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FATHER BROWN

Watch Jefferson in his debut television role as Young Father Brown in the latest series of the BBC crime drama (starring Mark Williams) exclusively on BBC iPlayer below!

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 TOUR DATES
 

Performances


 MY STORY SO FAR...
 

ABOUT
Journey

From a very early age, Jefferson dedicated himself to pursuing a career in the performing arts. In 1999, he joined his local Stagecoach Theatre Arts School, in Plymouth, Devon, and played a diverse range of roles in productions such as Bugsy Malone to devised plays. This led him to become an avid improviser, facilitating his own improvisation group during his professional training. 

He moved to Guildford in 2012 to develop his craft further at the Performance Preparation Academy, before continuing to study Musical Theatre at the London College of Music, with the University of West London, where he achieved a BA (Hons).

 

​​Upon achieving his degree in 2015, Jefferson made his professional debut in the role of Merlin in the UK TiE (Theatre in Education) Tour of The Sword in the Stone with Image Musical Theatre. Immediately following his highly successful run of 162 performances to schools around the UK, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, he delighted international audiences as Lead Male Vocalist in a series of digitally-enhanced production shows with entertainment provider Live Business and TUI Group. His work in this role earned him the Excellent Customer Service Award, which 'recognised and appreciated hard work and dedication', and was presented to him at the TUI Awards Ceremony 2016 in Rhodes, Greece. ​

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Later that same year, Jefferson reunited with Live Business as the Entertainment Host and Vocalist at TUI Gold's Yaramar Hotel in the Costa del Sol, Fuengirola, where he had a particularly noteworthy 6-month residency, performing and presenting first-class entertainment. He was invited back as Resident Vocalist in early 2020 to perform his solo concert An Evening with Jefferson Parlett for a 2-month run. 

 

From September 2018 to March 2019, Jefferson took to the high seas as the role of Entertainment Host and Vocalist, onboard the Pacific Aria with P&O Australia Cruises. He delivered exceptional, world-class entertainment to live audiences across the pond, before setting sail again for the remainder of the year with Brittany Ferries as the Cruise Entertainment Manager and Vocalist onboard their fleet.  

In October 2021, he toured around the UK with Troubadour (Male Vocal Harmony Group) - performing their globally successful show of acapella and classic songs, reimagined in stunning four part harmony, in some of the country's biggest holiday resorts. 

His career took to new levels between 2022 and 2023. He starred in the short film I Know Something Happened, directed, produced and written by Cutting It (BBC) and Emmerdale (ITV) star Sian Reeves, which led the actress into winning the Special Jury Award in Direction at the first season of the Casablanca Film Factory Awards. 2023 also saw Jefferson making his television debut playing the younger incarnation of Mark Williams’ titular role in BBC's crime drama Father Brown. Shortly after, he was cast as a dancer in a TV commercial for UK holiday resort Butlins' Adult Weekenders before appearing as Buttons (and serving as Sound Designer and Vocal Captain) in Rugeley Rose Theatre's production of Cinderella, written and directed by Richard Cheshire, in Staffordshire. 

Jefferson has recently completed filming for BritBox's crime drama spin-off Sister Boniface Mysteries, playing the role of Floor Manager in the show's forthcoming second season - as well as guest roles in two episodes of BBC's long-running medical drama Doctors.

Coinciding with his career, Jefferson is currently at Staffordshire University, having won a place on the world’s first year-long MA in Contemporary Pantomime Practice. 

 

As a presenter, he produced and co-presented his self-penned radio show The Jeff Parlett and Benny Bright Show on Blast Radio, broadcasting from the legendary Ealing Studios from 2012 to 2015. Between 2020 and 2021, Jefferson served both as a Presenter and Music Researcher for the music-based game shows Rock and Roll Bingo, Bingo Beats and Bonkers Bingo with entertainment providers Live Business, and Scarlett Entertainment, for the UK’s largest chain of bingo clubs, Mecca Bingo. 

 

 
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"SO WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN IN"?

 

Here is a notable list of productions that Jefferson has featured in so far.

Click the Spotlight below for his complete CV:

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DOCTORS

 

2023

Type: Television

Role: Care Home Assistant

Company: BBC Studios

Dir: Lisa Wedgbury

 

CINDERELLA

 

2022

Type: Pantomime

Role: Buttons

(Sound Designer & Vocal Captain)

Company: Sunshine Productions

at Rugeley Rose Theatre

Dir: Richard Cheshire

 

FATHER BROWN

 

2023

Type: Television

Role: Young Father Brown

Company: BBC Studios

Dir: John Maidens

 

AN EVENING WITH

JEFFERSON PARLETT

 

2020

Type: Stage

Role: Resident Vocalist

Company: Live Business

at Yaramar Hotel Resort

Dir: Jefferson Parlett

 

SISTER BONIFACE

 

2023

Type: Television

Role: Floor Manager

Company: BBC Studios & BritBox

Dir: Jude Tindall

 

LIVE SOLO SESSIONS & GAME SHOWS

 

2018

Type: Cruise

Role: Cruise Entertainment

Host & Vocalist

Company: P&O Cruises Australia

Dir: Kirsty Fraser

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572-574 Moseley Road

Moseley

Birmingham

B12 9AA

firstactworkshops@gmail.com

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Reviews

 
WHAT ARE AUDIENCES SAYING?
 

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"With hilarious patter and a tenor voice that would make the… you know who… excited, Jefferson was completely brilliant. I'm convinced that he had some kind of psychiatric diagnosis, he didn't stop entertaining and interacting with us audience. I did not expect to meet an entertainer with such an amount of energy in 40 degree heat! He was our children's favourite too and we all thoroughly enjoyed singing along with him"

 

Mars Flickan - Stockholm, SWE

AN EVENING WITH

JEFFERSON PARLETT

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"A wonderful evening on the Bretagne. Your entertainment was great... the outstanding crew member of the night was, beyond any doubt, Jefferson. He restored my faith in young people because he was confident, superb, funny, entertaining, but most of all he kept the crowd wanting more. He is an asset to Brittany Ferries and do not be surprised if he leaves for a career in television. You must keep a tight hold of that young man!"

 

David R - Portsmouth, UK

LIVE BUSINESS &

BRITTANY FERRIES

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"I have been on 11 cruises; 4 Carnival, 4 R.C and 3 others… Jefferson would have to be the best entertainer I have ever seen! A genuine, engaging and professional presenter, who always made me cry with laughter and was blown away by his phenomenal singing voice - his cover of ‘Bring Him Home’ from Les Misérables moved me to tears and touched my heart. Thank you immensely for the endless laughs, filthy humor and brilliant banter"

 

Rosalie - Brisbane, AUS

P&O CRUISES AUSTRALIA

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