Personal Info
아딜 액터
Adeel Ahktar
عادل اختر
Adeel Akhtar
Acting
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 bea…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
National Theatre Live: The Estate
as Angad Singh
Murder Mystery 2
as The Maharajah
The Puppet Asylum
as The Narrator
Dickens: Phantoms and Fiction
as Readings
The Walk
as Amar
Enola Holmes 2
as Lestrade
Save the Cinema
as Tom
Ali & Ava
as Ali
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
as Dan Rider
Robin Robin
as Dad Mouse (voice)
TV Shows
Down Cemetery Road
as Hamza Malik · 8 ep.
Fool Me Once
as Sami Kierce · 8 ep.
Black Doves
as Prime Minister Eaves · 3 ep.
Sherwood
as Andy Fisher · 6 ep.
Sweet Tooth
as Dr. Aditya Singh · 24 ep.
Showtrial
as Sam Malik · 5 ep.
Back to Life
as Billy · 12 ep.
Killing Eve
as Martin · 5 ep.
Les Misérables
as Thénardier · 6 ep.
Counterpart
as Casper · 2 ep.
