Adeel Akhtar
Known for Acting · 55 credits
- Born
- 1980-09-18 (age 45)
- Place of birth
- London, England, UK
- Also known as
- 아딜 액터 · Adeel Ahktar · عادل اختر
Biography
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
TV Shows (21)
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
as Hazim
Killing Eve
2018
as Martin
The Night Manager
2016
as Rob Singhal
Sweet Tooth
2021
as Dr. Aditya Singh
Counterpart
2017
as Casper
Conviction
2006
as Darpan Banerjee
Fool Me Once
2024
as Sami Kierce
Utopia
2013
as Wilson Wilson
Down Cemetery Road
2025
as Hamza Malik
Les Misérables
2018
as Thénardier
Black Doves
2024
as Prime Minister Eaves
Sherwood
2022
as Andy Fisher
Ghosted
2017
as Dr. Barry Shaw
River
2015
as Ira King
Showtrial
2021
as Sam Malik
Flowers
2016
as Doctor
Back to Life
2019
as Billy
The Job Lot
2013
as George Dhot
Capital
2015
as Ahmed
The Angelos Epithemiou Show
2012
as Gupta
Utopia
2013
as Wilson Wilson
Movies (34)
The Dictator
2012
as Maroush
Enola Holmes
2020
as Lestrade
Enola Holmes 2
2022
as Lestrade
Pan
2015
as Sam "Smee" Smiegel
Murder Mystery
2019
as The Maharajah
Murder Mystery 2
2023
as The Maharajah
The Big Sick
2017
as Naveed Nanjiani
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
2021
as Dan Rider
Traitor
2008
as Hamzi
The Nest
2020
as Steve
Hampstead
2017
as Donald's Lawyer
Four Lions
2010
as Faisal
Everybody's Talking About Jamie
2021
as Iman Masood
Victoria & Abdul
2017
as Mohammed
Save the Cinema
2022
as Tom
Robin Robin
2021
as Dad Mouse (voice)
The Last Dragonslayer
2016
as Mr. Brittles
Swimming with Men
2018
as Kurt
Jadoo
2013
as Vinod
Ali & Ava
2022
as Ali
Convenience
2015
as Shaan
War Book
2015
as Mo
Keeping Up with the Joneses
2013
as Jerry
Murdered by My Father
2016
as Shahzad
Stranger Things
2013
as Mani
The Puppet Asylum
2023
as The Narrator
Dickens: Phantoms and Fiction
2023
as Readings
The Circuit
2016
as Gabe
Elsinore
The Show
2019
as Carpenter
Utopia
2013
as Wilson Wilson
The Walk
2023
as Amar
National Theatre Live: The Estate
2025
as Angad Singh
Raagni - The Movie
2019
as Maulana Wahdi
About Adeel Akhtar
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 Te… With 55 credits spanning from 2001 to 2025, Adeel Akhtar has appeared in 34 films and 21 TV shows.
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Most Popular Adeel Akhtar Movies
- The Dictator (2012) — as Maroush
- Enola Holmes (2020) — as Lestrade
- Enola Holmes 2 (2022) — as Lestrade
- Pan (2015) — as Sam "Smee" Smiegel
- Murder Mystery (2019) — as The Maharajah
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