Adeel Akhtar

Adeel Akhtar
Born (1980-09-18) 18 September 1980
London, England
Occupation Actor
Years active 2006–present

Adeel Akhtar (Urdu: عدیل اختر; born 18 September 1980) is an English actor.

Early life

Akhtar was born in London to a Pakistani father and a Kenyan mother. He originally completed a degree in law, but decided to follow his passion and change to acting. He trained at the Actors Studio Drama School in New York.

Career

Akhtar is noted for his role as 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 Warner Bros.' movie 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".[1]

In 2016 Akhtar appeared as Shahzad in the BBC one off drama Murdered by my Father.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role
2002 Let's Roll: The Story of Flight 93 Hijacker Saeed Al Ghamdi
2008 Traitor Hamzi
2010 Four Lions Faisal
2010 Stranger Things Mani
2012 The Dictator Maroush
2013 Jadoo Vinod
2013 Convenience
2014 War Book Mo
2015 Pan Smee
2017 The Big Sick
2017 Victoria and Abdul

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2006 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Hazim Episode: "Dollhouse"
2006 Conviction Dr. Darpan Banerjee Episode: "Downhill"
2010 Angelos Epithemiou's Moving On Gupta
2011 Coming Up Hasan Episode: "Hooked"
2013-2014 The Job Lot George
2013 Trollied Ray Season 3
2013–2014 Utopia Wilson Wilson Nominated—British Academy Television Award for Best Supporting Actor[2]
2015 River Detective Sergeant Ira King
2015 Capital[3]Ahmed Kamal
2016 The Night Manager[4]Rob Singhal
2016 Murdered by My Father Shahzad Television Movie

Stage

References

  1. Hogan, Michael (17 November 2015). "River, episode six, review: 'one of the year's best home-grown TV dramas'". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  2. Alex Ritman (8 April 2015). "BAFTA TV Awards: Benedict Cumberbatch Gets Third Nomination for 'Sherlock'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  3. "BBC One: Capital: Credits". BBC Online. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  4. "Meet the cast of The Night Manager". The Radio Times. Retrieved 28 February 2016.

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