Luke Jerdy

Majid Luke Mehdizadeh-Valoujerdy (born 5 January 1990), known professionally as Luke Jerdy, is a British actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Jesse Donovan in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, a role in which he played regularly from April 2016 until January 2020. He has also performed in the theatre.

Early life
Jerdy is from Derby in the East Midlands, and is half-Iranian. His full name is Majid Luke Mehdizadeh-Valoujerdy, but he changed it to avoid confusing casting directors. He studied at the Manchester School of Theatre, graduating in 2011.

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.