Adeel Akhtar

Adeel Akhtar

Birthdate
September 18, 1980 (44 years old)
Place of Birth
London, England, UK
Known For
Acting

Details

Birthdate
September 18, 1980 (44 years old)
Place of Birth
London, England, UK
Known For
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.

Adeel Akhtar's LGBTQ+ Titles

Victoria & Abdul
Victoria & Abdul
Mohammed
Everybody's Talking About Jamie
Everybody's Talking About Jamie
Iman Masood

Acting (49)

Down Cemetery Road as Hamza (1 episode)
2024
Black Doves as Richard Eaves (6 episodes)
2024
Fool Me Once as Sami Kierce (8 episodes)
2023
Dickens: Phantoms and Fiction as Readings
2023
The Walk as Amar
2023
The Puppet Asylum as The Narrator
2023
Murder Mystery 2 as The Maharajah
2022
Enola Holmes 2 as Lestrade
2022
Sherwood as Andy Fisher (6 episodes)
2022
Save the Cinema as Tom
2021
Ali & Ava as Ali
2021
Showtrial as Sam Gill (5 episodes)
2021
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain as Dan Rider
2021
Robin Robin as Dad Mouse (voice)
2021
2021
Sweet Tooth as Dr. Aditya Singh (24 episodes)
2020
Enola Holmes as Lestrade
2020
The Nest as Steve
2019
Raagni - The Movie as Maulana Wahdi
2019
The Show as Carpenter
2019
Murder Mystery as The Maharajah
2019
Back to Life as Billy (12 episodes)
2018
Les Misérables as Thénardier (6 episodes)
2018
Swimming with Men as Kurt
2018
Killing Eve as Martin (5 episodes)
2017
Ghosted as Dr. Barry Shaw (16 episodes)
2017
Victoria & Abdul as Mohammed
2017
Hampstead as Donald's Lawyer
2017
The Big Sick as Naveed Nanjiani
2016
The Last Dragonslayer as Mr. Brittles
2016
The Circuit as Gabe
2016
Murdered by My Father as Shahzad
2016
The Night Manager as Rob Singhal (6 episodes)
2015
Capital as Ahmed (3 episodes)
2015
River as Ira King (6 episodes)
2015
Convenience as Shaan
2015
Pan as Sam Smiegel
2015
War Book as Mo
2013
Keeping Up with the Joneses as Jerry
2013
Jadoo as Vinod
2013
The Job Lot as George Dhot (6 episodes)
2013
Stranger Things as Mani
2013
Utopia as Wilson Wilson (12 episodes)
2012
The Angelos Epithemiou Show as Gupta (2 episodes)
2012
The Dictator as Maroush
2010
Four Lions as Faisal
2008
Traitor as Hamzi
2006
Conviction as Darpan Banerjee (1 episode)
2001
Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Hazim (1 episode)