Adeel Akhtar
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 18, 1980 (age 46)
- Birthplace
- London, England, UK
Biography
Akhtar is known for the bumbling Muslim extremist Faisal in Chris Morris's film Four Lions. Other comedic performances include Gupta in The Angelos Epithemiou Show, Maroush in The Dictator and Smee in Joe Wright and Pan. Akhtar has also won acclaim for his dramatic performances: in 2015, he was nominated for a BAFTA for Best Supporting Actor for his 2014 role as Wilson Wilson on Channel 4's Utopia. He played shopkeeper Ahmed alongside Toby Jones in the BBC mini-series Capital, and DS Ira King in the BBC's River. Reviewing River in The Daily Telegraph, Michael Hogan wrote, "This series was beautifully written by Abi Morgan, stylishly directed, and most of all, superbly acted. The quieter, less showy supporting players also shone. Not just stalwarts [...] but fresher faces: Adeel Akhtar as River's endlessly patient sidekick and Georgina Rich as his psychiatrist". In 2016 Akhtar appeared as Shahzad in the BBC one-off drama Murdered by My Father. He won the 2017 BAFTA award for Lead Actor for this role, the first non-white actor to do so. He also appeared as Rob Singhal in the acclaimed BBC miniseries based on John le Carré's The Night Manager. Adeel became a patron of Half Moon Theatre in autumn 2016.
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Filmography
The Ministry of Time
TV · as Quentin Ackerly · 1 ep
Elsinore
Movie · as Shahid
Letters to My Younger Future Self
Movie
National Theatre Live: The Estate
Movie · as Angad Singh
Down Cemetery Road
TV · as Hamza Malik · 8 eps
Fool Me Once
TV · as Sami Kierce · 8 eps
Black Doves
TV · as Prime Minister Eaves · 3 eps
Murder Mystery 2
Movie · as Maharajah
The Puppet Asylum
Movie · as The Narrator
Dickens: Phantoms and Fiction
Movie · as Readings
The Walk
Movie · as Amar
Enola Holmes 2
Movie · as Lestrade
Save the Cinema
Movie · as Tom
Ali & Ava
Movie · as Ali
Sherwood
TV · as Andy Fisher · 6 eps
Everybody's Talking About Jamie
Movie · as Iman Masood
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
Movie · as Dan Rider
Robin Robin
Movie · as Dad Mouse (voice)
Showtrial
TV · as Sam Malik · 5 eps
Sweet Tooth
TV · as Dr. Aditya Singh · 24 eps
The Nest
Movie · as Steve
Enola Holmes
Movie · as Lestrade
The Show
Movie · as Carpenter
Murder Mystery
Movie · as Maharajah
Raagni - The Movie
Movie · as Maulana Wahdi
Back to Life
TV · as Billy · 12 eps
Swimming with Men
Movie · as Kurt
Killing Eve
TV · as Martin · 5 eps
Les Misérables
TV · as Thénardier · 6 eps
The Big Sick
Movie · as Naveed Nanjiani
Victoria & Abdul
Movie · as Mohammed
Hampstead
Movie · as Donald's Lawyer
Ghosted
TV · as Dr. Barry Shaw · 16 eps
Counterpart
TV · as Casper · 2 eps
Murdered by My Father
Movie · as Shahzad
The Circuit
Movie · as Gabe
The Last Dragonslayer
Movie · as Mr. Brittles
The Night Manager
TV · as Rob Singhal · 6 eps
Flowers
TV · as Doctor · 1 ep
Convenience
Movie · as Shaan
War Book
Movie · as Mo
Pan
Movie · as Sam "Smee" Smiegel
River
TV · as Ira King · 6 eps
Capital
TV · as Ahmed · 3 eps
Stranger Things
Movie · as Mani
Jadoo
Movie · as Vinod
Keeping Up with the Joneses
Movie · as Jerry
Utopia
TV · as Wilson Wilson · 12 eps
The Job Lot
TV · as George Dhot · 9 eps
The Dictator
Movie · as Maroush
The Angelos Epithemiou Show
TV · as Gupta · 6 eps
Four Lions
Movie · as Faisal
Traitor
Movie · as Hamzi
Conviction
TV · as Darpan Banerjee · 1 ep
Who Do You Think You Are?
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Coming Up
TV · as Hasan, Baz · 1 ep
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
TV · as Hazim · 1 ep