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
Character:Angad Singh
Release Date:12/11/2025
Dickens: Phantoms and Fiction
Character:Readings
Release Date:21/12/2023
The Walk
Character:Amar
Release Date:04/10/2023
The Puppet Asylum
Character:The Narrator
Release Date:01/09/2023
Murder Mystery 2
Character:The Maharajah
Release Date:28/03/2023
Enola Holmes 2
Character:Lestrade
Release Date:30/11/2022
Ali & Ava
Character:Ali
Release Date:02/03/2022
Save the Cinema
Character:Tom
Release Date:14/01/2022
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
Character:Dan Rider
Release Date:21/10/2021
Robin Robin
Character:Dad Mouse (voice)
Release Date:09/10/2021
Everybody's Talking About Jamie
Character:Iman Masood
Release Date:10/09/2021
Enola Holmes
Character:Lestrade
Release Date:23/09/2020
The Nest
Character:Steve
Release Date:08/05/2020
Raagni - The Movie
Character:Maulana Wahdi
Release Date:15/11/2019
The Show
Character:Carpenter
Release Date:16/06/2019
Murder Mystery
Character:The Maharajah
Release Date:25/05/2019
Swimming with Men
Character:Kurt
Release Date:06/07/2018
Victoria & Abdul
Character:Mohammed
Release Date:13/09/2017
Hampstead
Character:Donald's Lawyer
Release Date:23/06/2017
The Big Sick
Character:Naveed Nanjiani
Release Date:30/03/2017
The Last Dragonslayer
Character:Mr. Brittles
Release Date:25/12/2016
The Circuit
Character:Gabe
Release Date:25/08/2016
Murdered by My Father
Character:Shahzad
Release Date:29/03/2016
Convenience
Character:Shaan
Release Date:02/10/2015
Pan
Character:Sam "Smee" Smiegel
Release Date:24/09/2015
War Book
Character:Mo
Release Date:07/08/2015
Keeping Up with the Joneses
Character:Jerry
Release Date:18/10/2013
Jadoo
Character:Vinod
Release Date:06/09/2013
Stranger Things
Character:Mani
Release Date:05/04/2013
The Dictator
Character:Maroush
Release Date:15/05/2012
Four Lions
Character:Faisal
Release Date:07/05/2010
Traitor
Character:Hamzi
Release Date:23/08/2008
Television Appearances
Down Cemetery Road
Character:Hamza Malik
Black Doves
Character:Prime Minister Eaves
Fool Me Once
Character:Sami Kierce
Sherwood
Character:Andy Fisher
Showtrial
Character:Sam Malik
Sweet Tooth
Character:Dr. Aditya Singh
Back to Life
Character:Billy
Les Misérables
Character:Thénardier
Killing Eve
Character:Martin
Counterpart
Character:Casper
Ghosted
Character:Dr. Barry Shaw
Flowers
Character:Doctor
The Night Manager
Character:Rob Singhal
Capital
Character:Ahmed
River
Character:Ira King
The Job Lot
Character:George Dhot
Utopia
Character:Wilson Wilson
The Angelos Epithemiou Show
Character:Gupta
Conviction
Character:Darpan Banerjee
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Character:Hazim
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