Mahesh Jadu

Mahesh Jadu
Born (1982-10-26) 26 October 1982 (age 42)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Occupation(s)Actor, composer
Years active2008–present
Known forMarco Polo (2014–2016)
Neighbours

Mahesh Jadu (born 26 October 1982) is an Australian actor. He is best known for the role of Dr. Doug Harris in the soap opera Neighbours and the role of Ahmad in Netflix original series Marco Polo. He also portrayed the supporting role of Shanmugum in the miniseries Better Man and Vilgefortz in The Witcher.

Early life

Mahesh Jadu was born in Carlton, Victoria, Australia and was named Mahesh Jadunundun.[1] His parents are from Mauritius and his Indo Mauritian ancestry originates from Bihar, Gorakhpur and Kashmir.[2] He was raised in Canning Vale which is a suburb south of Perth in Western Australia.[3]

Career

He started off as a composer for an Australian show, Byte Me. He auditioned for a small role in an Indian 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.[4]

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

Film
Year Title Role Notes
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
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2010–11 Neighbours Dr. Doug Harris 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 role)
Production credits
Year Title Notes
2005 Byte Me Composer (TV series)
TBA Topping Out Producer (in production)
TBA The Heretics Producer (pre-production)
TBA Kibo Producer (in development)

References

  1. ^ "Mahesh Jadunundun". Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  2. ^ Jadu, Mahesh (18 December 2014). "Mahesh Jadu : "Nanri" @chyerti hey... We're from mauritius actually..." Twitter. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  3. ^ Gartner, Annelies (22 May 2017). "Is this star Perth's best-kept acting secret?". thewest,com.au. The West Australian. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  4. ^ Edd (21 June 2010). "Mahesh Jadu". Perfect Blend. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  5. ^ "Another Face of Australian Cinema at 16th Busan International Film Festival". DearCinema. 8 September 2011. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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.