Raza Jaffrey was born on 28 May 1973 and is a British actor and singer.
17 Facts About Raza Jaffrey
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Raza Jaffrey is known for his roles as Zafar Younis in the BBC One spy drama series Spooks and Neal Hudson in the CBS medical drama Code Black.
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Raza Jaffrey had a recurring role as Aasar Khan in season 4 of the Showtime series Homeland.
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Raza Jaffrey's father Hyder Jaffrey was born in Agra, India and later moved to Pakistan after Partition.
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Raza Jaffrey then emigrated to the UK to train in the merchant navy and later became a captain.
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The couple married in 1962 and had four children of which Raza was the youngest.
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Raza Jaffrey grew up in London and was educated at Dulwich College between 1986 and 1991, alongside actors Rupert Penry-Jones and Chiwetel Ejiofor.
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Raza Jaffrey has worked extensively on stage, appearing in Romeo and Juliet, Cyrano De Bergerac, East Is East, and 14 Songs, 2 Weddings, and a Funeral.
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Raza Jaffrey won rave reviews for his performance, with the BBC hailing him as "the most exciting new leading man to emerge in a London musical since Hugh Jackman became an overnight star in the National Theatre production of Oklahoma".
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Raza Jaffrey left Spooks to join the BBC One drama series Mistresses and went on to star in Sharpe's Peril and the films Infinite Justice, for which he won the Best Supporting Actor Award at the Kara Film Festival, The Crew, and Harry Brown.
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Raza Jaffrey then went on to star as cheating boyfriend Mike in the BBC1 comedy Accidental Farmer.
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Raza Jaffrey did not return to the show for its second season.
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Raza Jaffrey still continues to sing and has performed in several concert productions, including singing at the London Palladium with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, and with the BBC Concert Orchestra for BBC Radio 2.
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Raza Jaffrey was the creator and co-producer of the dance show RED, a celebration of dozens of styles of movement and dance, brought together by their influences on and from India.
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Raza Jaffrey took the show to Johannesburg's Nelson Mandela Theatre.
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Raza Jaffrey played the role of Billy Flynn in Chicago at the Garrick Theatre in London.
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In 2012, Raza Jaffrey began a relationship with actress Lara Pulver.