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Nick Chee Ping Kellington is a British actor and musician. He is best known for his roles in children's television series, the new Star Wars films and The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance. His television acting career began in 2007, when he portrayed Igglepiggle in the CBeebies show In the Night Garden....[ citation needed]
In 2010 he played Tang in " ZingZillas" also for CBeebies and in 2015, he took on the role of Dipsy in the reboot of Teletubbies, previously portrayed by John Simmit before it went into a 14-year hiatus. He reprised his role as Dipsy in the upcoming Netflix reboot of Teletubbies.[ citation needed]
Kellington appeared in the 2016 Star Wars film Rogue One as Bistan, a Rebel Alliance gunner.[ citation needed]
He also appears in 2017's Star Wars: The Last Jedi as Snook Uccorfay, a mole-like playboy in the casino city of Canto Bight.[ citation needed]
In 2018, Kellington played Ned the Neanderthal in the two-part documentary series Neanderthals : Meet Your Ancestors, presented by Ella Al-Shamahi and broadcast on BBC Four in May 2018. A VixPix Films production in association with Imaginarium Productions and the BBC. [1]
In 2019, he appeared in The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance as the creature suit performer providing the body movements for skekMal/The Hunter, one of the Skeksis new to the series.[ citation needed]
Kellington played cornet and ukulele in the rock band Ella Guru. [2]
Filmography
- In the Night Garden... (2007-2009), Igglepiggle
- Doctor Who (2008), Sontaran warrior
- ZingZillas (2010-2012), Tang
- Strange Hill High (2012), senior puppeteer
- Muppets Most Wanted (2014), UK additional Muppet performer (uncredited)
- Teletubbies (2015-2018), Dipsy
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016), Bistan
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017), Snook Uccorfay
- Neanderthals : Meet Your Ancestors (2018), Ned
- Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018), puppeteer
- Slaughterhouse Rulez" (2018), Monster and protestor
- The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance (2019), SkekMal / The Hunter
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019), Klaud
References
- ^ Al-Shamahi, Ella (May 2018). "Neanderthals : Meet Your Ancestors". BBC Programmes. BBC. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ^ Simpson, Aislinn (24 December 2007). "Rocker Nick Kellington revealed as Iggle Piggle". Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group Limited. Retrieved 19 November 2015.