Adnan Jaffar

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1974|3|5}}

| birth_place = Karachi, Pakistan

| occupation = Actor

| education = Arizona State University
National Academy of Performing Arts

| spouse = {{marriage|Farheen Zehra Jaffar|2009}}

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| nationality = Pakistani

| yearsactive = 2012–present

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Adnan Jaffar ({{langx|ur|{{Nastaliq|عدنان جعفر}}}}) is a Pakistani actor and former anchor from Karachi.

He is known for his work in theatre, film and television industry of Pakistan.{{cite web|title=Adnan Jaffar is ready to conquer Pakistani cinema |url=http://www.hipinpakistan.com/adnan-jaffar-new-face-pakistani-cinema/ |website=HiP |publisher=Khayyam Baig |access-date=23 October 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141023132246/http://www.hipinpakistan.com/adnan-jaffar-new-face-pakistani-cinema/ |archive-date=23 October 2014 }}

Early life and education

Adnan began his career after attending National Academy of Performing Arts (NAPA) and Arizona State University.{{cite news |title=Pakistani theatre in 2014 |work=The Express Tribune |publisher=Shehzad Ghias |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/811738/pakistani-threatre-in-2014/ |url-status=live |access-date=30 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141227173653/http://tribune.com.pk/story/811738/pakistani-threatre-in-2014/ |archive-date=27 December 2014}}

A mass communication graduate, before taking on acting, he was for some time a broadcast journalist for Dawn News.{{Cite web |title=Adnan Jaffar is ready to conquer Pakistani cinema |url=https://www.hipinpakistan.com/news/1146866 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181001182324/https://www.hipinpakistan.com/news/1146866 |archive-date=2018-10-01 |access-date=2020-08-09}}

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.{{Cite web |last=Ansari |first=Hasan |date=5 March 2015 |title=Busy body Adnan Jaffar finally settles in |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/848349/busy-body-adnan-jaffar-finally-settles-in |access-date=28 March 2023 |website=The Express Tribune}}

= Television =

Adnan made his television debut in 2012{{fact|date=December 2023}} 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).{{fact|date=December 2023}}

= 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 =

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
style="text-align:center;" ! scope="col"\|Year ! scope="col"\|Title ! scope="col"\|Role ! class="unsortable" scope="col"\|Notes
rowspan="3"\|2012 ! scope="row"\| Mera Saaein 2 \|Naina's son \|{{Cite web\|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/magazine/you/452038-adnan-jaffar\|title=Adnan Jaffar\|author=Asif Khan\|date=2019-04-02\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190408134053/https://www.thenews.com.pk/magazine/you/452038-adnan-jaffar\|archive-date=2019-04-08}}
scope="row"\| New York Se New Karachi \|Kifayat \|
scope="row"\| Coke Kahani \|Jugnoo \|
rowspan="2"\|2012–13 ! scope="row"\| Baandi \|Inspector Hassan \|
scope="row"\| Talkhiyan \|Janu Baba \|
rowspan="2"\|2013 ! scope="row"\| Aunn Zara \|Jamshed \|
scope="row"\| Behadd \|Shafaq's husband \|Telefilm; cameo
2014–15 ! scope="row"\| Jackson Heights \|Rizwan \|
rowspan="3"\| 2015 ! scope="row"\| Mol \|Rohail Hayat \|
scope="row" \| Khilona \| Daniyal \|
scope="row"\| Farwa Ki ABC \|Mustansar \|
2016 ! scope="row"\| Lagao \|Abeer \|
2017 ! scope="row"\| Yeh Raha Dil \|Jimmy \|
2018 ! scope="row" \| Laal \|Zarminay's father \|Telefilm{{Cite web\|url=https://dailytimes.com.pk/371759/telefilm-laal-tugs-at-our-heartstrings-with-its-sheer-brilliance/\|title=Telefilm 'Laal' tugs at our heartstrings with its sheer brilliance\|last=\|first=\|date=2019-03-31\|website=Daily Times\|language=en-US\|archive-url=\|archive-date=\|access-date=2022-08-17}}
rowspan="2"\|2019–20 !scope="row"\|Daasi \|Touqeer \|
scope="row"\| Ruswai \|Dr. Feroze \|
2020 ! scope="row"\| Homeland \|General Aziz \|American TV series; cameo{{cite web\|url=https://images.dawn.com/news/1185060\|title=Did you catch Adnan Jaffar's appearance in Homeland?\|website=Images\|date=14 April 2020\|access-date=10 December 2021}}
2020-21 ! scope="row"\| Chalawa \|Professor Faraz Hamdani \|
2021 ! scope="row"\| Dhoop Ki Deewar \|Cap. Sher Ali \|Web series{{Cite web\|website=Daily Times\|url=https://dailytimes.com.pk/774254/dhoop-ki-deewar-trailer-released/\|title='Dhoop Ki Deewar' trailer released\|date=2021-06-17\|access-date=17 August 2022}}
rowspan="3"\|2021–22 ! scope="row"\| Ek Jhoota Lafz Mohabbat \| \|
scope="row"\| Bebaak \|Waqar \|
scope="row"\| Jo Bichar Gaye \|Col A. Fakhruddin \|{{Cite web\|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/925308-wahaj-maya-duo-featuring-in-geo-drama-serial-jo-bichar-gaye\|title=Wahaj-Maya duo featuring in Geo drama serial 'Jo Bichar Gaye'\|date=15 January 2022\|work=www.thenews.com.pk}}
rowspan="4"\|2022 ! scope="row"\| Hum Tum \|Professor Qutub ud Din \|
scope="row"\| Mor Moharan \|Nawab Feroze \|
scope="row"\| Aik Sitam Aur \|Furqan \|
scope="row" \| Sevak: The Confessions \|Inspector Karkaray \| Web-series
2022–23 ! scope="row" \| Tinkay Ka Sahara \| Salman \|
2023 ! scope="row" \| Chand Tara \| Saleem \|
2023–24 ! scope="row" \| Ishq Murshid \|Haroon \|

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"

style="text-align:center;"

! scope="col"|Year

! scope="col"|Title

! scope="col"|Role

! class="unsortable" scope="col"|Notes

rowspan="3"|2012

! scope="row"| Mera Saaein 2

|Naina's son

|{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/magazine/you/452038-adnan-jaffar|title=Adnan Jaffar|author=Asif Khan|date=2019-04-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190408134053/https://www.thenews.com.pk/magazine/you/452038-adnan-jaffar|archive-date=2019-04-08}}

scope="row"| New York Se New Karachi

|Kifayat

scope="row"| Coke Kahani

|Jugnoo

rowspan="2"|2012–13

! scope="row"| Baandi

|Inspector Hassan

scope="row"| Talkhiyan

|Janu Baba

rowspan="2"|2013

! scope="row"| Aunn Zara

|Jamshed

scope="row"| Behadd

|Shafaq's husband

|Telefilm; cameo

2014–15

! scope="row"| Jackson Heights

|Rizwan

rowspan="3"| 2015

! scope="row"| Mol

|Rohail Hayat

scope="row" | Khilona

| Daniyal

scope="row"| Farwa Ki ABC

|Mustansar

2016

! scope="row"| Lagao

|Abeer

2017

! scope="row"| Yeh Raha Dil

|Jimmy

2018

! scope="row" | Laal

|Zarminay's father

|Telefilm{{Cite web|url=https://dailytimes.com.pk/371759/telefilm-laal-tugs-at-our-heartstrings-with-its-sheer-brilliance/|title=Telefilm 'Laal' tugs at our heartstrings with its sheer brilliance|last=|first=|date=2019-03-31|website=Daily Times|language=en-US|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2022-08-17}}

rowspan="2"|2019–20

!scope="row"|Daasi

|Touqeer

scope="row"| Ruswai

|Dr. Feroze

2020

! scope="row"| Homeland

|General Aziz

|American TV series; cameo{{cite web|url=https://images.dawn.com/news/1185060|title=Did you catch Adnan Jaffar's appearance in Homeland?|website=Images|date=14 April 2020|access-date=10 December 2021}}

2020-21

! scope="row"| Chalawa

|Professor Faraz Hamdani

2021

! scope="row"| Dhoop Ki Deewar

|Cap. Sher Ali

|Web series{{Cite web|website=Daily Times|url=https://dailytimes.com.pk/774254/dhoop-ki-deewar-trailer-released/|title='Dhoop Ki Deewar' trailer released|date=2021-06-17|access-date=17 August 2022}}

rowspan="3"|2021–22

! scope="row"| Ek Jhoota Lafz Mohabbat

scope="row"| Bebaak

|Waqar

scope="row"| Jo Bichar Gaye

|Col A. Fakhruddin

|{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/925308-wahaj-maya-duo-featuring-in-geo-drama-serial-jo-bichar-gaye|title=Wahaj-Maya duo featuring in Geo drama serial 'Jo Bichar Gaye'|date=15 January 2022|work=www.thenews.com.pk}}

rowspan="4"|2022

! scope="row"| Hum Tum

|Professor Qutub ud Din

scope="row"| Mor Moharan

|Nawab Feroze

scope="row"| Aik Sitam Aur

|Furqan

scope="row" | Sevak: The Confessions

|Inspector Karkaray

| Web-series

2022–23

! scope="row" | Tinkay Ka Sahara

| Salman

2023

! scope="row" | Chand Tara

| Saleem

2023–24

! scope="row" | Ishq Murshid

|Haroon

=Films=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes ! {{Tooltip\|Ref.\|Reference}}
rowspan="2" \| 2015 ! scope="row" \| Jalaibee \|Dara \|Film debut \|
scope="row" \| Manto \|Qudrat Ullah Shahab \| \|{{cite news\|title='Manto' to release end of 2014\|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1138605/manto-to-release-end-of-2014\|access-date=23 October 2014\|work=DAWN.com\|archive-date=23 October 2014\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141023125250/http://www.dawn.com/news/1138605/manto-to-release-end-of-2014\|url-status=live}}
rowspan="2"\|2016 ! scope="row" \| Jeewan Hathi \|Farhan \| \|
scope="row" \| Orphic \| \|Short film \|
rowspan="2" \| 2017 ! scope="row" \| Chupan Chupai \|Chaudhary (Policeman) \| \|
scope="row" \| Parwaaz Hai Junoon \|OC Flying Taimoor \| \|
rowspan="3" \| 2018 ! scope="row" \| Project Ghazi \|Qataan \| \|{{Cite web \|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/1141155/humayun-sheheryar-saira-team-pakistans-first-ever-superhero-film/ \|title=Humayun, Sheheryar and Saira team up for Pakistan's 'first ever superhero film' \| the Express Tribune \|access-date=2020-08-09 \|archive-date=2020-07-08 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200708002519/https://tribune.com.pk/story/1141155/humayun-sheheryar-saira-team-pakistans-first-ever-superhero-film \|url-status=live }}
scope="row" \| Chotay Shah \|Mohammad Asghar \|Telefilm \|
scope="row" \| Altered Skin \|Lab infected \| \|
2019 ! scope="row" \| Pinky Memsaab \|Hassan Chugtai \| \|
2022 ! scope="row" \| Intezaar \|Sameer \| \|

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"

! Year

! Title

! Role

! Notes

! {{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference}}

rowspan="2" | 2015

! scope="row" | Jalaibee

|Dara

|Film debut

scope="row" | Manto

|Qudrat Ullah Shahab

|{{cite news|title='Manto' to release end of 2014|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1138605/manto-to-release-end-of-2014|access-date=23 October 2014|work=DAWN.com|archive-date=23 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141023125250/http://www.dawn.com/news/1138605/manto-to-release-end-of-2014|url-status=live}}

rowspan="2"|2016

! scope="row" | Jeewan Hathi

|Farhan

scope="row" | Orphic

|Short film

rowspan="2" | 2017

! scope="row" | Chupan Chupai

|Chaudhary (Policeman)

scope="row" | Parwaaz Hai Junoon

|OC Flying Taimoor

rowspan="3" | 2018

! scope="row" | Project Ghazi

|Qataan

|{{Cite web |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/1141155/humayun-sheheryar-saira-team-pakistans-first-ever-superhero-film/ |title=Humayun, Sheheryar and Saira team up for Pakistan's 'first ever superhero film' | the Express Tribune |access-date=2020-08-09 |archive-date=2020-07-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200708002519/https://tribune.com.pk/story/1141155/humayun-sheheryar-saira-team-pakistans-first-ever-superhero-film |url-status=live }}

scope="row" | Chotay Shah

|Mohammad Asghar

|Telefilm

scope="row" | Altered Skin

|Lab infected

2019

! scope="row" | Pinky Memsaab

|Hassan Chugtai

2022

! scope="row" | Intezaar

|Sameer