Adeel Akhtar
Age: 44 | From: London, England, UK
Person Details
Birthday: 1980-09-18 22:10:09
Aliases: No known aliases
Gender: Male
Place of birth: London, England, UK
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Movie Involvements: 14
TV Involvements: 12
Most Famous Work
Biography
Akhtar is known for the bumbling Muslim extremist Faisal in Chris Morris's film Four Lions.[3] Other comedic performances include Gupta in The Angelos Epithemiou Show,[4] Maroush in The Dictator[4] and Smee in Joe Wright and Pan.[5] 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.[6] He played shopkeeper Ahmed alongside Toby Jones in the BBC mini-series Capital,[7] and DS Ira King in the BBC's River.[8] 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".[9] 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,[10] the first non-white actor to do so.[11] He also appeared as Rob Singhal in the acclaimed BBC miniseries based on John le Carré's The Night Manager.[12] His latest role is as Billy in the 2019 critically acclaimed series on BBC Three, Back to Life, written by Daisy Haggard and Laura Salon. Adeel became a patron of Half Moon Theatre in autumn 2016.
Most Famous Work
Fool Me Once
(2024) Sami Kierce
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
(2001) Hazim
Killing Eve
(2018) Martin
Sweet Tooth
(2021) Dr. Aditya Singh
The Night Manager
(2016) Rob Singhal
Les Misérables
(2018) Thenardier
Enola Holmes 2
(2022) Lestrade
River
(2015) Ira KingActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Sami Kierce | |
| 2023 | Readings | |
| The Narrator | ||
| The Maharajah | ||
| 2022 | Lestrade | |
| Andy Fisher | ||
| Tom | ||
| 2021 | Ali | |
| Sam Gill | ||
| Dan Rider | ||
| Dad Mouse (voice) | ||
| Iman Masood | ||
| Dr. Aditya Singh | ||
| 2020 | Lestrade | |
| Steve | ||
| 2019 | Maulana Wahdi | |
| The Maharajah | ||
| Billy | ||
| 2018 | Thénardier | |
| Thenardier | ||
| Kurt | ||
| Martin | ||
| 2017 | Dr. Barry Shaw | |
| Mohammed | ||
| Donald's Lawyer | ||
| N/A | ||
| Naveed Nanjiani | ||
| 2016 | Mr. Brittles | |
| Gabe | ||
| Shahzad | ||
| Rob Singhal | ||
| 2015 | Ahmed | |
| Ira King | ||
| Shaan | ||
| Sam Smiegel | ||
| Mo | ||
| 2013 | Jerry | |
| Vinod | ||
| Mani | ||
| Wilson Wilson | ||
| 2012 | Gupta | |
| Maroush | ||
| 2010 | Faisal | |
| 2008 | Hamzi | |
| 2006 | Darpan Banerjee | |
| 2001 | Hazim | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
