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Robin Robin

as Dad Mouse (voice)

2021
Ali & Ava

as Ali

2021
Enola Holmes

as Lestrade

2020
The Nest

as Steve

2020
Murder Mystery

as The Maharajah

2019
Raagni - The Movie

as Maulana Wahdi

2019
Les Misérables

as Monsieur Thénardier

2018
Swimming with Men

as Kurt

2018
The Big Sick

as Naveed Nanjiani

2017
Victoria & Abdul

as Mohammed

2017
Hampstead

as Donald's Lawyer

2019
The Show

as Carpenter

2019
Convenience

as Shaan

2015
Pan

as Sam Smiegel

2015
River

as Ira King

2015
Jadoo

as Vinod

2013
The Dictator

as Maroush

2012
Four Lions

as Faisal

2010
Traitor

as Hamzi

2008
Adeel Akhtar Adeel Akhtar

Birthday

1980-09-18

Place of Birth

London, England, UK

Biography

Akhtar is known for the bumbling Muslim extremist Faisal in Chris Morris's film Four Lions.[3] Other comedic performances include Gupta in The Angelos Epithemiou Show,[4] Maroush in The Dictator[4] and Smee in Joe Wright and Pan.[5] 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.[6] He played shopkeeper Ahmed alongside Toby Jones in the BBC mini-series Capital,[7] and DS Ira King in the BBC's River.[8] 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".[9] 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,[10] the first non-white actor to do so.[11] He also appeared as Rob Singhal in the acclaimed BBC miniseries based on John le Carré's The Night Manager.[12] His latest role is as Billy in the 2019 critically acclaimed series on BBC Three, Back to Life, written by Daisy Haggard and Laura Salon. Adeel became a patron of Half Moon Theatre in autumn 2016.
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