Jefferson King was born on August 13, 1974, on a British military base in Cyprus where his parents, both in the Army, were at that time situated.Jefferson's love of the big screen fueled his passions to one day pursue film and television acting. So he enrolled at a decent acting school in Maidenhead called Redroofs Theatre School, which to his surprise was famous for training Kate Winslet (Titanic), Kris Marshall (My Family), Lucy Benjamin (EastEnders), and Joanne Frogatt (Downton Abbey).Jefferson passed and received a post-graduate diploma in acting for the styles of film and television.