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...
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...
Known For
Cast Credits
National Theatre Live: The Estate
as Angad Singh
The Walk
as Amar
The Puppet Asylum
as The Narrator
Murder Mystery 2
as The Maharajah
Enola Holmes 2
as Lestrade
Ali & Ava
as Ali
Save the Cinema
as Tom
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
as Dan Rider
Robin Robin
as Dad Mouse (voice)
Everybody's Talking About Jamie
as Iman Masood
Enola Holmes
as Lestrade
The Nest
as Steve
Raagni - The Movie
as Maulana Wahdi
The Show
as Carpenter
Murder Mystery
as The Maharajah
Swimming with Men
as Kurt
Victoria & Abdul
as Mohammed
Hampstead
as Donald's Lawyer
The Big Sick
as Naveed Nanjiani
The Last Dragonslayer
as Mr. Brittles
The Circuit
as Gabe
Murdered by My Father
as Shahzad
Convenience
as Shaan
Pan
as Sam "Smee" Smiegel
War Book
as Mo
Keeping Up with the Joneses
as Jerry
Jadoo
as Vinod
Stranger Things
as Mani
The Dictator
as Maroush
Four Lions
as Faisal