Adeel Akhtar

Adeel Akhtar

1980-09-18 London, England, UK 31 Credits

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...

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Dickens: Phantoms and Fiction

Dickens: Phantoms and Fiction

2023

as Readings

10.0
Acting

Captivating documentary exploring the haunting world of Charles Dickens' supernatural tales through actor readings, archive footage and immersive visu...

The Walk

The Walk

2023

as Amar

5.0
Acting

Pilgrimage or purgatory? Every Wednesday Amar endures a 24-mile round trip on foot to the JobCentre and back to sign on.

The Puppet Asylum

The Puppet Asylum

2023

as The Narrator

6.6
Acting

Otto Baxter, a filmmaker with Down's Syndrome, directs and stars in this musical horror-comedy short based on his life, set in Victorian London.

Murder Mystery 2

Murder Mystery 2

2023

as The Maharajah

6.4
Acting

After starting their own detective agency, Nick and Audrey Spitz land a career-making case when their billionaire pal is kidnapped from his wedding.

Enola Holmes 2

Enola Holmes 2

2022

as Lestrade

7.4
Acting

Now a detective-for-hire like her infamous brother, Enola Holmes takes on her first official case to find a missing girl, as the sparks of a dangerous...

Ali & Ava

Ali & Ava

2022

as Ali

6.8
Acting

Sparks fly after Ali and Ava meet through their shared affection for Sofia, the child of Ali’s tenants whom Ava teaches. Ali finds comfort in Ava’s wa...

Save the Cinema

Save the Cinema

2022

as Tom

6.2
Acting

The true story of Liz Evans, a hairdresser and leader of a youth theatre in Carmarthen, Wales, who began a campaign in 1993 to save the Lyric theatre ...

The Electrical Life of Louis Wain

The Electrical Life of Louis Wain

2021

as Dan Rider

7.0
Acting

The extraordinary true story of eccentric British artist Louis Wain, whose playful, sometimes even psychedelic pictures helped to transform the public...

Robin Robin

Robin Robin

2021

as Dad Mouse (voice)

7.0
Acting

A bird raised by mice begins to question where she belongs and sets off on a daring journey of self-discovery.

Everybody's Talking About Jamie

Everybody's Talking About Jamie

2021

as Iman Masood

6.2
Acting

Jamie New is 16 and doesn’t quite fit in—instead of pursuing a "real" career he dreams of becoming a drag queen. Uncertain about his future, Jamie kno...

Enola Holmes

Enola Holmes

2020

as Lestrade

7.3
Acting

While searching for her missing mother, intrepid teen Enola Holmes uses her sleuthing skills to outsmart big brother Sherlock and help a runaway lord.

The Nest

The Nest

2020

as Steve

6.1
Acting

Rory is an ambitious entrepreneur who brings his American wife and kids to his native country, England, to explore new business opportunities. After a...

Raagni - The Movie

Raagni - The Movie

2019

as Maulana Wahdi

Acting

RAAAGNI THE MOVIE - is a British bilingual film for cinema release, dialogues (English /Urdu, though mainly in English). The film is set in London and...

The Show

2019

as Carpenter

Acting

Sometimes the drama backstage is better than anything on it... Sometimes the drama backstage threatens to destroy everything on it.

Murder Mystery

Murder Mystery

2019

as The Maharajah

6.3
Acting

On a long-awaited trip to Europe, a New York City cop and his hairdresser wife scramble to solve a baffling murder aboard a billionaire's yacht.

Swimming with Men

Swimming with Men

2018

as Kurt

6.1
Acting

A man who is suffering a mid-life crisis finds new meaning in his life as part of an all-male, middle-aged, amateur synchronised swimming team.

Victoria & Abdul

Victoria & Abdul

2017

as Mohammed

6.9
Acting

Queen Victoria strikes up an unlikely friendship with a young Indian clerk named Abdul Karim.

Hampstead

Hampstead

2017

as Donald's Lawyer

6.0
Acting

Emily Walters is an American widow living a peaceful, uneventful existence in the idyllic Hampstead Village of London, when she meets local recluse, ...

The Big Sick

The Big Sick

2017

as Naveed Nanjiani

7.3
Acting

Pakistan-born comedian Kumail Nanjiani and grad student Emily Gardner fall in love but struggle as their cultures clash. When Emily contracts a myster...

The Last Dragonslayer

The Last Dragonslayer

2016

as Mr. Brittles

6.0
Acting

In a fantasy world where magic is being superceded by technology, an orphaned teen discovers her destiny to become a dragonslayer.

The Circuit

2016

as Gabe

7.0
Acting

Newly arrived in town Nat and Gabe accept a dinner invitation from the volatile Hungarian Helene and her boorish husband Sasha. Whilst the other guest...

Murdered by My Father

Murdered by My Father

2016

as Shahzad

6.4
Acting

Every parent wants the best for their kids, and Shahzad is no exception. Ever since his wife died, he's been trying to keep his two kids Salma and Has...

Convenience

Convenience

2015

as Shaan

5.8
Acting

Two friends attempt to rob a petrol station but are so useless that they end up working there all night.

Pan

Pan

2015

as Sam "Smee" Smiegel

6.0
Acting

Living a bleak existence at a London orphanage, 12-year-old Peter finds himself whisked away to the fantastical world of Neverland. Adventure awaits a...

War Book

War Book

2015

as Mo

5.1
Acting

Government officials practice their response and decisions in a simulated escalation of nuclear threat.

Keeping Up with the Joneses

Keeping Up with the Joneses

2013

as Jerry

5.9
Acting

MP's wife Celia discovers her husband's true colours when she is taken hostage by his criminal business associates.

Jadoo

Jadoo

2013

as Vinod

5.7
Acting

This comedy revolves around two brothers, both wonderful chefs, who fall out catastrophically. At the climax of their dispute they rip the family reci...

Stranger Things

Stranger Things

2013

as Mani

8.6
Acting

Oona, a recent graduate in anthropology, has returned to her dead mother’s seaside cottage in southern England to prepare it for sale. Her arrival dis...

The Dictator

The Dictator

2012

as Maroush

6.2
Acting

The heroic story of a dictator who risks his life to ensure that democracy would never come to the country he so lovingly oppressed.

Four Lions

Four Lions

2010

as Faisal

7.0
Acting

Four Lions tells the story of a group of British jihadists who push their abstract dreams of glory to the breaking point. As the wheels fly off, and t...

Traitor

Traitor

2008

as Hamzi

6.6
Acting

When straight arrow FBI agent Roy Clayton heads up the investigation into a dangerous international conspiracy, all clues seem to lead back to former ...