Where to watch Adeel Akhtar in the UK
Find every Adeel Akhtar film and TV show streaming, free, or available to rent in the UK. Updated daily — verified 17 September 2026.
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 bea…
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- Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001) as Hazim
- Killing Eve (2018) as Martin
- The Night Manager (2016) as Rob Singhal
- Counterpart (2017) as Casper
- Black Doves (2024) as Prime Minister Eaves
- Sweet Tooth (2021) as Dr. Aditya Singh
- The Dictator (2012) as Maroush
- Fool Me Once (2024) as Sami Kierce
- Who Do You Think You Are? (2004) as Self
- Enola Holmes (2020) as Lestrade
- Murder Mystery (2019) as The Maharajah
- Conviction (2006) as Darpan Banerjee
- Enola Holmes 2 (2022) as Lestrade
- Down Cemetery Road (2025) as Hamza Malik
- Utopia (2013) as Wilson Wilson
- Les Misérables (2018) as Thénardier
- Murder Mystery 2 (2023) as The Maharajah
- Sherwood (2022) as Andy Fisher
- Pan (2015) as Sam "Smee" Smiegel
- Ghosted (2017) as Dr. Barry Shaw
- The Nest (2020) as Steve
- River (2015) as Ira King
- The Job Lot (2013) as George Dhot
- The Big Sick (2017) as Naveed Nanjiani
- Victoria & Abdul (2017) as Mohammed
- Four Lions (2010) as Faisal
- Elsinore (2026) as Shahid
- The Electrical Life of Louis Wain (2021) as Dan Rider
- Showtrial (2021) as Sam Malik
- Flowers (2016) as Doctor
- Traitor (2008) as Hamzi
- Capital (2015) as Ahmed
- Back to Life (2019) as Billy
- Everybody's Talking About Jamie (2021) as Iman Masood
- Robin Robin (2021) as Dad Mouse (voice)
- Hampstead (2017) as Donald's Lawyer
- Save the Cinema (2022) as Tom
- Swimming with Men (2018) as Kurt
- The Last Dragonslayer (2016) as Mr. Brittles
- Ali & Ava (2022) as Ali
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Most-watched Adeel Akhtar films currently: The Dictator (2012), Enola Holmes (2020), Murder Mystery (2019), Enola Holmes 2 (2022), Murder Mystery 2 (2023).
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Selected TV credits: Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001), Killing Eve (2018), The Night Manager (2016), Counterpart (2017), Black Doves (2024).
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