Christopher Edwin Leigh Jeffers was born in
Bury, Greater Manchester, in May 1988. Jeffers attended
Castlebrook High School, subsequently studying at
Bury College from 2004 to 2006, for which he has accredited his time there with giving him his start in entertainment. He earned a fully paid scholarship at the Midlands Academy of Dance and Drama, after which he worked at
Disneyland Paris. That same year, he was a professional backing dancer for
Take That's
Brit Awards performance of "
Let in the Sun". In 2019, he danced in the musical film
Rocketman, as well as appearing in an episode of
ITV1's
Coronation Street as
Rich. In 2020, he began appearing in the
BBC series
The Other One as Callum. He appeared in the series until 2022. Also in 2020, he appeared in the
Netflix film
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga as Johnny John John, a Swedish rapper. In 2022, he appeared as a featured dancer in three episode of Netflix's
Bridgerton. He then had a recurring role in the BBC daytime series
Father Brown. In 2025, Jeffers was cast in the regular role of
Mitch Swift in the BBC school drama series
Waterloo Road. His character joined as an
SEN co-ordinator and love interest for Joe Casey (
James Baxter) from the
sixteenth series. ==Filmography==