Adeel Akhtar

Actor

Born: September 18, 1980 (age 45)
From: London, England, UK

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…

Filmography (35)

Letters to My Younger Future Self
Letters to My Younger Future Self (2026)
National Theatre Live: The Estate (2025)
Angad Singh
Dickens: Phantoms and Fiction (2023)
Readings
The Walk (2023)
Amar
The Puppet Asylum (2023)
The Narrator
Murder Mystery 2 (2023)
The Maharajah
Enola Holmes 2 (2022)
Lestrade
Ali & Ava (2022)
Ali
Save the Cinema (2022)
Tom
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain (2021)
Dan Rider
Robin Robin (2021)
Dad Mouse (voice)
Everybody's Talking About Jamie (2021)
Iman Masood
Enola Holmes (2020)
Lestrade
The Nest (2020)
Steve
Raagni - The Movie (2019)
Maulana Wahdi
The Show
The Show (2019)
Carpenter
Murder Mystery (2019)
The Maharajah
Swimming with Men (2018)
Kurt
Victoria & Abdul (2017)
Mohammed
Hampstead (2017)
Donald's Lawyer
The Big Sick (2017)
Naveed Nanjiani
The Last Dragonslayer (2016)
Mr. Brittles
The Circuit (2016)
Gabe
Murdered by My Father (2016)
Shahzad
Convenience (2015)
Shaan
Pan (2015)
Sam "Smee" Smiegel
War Book (2015)
Mo
Keeping Up with the Joneses (2013)
Jerry
Jadoo (2013)
Vinod
Stranger Things (2013)
Mani