Shaheen Jafargholi

Shaheen Jafargholi
Jafargholi in 2016
Born (1997-01-23) 23 January 1997 (age 27)
Swansea, Wales
EducationMark Jermin Stage School
Occupations
  • Actor
  • singer
Years active2004–present
Television
Musical career
GenresPop
InstrumentVocals
Labels

Shaheen Jafargholi (Persian: شاهین جعفرقلی; born 23 January 1997) is a Welsh actor and singer. In 2009, he finished in seventh place on the ITV competition series Britain's Got Talent. Since then, he has portrayed the roles of Shakil Kazemi in EastEnders (2016–2018) and Marty Kirkby in Casualty (2018–2023). He also appeared as Billy in season two of the BBC Three horror comedy series Wreck (2023), and as Celyn in the BBC One miniseries Lost Boys and Fairies (2024).