Raza Jaffrey
Biography
Raza Jaffrey was born on May 28, 1975 in Wallasey, Merseyside, England. He is an actor, known for Homeland (2011), Code Black (2015) and Eastern Promises (2007). He has been married to Lara Pulver since December 27, 2014. He was previously married to Miranda Raison.
Family
Trivia
Studied English and Drama at Manchester University, and studied acting at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.
Creator of the dance-show spectacular, "RED." The show is a celebration of dozens of styles of movement and dance featuring flamenco, salsa, capoeira and hip-hop. There is also belly dance and kathkali, break dance and ballet. All these styles are brought together by their influences on and from India.
Holds a pilots license and flies regularly out of Van Nuys Airport, California.
His nephew is musician Adam Jaffrey of The Trailer Trash Tracys.
Alumnus of Dulwich College alongside actors Rupert Penry Jones and Chiwetel Ejiofor.
Personal Quotes
I think fidelity is absolutely important, especially in the acting industry, which is littered with broken relationships because people are away filming for months.
Everyone knows Smash (2012) is about musical numbers, and everyone knows we have fantastic dance sequences and great performances.
Homeland (2011) is not a sensationalist show.
I miss London on nights in June or in October.
Everyone thinks with Smash (2012) because it looks glossy and big, they think they're spending a fortune, and they think it's taking weeks to shoot.
I am in the habit, like most British people, of holding the door open for people. But in the U.S., people don't understand it. You get odd looks or doors slammed in your face.
I'm quite handy with a screwdriver. I like making and fixing things.
No one was very surprised when I decided to become an actor.
Homeland (2011) really is one of those shows where they start to write more or less depending on what's kind of going on in a relationship between characters.
It's very different working on stage to film; the immediacy is there on stage.
One of the things I miss most about the U.K. is political TV, and I have one of those little gadgets, which means I can download British programs illegally - that's why it's a guilty pleasure.
