1. Mohammed Michael "Mo" George was born on 11 March 1982 and is a British actor who played Gus Smith on the soap opera EastEnders from 2002 to 2008.
14 Facts About Mohammed George
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Mohammed Michael George was born to a Jamaican mother and Antiguan father, in Hackney, London, England.
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Mohammed George starred as Dennis in the children's program Renford Rejects in 2000.
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Mohammed George's daughter was born in 2005 in Barnet, Greater London.
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Mohammed George was arrested on 8 December 2006 for a suspected assault on girlfriend Emma Archibald during an argument outside a restaurant.
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Mohammed George corroborated the claims, in what started as an argument over who should empty the dishwasher.
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Mohammed George was cautioned by the police for having swung a bag of rubbish, and was suspended by EastEnders Executive Producer Diederick Santer for two months.
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Mohammed George apologised to the BBC and the show's producers.
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Mohammed George has since stated that he was "forced" to leave EastEnders after the bosses there believed newspaper headlines which he later proved wrong.
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Mohammed George has admitted to suffering from depression as a result of his departure from EastEnders.
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In March 2009, Mohammed George started libel action against The Sun newspaper, claiming that they said he was "acting like a wild animal" and branded him a "woman beater" and that this was untrue.
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Mohammed George's lawyer said the reports had "damaged his prospects as an actor".
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Mohammed George is a full-time DJ playing around clubs across the United Kingdom.
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In June 2016, Mohammed George was nominated for best actor alongside Idris Elba, Shone Romulus, and Emmanuel Imani at the 2016 British Urban Film festival for his role in "Murder Capital" a short film written and directed by Rob Woods.