Raza Jaffrey
Birthday: 28 May 1975, Wallasey, Merseyside, England, UK
Height: 183 cm
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 sin ...Show More
Some actors - myself included - like to know where your character's going: you like to know what the Show more
Some actors - myself included - like to know where your character's going: you like to know what the arc is for the character so that you can plan where you're going to give beats for this, that, and the other and give the audience what they want. But on Homeland (2011) you do the opposite. Hide
I'm quite handy with a screwdriver. I like making and fixing things.
I'm quite handy with a screwdriver. I like making and fixing things.
Homeland (2011) is not a sensationalist show.
Homeland (2011) is not a sensationalist show.
I miss London on nights in June or in October.
I miss London on nights in June or in October.
Work aside, I think would have ended up in the U.S. because I like being here a lot. I really do.
Work aside, I think would have ended up in the U.S. because I like being here a lot. I really do.
I think fidelity is absolutely important, especially in the acting industry, which is littered with Show more
I think fidelity is absolutely important, especially in the acting industry, which is littered with broken relationships because people are away filming for months. Hide
There isn't really a theatre culture in L.A., which is odd when there are so many brilliant actors t Show more
There isn't really a theatre culture in L.A., which is odd when there are so many brilliant actors there. Hide
Everyone thinks with Smash (2012) because it looks glossy and big, they think they're spending a for Show more
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. Hide
When you turn up for work, especially with looking down the barrel of a show, you're hoping the pers Show more
When you turn up for work, especially with looking down the barrel of a show, you're hoping the person you're acting opposite of is going to be on your kind of crazy wavelength. Hide
It's very different working on stage to film; the immediacy is there on stage.
It's very different working on stage to film; the immediacy is there on stage.
There are so few shows that are willing to take risks with their characters in the way that Homeland Show more
There are so few shows that are willing to take risks with their characters in the way that Homeland (2011) does. And yet, the audience still comes back and loves those characters. Hide
One of the things I miss most about the U.K. is political TV, and I have one of those little gadgets Show more
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. Hide
Homeland (2011) really is one of those shows where they start to write more or less depending on wha Show more
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. Hide
No one was very surprised when I decided to become an actor.
No one was very surprised when I decided to become an actor.
When I did musicals in London a number of years ago, I was in a workshop scenario for a year or more Show more
When I did musicals in London a number of years ago, I was in a workshop scenario for a year or more with 'Bombay Dreams.' Hide
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