
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

Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989
as Sir Bartholomew Strange

Holby City
1999
as Zubin Khan

Sherlock
2010
as Prison Governor

Minder
1979
as Shamy

Peak Practice
1993
as Mr. Hussain

Natural World
1983
as Narrator

Bergerac
1981
as Ravi

New Tricks
2004

Lewis
2007

The Professionals
1977
as Doctor / Doctor in Hospital

Doc Martin
2004
as John Rahmanzai

ITV Playhouse
1967
as Dave

Upstairs, Downstairs
1971

Disclaimer
2024
as Justin

Murder in Mind
2001
as Paul Asher

Cold Feet
1998
as Eddie Zubayr

The Man Who Fell to Earth
2022
as Henning Khan

Borgia
2011
as Francesc Gacet

The Gentle Touch
1980

Penance
2020
as Fr. Tom

Cluedo
1990
as Bernard Kirkbride

Messiah
2001
as DCS Michael Emerson

The Feed
2019
as President Quan

Indian Summers
2015

Renegade Nell
2024
as Henry Tuplow / Jeremiah Tuplow

Bancroft
2017
as DCS Alan Taheeri

Man Like Mobeen
2017
as Khan / Uncle Khan

Ben Hur
2010
as Ilderim

Cleopatra
1999
as Olympos

The Jewel in the Crown
1984
as Hari Kumar

The Famous Five
2023
as Sir Lincoln Aubrey

Upstairs Downstairs
2010
as Mr. Amanjit Singh

The Far Pavilions
1984
as Zarin

Harem
1986
as Tarik Pasha

Goodness Gracious Me
1998

10 Days to War
2008
as Abdul Aziz Al-Hakim

Mixed Blessings
1978
as Fred

The Storyteller: Greek Myths
1991
as Orpheus

Mayo
2006
as Marcus Illingworth

The Seventh Scroll
1999
as Taita

The Woman in White
2018
as Erasmus Nash

Second Sight
2000

Hothouse
1988
as Dr. Ved Lahari

In the Beginning
2000
as Rameses II

The Nativity
2010
as Nicolaus
Fun at the Funeral Parlour
2001

Life Support
1999
as Dr Kamran Blake

Colour Blind
1998
as Hassan
Unfinished Business
1998

The Wimbledon Poisoner
1994
as Karim Jackson

Chessgame
1983
as Farouk

The British Empire in Color
2002
as Narrator

Arthur & George
2015
as Reverend Shapurji Edalji

The Black Tower
1985
as Julius Court

The Knights Templar
2002
as Himself - 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

Sex and the City 2
2010
as Shiekh Khalid

Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
2013
as Sampooran Singh

The Living Daylights
1987
as Kamran Shah

The Wolfman
2010
as Singh

The Woman in Cabin 10
2025
as Dr. Robert Mehta

The Infiltrator
2016
as Akbar Bilgrami

Hamlet
2026
as Claudius

Diana
2013
as Samundar / Samunder

Franklyn
2008
as Tarrant

Uncovered
1995
as Alvaro

Halal Daddy
2017
as Amir Aziz

Turtle Beach
1992
as Kanan

A Kid in King Arthur's Court
1995
as Lord Belasco

Booty Call
1997
as Akmed (uncredited)

A Passage to India
1984
as Mahmoud Ali

Tempo
2003
as Maldonado

Arabian Adventure
1979
as Mamhoud

Harem
1986
as Tarik Pasha

Year of the Comet
1992
as Nico

City of Joy
1992
as Ashok Ghatak

Richard's Things
1980
as Dr. Mustag

Ghosted
2011

Side Streets
1998
as Bipin Raj

Underworld
1985
as Fluke

Dean Spanley
2008
as Swami Nala Prash

Path to Paradise: The Untold Story of the World Trade Center Bombing
1997
as Ramzi Ahmed Yousef
Fortitude

Clockwork Mice
1995
as Laney

Shadow of the Cobra
1989

Nina's Heavenly Delights
2006
as Raj Khanna

Hostage
1992
as Khalim

Vicious Circle
1999
as Harrison

Hotel!
2001
as Radochek Zeigler

Arthur & George
2015
as Rev Shapurji Edalji

Age of Treason
1993
as Pertinax

Mirzya
2016
as Suchitra's Father
The English Harem
2005
as Saaman "Sam" Sahar

The Making of 'The Glassworker'
2025
as Self

The Escape
2017
as Kellan
The Reaper
1979
as Dave

The British Empire in Colour
2002
as Narrator
Hotel
2009
as Shahid Mazari

The Eye of the Sunrise
2025
as Sir Lincoln Aubrey

Death Is Part of the Process
1986
as Indres

Wild Dubai
as Narrator
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
- Sex and the City 2 (2010) — as Shiekh Khalid
- Bhaag Milkha Bhaag (2013) — as Sampooran Singh
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