About Davood Ghadami
Born 1982. Davood Ghadami is a British actor and television actor, known for Casualty (TV series), Doctors (2000 TV series) and EastEnders.
Davood Ghadami (; born 13 June 1982) is a British actor. Following his appearances in Taggart in 2010, he appeared in the BBC medical programmes Doctors and Casualty in recurring roles. In 2014, he began playing Kush Kazemi in the BBC soap opera EastEnders, a role he stayed in until 2021 when the character was killed off. Following Ghadami's departure from EastEnders, it was announced that he had joined the cast of the BBC medical drama Holby City as Eli Ebrahimi.
Early and personal life Ghadami was born on 7 August 1982 in Harlow, Essex. He is of Iranian descent. He found it difficult at school, since being mixed race led to verbal bullying.
From 2013 to 2014, he appeared in the BBC medical drama Casualty as Ramin Tehrani. Other television credits include Life's Too Short, Law & Order, Skins Redux, Doctor Who, Top Boy, Fast Freddie, Silent Witness, Criminal Justice and Spooks.
In 2014, Ghadami joined the cast of EastEnders as series regular Kush Kazemi, for which he won the award for Best Newcomer at the TV Choice Awards. He was also nominated for Best Newcomer and Best Actor at The British Soap Awards.
In August 2017, Ghadami was announced as a contestant for the fifteenth series of Strictly Come Dancing. He was partnered with professional dancer Nadiya Bychkova. 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 drama Holby City as Eli Ebrahimi. 2015 Inside Soap Awards Sexiest Male EastEnders
2015 Inside Soap Awards Best Affair (with Lacey Turner) EastEnders
2015 TV Choice Awards Best Soap Newcomer EastEnders
2016 21st National Television Awards Serial Drama Performance EastEnders
2016 2016 British Soap Awards Best Actor EastEnders
2016 Inside Soap Awards Sexiest Male EastEnders
2017 2017 British Soap Awards Best Actor EastEnders
2017 Inside Soap Awards Sexiest Male EastEnders
2018 TV Choice Awards Best Soap Actor EastEnders
2019 24th National Television Awards Serial Drama Performance EastEnders
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English actor (b. 1982)
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Davood Ghadami is known for Casualty (TV series), Doctors (2000 TV series), EastEnders, Holby City and Taggart.
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