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 Saint James" Catholic High School in Cheadle Hulme (1985-1988) before his family moved to Cardiff where he attended Radyr Comprehensive School.
Birmingham School of Acting.
Mistry trained at the Birmingham School of Speech and Drama. Mistry first gained exposure playing Doctor Fred Fonseca on British Broadcasting Corporation television"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 British Academy of Film and Television Arts-nominated movie Examination
In 2010, Mistry appeared in Gurinder Chadha"s new film lieutenant"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 United Kingdom 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
In 2010, Mistry competed in the eighth series of British Broadcasting Corporation One"s Strictly Come Dancing, partnered with Flavia Cacace.
The couple were eliminated after week 6.
