Majid Luke Mehdizadeh-Valoujerdy (born 5 January 1990), known professionally as Luke Jerdy, is a British actor. He is from Derby in the

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, and is half-

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ian. His full name is Majid Luke Mehdizadeh-Valoujerdy, but he changed it to avoid confusing casting directors. Jerdy is best known for his portrayal of

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in the

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'', a role in which he played regularly from April 2016 until January 2020. He has also performed in the theatre.

Career

Before his role in ''Hollyoaks'', he featured in ''The Turing Enigma'' (2011), ''Act/Or'' (2015), and '' Chosen'' (2016). He also made an appearance in a 2011 episode of Doctors, in an episode titled "An Uneasy Harmony", playing the role of Michael Webb.

Filmography

References

1990 births Living people 21st-century British male actors British male television actors British people of Iranian descent English male soap opera actors People from Derby {{UK-tv-actor-1990s-stub