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Davood Ghadami

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English actor (born 1982)

Davood Ghadami
Ghadami in 2016
Born (1982-08-07)7 August 1982 (age 42)
Harlow,Essex, England
OccupationActor
Years active2004–present
Known for
Spouse
Isobel Ghadami
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(m. 2010; sep. 2023)​
Children2

Davood Ghadami (Persian:داوود قدمی; born 7 August 1982) is a British actor. Following his appearances inTaggart in 2010, he appeared in theBBC medical programmesDoctors andCasualty in recurring roles. In 2014, he began portraying the role ofKush Kazemi in the BBC soap operaEastEnders, a role he stayed in until 2021 when the character was killed off. Following Ghadami's departure fromEastEnders, it was announced that he had joined the cast of the BBC medical dramaHolby City as Eli Ebrahimi.

Early and personal life

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Ghadami was born on 7 August 1982 in Harlow, Essex.[1] He is ofIranian andEnglish heritage.[2] He found it difficult at school, since being mixed race led to verbal bullying.[1] He subsequently moved toSaint Nicholas School in Old Harlow. In 2010, Ghadami married long-term girlfriend Isobel; the pair have two daughters together.[1] Ghadami announced onInstagram in 2025 that he and his wife had separated in 2023.

Career

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In 2010, Ghadami portrayed the role of Duncan Clark in the final series of theITV detective dramaTaggart. He found the role challenging, since it involved looking at photos of genuine crime scenes.[1] Following this, he appeared in theBBC soap operaDoctors in the recurring role ofAran Chandar from 2012 to 2013.[3]

From 2013 to 2014, he appeared in the BBC medical dramaCasualty as Ramin Tehrani.[4] Other television credits includeLife's Too Short,Law & Order,Skins Redux,Doctor Who,Top Boy,Fast Freddie,Silent Witness,Criminal Justice andSpooks.[1]

On stage, he has played Amir in13 atThe National, as well as working forYork Theatre Royal andPilot Theatre.[5]

In 2014, Ghadami joined the cast ofEastEnders as series regularKush Kazemi,[6] for which he won the award for Best Newcomer at theTV Choice Awards. He was also nominated forBest Newcomer andBest Actor atThe British Soap Awards.[7]

In August 2017, Ghadami was announced as a contestant for thefifteenth series ofStrictly Come Dancing.[8] He was partnered with professional dancerNadiya Bychkova.[9] They were eliminated in week 11 of the competition, in the quarter-finals.

In April 2021, it was announced that Ghadami had joined the cast of the BBC medical dramaHolby City as Eli Ebrahimi.[5]

Filmography

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YearTitleRoleNotes
2005CasualtyMero Hashid2 episodes
2005The BillFazEpisodes: "Confessions of a Killer" and "Inferno"
2006SpooksPrince WissamEpisodes: "Hostage Takers: Parts 1 & 2"
2006Dream TeamIzmetEpisode: "Trust"
2007The Omid Djalili ShowMafia Guy4 episodes
2009DoctorsTariq Kalbasi2 episodes
2009Criminal JusticeJosh Hughes2 episodes
2010Bloody ForeignersPlautinianusEpisode: "The Untold Invasion of Britain"
2010TaggartDuncan ClarkSeries 27; 6 episodes
2011Doctor WhoJimEpisode: "Let's Kill Hitler"
2011Top BoyTeacher1 episode
2012–2013DoctorsAran ChandarRecurring role
2013Silent WitnessAli KolathiEpisodes: "Trust: Parts 1 and 2"
2013Life's Too ShortWaiterEpisode: "Easter Special"
2013SkinsRajEpisodes: "Fire: Parts 1 & 2"
2013Law & Order: UKRussellEpisode: "Paternal"
2013–2014CasualtyRamin TehraniRecurring role
2014–2021EastEndersKush KazemiRegular role; 641 episodes
2015Valentine's KissGregMiniseries; 1 episode
2017Strictly Come DancingHimselfContestant (series 15)
2020EastEnders: Secrets from the SquareEpisode: "Martin and Kush"
2021–2022Holby CityEli EbrahimiRegular role
2022The Chelsea DetectiveNitin ShamsieSeries 1
2023Beyond ParadiseBen Tyler1 episode
2023CasualtyEli EbrahimiEpisode: "How to Save a Life"
2025House of DavidEliabMain cast

Awards and nominations

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YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.
20152015 British Soap AwardsBest NewcomerEastEndersNominated[10]
2015Inside Soap AwardsSexiest MaleEastEndersNominated[11]
2015Inside Soap AwardsBest Affair (withLacey Turner)EastEndersShortlisted[12]
2015TV Choice AwardsBest Soap NewcomerEastEndersWon[13]
201621st National Television AwardsSerial Drama PerformanceEastEndersNominated[14]
20162016 British Soap AwardsBest ActorEastEndersNominated[15]
2016Inside Soap AwardsSexiest MaleEastEndersNominated[16]
20172017 British Soap AwardsBest ActorEastEndersNominated[17]
2017Inside Soap AwardsSexiest MaleEastEndersWon[18]
2018TV Choice AwardsBest Soap ActorEastEndersNominated[19]
201924th National Television AwardsSerial Drama PerformanceEastEndersNominated[20]

References

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  1. ^abcde"10 totally true FACTS about... Davood Ghadami".Inside Soap.Hearst Magazines UK. 29 October 2019. Retrieved16 April 2021 – viaPressReader.
  2. ^"Strictly's Davood Ghadami: I moved schools after bullying". 11 November 2017.
  3. ^"Strange Romance".Doctors. 27 November 2013.BBC.BBC One.
  4. ^Morris, Lauren (16 April 2021)."EastEnders' Davood Ghadami to join the cast of Holby City".Radio Times. Retrieved16 April 2021.
  5. ^abDainty, Sophie (16 April 2021)."EastEnders star Davood Ghadami is joining the cast of Holby City".Digital Spy.Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved16 April 2021.
  6. ^"Davood Ghadami joins EastEnders cast as Kush!". BBC. 18 August 2014. Retrieved19 October 2014.
  7. ^"Davood Ghadami".BBC. Retrieved16 April 2021.
  8. ^"Swapping Walford for the Waltz, Davood Ghadami joins Strictly". BBC. 8 August 2017. Retrieved12 October 2017.
  9. ^"Say hello to your Strictly 2017 couples!". BBC. 9 September 2017. Retrieved12 October 2017.
  10. ^Kilkelly, Daniel; Dainty, Sophie (16 May 2015)."Who won at British Soap Awards 2015? See winners list in full".Digital Spy. Retrieved16 May 2015.
  11. ^Dainty, Sophie (14 July 2015)."Inside Soap Awards 2015 longlist revealed: Who's in line for Best Actor, Actress and Newcomer?".Digital Spy. Retrieved14 July 2015.
  12. ^Sandwell, Ian (29 September 2015)."EastEnders and Emmerdale lead 'final four' shortlists for theInside Soap Awards 2015".Digital Spy. Retrieved29 September 2015.
  13. ^Denham, Jess (8 September 2015)."TV Choice Awards 2015 winners list: Ant and Dec and Broadchurch triumph as Sheridan Smith pays tribute to Cilla Black".The Independent.Archived from the original on 18 December 2019. Retrieved18 December 2019.
  14. ^"National Television Awards 2016 longlist nominees announced".BBC. 6 October 2015. Retrieved9 December 2016.
  15. ^Kilkelly, Daniel (4 April 2016)."British Soap Awards 2016 nominations: Which Corrie, EastEnders, Emmerdale and Hollyoaks stars are up?".Digital Spy. Retrieved4 April 2016.
  16. ^Sandwell, Ian (21 June 2016)."Inside Soap Awards 2016 longlist revealed".Digital Spy. Retrieved23 June 2016.
  17. ^Dainty, Sophie (18 April 2017)."British Soap Awards 2017: the longlist is revealed".Digital Spy.
  18. ^Dainty, Sophie (6 November 2017)."Emmerdale wins best soap at theInside Soap Awards for the third year running".Digital Spy.Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved6 November 2017.
  19. ^"TV Choice Awards". digitalspy.co.uk. 15 May 2018.
  20. ^Harp, Justin (16 October 2018)."Here are all the nominees for the National TV Awards 2019, including Strictly, Doctor Who and Ant & Dec".Digital Spy. Retrieved9 January 2019.

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