Adeel Akhtar

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.

Filmografi

The Dictator2012 · MaroushEnola Holmes2020 · LestradeMurder Mystery2019 · MaharajahEnola Holmes 22022 · LestradeThe Big Sick2017 · Naveed NanjianiPan2015 · Sam "Smee" SmiegelMurder Mystery 22023 · MaharajahThe Electrical Life of Louis Wain2021 · Dan RiderElsinore2026 · ShahidTraitor2008 · HamziThe Nest2020 · SteveVictoria & Abdul2017 · MohammedSwimming with Men2018 · KurtFour Lions2010 · FaisalConvenience2015 · ShaanEverybody's Talking About Jamie2021 · Iman MasoodHampstead2017 · Donald's LawyerDickens: Phantoms and Fiction2023 · ReadingsRobin Robin2021 · Dad Mouse (voice)Ali & Ava2022 · AliThe Last Dragonslayer2016 · Mr. BrittlesNational Theatre Live: The Estate2025 · Angad SinghSave the Cinema2022 · TomMurdered by My Father2016 · Shahzad