Child acting In 2009, Jafargholi portrayed the recurring role of Troy in the children's television series
Grandpa in My Pocket. and took part in an episode of the medical drama series
Casualty playing Christy Skinner, a patient with incurable hiccups. Jafargholi has also taken part in advertisements for
Delta Air Lines,
Debenhams and
DFS. A planned
Walkers Crisps advert with ex-footballer
Gary Lineker was cancelled. Jafargholi performed in the Britain's Got Talent tour where he performed "
I Want You Back" by the Jackson 5. He sang the song while being accompanied onstage by Dancers,
Aidan Davis and
Perri Luc Kiely and Mitchell Craske from
Diversity.
Michael Jackson memorial After performing on the Britain's Got Talent tour, Jafargholi sang a musical tribute of "
Who's Lovin' You" on stage at the Los Angeles
Staples Center, at 7 July 2009 globally televised funeral
memorial service for the "King of Pop"
Michael Jackson. He had been originally invited to perform with Jackson in his
This Is It series of London concerts. His performance was preceded by the eulogy from the song's writer,
Smokey Robinson. Following Jafargholi's tribute,
Larry King leaned forward and asked
Motown founder
Berry Gordy, "Who is that?". Gordy, who, according to King, was moved by the performance, reportedly replied, "I have no cotton pickin' idea who that is, but if I were [still] in the business, I would sign him tomorrow."
Debut album In September 2010, Jafargholi announced details for his debut album and single. A double A-side single of "Last Train Home", written by Vince Kidd and
Paul Staveley O'Duffy and produced by
Paul Staveley O'Duffy and "Hip Teens" (also produced by O'Duffy) was due to be released on 22 November 2010. A press release described "Last Train Home" as an "original string-soaked ballad with a nod to an era gone by", while "Hip Teens" is a cover of soul group Frank Popp's 2007 hit "Hip Teens (Don't Wear Blue Jeans)". Videos were shot for both tracks. The album was to be called
When I Come of Age, and was said to be a mixture of original material and rare '60s soul covers. Jafargholi collaborated with top US producers
Jerry Duplessis and Igloo & TC (best known for their work with
Whitney Houston, The
Black Eyed Peas and
Backstreet Boys) and UK producers
Paul Staveley O'Duffy, Jimmy Hogarth and Martin Terefe for the album. but to date they have never been released.
Adult acting career In 2014, Jafargholi performed as the Genie in The New Victoria Theatre's pantomime,
Aladdin. In May 2016, Jafargholi joined the cast of the BBC
soap opera,
EastEnders, portraying
Shakil Kazemi. His character was
killed off two years later in May 2018 in a controversial knife-crime storyline where Shakil was stabbed and killed by a gang. On 1 August 2018, it was announced that Jafargholi had joined the cast of
Casualty as nurse
Marty Kirkby. After five years on the series, he made his final appearance on 18 March 2023. ==Filmography==