Short Round — Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Character Profile

About Short Round

Resourceful street-smart orphan who becomes Indy's loyal companion and driver in India.

Short Round — Character Profile

Alignment

Hero

Species

Human

Abilities

Pickpocketing, Driving, Loyalty, Quick thinking, Street smarts

• Strength: 3.5/10
• Intelligence: 7.5/10
• Charisma: 8/10
• Morality: 9/10
• Influence: 4/10

Affiliations

• Indiana Jones universe

Quick Facts about Short Round

Occupation

pickpocket

Character Facts

Played by

Ke Huy Quan

Appears in

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (7)

• Short Round — related — Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford)
• Short Round — related — Mola Ram (Amrish Puri)
• Short Round — related — Willie Scott (Kate Capshaw)
• Short Round — Narrative Sidekick — Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford)

  Loyal companion and narrative sidekick to the protagonist.

• Short Round — Social Companion — Willie Scott (Kate Capshaw)

  Fellow survivor sharing the traumatic journey.

• Short Round — Power Enslaver — Mola Ram (Amrish Puri)

  Oppressor who forces Short Round into labor.

• Short Round — Conflict Indirect Threat — Lao Che (Roy Chiao)

  Indirect danger source through plane ownership.

Explore the full interactive character relationship map of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

More characters from Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

• Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford)
• Willie Scott (Kate Capshaw)
• Mola Ram (Amrish Puri)
• Maitre d' (Rex Ngui)
• Chattar Lal (Roshan Seth)
• Chinese Co-Pilot (Michael Yama)
• Shaman (D.R. Nanayakkara)
• Art Weber (Dan Aykroyd)
• Chief Henchman (Philip Tan)
• Phillip Blumburtt (Philip Stone)
• Lao Che (Roy Chiao)
• Wu Han (David Yip)