dwarfism

Together with her husband, Ms Davis co-founded the charity Little People UK in 2012 to help individuals with dwarfism and their families.

Disney used computer-generated characters in the remake to "avoid reinforcing stereotypes from the original animated film", but some other actors with dwarfism were concerned this decision would prevent them from getting work in the future.

"There really is nothing wrong casting someone with dwarfism as a dwarf in any given opportunity," he said.

The actor, an integral part of many blockbuster franchises, including “Star Wars” and “Harry Potter,” helms Little People UK, which supports people with dwarfism like himself.

It listed a number of "targeted disabilities": "Hearing, vision, missing extremities, partial paralysis, complete paralysis, epilepsy, severe intellectual disability, psychiatric disability and dwarfism".