Adnan Jaffar

Adnan Jaffar (Urdu: عدنان جعفر) is a Pakistani actor and former anchor from Karachi.

Adnan Jaffar
Born (1974-03-05) March 5, 1974
Karachi, Pakistan
NationalityPakistani
EducationArizona State University
National Academy of Performing Arts
OccupationActor
Years active2012–present
Spouse
Farheen Zehra Jaffar
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(m. 2009)​

He is known for his work in theatre, film and television industry of Pakistan.[1]

Early life

Adnan began his career after attending National Academy of Performing Arts (NAPA) and Arizona State University.[2]

A mass communication graduate, before taking on acting, he was for some time a broadcast journalist for Dawn News.[3]

Career

Theatre

After attending NAPA, where Khalid Ahmed was his voice teacher, Adnan got his breakthrough as a stage actor when he was cast in Oedipus Rex, a play directed by Zia Mohyeddin.[4]

Television

Adnan made his television debut in 2012 and is well-known for his roles in projects such as Coke Kahani (2012), Behadd (2013), Jackson Heights (2014), Jo Bichar Gaye (2021-2022) and Hum Tum (2022).

Films

He made his film debut in 2015 with Jalaibee followed by Manto (2015), Moor (2015) and Jeewan Hathi (2016). He also appeared in Chupan Chupai (2017), Parwaaz Hay Junoon (2017) and Project Ghazi (2018).

Filmography

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2012 Mera Saaein 2 Naina's son [5]
New York Se New Karachi Kifayat
Coke Kahani Jugnoo
2012–13 Baandi Inspector Hassan [5]
Talkhiyan Janu Baba [5]
2013 Aunn Zara Jamshed [5]
Behadd Shafaq's husband Telefilm; cameo[5]
2014–15 Jackson Heights Rizwan
2015 Mol Rohail Hayat [5]
Khilona Daniyal
Farwa Ki ABC Mustansar
2016 Lagao Abeer [5]
2017 Yeh Raha Dil Jimmy [5]
2018 Laal Zarminay's father Telefilm[6]
2019–20 Daasi Touqeer
Ruswai Dr. Feroze
2020 Homeland General Aziz American TV series; cameo[7]
2020-21 Chalawa Professor Faraz Hamdani
2021 Dhoop Ki Deewar Cap. Sher Ali Web series[8]
2021–22 Ek Jhoota Lafz Mohabbat
Bebaak Waqar
Jo Bichar Gaye Col A. Fakhruddin [9]
2022 Hum Tum Professor Qutub ud Din
Mor Moharan Nawab Feroze
Aik Sitam Aur Furqan
Sevak: The Confessions Web-series
2022–23 Tinkay Ka Sahara Salman
2023 Chand Tara Saleem

Films
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2015 Jalaibee Dara Film debut
Manto Qudrat Ullah Shahab [10]
2016 Jeewan Hathi Farhan
Orphic Short film
2017 Chupan Chupai Chaudhary (Policeman)
Parwaaz Hai Junoon OC Flying Taimoor
2018 Project Ghazi Qataan [11]
Chotay Shah Mohammad Asghar Telefilm
Altered Skin Lab infected
2019 Pinky Memsaab Hassan Chugtai
2022 Intezaar Sameer

References
  1. "Adnan Jaffar is ready to conquer Pakistani cinema". HiP. Khayyam Baig. Archived from the original on 23 October 2014. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  2. "Pakistani theatre in 2014". The Express Tribune. Shehzad Ghias. Archived from the original on 27 December 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  3. "Adnan Jaffar is ready to conquer Pakistani cinema". Archived from the original on 2018-10-01. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
  4. Ansari, Hasan (5 March 2015). "Busy body Adnan Jaffar finally settles in". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  5. Asif Khan (2019-04-02). "Adnan Jaffar". Archived from the original on 2019-04-08.
  6. "Telefilm 'Laal' tugs at our heartstrings with its sheer brilliance". Daily Times. 2019-03-31. Retrieved 2022-08-17.
  7. "Did you catch Adnan Jaffar's appearance in Homeland?". Images. 14 April 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  8. "'Dhoop Ki Deewar' trailer released". Daily Times. 2021-06-17. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  9. "Wahaj-Maya duo featuring in Geo drama serial 'Jo Bichar Gaye'". www.thenews.com.pk. 15 January 2022.
  10. "'Manto' to release end of 2014". DAWN.com. Archived from the original on 23 October 2014. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  11. "Humayun, Sheheryar and Saira team up for Pakistan's 'first ever superhero film' | the Express Tribune". Archived from the original on 2020-07-08. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
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