Jamie Zubairi was born on 1972 and is an English-Malaysian actor, writer and artist.
16 Facts About Jamie Zubairi
Jamie Zubairi started his acting career working on the BBC television series Grange Hill and has appeared on numerous television shows since.
In 2021, Jamie Zubairi appeared as Dorje Lingpa in the seventh series of Doctor Who: The Early Adventures.
Jamie Zubairi was born in Aldershot, England in 1972 to an English mother and a Malaysian father.
From 1973, Jamie Zubairi was brought up in Klang, Malaysia, but returned to England in his teenage years.
Jamie Zubairi was educated at Rutland Sixth Form College and then studied Art Foundation at the De Montfort University in Leicester, England.
Jamie Zubairi trained to be an actor at LAMDA, graduating in 1997.
The next year, Jamie Zubairi played the father in Yellow Earth's Why The Lion Danced and made his New York stage debut at the 59E59 Theaters in George Orwell's Burmese Days.
Jamie Zubairi has appeared as Dr Rank in A Doll's House and in Parliament Square at the Royal Exchange Theatre.
In 2015, Jamie Zubairi appeared as Max in three episodes of Russell T Davies' Cucumber.
In 2018, Jamie Zubairi appeared in Witness for the Prosecution at County Hall, London.
In March 2022, Jamie Zubairi starred as Kenneth Williams in Diary of a Somebody, which was performed at the Seven Dials Playhouse, London.
In June 2022, Jamie Zubairi starred as Kuzinov in In The Weeds.
In November 2022, Jamie Zubairi appeared in the play Guy Fawkes as Kit Wright, performing at the York Theatre Royal.
Jessie Burchett, writing for The Yorker praised Jamie Zubairi, writing that he "inject[ed] a welcome dose of pantomime energy".
Jamie Zubairi starred as Three and Petko in the BBC audiobook for Doctor Who: The Eighth Doctor Adventures: Connections, due for release in December 2022.