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Adeel Akhtar

1980-09-18 (44 years old) 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 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.

Movies

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Dickens: Phantoms and Fiction
100 %|Dec 21, 2023
Documentary
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The Walk
50 %|Oct 4, 2023
Drama
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The Puppet Asylum
67 %|Sep 1, 2023
Horror, Comedy, Music
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Murder Mystery 2
64.3 %|Mar 28, 2023
Mystery, Comedy, Crime
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Enola Holmes 2
73.60000000000001 %|Nov 30, 2022
Adventure, Mystery, Crime
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Save the Cinema
62 %|Jan 14, 2022
Drama, Comedy
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Ali & Ava
69 %|Nov 12, 2021
Drama, Romance
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The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
69 %|Oct 21, 2021
Drama, History, Comedy
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Robin Robin
71 %|Oct 9, 2021
Animation, Adventure, Family
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Everybody's Talking About Jamie
61 %|Sep 10, 2021
Drama, Comedy
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Enola Holmes
72.69 %|Sep 23, 2020
Adventure, Mystery, Crime
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The Nest
61 %|May 8, 2020
Drama
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Raagni - The Movie
0 %|Nov 15, 2019
Drama
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The Show
0 %|Jun 16, 2019
Drama
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Murder Mystery
62.74 %|May 25, 2019
Action, Comedy, Mystery
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Swimming with Men
60 %|Jul 6, 2018
Comedy, Drama
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Victoria & Abdul
69.1 %|Sep 13, 2017
Drama, History
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Hampstead
60 %|Jun 23, 2017
Comedy, Romance
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The Big Sick
73 %|Mar 30, 2017
Comedy, Drama, Romance
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The Last Dragonslayer
60 %|Dec 25, 2016
Adventure, Fantasy, TV Movie
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The Circuit
70 %|Aug 25, 2016
Comedy, Drama
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Murdered by My Father
65 %|Mar 29, 2016
Crime, Drama
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Convenience
58 %|Oct 2, 2015
Action, Comedy
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Pan
59.669999999999995 %|Sep 24, 2015
Fantasy, Adventure, Family, Action
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War Book
54 %|Aug 7, 2015
Drama
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Keeping Up with the Joneses
59 %|Oct 18, 2013
Comedy, Drama
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Jadoo
56 %|Sep 6, 2013
Comedy
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Stranger Things
85.60000000000001 %|Apr 5, 2013
Drama
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The Dictator
61.97 %|May 15, 2012
Comedy
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Four Lions
69.61 %|May 7, 2010
Comedy, Crime, Drama
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Traitor
66.38 %|Aug 23, 2008
Drama, Action, Thriller, Crime

Series

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Black Doves
72 %|Dec 5, 2024
Action & Adventure, Mystery, Crime
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Fool Me Once
72 %|Jan 1, 2024
Drama, Crime, Mystery
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Sherwood
70 %|Jun 13, 2022
Crime, Mystery
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Showtrial
69 %|Oct 31, 2021
Drama
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Sweet Tooth
78.39 %|Jun 4, 2021
Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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Back to Life
74.67 %|Apr 15, 2019
Comedy, Drama
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Les Misérables
74 %|Dec 30, 2018
Drama
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Killing Eve
79.49 %|Apr 8, 2018
Crime, Drama
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Ghosted
64 %|Oct 1, 2017
Comedy
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The Night Manager
78 %|Feb 21, 2016
Drama, Mystery, Crime
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Capital
73 %|Nov 24, 2015
Drama
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River
74 %|Oct 13, 2015
Crime, Drama, Mystery
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The Job Lot
72.8 %|Apr 29, 2013
Comedy
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Utopia
79.95 %|Jan 15, 2013
Mystery, Drama, Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure
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The Angelos Epithemiou Show
0 %|Jul 13, 2012
Comedy
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Conviction
57.5 %|Mar 3, 2006
Drama, Crime
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Law & Order: Criminal Intent
75.67 %|Sep 30, 2001
Drama
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Down Cemetery Road
0 %|Invalid Date
Drama, Crime