Adeel Akhtar
Adeel Akhtar
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.
Acted Movies
Director: Jeremy Garelick
Writers: James Vanderbilt,
Cast: Adam Sandler, Adeel Akhtar, Dany Boon, Enrique Arce, Jennifer Aniston, Jodie Turner-Smith, John Kani, Kuhoo Verma, Mark Strong, Mélanie Laurent,
Director: Clio Barnard
Writers: Clio Barnard,
Cast: Adeel Akhtar, Claire Rushbrook, Ellora Torchia, Krupa Pattani, Macy Shackleton, Mona Goodwin, Natalie Gavin, Shaun Thomas, Tasha Connor, Vinny Dhillon,
Director: Harry Bradbeer
Writers: Jack Thorne,
Cast: Adeel Akhtar, Burn Gorman, Fiona Shaw, Frances de la Tour, Helena Bonham Carter, Henry Cavill, Louis Partridge, Millie Bobby Brown, Sam Claflin, Susan Wokoma,
Director: Sean Durkin
Writers: Sean Durkin,
Cast: Adeel Akhtar, Anne Reid, Carrie Coon, Charlie Shotwell, Jude Law, Michael Culkin, Oona Roche, Tanya Allen, Tattiawna Jones, Wendy Crewson,
Director: Stephen Frears
Writers: Lee Hall,
Cast: Adeel Akhtar, Ali Fazal, Fenella Woolgar, Judi Dench, Julian Wadham, Michael Gambon, Olivia Williams, Paul Higgins, Suzy Eddie Izzard, Tim Pigott-Smith,
Director: Michael Showalter
Writers: Emily V. Gordon,
Cast: Adeel Akhtar, Aidy Bryant, Anupam Kher, Bo Burnham, Holly Hunter, Kumail Nanjiani, Kurt Braunohler, Ray Romano, Zenobia Shroff, Zoe Kazan,
Director: Eleanor Burke
Writers: Ron Eyal,
Cast: Adeel Akhtar, Bridget Collins, Keith Parry, Kim Joyce, Rebecca Ward, Taran Wiseman, Victoria Jeffrey, Vivienne Burke,
Director: Larry Charles
Writers: David Mandel,
Cast: Aasif Mandvi, Adeel Akhtar, Anna Faris, Ben Kingsley, Jason Mantzoukas, Liam Campora, Rizwan Manji, Rocky Citron, Sacha Baron Cohen, Sayed Badreya,
Director: Chris Morris
Writers: Simon Blackwell,
Cast: Adeel Akhtar, Arsher Ali, Benedict Cumberbatch, Craig Parkinson, Julia Davis, Kayvan Novak, Nigel Lindsay, Preeya Kalidas, Riz Ahmed, Wasim Zakir,
Director: Jeffrey Nachmanoff
Writers: Jeffrey Nachmanoff,
Cast: Adeel Akhtar, Alyy Khan, Don Cheadle, Guy Pearce, Hassam Ghancy, Jeff Daniels, Mozhan Navabi, Neal McDonough, Raad Rawi, Saïd Taghmaoui,