Art Malik

Art Malik

Known for
Acting
Born
November 13, 1952 (age 74)
Birthplace
Bahawalpur, Pakistan

Biography

Athar ul-Haque Malik (born 13 November 1952), known professionally as Art Malik, is a Pakistani-born British actor who achieved international fame in the 1980s through his starring and subsidiary roles in assorted British and Merchant Ivory television serials and films. He is especially remembered for his portrayal of the out-of-place Hari Kumar in The Jewel in the Crown at the outset of his career. He also portrayed Islamic extremist Salim Abu Aziz in True Lies.

Known For

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Filmography

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Wild Dubai poster

Wild Dubai

Movie · as Narrator

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Fortitude poster

Fortitude

Movie · as Ian Fleming

2026
Hamlet poster

Hamlet

Movie · as Claudius

2026
VisionQuest poster

VisionQuest

TV · as Simon Moorhouse · 2 eps

2025
The Woman in Cabin 10 poster

The Woman in Cabin 10

Movie · as Dr. Robert Mehta

2025
The Making of 'The Glassworker' poster

The Making of 'The Glassworker'

Movie · as Self

2024
The Eye of the Sunrise poster

The Eye of the Sunrise

Movie · as Sir Lincoln Aubrey

2024
Renegade Nell poster

Renegade Nell

TV · as Henry Tuplow / Jeremiah Tuplow · 1 ep

2024
Disclaimer poster

Disclaimer

TV · as Justin · 3 eps

2023
The Little Mermaid poster

The Little Mermaid

Movie · as Sir Grimsby

2023
The Famous Five poster

The Famous Five

TV · as Sir Lincoln Aubrey · 1 ep

2022
The Man Who Fell to Earth poster

The Man Who Fell to Earth

TV · as Henning Khan · 4 eps

2020
Penance poster

Penance

TV · as Fr. Tom · 3 eps

2019
The Feed poster

The Feed

TV · as President Quan · 3 eps

2018
The Woman in White poster

The Woman in White

TV · as Erasmus Nash · 5 eps

2017
Halal Daddy poster

Halal Daddy

Movie · as Amir Aziz

2017
The Escape poster

The Escape

Movie · as Kellan

2017
Bancroft poster

Bancroft

TV · as DCS Alan Taheeri · 4 eps

2017
Man Like Mobeen poster

Man Like Mobeen

TV · as Khan, Uncle Khan · 6 eps

2016
The Infiltrator poster

The Infiltrator

Movie · as Akbar Bilgrami

2016
Mirzya poster

Mirzya

Movie · as Suchitra's Father

2015
Arthur & George poster

Arthur & George

Movie · as Rev Shapurji Edalji

2015
Arthur & George poster

Arthur & George

TV · as Reverend Shapurji Edalji · 3 eps

2015
Indian Summers poster

Indian Summers

TV · 2 eps

2013
Bhaag Milkha Bhaag poster

Bhaag Milkha Bhaag

Movie · as Sampooran Singh

2013
Diana poster

Diana

Movie · as Samundar, Samunder

2012
John Carter poster

John Carter

Movie · as Zodangan General

2011
Ghosted poster

Ghosted

Movie

2011
Borgia poster

Borgia

TV · as Francesc Gacet · 24 eps

2011
Homeland poster

Homeland

TV · as Bunny, Bunny Latif · 1 ep

2011
Building Sea City poster

Building Sea City

TV · as Himself - Narrator · 2 eps

2010
The Wolfman poster

The Wolfman

Movie · as Singh

2010
Sex and the City 2 poster

Sex and the City 2

Movie · as Shiekh Khalid

2010
Ben Hur poster

Ben Hur

TV · as Ilderim · 2 eps

2010
Sherlock poster

Sherlock

TV · as Prison Governor · 1 ep

2010
The Nativity poster

The Nativity

TV · as Nicolaus · 4 eps

2010
Upstairs Downstairs poster

Upstairs Downstairs

TV · as Mr Amanjit Singh · 9 eps

2009
Hotel

Hotel

Movie · as Shahid Mazari

2008
Franklyn poster

Franklyn

Movie · as Tarrant

2008
Dean Spanley poster

Dean Spanley

Movie · as Swami Nala Prash

2008
10 Days to War poster

10 Days to War

TV · as Abdul Aziz Al-Hakim · 1 ep

2007
Lewis poster

Lewis

TV · as Professor Hamid Jassim · 1 ep

2006
Nina's Heavenly Delights poster

Nina's Heavenly Delights

Movie · as Raj Khanna

2006
Mayo poster

Mayo

TV · as Marcus Illingworth · 1 ep

2005
The English Harem

The English Harem

Movie · as Saaman "Sam" Sahar

2005
Doctor Who poster

Doctor Who

TV · as Ilin · 1 ep

2004
New Tricks poster

New Tricks

TV · 1 ep

2004
Doc Martin poster

Doc Martin

TV · as John Rahmanzai · 1 ep

2003
Tempo poster

Tempo

Movie · as Maldonado

2002
The British Empire in Colour poster

The British Empire in Colour

Movie · as Narrator

2002
The British Empire in Color poster

The British Empire in Color

TV · as Narrator · 3 eps

2002
The Knights Templar poster

The Knights Templar

TV · as Himself - Narrator · 4 eps

2001
Hotel! poster

Hotel!

Movie · as Radochek Zeigler

2001
Tabloid poster

Tabloid

Movie · as Philip Radcliffe

2001
Messiah poster

Messiah

TV · as DCS Michael Emerson · 4 eps

2001
Fun at the Funeral Parlour

Fun at the Funeral Parlour

TV · 1 ep

2001
Murder in Mind poster

Murder in Mind

TV · as Paul Asher · 1 ep

2000
Second Sight poster

Second Sight

TV · 2 eps

2000
In the Beginning poster

In the Beginning

TV · as Rameses II · 2 eps

1999
Vicious Circle poster

Vicious Circle

Movie · as Harrison

1999
Life Support poster

Life Support

TV · as Dr Kamran Blake · 6 eps

1999
Cleopatra poster

Cleopatra

TV · as Olympos · 2 eps

1999
The Seventh Scroll poster

The Seventh Scroll

TV · as Taita · 2 eps

1999
Holby City poster

Holby City

TV · as Zubin Khan · 104 eps

1998
Side Streets poster

Side Streets

Movie · as Bipin Raj

1998
Goodness Gracious Me poster

Goodness Gracious Me

TV · 2 eps

1998
Unfinished Business

Unfinished Business

TV · 12 eps

1998
Colour Blind poster

Colour Blind

TV · as Hassan · 3 eps

1998
Cold Feet poster

Cold Feet

TV · as Eddie Zubayr · 8 eps

1997
Path to Paradise: The Untold Story of the World Trade Center Bombing poster

Path to Paradise: The Untold Story of the World Trade Center Bombing

Movie · as Ramzi Ahmed Yousef

1997
Booty Call poster

Booty Call

Movie · as Akmed (uncredited)

1997
Turning World

Turning World

TV · as Shams · 3 eps

1996
Dalziel and Pascoe poster

Dalziel and Pascoe

TV · as Aahil Khan · 2 eps

1995
A Kid in King Arthur's Court poster

A Kid in King Arthur's Court

Movie · as Lord Belasco

1995
Clockwork Mice poster

Clockwork Mice

Movie · as Laney

1995
Uncovered poster

Uncovered

Movie · as Alvaro

1994
True Lies poster

True Lies

Movie · as Aziz

1994
The Wimbledon Poisoner poster

The Wimbledon Poisoner

TV · as Karim Jackson · 2 eps

1993
Age of Treason poster

Age of Treason

Movie · as Pertinax

1993
Peak Practice poster

Peak Practice

TV · as Mr. Hussain · 1 ep

1992
City of Joy poster

City of Joy

Movie · as Ashok Ghatak

1992
Year of the Comet poster

Year of the Comet

Movie · as Nico

1992
Hostage poster

Hostage

Movie · as Khalim

1992
Turtle Beach poster

Turtle Beach

Movie · as Kanan

1991
The Storyteller: Greek Myths - Orpheus & Eurydice poster

The Storyteller: Greek Myths - Orpheus & Eurydice

Movie · as Orpheus

1991
The Storyteller: Greek Myths poster

The Storyteller: Greek Myths

TV · as Orpheus · 1 ep

1990
Cluedo poster

Cluedo

TV · as Bernard Kirkbride · 1 ep

1990
Stolen

Stolen

TV · as Salim · 6 eps

1989
Shadow of the Cobra poster

Shadow of the Cobra

Movie

1989
Agatha Christie's Poirot poster

Agatha Christie's Poirot

TV · as Sir Bartholomew Strange · 1 ep

1988
Hothouse poster

Hothouse

TV · as Dr. Ved Lahari · 7 eps

1987
The Living Daylights poster

The Living Daylights

Movie · as Kamran Shah

1986
Harem poster

Harem

Movie · as Tarik Pasha

1986
Death Is Part of the Process poster

Death Is Part of the Process

Movie · as Indres

1986
Harem poster

Harem

TV · as Tarik Pasha · 2 eps

1986
Boon poster

Boon

TV · as Alex Cavendish · 1 ep

1985
Underworld poster

Underworld

Movie · as Fluke

1985
The Black Tower poster

The Black Tower

TV · as Julius Court · 5 eps

1984
A Passage to India poster

A Passage to India

Movie · as Mahmoud Ali

1984
The Far Pavilions poster

The Far Pavilions

TV · as Zarin · 2 eps

1984
The Jewel in the Crown poster

The Jewel in the Crown

TV · as Hari Kumar · 6 eps

1983
Natural World poster

Natural World

TV · as Narrator · 1 ep

1983
Chessgame poster

Chessgame

TV · as Farouk · 1 ep

1981
Bergerac poster

Bergerac

TV · as Ravi · 1 ep

1980
Richard's Things poster

Richard's Things

Movie · as Dr. Mustag

1980
The Gentle Touch poster

The Gentle Touch

TV · 1 ep

1979
Arabian Adventure poster

Arabian Adventure

Movie · as Mamhoud

1979
The Reaper

The Reaper

Movie · as Dave

1979
Minder poster

Minder

TV · as Shamy · 1 ep

1978
Mixed Blessings poster

Mixed Blessings

TV · as Fred · 1 ep

1977
The Professionals poster

The Professionals

TV · as Doctor, Doctor in Hospital · 1 ep

1971
Upstairs, Downstairs poster

Upstairs, Downstairs

TV

1967
ITV Playhouse poster

ITV Playhouse

TV · as Dave · 1 ep