Adeel Akhtar

1980 (46) • Acting

Born: 9/18/1980 (46) in London, England, UK

Known for: Acting

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.

Known For

Enola Holmes

72%

Lestrade

2020

The Dictator

62%

Maroush

2012

Enola Holmes 2

74%

Lestrade

2022

Pan

60%

Sam "Smee" Smiegel

2015

The Big Sick

73%

Naveed Nanjiani

2017

Sweet Tooth

77%

Dr. Aditya Singh

2021

Killing Eve

79%

Martin

2018

The Night Manager

77%

Rob Singhal

2016

Elsinore

Shahid

2026

National Theatre Live: The Estate

Angad Singh

2025

Down Cemetery Road

68%

Hamza Malik

2025

Black Doves

71%

Prime Minister Eaves

2024

Fool Me Once

72%

Sami Kierce

2024

Dickens: Phantoms and Fiction

100%

Readings

2023

The Walk

50%

Amar

2023

The Puppet Asylum

66%

The Narrator

2023

Murder Mystery 2

64%

The Maharajah

2023

Enola Holmes 2

74%

Lestrade

2022

Sherwood

69%

Andy Fisher

2022

Ali & Ava

67%

Ali

2022

Save the Cinema

62%

Tom

2022

Showtrial

69%

Sam Malik

2021

The Electrical Life of Louis Wain

69%

Dan Rider

2021

Robin Robin

70%

Dad Mouse (voice)

2021

Everybody's Talking About Jamie

62%

Iman Masood

2021

Sweet Tooth

77%

Dr. Aditya Singh

2021

Enola Holmes

72%

Lestrade

2020

The Nest

61%

Steve

2020

Raagni - The Movie

Maulana Wahdi

2019

The Show

Carpenter

2019

Murder Mystery

63%

The Maharajah

2019

Back to Life

74%

Billy

2019

Les Misérables

73%

Thénardier

2018

Swimming with Men

61%

Kurt

2018

Killing Eve

79%

Martin

2018

Counterpart

75%

Casper

2017