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Adeel Akhtar
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Adeel Akhtar
Born
September 18, 1980
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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.
Known For
The Dictator
(2012)
Maroush
Murder Mystery 2
(2023)
The Maharajah
Murder Mystery
(2019)
The Maharajah
Enola Holmes
(2020)
Lestrade
Enola Holmes 2
(2022)
Lestrade
Pan
(2015)
Sam Smiegel
The Big Sick
(2017)
Naveed Nanjiani
Traitor
(2008)
Hamzi
Victoria & Abdul
(2017)
Mohammed
Robin Robin
(2021)
Dad Mouse (voice)
Four Lions
(2010)
Faisal
The Nest
(2020)
Steve
Hampstead
(2017)
Donald's Lawyer
Stranger Things
(2013)
Mani
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
(2021)
Dan Rider
Ali & Ava
(2021)
Ali
Full Filmography
Acting
Traitor
(2008)
Hamzi
Four Lions
(2010)
Faisal
The Dictator
(2012)
Maroush
Stranger Things
(2013)
Mani
Jadoo
(2013)
Vinod
Keeping Up with the Joneses
(2013)
Jerry
War Book
(2015)
Mo
Pan
(2015)
Sam Smiegel
Convenience
(2015)
Shaan
Murdered by My Father
(2016)
Shahzad
The Circuit
(2016)
Gabe
The Last Dragonslayer
(2016)
Mr. Brittles
The Big Sick
(2017)
Naveed Nanjiani
Victoria & Abdul
(2017)
Mohammed
Hampstead
(2017)
Donald's Lawyer
Swimming with Men
(2018)
Kurt
The Show
(2019)
Carpenter
Murder Mystery
(2019)
The Maharajah
Raagni - The Movie
(2019)
Maulana Wahdi
The Nest
(2020)
Steve
Enola Holmes
(2020)
Lestrade
Everybody's Talking About Jamie
(2021)
Iman Masood
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
(2021)
Dan Rider
Ali & Ava
(2021)
Ali
Robin Robin
(2021)
Dad Mouse (voice)
Enola Holmes 2
(2022)
Lestrade
Save the Cinema
(2022)
Tom
Murder Mystery 2
(2023)
The Maharajah
The Puppet Asylum
(2023)
The Narrator
Dickens: Phantoms and Fiction
(2023)
Readings
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