In 2012 , after getting his first lead role in '' My Brother the Devil '' , Elsayed fell in love with acting and knew he wanted to be an actor for the rest of his life . For his role as Mo in '' My Brother the Devil '' he was nominated with the '' Best Newcomer Award '' at the BFI London Film Festival . He also received an nomination for the '' ALFS Award '' as '' Young British Performer of the Year '' . After this Elsayed appeared in several TV series , like '' Casualty '' or '' Silent Witness '' . In 2014 , he played a vampire who spoke Arabic in '' Penny Dreadful '' . Until then this was the most challenging role for him . In 2016 , Elsayed was cast in the BBC Three '' Doctor Who '' spin-off '' Class '' as Ram Singh . Elsayed 's character Ram is a student at Coal Hill Academy , who plays in the school 's football team . In 2018 Elsayed reprised his role as Ram in six audio plays by Big Finish
Best Newcomer Award
2012 BFI London Film Festival Awards
Fady Elsayed