Adeel Akhtar
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1980-09-18 (45 years old)
Place of Birth
London, England, UK
Also known As
아딜 액터
Adeel Ahktar
艾迪爾·阿克塔爾
عادل اختر
Adeel Akhtar
Biography
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...
Acting
2022
as Lestrade
2008
as Hamzi
2010
as Faisal
2022
as Tom
2023
as The Maharajah
2012
as Maroush
2013
as Mani
2023
as The Narrator
2015
as Shaan
2015
as Mo
2023
as Readings
2013
as Vinod
2015
as Sam "Smee" Smiegel
2016
as Shahzad
2017
as Naveed Nanjiani
2016
as Gabe
2013
as Jerry
2016
as Mr. Brittles
2017
as Mohammed
2019
as Carpenter
2017
as Donald's Lawyer
2018
as Kurt
2019
as The Maharajah
2020
as Steve
2020
as Lestrade
2021
as Iman Masood
2021
as Dan Rider
2019
as Maulana Wahdi
2022
as Ali
2021
as Dad Mouse (voice)
2023
as Amar
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