Davood Ghadami
Davood Ghadami is an English actor, known for his role as Kush Kazemi in the BBC soap opera EastEnders from 2014 onwards.Life and career
Ghadami was born in Harlow, Essex where he attended Saint Nicholas School, Old Harlow. He is an actor and was a series regular Duncan Clark in Taggart. Other notable television credits include Life's Too Short, , Skins Redux, Doctor Who, Top Boy, Fast Freddie, Silent Witness, Criminal Justice and Spooks.
His film credits include John Carter for Disney, Shop Girl for Bwark Productions, Red Mercury, Extraordinary Rendition and most recently Survivor directed by James McTeigue.
On stage he most recently played Amir in 13 at The National, as well as working for York Theatre Royal and Pilot Theatre.
In 2014, Ghadami joined the cast of EastEnders as newcomer, Kush Kazemi for which he won "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.Filmography
Television
