Nej Adamson
Born	23 December 1958 (1958-12-23) (age 50) London, England
Other name(s)	Nejdet Salih

Nej Adamson (born 23 December 1958), also credited as Nejdet Salih, is a British actor, known for his role as Ali Osman in the BBC soap opera, EastEnders, a role he played from the series' inception in 1985 until 1989. During his stint on the show his character battled with the loss of a child, gambling addiction, the breakdown of his marriage to Sue (Sandy Ratcliff) and her subsequent mental health problems.

Although born in London, Adamson is of Turkish Cypriot descent. During EastEnders he was credited as Nejdet Salih, but after his departure in 1989, he changed his name to Nej Adamson.

Other television credits include Auf Wiedersehen, Pet, Doctor Who, Wall of Silence and in 2004 he appeared in the comedy sketch show Bo' Selecta!, where he played his EastEnders alias, Ali Osman, in a spoof sketch. He also starred in the 1992 film Carry On Columbus and in 2003 he played a short sailor in the hit Disney film Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl and its sequel Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006).

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• Nej Adamson at the Internet Movie Database
• Personal website

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