Adeel Akhtar
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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Full Filmography
All Credits (50)
Elsinore
as Shahid
National Theatre Live: The Estate
as Angad Singh
Down Cemetery Road
as Hamza Malik
Black Doves
as Prime Minister Eaves
Fool Me Once
as Sami Kierce
Dickens: Phantoms and Fiction
as Readings
The Walk
as Amar
The Puppet Asylum
as The Narrator
Murder Mystery 2
as Maharajah
Sherwood
as Andy Fisher
Ali & Ava
as Ali
Save the Cinema
as Tom
Showtrial
as Sam Malik
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
as Dan Rider
Robin Robin
as Dad Mouse (voice)
Everybody's Talking About Jamie
as Iman Masood
Sweet Tooth
as Dr. Aditya Singh
The Nest
as Steve
Raagni - The Movie
as Maulana Wahdi
Murder Mystery
as Maharajah
Back to Life
as Billy
Les Misérables
as Thénardier
Swimming with Men
as Kurt
Killing Eve
as Martin
Counterpart
as Casper
Ghosted
as Dr. Barry Shaw
Victoria & Abdul
as Mohammed
Hampstead
as Donald's Lawyer
The Big Sick
as Naveed Nanjiani
The Last Dragonslayer
as Mr. Brittles
The Circuit
as Gabe
Flowers
as Doctor
Murdered by My Father
as Shahzad
The Night Manager
as Rob Singhal
Capital
as Ahmed
River
as Ira King
Convenience
as Shaan
Pan
as Sam "Smee" Smiegel
War Book
as Mo
Keeping Up with the Joneses
as Jerry
Jadoo
as Vinod
The Job Lot
as George Dhot
Utopia
as Wilson Wilson
The Angelos Epithemiou Show
as Gupta
The Dictator
as Maroush
Four Lions
as Faisal
Traitor
as Hamzi
Conviction
as Darpan Banerjee
Who Do You Think You Are?
as Self
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Hazim