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Adeel Akhtar

Highest Rated: 100% Robin Robin (2021)

Lowest Rated: 26% Pan (2015)

Birthday: Sep 18, 1980

Birthplace: London, England, UK

Actor Adeel Akhtar first came to attention as a regular of British TV comedy before making memorable appearances in dystopian fantasy "Utopia" (Channel 4, 2013-14) and Peter Pan reimagining "Pan" (2015). Born in London in 1980, Akhtar initially pursued a career in law but after graduating from university with a degree in the subject, switched his attention to acting, going onto study at the National Youth Theatre and New York's Actors Studio Drama School. His first on-screen appearance came in 2006 with a minor role in an episode of "Law and Order: Criminal Intent" (NBC, 2001-2011) and was followed by small parts in short-lived legal drama "Conviction" (NBC, 2006) and Don Cheadle spy thriller "Traitor" (2008). Akhtar landed his first lead role when he was cast as Mani, a homeless man who develops an unlikely bond with the grieving widow who offers him shelter, in slow-burning drama "Stranger Things" (2010). But he came to wider attention later that year when he played naive Muslim extremist Faisal in Chris Morris' controversial jihad satire, "Four Lions" (2010). Akhtar continued to showcase his comic skills as sidekick Gupta in surreal chat show "Angelos Epithemiou's Moving On" (Channel 4, 2010), one of several minions in Sacha Baron Cohen vehicle "The Dictator" (2012) and over-enthusiastic fraud investigator George in sitcom "The Job Lot" (ITV, 2013-). Akhtar then joined the cast of supermarket-based comedy "Trollied" (Sky 1, 2011-) as reclusive fishmonger Ray and appeared as Vinod in 'food, feud and family' feature film "Jadoo" (2013) before stealing the show in mind-bending cult hit "Utopia" (Channel 4, 2013-14) as the one-eyed conspiracy theorist Wilson. Returning to more dramatic fare, Akhtar then guested in an episode of "The Tunnel" (Sky Atlantic, 2013-), the UK adaptation of the Scandinavian crime noir, appeared as one of many government officials practicing their response to an immediate nuclear threat in the thought-provoking "War Book" (2014), and played detective Ira King in the Abi Morgan-scripted "River" (BBC1, 2015-). Following roles in heist comedy "Convenience" (2015) and "The Show" (2015), a behind-the-curtains drama about a young TV actress' stage debut, Akhtar landed the part of Captain Hook's right hand man Mr. Smee in Joe Wright's fantasy adventure "Pan" (2015).

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Highest rated movies

100% 82% Robin Robin
Watchlist
98% 88% The Big Sick Watchlist 94% 67% Ali & Ava Watchlist 93% 79% Enola Holmes 2 Watchlist
91% 71% Enola Holmes
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90% 40% The Nest Watchlist
84% 80% Four Lions
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83% 84% Stranger Things
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81% 68% Everybody's Talking About Jamie Watchlist
80% 50% Convenience
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Filmography

Movies

Credit
46% 45% Murder Mystery 2 Maharajah (Character) - 2023
93% 79% Enola Holmes 2 Unknown (Character) - 2022
73% 68% Save the Cinema Tom (Character) - 2022
94% 67% Ali & Ava Ali (Character) - 2021
100% 82% Robin Robin Dad Mouse (Character) - 2021
68% 71% The Electrical Life of Louis Wain Unknown (Character) - 2021
81% 68% Everybody's Talking About Jamie Iman Masood (Character) - 2021
91% 71% Enola Holmes Inspector Lestrade (Character) - 2020
90% 40% The Nest Steve (Character) $137.4K 2020
53% 57% Swimming With Men Kurt (Character) $19.6K 2018
65% 68% Victoria & Abdul Mohammed (Character) $22.2M 2017
98% 88% The Big Sick Naveed (Character) $42.9M 2017
26% 40% Pan Sam Smiegel (Character) $35.1M 2015
80% 50% Convenience Unknown (Character) - 2015
78% 62% War Book Mo (Character) - 2014
58% 35% Jadoo Vinod (Character) - 2013
No Score Yet No Score Yet Keeping Up With the Joneses Jerry (Character) - 2013
83% 84% Stranger Things Mani (Character) - 2010
84% 80% Four Lions Faisal (Character) $304.1K 2009
64% 64% Traitor Hamzi (Character) $23.5M 2008

TV

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88% 72% Showtrial Sam Malik (Character) 2024
94% 76% Sherwood Andy Fisher (Character) 2022 2024
92% 78% Sweet Tooth Dr. Aditya Singh (Character) 2021 2023-2024
71% 45% Fool Me Once DS Sami Kierce (Character) 2024
100% 84% Back to Life Billy (Character) 2019 2021
80% 73% Killing Eve Martin (Character) 2019
88% 79% Les Misérables Thenardier (Character) 2018-2019
59% 70% Ghosted Dr. Barry Shaw (Character) 2017-2018
91% 82% Unforgotten Hassan Mahmoud (Character) 2017
No Score Yet No Score Yet Capital Ahmed (Character) 2015
100% 93% Utopia Wilson (Character) 2013-2014
22% 79% Conviction Unknown (Guest Star) 2006
No Score Yet 72% Law & Order: Criminal Intent Unknown (Guest Star) 2006