Christopher Edwin Leigh Jeffers (born May 1988) is an English actor and dancer. After graduating from theatre school, he worked at Disneyland Paris, before going onto appear in various stage productions across the UK. Jeffers then began making minor appearances in British television series including 4 O'Clock Club and Coronation Street, as well as dancing in projects such as Rocketman and Bridgerton. From 2020 to 2022, he starred in the BBC's The Other One, and since 2025, he has portrayed Mitch Swift in the BBC school drama series Waterloo Road.
Life and career 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. Following his time at Disneyland, Jeffers was cast in various stage productions including Fame, Man in the Mirror, Cinderella, Aladdin, Dick Whittington, Dance Fever Starlight Express and The Bodyguard.
Jeffers made his television debut in 2015 in an episode of CBBC's 4 O'Clock Club. 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. Then in 2024, he appeared in the BBC Three fantasy series Domino Day. 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 Year Title Role Notes 2015 4 O'Clock Club CJ Dean Episode: "Theatre" 2018 Mariah: The Diva, The Demons, The Drama Nick Cannon Television film 2019 Rocketman Dancer Film 2019 Coronation Street Rich Guest role 2020 Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway Magic Mike Dancer 1 episode 2020–2022 The Other One Callum Main role 2020 Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga Johnny John John Film 2020 The Gays Days Kyle Ewan Short film 2022 Death on the Nile Dancer Film 2022 Bridgerton Dancer 3 episodes 2022 Prancer: A Christmas Tale Tevin Film 2023 A Whole Lifetime with Jamie Demetriou Vin Guest role 2024 Domino Day Mike Recurring role 2024 We Might Regret This Scott 1 episode 2025 Father Brown Colin Byers 1 episode 2025 Riot Women Mr. Jeffreys 1 episode 2025–present Waterloo Road Mitch Swift Main role
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