 In 2014, he played Pakistani Lieutenant Colonel Aasar Khan in season 4 of the Showtime series "Homeland".Jaffrey was born in Liverpool, Merseyside, the son of an Indian sea captain from Agra and an English mother from Liverpool.He grew up in London and was educated at Dulwich College (1986–1991), alongside fellow "Spooks" actor Rupert Penry-Jones.