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.

  • Title: Adeel Akhtar
  • Popularity: 14.756
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1980-09-18
  • Place of Birth: London, England, UK
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  • Also Known As: 아딜 액터, Adeel Ahktar, 艾迪爾·阿克塔爾
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Adeel Akhtar Movies

  • 2022
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    Enola Holmes 2

    Enola Holmes 2

    7.4 2022 HD

    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...

    Genre: Adventure

    Cast: Millie Bobby Brown

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  • 2008
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    Traitor

    Traitor

    6.636 2008 HD

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

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Don Cheadle

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  • 2010
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    Four Lions

    Four Lions

    6.963 2010 HD

    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...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Riz Ahmed

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  • 2022
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    Save the Cinema

    Save the Cinema

    6.2 2022 HD

    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...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Samantha Morton

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  • 2023
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    Murder Mystery 2

    Murder Mystery 2

    6.43 2023 HD

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

    Genre: Mystery

    Cast: Adam Sandler

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  • 2012
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    The Dictator

    The Dictator

    6.197 2012 HD

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

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Sacha Baron Cohen

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  • 2013
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    Stranger Things

    Stranger Things

    8.56 2013 HD

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

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Bridget Collins

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  • 2023
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    The Puppet Asylum

    The Puppet Asylum

    6.7 2023 HD

    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.

    Genre: Horror

    Cast: Paul Kaye

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  • 2015
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    Convenience

    Convenience

    5.8 2015 HD

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

    Genre: Action

    Cast: Ray Panthaki

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  • 2015
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    War Book

    War Book

    5.4 2015 HD

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

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Adeel Akhtar

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  • 2023
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    Dickens: Phantoms and Fiction

    Dickens: Phantoms and Fiction

    10 2023 HD

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

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: David Harewood

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  • 2013
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    Jadoo

    Jadoo

    5.6 2013 HD

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

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Harish Patel

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  • 2015
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    Pan

    Pan

    6 2015 HD

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

    Genre: Fantasy

    Cast: Hugh Jackman

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  • 2016
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    Murdered by My Father

    Murdered by My Father

    6.5 2016 HD

    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...

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Adeel Akhtar

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  • 2017
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    The Big Sick

    The Big Sick

    7.3 2017 HD

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

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Kumail Nanjiani

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  • 2016
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    The Circuit

    The Circuit

    7 2016 HD

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

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Adeel Akhtar

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  • 2013
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    Keeping Up with the Joneses

    Keeping Up with the Joneses

    5.9 2013 HD

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

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Maxine Peake

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  • 2016
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    The Last Dragonslayer

    The Last Dragonslayer

    6 2016 HD

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

    Genre: Adventure

    Cast: Ellise Chappell

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  • 2017
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    Victoria & Abdul

    Victoria & Abdul

    6.91 2017 HD

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

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Judi Dench

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  • 2019
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    The Show

    The Show

    1 2019 HD

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

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Celine Abrahams

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  • 2017
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    Hampstead

    Hampstead

    6 2017 HD

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

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Diane Keaton

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  • 2018
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    Swimming with Men

    Swimming with Men

    6 2018 HD

    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.

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Rob Brydon

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  • 2019
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    Murder Mystery

    Murder Mystery

    6.274 2019 HD

    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.

    Genre: Action

    Cast: Adam Sandler

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  • 2020
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    The Nest

    The Nest

    6.074 2020 HD

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

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Jude Law

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  • 2020
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    Enola Holmes

    Enola Holmes

    7.268 2020 HD

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

    Genre: Adventure

    Cast: Millie Bobby Brown

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  • 2021
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    Everybody's Talking About Jamie

    Everybody's Talking About Jamie

    6.1 2021 HD

    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...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Max Harwood

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  • 2021
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    The Electrical Life of Louis Wain

    The Electrical Life of Louis Wain

    6.9 2021 HD

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

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Benedict Cumberbatch

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  • 2019
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    Raagni - The Movie

    Raagni - The Movie

    1 2019 HD

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

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Zoha Rahman

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  • 2021
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    Ali & Ava

    Ali & Ava

    6.9 2021 HD

    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...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Adeel Akhtar

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  • 2021
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    Robin Robin

    Robin Robin

    7.1 2021 HD

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

    Genre: Animation

    Cast: Bronte Carmichael

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  • 2023
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    The Walk

    The Walk

    5 2023 HD

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

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Adeel Akhtar

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  • 2014
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    Utopia

    Utopia

    8.001 2014 HD

    The Utopia Experiments is a legendary graphic novel shrouded in mystery. When a group of strangers find themselves in possession of an original ...

    Genre: Mystery

    Cast: Adeel Akhtar

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  • 2015
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    River

    River

    7.4 2015 HD

    Respected police officer John River, a gifted cop with a troubled mind, struggles to come to terms with the recent loss of a colleague, and chases a...

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Stellan Skarsgård

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  • 2012
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    The Angelos Epithemiou Show

    The Angelos Epithemiou Show

    1 2012 HD

    Angelos Epithemiou presents his own six-part studio entertainment show with best mate and sidekick Gupta, while love interest Gabby Logan appears...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Dan Renton Skinner

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  • 2016
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    The Night Manager

    The Night Manager

    7.779 2016 HD

    Former British soldier Jonathan Pine navigates the shadowy recesses of Whitehall and Washington where an unholy alliance operates between the...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Tom Hiddleston

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  • 2015
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    Capital

    Capital

    7.3 2015 HD

    Set on a single street in South London, Capital is a portrait of a road transformed by soaring property prices: what was once the home of modest...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Toby Jones

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  • 2024
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    Showtrial

    Showtrial

    6.865 2024 HD

    An anthology series of hotly contested criminal trials that divides the nation and take place in the full glare of the media spotlight.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Adeel Akhtar

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  • 2018
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    Ghosted

    Ghosted

    6.4 2018 HD

    A skeptic is forced to work with a firm believer of the paranormal on unexplained occurrences in Los Angeles.

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Craig Robinson

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  • 2024
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    Sherwood

    Sherwood

    7 2024 HD

    Old grudges, new rivalries. A tangled web of murder and revenge spirals in a fractured Nottinghamshire mining community. Powerful drama with Lesley...

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Lesley Manville

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  • 2015
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    The Job Lot

    The Job Lot

    7.28 2015 HD

    The daily troubles of the people who work in a busy West Midlands Job Centre, and the people who don’t work there, or anywhere else for that...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Sarah Hadland

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  • 2022
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    Killing Eve

    Killing Eve

    7.947 2022 HD

    A security consultant hunts for a ruthless assassin. Equally obsessed with each other, they go head to head in an epic game of cat-and-mouse.

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Sandra Oh

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  • 2021
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    Back to Life

    Back to Life

    7.467 2021 HD

    When Miri Matteson returns home after eighteen years, can she integrate back into her old life? With a terrible event from her past hanging over her,...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Daisy Haggard

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  • 2019
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    Les Misérables

    Les Misérables

    7.4 2019 HD

    France, 1815. Jean Valjean, a common thief, is released from prison after having lived a hell in life for 19 years, but a small mistake puts the law...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Dominic West

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  • 2006
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    Conviction

    Conviction

    5.8 2006 HD

    A fast-paced character-oriented story, focuses on the lives and loves of the young assistant district attorneys in New York, following their career...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Anson Mount

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  • 2011
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    Law & Order: Criminal Intent

    Law & Order: Criminal Intent

    7.6 2011 HD

    The third installment of the “Law & Order” franchise takes viewers deep into the minds of its criminals while following the intense...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Vincent D'Onofrio

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  • 2024
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    Fool Me Once

    Fool Me Once

    7.2 2024 HD

    When ex-soldier Maya sees her murdered husband on a secret nanny cam, she uncovers a deadly conspiracy that stretches deep into the past.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Michelle Keegan

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  • 2024
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    Sweet Tooth

    Sweet Tooth

    7.838 2024 HD

    On a perilous adventure across a post-apocalyptic world, a lovable boy who's half-human and half-deer searches for a new beginning with a gruff...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Nonso Anozie

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  • 1970
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    Down Cemetery Road

    Down Cemetery Road

    1 1970 HD

    When a house explodes in a quiet Oxford suburb and a girl disappears in the aftermath, neighbor Sarah Tucker becomes obsessed with finding her and...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Emma Thompson

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  • 2024
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    Black Doves

    Black Doves

    7.218 2024 HD

    When a spy posing as a politician's wife learns her lover has been murdered, an old assassin friend joins her on a quest for truth — and...

    Genre: Action & Adventure

    Cast: Keira Knightley

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