roles along the way. He was in a movie called "The Princess and the Dwarf". Guess which one he was.

To summarize: Wicket the Ewok = Willow = Reepicheep = Leprechaun = Prof. Flitwick.

Warwick Davis. Small in stature, big in talent.