Nitin Ganatra

Nitin Ganatra

Active - 1991 - 2019  |   Born - Feb 21, 1968 in Kenya  |   Genres - Comedy, Drama, Romance

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  • Moved at the age of 3 from Kenya to Coventry, where his family still own and run a corner shop.
  • While tracing his family history on the BBC documentary Who Do You Think You Are, Ganatra discovered that his grandmother was married at the age of 6.
  • Known most prominently for his long running role as Masood Ahmed in BBC soap opera Eastenders, which he joined in 2007.
  • Long time friend of fellow actor Sanjeev Bhaskar OBE, having met as students in the early 1990's.
  • Originally worked as an optometrist, having gained a degree in Optometry from Aston University in 2000.
  • Became a father for the first time at the age of 38 in 2006, when his wife gave birth to their son, Sameer Vivek.
  • In 2014, called for more racial diversity in British soaps because of a "pressure" for minority groups to be represented.
  • Ranked #58 in the 100 Greatest East Enders Characters of All Time for his performance as Masood Ahmed in 2015.