--- name: "Jeff Mirza" canonical: "https://film.one/person/jeff-mirza" fi1m_id: "jeff-mirza" imdb_id: "nm1005582" tmdb_id: 1229053 wikidata_id: "Q15072763" roles: ["Actor"] born: "3 February 1964" reviewed_on_fi1m: 11 average_fi1m_score: 77 average_as: "actor" average_over: 10 updated: "2026-10-07T18:56:24.991036+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Jeff Mirza ## Identity Jeff Mirza - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/jeff-mirza - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** jeff-mirza - **IMDb ID:** nm1005582 - **TMDB ID:** 1229053 - **Wikidata ID:** Q15072763 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Mirza, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15072763, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1005582/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1229053 Actor. Born 3 February 1964 in London, England, UK. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 3 February 1964, London, England, UK - **Active:** 2014–present - **Titles on Fi1m:** 11: 10 acting, 1 other - **Average Fi1m score:** 77, as actor, over 10 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 76 (1), 2010s 81 (3), 2020s 75 (7) - **Fi1m against the critics:** 78 to 78 across 9 titles - **Score spread:** 5 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 1 under 60 - **Lead roles:** 0 of 3 acting credits billed first or second - **Genres:** Comedy 7, Drama 7, Action 2, Adventure 1, Music 1, Romance 1 - **Screen time:** 9 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $542m across 2 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Mirza, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15072763, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1005582/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1229053 ## Streaming the US now - **Peacock:** [*We Are Lady Parts*](https://film.one/tv/we-are-lady-parts.md) (80), [*Polite Society*](https://film.one/film/polite-society.md) (77) - **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Mogul Mowgli*](https://film.one/film/mogul-mowgli.md) (79) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Jeff Mirza is a British actor and stand-up comedian. Born Jeffrey Mirza on 3 February 1964 in East London, he studied civil engineering at the University of Westminster before entering comedy in the mid-1990s. He has performed on the London circuit and internationally, including as the first British Muslim comedian to sell out shows in Saudi Arabia. Mirza's screen credits include the role of Rafe Khan in *Polite Society* (2023), Gupta the Hindu Priest in *Eternals* (2021), Mr Shah in *Blinded by the Light* (2019), Zahid Khan in *What's Love Got to Do with It?* (2023), and appearances in *True Detective* (2014) as Veer Mehta and *Fleabag* (2016) as Shop Owner. He has also featured in *Mogul Mowgli* (2020) and *No One Gets Out Alive* (2021). *Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, wikimili.com, screenrant.com.* ## On Fi1m (11) ### Performed in (10) — the average rests on these - *Bait* (2026), Fi1m 81, as Afzal Uncle — [page](https://film.one/tv/bait-2026.md) - *Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy* (2025), Fi1m 70, as Postman — [page](https://film.one/film/bridget-jones-mad-about-the-boy.md) - *Polite Society* (2023), Fi1m 77, as Raff — [page](https://film.one/film/polite-society.md) - *After Love* (2021), Fi1m 83, as Ahmed (Voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/after-love.md) - *Eternals* (2021), Fi1m 57, as Gupta Hindu Priest — [page](https://film.one/film/eternals.md) - *We Are Lady Parts* (2021), Fi1m 80, as Mo the butcher — [page](https://film.one/tv/we-are-lady-parts.md) - *Mogul Mowgli* (2020), Fi1m 79, as Tuba Tek Singh — [page](https://film.one/film/mogul-mowgli.md) - *Man Like Mobeen* (2017), Fi1m 70, as Dadha — [page](https://film.one/tv/man-like-mobeen.md) - *Fleabag* (2016), Fi1m 90, as Shop Owner — [page](https://film.one/tv/fleabag.md) - *People Just Do Nothing* (2014), Fi1m 84, as Check-Out Assistant — [page](https://film.one/tv/people-just-do-nothing.md) ### Also credited (1) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited - *Bend It Like Beckham* (2002), Fi1m 76, as Wedding Compere (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/bend-it-like-beckham.md) ## Complete filmography (45) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Bait* (2026), series, as Afzal Uncle — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/bait-2026.md) - *100 Nights of Hero* (2025), as Sea Captain - *Christmas Karma* (2025), as Bea's Father - *Go Back To Your Country* (2025), as Abba - *Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy* (2025), as Postman — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/bridget-jones-mad-about-the-boy.md) - *Canary Black* (2024), as Head of State - India - *The Golden Cobra* (2024), series, Actor - *Sky Peals* (2024), as Hassan - *Juice* (2023), series, as Saif - *Man Eater* (2023), as Benny - *Polite Society* (2023), as Raff — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/polite-society.md) - *What's Love Got to Do with It?* (2023), as Zahid Khan - *The Man Who Fell to Earth* (2022), series, as Cabbie - *A Christmas Number One* (2021), as Mourner - *Eternals* (2021), as Gupta Hindu Priest — Fi1m 57, [page](https://film.one/film/eternals.md) - *No One Gets Out Alive* (2021), as Motel Manager - *After Love* (2021), as Ahmed (Voice) — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/after-love.md) - *We Are Lady Parts* (2021), series, as Mo the butcher — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/we-are-lady-parts.md) - *Money Up* (2021), as Bossman - *Mogul Mowgli* (2020), as Tuba Tek Singh — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/film/mogul-mowgli.md) - *The Cockfields* (2019), series, as Andre - *Blinded by the Light* (2019), as Mr. Shah - *Man Like Mobeen* (2017), series, as Dadha — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/tv/man-like-mobeen.md) - *Fleabag* (2016), series, as Shop Owner — Fi1m 90, [page](https://film.one/tv/fleabag.md) - *Cucumber* (2015), series, as Mr. Bhose - *Der Koch* (2014), as Mahit - *Two Dosas* (2014), as Paan Wallah - *People Just Do Nothing* (2014), series, as Check-Out Assistant — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/people-just-do-nothing.md) - *True Detective* (2014), series, as Veer Mehta — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/true-detective.md) - *Hummingbird* (2013), as Asian Shop Owner - *Desi Boyz* (2011), as Tennessee Fried Chicken Manager - *Adha Cup* (2009), as The Newsagent - *Mad Sad & Bad* (2009), as Dillip - *Bigga Than Ben* (2008), as Dennis - *A Class Apart* (2007), as Mr. Patel - *Infinite Justice* (2006), as Inspector Akhtar - *The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse* (2005), as Asian Dad - *White Teeth* (2002), series, as Mo - *White Teeth* (2002), as Mo - *Bend It Like Beckham* (2002), as Wedding Compere (uncredited) — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/bend-it-like-beckham.md) - *Murder in Mind* (2001), series, as Manji Patel - *It Was an Accident* (2000), as Tariq - *My Hero* (2000), series, as Pilot - *ChuckleVision* (1987), series, Actor - *Go Away!*, Actor --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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