- Was Elijah Wood's scale double in all three Lord of the Rings films.
- Because of his overall diminutive size, versatility and willingness, Kiran Shah is in high demand as a prospective stuntman / double for long shots in action scenes.
- Auditioned for the part of R2-D2 in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977), narrowly losing out to Kenny Baker.
- Has played the character 'Tonga' (from the Sherlock Holmes novel 'The Sign of Four' by A. Conan Doyle) in two different TV movies, The Sign of Four (1987) and The Crucifer of Blood (1991).
- Every film he has made with John Rhys-Davies has been nominated for Best Picture: Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002), The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003).
- He appeared in three Best Picture Academy Award winners: Braveheart (1995), Titanic (1997) and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003). Bernard Hill also appeared in the latter two films.
- Worked as a tailor's apprentice for six months before seriously starting his acting/stunt career.
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