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Raza Jaffrey

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Sarah Rodriguez

Updated on December 29, 2025

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Jaffrey in 2012, photo by Prphotos

Birth Name: Syed Ali Raza Jaffrey

Place of Birth: Liverpool, Lancashire, England, U.K.

Date of Birth: 28 May, 1973

Ethnicity:
*father – Indian, likely Brijwasi
*mother – English

Raza Jaffrey is a British actor and singer. His roles include the series Spooks, Code Black, and Homeland, and the films Harry Brown, Sex and the City 2, Cliffs of Freedom, and The Rhythm Section.

Raza is the son of Joan and Hyder Jaffrey, a sea captain in the Indian Merchant Navy. His father is Indian, from Agra. His mother is from Liverpool.

He is married to actress Lara Pulver, with whom he has a son.

Raza’s maternal grandfather’s surname was Bradshaw.