Adeel Akhtar
Known For
Acting
Born
1980-09-18 in 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.
Most Known For
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Hazim
The Night Manager
as Rob Singhal
Killing Eve
as Martin
Sweet Tooth
as Dr. Aditya Singh
Fool Me Once
as Sami Kierce
Counterpart
as Casper
Enola Holmes
as Lestrade
Ghosted
as Dr. Barry Shaw
Les Misérables
as Thénardier
Black Doves
as Prime Minister Eaves
Utopia
as Wilson Wilson
Down Cemetery Road
as Hamza Malik
Enola Holmes 2
as Lestrade
The Dictator
as Maroush
Murder Mystery 2
as The Maharajah
Murder Mystery
as The Maharajah
Sherwood
as Andy Fisher
Convenience
as Shaan
The Big Sick
as Naveed Nanjiani
Back to Life
as Billy