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Raza Jaffrey was born on 28 May, 1975 in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, is a British actor. Discover Raza Jaffrey's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 48 years old?

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Occupation Actor, singer
Age 48 years old
Zodiac Sign Gemini
Born 28 May 1975
Birthday 28 May
Birthplace Liverpool, Merseyside, England
Nationality United Kingdom

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Raza Jaffrey Height, Weight & Measurements

At 48 years old, Raza Jaffrey height is 1.83 m .

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Height 1.83 m
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Who Is Raza Jaffrey's Wife?

His wife is Miranda Raison (m. 2007-2009) Lara Pulver (m. 2014)

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Wife Miranda Raison (m. 2007-2009) Lara Pulver (m. 2014)
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Children 2

Raza Jaffrey Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Raza Jaffrey worth at the age of 48 years old? Raza Jaffrey’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actor. He is from United Kingdom. We have estimated Raza Jaffrey's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
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Net Worth in 2023 Pending
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Raza Jaffrey is a British actor and singer.

1948

Hyder Jaffrey emigrated to the UK in 1948 to train in the merchant navy and later became a captain.

1950

Hyder met Joan Bradshaw, an Irish Catholic Liverpudlian, in the early 1950s and they lived in Karachi, Pakistan, for a decade.

1962

The couple married in 1962 and had four children, of whom Raza was the youngest.

1986

Jaffrey grew up in London and was educated at Dulwich College between 1986 and 1991, alongside actors Rupert Penry-Jones and Chiwetel Ejiofor.

Jaffrey's initial career aspiration was to become a Royal Air Force pilot and he passed the entrance exams for it and went on to study English and Drama at Manchester University with the intention of gaining a degree to join officer training.

However while at university, he became interested in acting and joined the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School after graduation.

While at university, Jaffrey appeared in several plays at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, including The London Vertigo by Brian Friel, and at the Pendley Open Air Shakespeare Festival, including Henry VIII and A Comedy of Errors.

In his final year at Manchester, he worked with Royal Shakespeare Company chief associate director Gregory Doran, which he has cited as one of the things that led him to apply for Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and eventually go on to become a professional actor.

Throughout his time at Manchester, he was also the lead singer of a jazz funk band.

He also participated on America's Next Top Model.

Jaffrey has worked extensively on stage, appearing in Romeo and Juliet (Haymarket Theatre), Cyrano De Bergerac (Theatre Royal), East Is East (Oldham Coliseum), and 14 Songs, 2 Weddings, and a Funeral (Lyric Hammersmith, Birmingham Repertory Theatre).

2001

His break came in 2001 when he was cast as Sky in Mamma Mia! at the Prince Edward Theatre, London, directed by Phyllida Lloyd.

From this, he went on to land the leading role in Andrew Lloyd Webber's production of A. R. Rahman's Bombay Dreams at the Apollo Theatre, London, directed by Steven Pimlott.

He 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".

After leaving Bombay Dreams he appeared in ITV1's M.I.T.: Murder Investigation Team, the HBO/BBC co-production Dirty War, and the three-part BBC drama Life Isn't All Ha Ha Hee Hee.

2004

He is known for his roles as Zafar Younis in the BBC One spy drama series Spooks (2004–2007) and Neal Hudson in the CBS medical drama Code Black (2015).

2005

In 2005, he began work on the BBC One spy drama series Spooks as agent Zafar Younis.

During that time, he returned to the stage, playing Orsino in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night at the Albery Theatre, London, and was cast in the David Cronenberg film Eastern Promises.

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.

2007

Jaffrey married actress Miranda Raison in 2007.

They divorced two years later.

2010

In 2010, he appeared in Sex and the City 2 as Gaurav.

He then went on to star as cheating boyfriend Mike in the BBC1 comedy Accidental Farmer.

2011

In 2011, he appeared as the French supervillain Cain on the NBC superhero drama The Cape before working for NBC again on the Steven Spielberg–produced drama Smash, airing in early 2012.

In Smash, he played Dev, the English boyfriend of a rising Broadway star, working as a press officer in the New York Mayor's office.

He did not return to the show for its second season.

2012

In 2012, Jaffrey began a relationship with actress Lara Pulver.

The couple married two years later.

The couple have a son and daughter.

2014

He also had a recurring role as Aasar Khan in season 4 of the Showtime series Homeland (2014).

2019

More recently, he appeared in the NBC series The Enemy Within (2019) and the Starz series The Serpent Queen (2022–).

Jaffrey was born in Liverpool, Merseyside.

His father, Hyder Jaffrey, was born in Agra, then part of India, and later moved to Pakistan after Partition.

In 2019, Jaffrey played Ottoman Janissary Captain Sunal Demir in the historical romance drama film, Cliffs of Freedom.

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.

He was also 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.

He took the show to Johannesburg's Nelson Mandela Theatre.

He played the role of Billy Flynn in Chicago at the Garrick Theatre in London.