Adeel Akhtar
Acting
Born: 1980-09-18 · London, England, UK
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 i
🎬 Movies (20)
National Theatre Live: The Estate
2025
Angad Singh
Dickens: Phantoms and Fiction
2023
Readings
The Walk
2023
Amar
The Puppet Asylum
2023
The Narrator
Murder Mystery 2
2023
The Maharajah
Enola Holmes 2
2022
Lestrade
Ali & Ava
2022
Ali
Save the Cinema
2022
Tom
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
2021
Dan Rider
Robin Robin
2021
Dad Mouse (voice)
Everybody's Talking About Jamie
2021
Iman Masood
Enola Holmes
2020
Lestrade
The Nest
2020
Steve
Raagni - The Movie
2019
Maulana Wahdi
The Show
2019
Carpenter
Murder Mystery
2019
The Maharajah
Swimming with Men
2018
Kurt
Victoria & Abdul
2017
Mohammed
Hampstead
2017
Donald's Lawyer
The Big Sick
2017
Naveed Nanjiani
📺 TV Shows (20)
Down Cemetery Road
2025
Hamza Malik
Black Doves
2024
Prime Minister Eaves
Fool Me Once
2024
Sami Kierce
Sherwood
2022
Andy Fisher
Showtrial
2021
Sam Malik
Sweet Tooth
2021
Dr. Aditya Singh
Back to Life
2019
Billy
Les Misérables
2018
Thénardier
Killing Eve
2018
Martin
Counterpart
2017
Casper
Ghosted
2017
Dr. Barry Shaw
Flowers
2016
Doctor
The Night Manager
2016
Rob Singhal
Capital
2015
Ahmed
River
2015
Ira King
The Job Lot
2013
George Dhot
Utopia
2013
Wilson Wilson
Utopia
2013
Wilson Wilson
The Angelos Epithemiou Show
2012
Gupta
Conviction
2006
Darpan Banerjee