Raza Jaffrey (born 28 May 1973) is a British actor and singer, who starred as Neal Hudson on the

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TV medical drama '' Code Black''. He is best known for playing Zafar Younis on the

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spy drama series '' Spooks''. In 2014, he played Pakistani Lieutenant Colonel Aasar Khan in

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of the Showtime series ''

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Early life

Jaffrey was born in

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, the son of an

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n sea captain from

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and an English mother from Liverpool. He grew up in

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and was educated at

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(1986–1991), alongside fellow '' Spooks'' actor

Rupert Penry-Jones Rupert William Penry-Jones (born 22 September 1970) is a British actor, known for his performances as Adam Carter in '' Spooks'', Clive Reader in ''Silk'', DI Joseph Chandler in ''Whitechapel'', and Mr Quinlan in the American horror series ''The ...

. He studied English and drama at

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and studied acting at

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. He intended to join the

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as a pilot after leaving Manchester University. While at university, he 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

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band. He also participated on ''America's Next Top Model''.

Career

Jaffrey has worked extensively on stage, appearing in ''Romeo and Juliet'' ( Haymarket Theatre), ''Cyrano De Bergerac'' (Theatre Royal), '' East Is East'' (

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), and ''14 Songs, 2 Weddings, and a Funeral'' (

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). His break came in 2001 when he was cast as Sky in '' Mamma Mia!'' at the

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, London, directed by

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. 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

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, 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

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became an overnight star in the National Theatre production of ''Oklahoma''". After leaving ''Bombay Dreams'' he appeared in

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's '' M.I.T.: Murder Investigation Team'', the HBO/

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Early life

Career

Personal life

Filmography

Film

Television

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