Mahesh Jadu
Mahesh Jadu | |
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Born | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | 26 October 1982
Occupation(s) | Actor, composer |
Years active | 2008–present |
Known for | Marco Polo (2014–2016) Neighbours |
Mahesh Jadu (born 26 October 1982) is an Australian actor. He is best known for the role of
Early life
Mahesh Jadu was born in
Career
He started off as a composer for an Australian show, Byte Me. He auditioned for a small role in an Indian film,
In 2011, he was cast in an Australian drama, Taj, which was presented at the 16th Busan International Film Festival.[5]
He then worked on The Three Ages of Sasha. He got his big break when he was cast in Roland Joffé's periodic drama, Singularity, which was later renamed The Lovers. In 2015, he was cast in Netflix's Marco Polo as Ahmad Fanakati.[6] and had a role in I, Frankenstein. In 2019 he played Vilgefortz of Roggeveen in the Netflix's TV series The Witcher.[7]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2008 | Sorry Bhai! | A Student | |
2008 | Two Fists, One Heart | Ringside Official | |
2011 | Taj | Vjay | Male lead |
2012 | The Three Ages of Sasha | Nasir Khan | Male lead |
2013 | Magnetism | Mark | Short |
2013 | The Lovers | The Assassin | |
2014 | I, Frankenstein | Ophir | |
2015 | Judi Dench is Cool in Person | Mahesh | Short |
2017 | Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales | Spanish Soldier | |
2017 | Three Summers | Baktash | |
2019 | Submit Tweet | Critic | Short |
2020 | Emerald | Zal | Short |
2020 | The Furnace | Sadhu | |
2023 | It Only Takes a Night | Jeffrey D. Phillips | |
TBA | Timur | Hussayn | Post-production |
TBA | Honeymoon | Eric | Post-production |
TBA | The Ice Road 2: Road to the Sky | Rudra Yash | Pre-production |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2010–11 | Neighbours | Dr. Doug Harris
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Season 26–27 (recurring, 33 episodes) |
2013 | Better Man | Shanmugum | Miniseries (1 episode) |
2014 | Winners & Losers | Evan Madawella | Season 3 (guest, 2 episodes) |
2014 | Sam Fox: Extreme Adventures | Raj | Season 1 (guest, 1 episode) |
2014 | Marco Polo | Ahmad | Season 1–2 (main cast, 20 episodes) |
2019– | The Witcher | Vilgefortz | Season 1–3 (main cast, 11 episodes) |
2024 | Home and Away | Nelson Giles | Season 37 (recurring, current role) |
Year | Title | Notes |
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2005 | Byte Me | Composer (TV series) |
TBA | Topping Out | Producer (in production) |
TBA | The Heretics | Producer (pre-production) |
TBA | Kibo | Producer (in development) |
References
- ^ "Mahesh Jadunundun". Retrieved 12 July 2020.
- ^ Jadu, Mahesh (18 December 2014). "Mahesh Jadu : "Nanri" @chyerti hey... We're from mauritius actually..." Twitter. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- ^ Gartner, Annelies. "Is this star Perth's best-kept acting secret?". thewest,com.au. The West Australian. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- ^ Edd (21 June 2010). "Mahesh Jadu". Perfect Blend. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
- ^ "Another Face of Australian Cinema at 16th Busan International Film Festival". DearCinema. 8 September 2011. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
- ^ Chitwood, Adam (28 October 2014). "MARCO POLO Trailer Teases Swordplay and a Massive Scale for Netflix's Biggest Series Yet". Collider.com. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
- ^ Roy, Priyanka (January 2014). "Indian-Australian actor Mahesh Jadu on his big Holly break in I, Frankenstein". Telegraph India. Archived from the original on 30 January 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
External links
- Mahesh Jadu at IMDb
- Mahesh Jadu on Twitter