Adeel Akhtar
Acting
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.
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Filmography of
Adeel Akhtar
The Maharajah
... 2023
Lestrade
... 2022
Tom
... 2022
Ali
... 2021
Dan Rider
... 2021
Dad Mouse (voice)
... 2021
Iman Masood
... 2021
Lestrade
... 2020
Steve
... 2020
Maulana Wahdi
... 2019
The Maharajah
... 2019
Kurt
... 2018
Mohammed
... 2017
Donald's Lawyer
... 2017
... 2017
Naveed Nanjiani
... 2017
Mr. Brittles
... 2016
Gabe
... 2016
Shahzad
... 2016
Shaan
... 2015
Sam Smiegel
... 2015
Mo
... 2015
... 2013
Vinod
... 2013
Mani
... 2013
Maroush
... 2012
Faisal
... 2010
Hamzi
... 2008