Adeel Akhtar
Adeel Akhtar
Born 18/09/1980 in London, England, UK

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 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 (Movies)

National Theatre Live: The Estate

National Theatre Live: The Estate

Character:Angad Singh

Release Date:12/11/2025

Dickens: Phantoms and Fiction

Dickens: Phantoms and Fiction

Character:Readings

Release Date:21/12/2023

The Walk

The Walk

Character:Amar

Release Date:04/10/2023

The Puppet Asylum

The Puppet Asylum

Character:The Narrator

Release Date:01/09/2023

Murder Mystery 2

Murder Mystery 2

Character:The Maharajah

Release Date:28/03/2023

Enola Holmes 2

Enola Holmes 2

Character:Lestrade

Release Date:30/11/2022

Ali & Ava

Ali & Ava

Character:Ali

Release Date:02/03/2022

Save the Cinema

Save the Cinema

Character:Tom

Release Date:14/01/2022

The Electrical Life of Louis Wain

The Electrical Life of Louis Wain

Character:Dan Rider

Release Date:21/10/2021

Robin Robin

Robin Robin

Character:Dad Mouse (voice)

Release Date:09/10/2021

Everybody's Talking About Jamie

Everybody's Talking About Jamie

Character:Iman Masood

Release Date:10/09/2021

Enola Holmes

Enola Holmes

Character:Lestrade

Release Date:23/09/2020

The Nest

The Nest

Character:Steve

Release Date:08/05/2020

Raagni - The Movie

Raagni - The Movie

Character:Maulana Wahdi

Release Date:15/11/2019

The Show

The Show

Character:Carpenter

Release Date:16/06/2019

Murder Mystery

Murder Mystery

Character:The Maharajah

Release Date:25/05/2019

Swimming with Men

Swimming with Men

Character:Kurt

Release Date:06/07/2018

Victoria & Abdul

Victoria & Abdul

Character:Mohammed

Release Date:13/09/2017

Hampstead

Hampstead

Character:Donald's Lawyer

Release Date:23/06/2017

The Big Sick

The Big Sick

Character:Naveed Nanjiani

Release Date:30/03/2017

The Last Dragonslayer

The Last Dragonslayer

Character:Mr. Brittles

Release Date:25/12/2016

The Circuit

The Circuit

Character:Gabe

Release Date:25/08/2016

Murdered by My Father

Murdered by My Father

Character:Shahzad

Release Date:29/03/2016

Convenience

Convenience

Character:Shaan

Release Date:02/10/2015

Pan

Pan

Character:Sam "Smee" Smiegel

Release Date:24/09/2015

War Book

War Book

Character:Mo

Release Date:07/08/2015

Keeping Up with the Joneses

Keeping Up with the Joneses

Character:Jerry

Release Date:18/10/2013

Jadoo

Jadoo

Character:Vinod

Release Date:06/09/2013

Stranger Things

Stranger Things

Character:Mani

Release Date:05/04/2013

The Dictator

The Dictator

Character:Maroush

Release Date:15/05/2012

Four Lions

Four Lions

Character:Faisal

Release Date:07/05/2010

Traitor

Traitor

Character:Hamzi

Release Date:23/08/2008

Television Appearances

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