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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.

National Theatre Live: The Estate
as Angad Singh

Down Cemetery Road
as Hamza Malik

Black Doves
as Prime Minister Eaves

Fool Me Once
as Sami Kierce

Dickens: Phantoms and Fiction
as Readings

The Walk
as Amar

The Puppet Asylum
as The Narrator

Murder Mystery 2
as The Maharajah

Enola Holmes 2
as Lestrade

Sherwood
as Andy Fisher

Ali & Ava
as Ali

Save the Cinema
as Tom

Showtrial
as Sam Malik

The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
as Dan Rider

Robin Robin
as Dad Mouse (voice)

Everybody's Talking About Jamie
as Iman Masood

Sweet Tooth
as Dr. Aditya Singh

Enola Holmes
as Lestrade

The Nest
as Steve

Raagni - The Movie
as Maulana Wahdi
The Show
as Carpenter

Murder Mystery
as The Maharajah

Back to Life
as Billy

Les Misérables
as Thénardier

Swimming with Men
as Kurt

Killing Eve
as Martin

Counterpart
as Casper

Ghosted
as Dr. Barry Shaw

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

Flowers
as Doctor

Murdered by My Father
as Shahzad

The Night Manager
as Rob Singhal

Capital
as Ahmed

River
as Ira King

Convenience
as Shaan

Pan
as Sam "Smee" Smiegel

War Book
as Mo

Keeping Up with the Joneses
as Jerry

Jadoo
as Vinod

The Job Lot
as George Dhot

Stranger Things
as Mani

Utopia
as Wilson Wilson

Utopia
as Wilson Wilson

Utopia
as Wilson Wilson

The Angelos Epithemiou Show
as Gupta

The Dictator
as Maroush

Four Lions
as Faisal

Traitor
as Hamzi

Conviction
as Darpan Banerjee

Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Hazim
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