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 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.
Filmography
Elsinore
Elsinore
Letters to My Younger Future Self
Letters to My Younger Future Self
National Theatre Live: The Estate
as Angad Singh
National Theatre Live: The Estate
as Angad Singh
Dickens: Phantoms and Fiction
as Readings
Dickens: Phantoms and Fiction
as Readings
The Walk
as Amar
The Walk
as Amar
The Puppet Asylum
as The Narrator
The Puppet Asylum
as The Narrator
Murder Mystery 2
as The Maharajah
Murder Mystery 2
as The Maharajah
Enola Holmes 2
as Lestrade
Enola Holmes 2
as Lestrade
Ali & Ava
as Ali
Ali & Ava
as Ali
Save the Cinema
as Tom
Save the Cinema
as Tom
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
as Dan Rider
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
as Dan Rider
Robin Robin
as Dad Mouse (voice)
Robin Robin
as Dad Mouse (voice)
Everybody's Talking About Jamie
as Iman Masood
Everybody's Talking About Jamie
as Iman Masood
Enola Holmes
as Lestrade
Enola Holmes
as Lestrade
The Nest
as Steve
The Nest
as Steve
Raagni - The Movie
as Maulana Wahdi
Raagni - The Movie
as Maulana Wahdi
The Show
as Carpenter
The Show
as Carpenter
Murder Mystery
as The Maharajah
Murder Mystery
as The Maharajah
Swimming with Men
as Kurt
Swimming with Men
as Kurt
Victoria & Abdul
as Mohammed
Victoria & Abdul
as Mohammed
Hampstead
as Donald's Lawyer
Hampstead
as Donald's Lawyer
The Big Sick
as Naveed Nanjiani
The Big Sick
as Naveed Nanjiani
The Last Dragonslayer
as Mr. Brittles
The Last Dragonslayer
as Mr. Brittles
The Circuit
as Gabe
The Circuit
as Gabe
Murdered by My Father
as Shahzad
Murdered by My Father
as Shahzad
Convenience
as Shaan
Convenience
as Shaan
Pan
as Sam "Smee" Smiegel
Pan
as Sam "Smee" Smiegel
War Book
as Mo
War Book
as Mo
Keeping Up with the Joneses
as Jerry
Keeping Up with the Joneses
as Jerry
Jadoo
as Vinod
Jadoo
as Vinod
Stranger Things
as Mani
Stranger Things
as Mani
Utopia
as Wilson Wilson
Utopia
as Wilson Wilson
The Dictator
as Maroush
The Dictator
as Maroush
Four Lions
as Faisal
Four Lions
as Faisal
Traitor
as Hamzi
Traitor
as Hamzi