Early life and education

Mistry was born in Scarborough, North Riding of Yorkshire, England, to an Indian Hindu father and an Irish Roman Catholic mother. He was brought up in his mother's Catholic faith and attended St. James' Catholic High School in Cheadle Hulme (1985-88) before his family moved to Cardiff where he attended Radyr Comprehensive School. Mistry trained at the Birmingham School of Speech and Drama.

Career

Mistry first gained exposure playing Dr Fred Fonseca on BBC TV's EastEnders, and has since worked on film and stage. His work includes starring roles in East is East, The Guru with Heather Graham and Marisa Tomei, Blood Diamond opposite Leonardo DiCaprio, Guy Ritchie's RocknRolla and Partition with Kristin Kreuk. He can be seen in the film 2012 from director Roland Emmerich opposite John Cusack, Danny Glover, Amanda Peet and Thandie Newton, and the BAFTA-nominated movie Exam.

In 2010, Mistry appeared in Gurinder Chadha's new film It's a Wonderful Afterlife which premiered at the 2010 Sundance film festival; Basement, a horror film with Danny Dyer; and West is West, the sequel to East is East. Mistry has also produced, written and starred in a music documentary about Ibiza entitled And The Beat Goes On, exploring the history of the island, the birth of House Music and the art of the DJ. DJs involved in the film include Paul Oakenfold, Danny Rampling, Nicky Holloway, David Guetta, Brandon Block, Alfredo, Pete Tong and Danny Tenaglia. Mistry, himself, regularly DJs in clubs across UK and Europe. He also runs and DJ"s London"s hippest "mystery" location party scene called Tabula Rasa, as well as having his own record label and studio. Mistry has also appeared in television series such as Nearly Famous and the second series of The Syndicate.

Mistry joined the soap Coronation Street in November 2013 as Khalid Nazir, a fitness coach and former soldier.

Strictly Come Dancing

Main article: Strictly Come Dancing

In 2010, Mistry competed in the eighth series of BBC One's Strictly Come Dancing, partnered with Flavia Cacace. The couple were eliminated after week 6.

Week #	Dance/song	Judges' score					Result
		Horwood	Goodman	Dixon	Tonioli	Total
1	Cha-Cha-Cha / Don't Upset The Rhythm (Go Baby Go)	6	7	6	7	26	N/A
2	Foxtrot / Fever	7	7	8	8	30	Safe
3	Rumba / Ain't No Sunshine	6	7	6	6	25	Safe
4	Charleston / Do Your Thing	6	7	7	7	27	Safe
5	Paso Doble / Thriller	7	7	8	8	30	Safe
6	Quickstep / Mr Pinstripe Suit	7	8	8	9	32	Eliminated

Personal life

Mistry lived with Meg Leonard from 1993; they married in 2001 and divorced in March 2010. They have one daughter, Elin Leonard Mistry, born 13 May 2001. He resides in Jacobs Well, Surrey with his wife, dancer Flavia Cacace, his professional dance partner on Strictly Come Dancing in 2010. The couple married in December 2013.

Filmography

• East Is East (1999)
• Born Romantic (2000)
• The Mystic Masseur (2001)
• My Kingdom (2001)
• The Guru (2002)
• Things to Do Before You're 30 (2004)
• Ella Enchanted (2004)
• Dead Fish (2004)
• Touch of Pink (2004)
• The Truth About Love (2004)
• You Don't Have to Say You Love Me (2005)
• Blood Diamond (2006)
• Partition (2007)
• RocknRolla (2008)
• And the Beat Goes On (2009)
• 2012 (2009)
• Exam (2009)
• It's a Wonderful Afterlife (2010)
• Festival of Lights (2010)
• The Arbor (2010)
• Basement (2010)
• West Is West (2010)

Television

• Silent Witness (1998)
• EastEnders (1998-2000)
• Spooks (2005)
• Nearly Famous (2007)
• Fiona's Story (2009)
• Strictly Come Dancing (2010)
• Strike Back (2011)
• Black Mirror: "The Entire History of You" (2011)
• Dara O Briain This Is The Show (2012)
• The Syndicate (2013)
• Coronation Street (2013-15)

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