Adeel Akhtar
Acting
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.
Born: September 18, 1980
Place of Birth: London, England, UK
Known For
Filmography
as Hamza
as Prime Minister Eaves
as Sami Kierce
as Readings
as Amar
as The Narrator
as The Maharajah
as Lestrade
as Andy Fisher
as Ali
as Tom
as Sam Malik
as Dan Rider
as Dad Mouse (voice)
as Iman Masood
as Dr. Aditya Singh
as Lestrade
as Steve
as Maulana Wahdi
as Carpenter
as The Maharajah
as Billy
as Thénardier
as Kurt
as Martin
as Casper
as Dr. Barry Shaw
as Mohammed
as Donald's Lawyer
as Naveed Nanjiani
as Mr. Brittles
as Gabe
as Doctor
as Shahzad
as Rob Singhal
as Ahmed
as Ira King
as Shaan
as Sam "Smee" Smiegel
as Mo
as Jerry
as Vinod
as George Dhot
as Mani
as Wilson Wilson
as Gupta
as Maroush
as Faisal
as Hamzi
as Darpan Banerjee
as Hazim