| Adnan Jaffar | |
| Birth Date: | 1974 3, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Karachi, Pakistan |
| Occupation: | Actor |
| Education: | Arizona State University National Academy of Performing Arts |
| Nationality: | Pakistani |
| Yearsactive: | 2012–present |
Adnan Jaffar (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.[1]
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]
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]
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).
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).
| 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 | ||
| Talkhiyan | Janu Baba | |||
| 2013 | Aunn Zara | Jamshed | ||
| Behadd | Shafaq's husband | Telefilm; cameo | ||
| 2014–15 | Jackson Heights | Rizwan | ||
| 2015 | Mol | Rohail Hayat | ||
| Khilona | Daniyal | |||
| Farwa Ki ABC | Mustansar | |||
| 2016 | Lagao | Abeer | ||
| 2017 | Yeh Raha Dil | Jimmy | ||
| 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 | |||
| Inspector Karkaray | Web-series | |||
| 2022–23 | Tinkay Ka Sahara | Salman | ||
| 2023 | Chand Tara | Saleem | ||
| 2023–24 | Ishq Murshid | Haroon |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |