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