Biography
Nitin Ganatra is a British actor born in Kenya. He studied drama, film and television at the University of Bristol and trained under Jerzy Grotowski.
Ganatra is known for playing Masood Ahmed in the BBC soap opera EastEnders (2007–2019), for which he received a British Soap Award. His film roles include Prince Pondicherry in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), Mr Kohli in Bride & Prejudice (2004) and Rez in Shifty (2008). Television appearances include Dr Anwar in Wednesday (2022), Ranjit Varma in 3 Body Problem (2024) and roles in Hellboy (2019), Bodies (2023) and Sweetpea (2024). He was appointed OBE in the 2022 New Year Honours for services to drama.
