Adeel Akhtar

Adeel Akhtar

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1980-09-18 (43 years old)

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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

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Movies 31

TV Shows 15

Narrator 1

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Sami Kierce
Fool Me Once

Fool Me Once (2024)

TV
Readings
Dickens: Phantoms and Fiction

Dickens: Phantoms and Fiction (2023)

Movie
Amar
The Walk

The Walk (2023)

Movie
The Narrator
The Puppet Asylum

The Puppet Asylum (2023)

Movie
The Maharajah
Murder Mystery 2

Murder Mystery 2 (2023)

Movie
6.5
Lestrade
Enola Holmes 2

Enola Holmes 2 (2022)

Movie
7
Andy Fisher
Sherwood

Sherwood (2022)

TV
Tom
Save the Cinema

Save the Cinema (2022)

Movie
Ali
Ali & Ava

Ali & Ava (2021)

Movie
Sam Gill
Showtrial

Showtrial (2021)

TV
Dan Rider
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain

The Electrical Life of Louis Wain (2021)

Movie
1
Dad Mouse
Robin Robin

Robin Robin (2021)

Movie
Imad Masood
Everybody's Talking About Jamie

Everybody's Talking About Jamie (2021)

Movie
Dr. Aditya Singh
Sweet Tooth

Sweet Tooth (2021)

TV
8
Lestrade
Enola Holmes

Enola Holmes (2020)

Movie
6.42
Steve
The Nest

The Nest (2020)

Movie
Maulana Wahdi
Raagni - The Movie

Raagni - The Movie (2019)

Movie
The Maharajah
Murder Mystery

Murder Mystery (2019)

Movie
6.3
Billy
Back to Life

Back to Life (2019)

TV
Thenardier
Les Misérables

Les Misérables (2018)

TV
7.17
Kurt
Swimming with Men

Swimming with Men (2018)

Movie
Barry Shaw
Ghosted

Ghosted (2017)

TV
5.7
Mohammed
Victoria & Abdul

Victoria & Abdul (2017)

Movie
5
Wiggin
Hampstead

Hampstead (2017)

Movie
The Show

The Show (2017)

Movie
Naveed Nanjiani
The Big Sick

The Big Sick (2017)

Movie
5.79
Mr. Brittles
The Last Dragonslayer

The Last Dragonslayer (2016)

Movie
Gabe
The Circuit

The Circuit (2016)

Movie
Shahzad
Murdered by My Father

Murdered by My Father (2016)

Movie
Rob Singhal
The Night Manager

The Night Manager (2016)

TV
6.35
Ahmed
Capital

Capital (2015)

TV
8
Ira King
River

River (2015)

TV
6
Shaan
Convenience

Convenience (2015)

Movie
Sam Smiegel
Pan

Pan (2015)

Movie
6.63
Mo
War Book

War Book (2015)

Movie
Jerry
Keeping Up with the Joneses

Keeping Up with the Joneses (2013)

Movie
Vinod
Jadoo

Jadoo (2013)

Movie
George Dhot
The Job Lot

The Job Lot (2013)

TV
Mani
Stranger Things

Stranger Things (2013)

Movie
7.33
Wilson Wilson
Utopia

Utopia (2013)

TV
7
Self
The Angelos Epithemiou Show

The Angelos Epithemiou Show (2012)

TV
Maroush
The Dictator

The Dictator (2012)

Movie
8
Faisal
Four Lions

Four Lions (2010)

Movie
6
Hamzi
Traitor

Traitor (2008)

Movie
5
Darpan Banerjee
Conviction

Conviction (2006)

TV
Hazim
Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001)

TV
7.5

Ratings

Average 6.47
Based on 1.75 Million movie and tv ratings over time
2001
2015
2017
2016
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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1980-09-18 (43 years old)

Birth Place
London, United Kingdom

Citizenships
United Kingdom

Also Known As
아딜 액터, Adeel Ahktar


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