Art Malik
Known for Acting · 106 credits
- Born
- 1952-11-13 (age 73)
- Place of birth
- Bahawalpur, Pakistan
- Also known as
- Athar ul-Haque Malik · Athar Malik · آرت ملک · Арт Малик · Атхар Уль-Хак Малик
Biography
Athar ul-Haque Malik (born 13 November 1952), known professionally as Art Malik, is a Pakistani-born British actor who achieved international fame in the 1980s through his starring and subsidiary roles in assorted British and Merchant Ivory television serials and films. He is especially remembered for his portrayal of the out-of-place Hari Kumar in The Jewel in the Crown at the outset of his career. He also portrayed Islamic extremist Salim Abu Aziz in True Lies.
Known For
TV Shows (58)
Doctor Who
2005
as Ilin
Homeland
2011
as Bunny / Bunny Latif
Holby City
1999
as Zubin Khan
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989
as Sir Bartholomew Strange
Natural World
1983
as Narrator
Sherlock
2010
as Prison Governor
Minder
1979
as Shamy
Peak Practice
1993
as Mr. Hussain
The Professionals
1977
as Doctor / Doctor in Hospital
New Tricks
2004
Lewis
2007
as Professor Hamid Jassim
Bergerac
1981
as Ravi
Doc Martin
2004
as John Rahmanzai
ITV Playhouse
1967
as Dave
Disclaimer
2024
as Justin
Upstairs, Downstairs
1971
Cold Feet
1998
as Eddie Zubayr
Murder in Mind
2001
as Paul Asher
Upstairs Downstairs
2010
as Mr Amanjit Singh
Renegade Nell
2024
as Henry Tuplow / Jeremiah Tuplow
The Man Who Fell to Earth
2022
as Henning Khan
Borgia
2011
as Francesc Gacet
Penance
2020
as Fr. Tom
The Gentle Touch
1980
The Feed
2019
as President Quan
The Jewel in the Crown
1984
as Hari Kumar
Man Like Mobeen
2017
as Khan / Uncle Khan
Indian Summers
2015
Ben Hur
2010
as Ilderim
Mixed Blessings
1978
as Fred
Cluedo
1990
as Bernard Kirkbride
Cleopatra
1999
as Olympos
Messiah
2001
as DCS Michael Emerson
The Famous Five
2023
as Sir Lincoln Aubrey
Bancroft
2017
as DCS Alan Taheeri
The Far Pavilions
1984
as Zarin
Hothouse
1988
as Dr. Ved Lahari
In the Beginning
2000
as Rameses II
The Storyteller: Greek Myths
1991
as Orpheus
Second Sight
2000
The Woman in White
2018
as Erasmus Nash
Fun at the Funeral Parlour
2001
10 Days to War
2008
as Abdul Aziz Al-Hakim
Mayo
2006
as Marcus Illingworth
Life Support
1999
as Dr Kamran Blake
The Nativity
2010
as Nicolaus
The Seventh Scroll
1999
as Taita
Goodness Gracious Me
1998
Harem
1986
as Tarik Pasha
The Black Tower
1985
as Julius Court
The Knights Templar
2002
as Himself - Narrator
Chessgame
1983
as Farouk
Colour Blind
1998
as Hassan
Arthur & George
2015
as Reverend Shapurji Edalji
The Wimbledon Poisoner
1994
as Karim Jackson
Unfinished Business
1998
The British Empire in Color
2002
as Narrator
Building Sea City
2011
as Himself - Narrator
Movies (48)
The Little Mermaid
2023
as Sir Grimsby
John Carter
2012
as Zodangan General
True Lies
1994
as Aziz
The Woman in Cabin 10
2025
as Dr. Robert Mehta
The Living Daylights
1987
as Kamran Shah
Sex and the City 2
2010
as Shiekh Khalid
The Wolfman
2010
as Singh
The Infiltrator
2016
as Akbar Bilgrami
Dean Spanley
2008
as Swami Nala Prash
Booty Call
1997
as Akmed (uncredited)
Richard's Things
1980
as Dr. Mustag
Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
2013
as Sampooran Singh
A Passage to India
1984
as Mahmoud Ali
Halal Daddy
2017
as Amir Aziz
Hamlet
2026
as Claudius
Underworld
1985
as Fluke
The Eye of the Sunrise
2025
as Sir Lincoln Aubrey
Arabian Adventure
1979
as Mamhoud
Diana
2013
as Samundar / Samunder
City of Joy
1992
as Ashok Ghatak
A Kid in King Arthur's Court
1995
as Lord Belasco
Hostage
1992
as Khalim
Franklyn
2008
as Tarrant
Age of Treason
1993
as Pertinax
Uncovered
1995
as Alvaro
Harem
1986
as Tarik Pasha
Fortitude
Side Streets
1998
as Bipin Raj
Turtle Beach
1992
as Kanan
Year of the Comet
1992
as Nico
Tempo
2003
as Maldonado
Nina's Heavenly Delights
2006
as Raj Khanna
Ghosted
2011
Shadow of the Cobra
1989
Vicious Circle
1999
as Harrison
The Escape
2017
as Kellan
Wild Dubai
as Narrator
The Making of 'The Glassworker'
2025
as Self
The English Harem
2005
as Saaman "Sam" Sahar
Path to Paradise: The Untold Story of the World Trade Center Bombing
1997
as Ramzi Ahmed Yousef
Mirzya
2016
as Suchitra's Father
Death Is Part of the Process
1986
as Indres
Arthur & George
2015
as Rev Shapurji Edalji
Hotel!
2001
as Radochek Zeigler
The British Empire in Colour
2002
as Narrator
Clockwork Mice
1995
as Laney
The Reaper
1979
as Dave
Hotel
2009
as Shahid Mazari
About Art Malik
Athar ul-Haque Malik (born 13 November 1952), known professionally as Art Malik, is a Pakistani-born British actor who achieved international fame in the 1980s through his starring and subsidiary roles in assorted British and Merchant Ivory television serials and films. He is especially remembered for his portrayal of the out-of-place Hari Kumar in The Jewel in the Crown at the outset of his career. He also portrayed Islamic extremist Salim Abu Aziz in True Lies. With 106 credits spanning from 1967 to 2026, Art Malik has appeared in 48 films and 58 TV shows.
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Most Popular Art Malik Movies
- The Little Mermaid (2023) — as Sir Grimsby
- John Carter (2012) — as Zodangan General
- True Lies (1994) — as Aziz
- The Woman in Cabin 10 (2025) — as Dr. Robert Mehta
- The Living Daylights (1987) — as Kamran Shah
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