Mahesh Jadu

Mahesh Jadu
Born Mahesh Jadu
26 October 1982
Carlton, Victoria, Melbourne, Australia
Nationality Australian
Occupation Actor, composer
Years active 2008–present
Known for Marco Polo (2014–present)

Mahesh Jadu (born 26 October 1982 in Carlton, Victoria, Australia), is an Australian actor, raised in Perth, Western Australia.

Career

He started off as a composer for an Australian show, "Byte Me". He worked on the art department of an independent Hindi film Sorry Bhai! and was subsequently cast. He was later cast in one of Australia's longest running soaps, Neighbours as Doug Harris. He played poker to cover rent and living expenses until he was called for an audition by the casting director, Lou Mitchell[1]

In 2011, he was cast in an Australian drama, Taj which was presented at the 16th Busan International Film Festival.[2]

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 to The Lovers. The film got delayed for 2 years. He then auditioned multiple times for I, Frankenstein in which he plays the Gargoyle "Ophir".[3] He was later cast in Netflix's, Marco Polo as Ahmad.[4]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2008 Sorry Bhai! A Student
2010–11 Neighbours Dr. Doug Harris 33 episodes
2011 Taj Vjay Male lead
2012 The Three Ages of Sasha Nasir Khan Male lead
2013 Magnetism Mark Short film
2013 Better Man Shanmugum 1 episode
2014 I, Frankenstein Ophir Main cast
2014 Marco Polo Ahmad Main cast
2015 The Lovers The Assassin

References

  1. ↑ Edd (21 June 2010). "Mahesh Jadu". Perfect Blend. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  2. ↑ "Another Face of Australian Cinema’ at 16th Busan International Film Festival". DearCinema. September 8, 2011. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  3. ↑ Roy, Priyanka (January 2014). "Indian-Australian actor Mahesh Jadu on his big Holly break in I, Frankenstein". Telegraph India. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  4. ↑ 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.

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