Mohammed George

Mohammed Michael "Mo" George (born 11 March 1982) is a British actor who played Gus Smith on the soap opera EastEnders from 2002 to 2008.

Career Before appearing in EastEnders, George made guest appearances in Holby City, Bottom (as a young trick-or-treater in the episode "Terror") and The Last Detective. He also starred as Dennis in the children's programme Renford Rejects in 2000, and had a role in the film Kidulthood.

Personal life George had a daughter, Olivia, with his former partner, Emma Archibald. The couple subsequently split, and George began raising Olivia on his own.

Legal troubles George was arrested on 8 December 2006 for a suspected assault on girlfriend Emma Archibald during an argument outside a restaurant. She corroborated the claims, in what started as an argument over who should empty the dishwasher. George was cautioned by the police for having swung a bag of rubbish, and was subsequently suspended by EastEnders executive producer Diederick Santer for two months. George apologised to the BBC and the show's producers. It was announced on 18 January 2008 that George and EastEnders had reached a mutual agreement not to renew his contract, and he left the show after six years, later in 2008. George has since stated that he was "forced" to leave EastEnders after the bosses there believed newspaper headlines which he later proved wrong. He has admitted to suffering from depression as a result of his departure from EastEnders.

Lawsuits In March 2009, George started libel action against The Sun newspaper, claiming that they said he was "acting like a wild animal" and branded him a "woman beater". He claimed that this was untrue. His lawyer said the reports had "damaged his prospects as an actor". The newspaper contested the claim, but George won £75,000 libel damages on 2 April 2009. In July 2010, the Daily Star apologised and paid damages to George after they incorrectly reported that he had arrived drunk to an EastEnders 25th anniversary party and acted aggressively to the programme's producers.

Filmography Film YearTitleRoleNotes 2002 Never Play with the Dead 2013 Forget the Pact Frankie Short film 2015 Murder Capital Reaper Short film 2016 Remembrance Day Kofi Short film 2016 The Naked Poet Martin 2019 A Man Down Paul Drummond Short film 2024 Here Winston TBA Thirteen Cars Bez Pre-production

Television YearTitleRoleNotes 1995 Bottom Small Devil Episode: "Terror"Credited as Mohammad George 1995 The Biz Max Unknown episodes 2000 The Bill Mark Okin Episode: "White Lies" 2000-2001 Renford Rejects Dennis Quayle Unknown episodes 2002 Holby City Dean Flynn Episode: "Birthday" 2002-2008 EastEnders Gus Smith Main cast319 episodes 2003 The Last Detective Warren Episode: "Pilot"Credited as Mohammad George 2007 Children in Need Himself (performer) Episode: "#1.28" 2011 Postcode Rob Television movie 2012 Crime Stories Peter Green Episode: "#1.19"