Adeel Akhtar

Acting · Born 1980-09-18 in 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 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…

Filmography

• Enola Holmes 2 as Lestrade
• Four Lions as Faisal
• The Big Sick as Naveed Nanjiani
• Enola Holmes as Lestrade
• Robin Robin as Dad Mouse (voice)
• Traitor as Hamzi
• Save the Cinema as Tom
• Murder Mystery 2 as The Maharajah
• The Dictator as Maroush
• Stranger Things as Mani

TV

• Utopia as Wilson Wilson
• The Night Manager as Rob Singhal
• Killing Eve as Martin
• Sweet Tooth as Dr. Aditya Singh
• River as Ira King
• The Angelos Epithemiou Show as Gupta
• Capital as Ahmed
• Showtrial as Sam Malik
• Ghosted as Dr. Barry Shaw
• Sherwood as Andy Fisher