Adeel Akhtar actor
- All known tv series 18
- Total known movies 31
Akhtar is known for the bumbling Muslim extremist Faisal in Chris Morriss 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 4s Utopia. He played shopkeeper Ahmed alongside Toby Jones in the BBC mini-series Capital, and DS Ira King in the BBCs 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 Rivers 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 Carrés The Night Manager.Adeel became a patron of Half Moon Theatre in autumn 2016.
Lestrade
Movie 2022
Hamzi
Movie 2008
Faisal
Movie 2010
Tom
Movie 2022
The Maharajah
Movie 2023
Maroush
Movie 2012
Mani
Movie 2013
The Narrator
Movie 2023
Shaan
Movie 2015
Mo
Movie 2015
Readings
Movie 2023
Vinod
Movie 2013
Sam Smiegel
Movie 2015
Shahzad
Movie 2016
Gabe
Movie 2016
Jerry
Movie 2013
Mr. Brittles
Movie 2016
Mohammed
Movie 2017
Carpenter
Movie 2019
Donald's Lawyer
Movie 2017
Kurt
Movie 2018
The Maharajah
Movie 2019
Lestrade
Movie 2020
Iman Masood
Movie 2021
Maulana Wahdi
Movie 2019
Ali
Movie 2021
Dad Mouse (voice)
Movie 2021
Amar
Movie 2023
Ira King
Tv 2015
Gupta
Tv 2012
Andy Fisher
Tv 2022
George Dhot
Tv 2013
Darpan Banerjee
Tv 2006
Hazim
Tv 2001
Sami Kierce
Tv 2024
Hamza
Tv
Prime Minister Eaves
Tv 2024
