Introduction
Davood Ghadami (Persian: داود قدمی; born 1982) is a British actor, best known for his role as Kush Kazemi in the BBC soap opera EastEnders from 2014 onwards. He is a British Iranian.
Life and career
Ghadami was born in Harlow, Essex, England. He is a leading actor and was perhaps previously best known as series regular Duncan Clark in Taggart. Other notable television credits include Life's Too Short, Law & Order, 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 extensively for York Theatre Royal and Pilot Theatre.
In 2014, Ghadami joined the cast of EastEnders as newcomer, Kush Kazemi.
Filmography
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Casualty | Mero Hashid | Guest appearance |
| 2005 | The Bill | Faz | Episodes 288 and 289 |
| 2006 | Spooks | Prince Wissam | |
| 2007 | The Omid Djalili Show | Mafia Guy | |
| 2009 | Doctors | Aran Chandar | |
| 2009 | Criminal Justice | Josh Hughes | |
| 2010 | Bloody Foreigners | Plautinianus | |
| 2010 | Taggart | Duncan Clark | Regular role |
| 2011 | Doctor Who | Jim | "Let's Kill Hitler" |
| 2011 | Top Boy | Teacher | |
| 2013 | Silent Witness | Ali Kolathi | |
| 2013 | Life's Too Short | Waiter | |
| 2013 | Skins | Raj | |
| 2013 | Law & Order: UK | Russell | |
| 2013 | Doctors | Tariq Kalbasi | |
| 2014 | Casualty | Ramin Tehrani | |
| 2014– | EastEnders | Kush Kazemi | Regular role |