Adeel Akhtar
出生 : 1980-09-18, London, England, UK
略歴
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.
Maharajah
Now private detectives launching their own agency, Nick and Audrey Spitz land at the center of an international investigation when a friend is abducted.
Tom
The true story of Liz Evans, a hairdresser and leader of a youth theatre in Carmarthen, Wales, who began a campaign in 1993 to save the Lyric theatre from closure. Alongside then Mayor of Carmarthen Richard Goodridge, they enlisted the help of Steven Spielberg, securing a special premiere of Jurassic Park.
Ali
Sparks fly after Ali and Ava meet through their shared affection for Sofia, the child of Ali’s tenants whom Ava teaches. Ali finds comfort in Ava’s warmth and kindness while Ava finds Ali’s complexity and humour irresistible. As the pair begin to form a deep connection they have to find a way to keep their newfound passion from being overshadowed by the stresses and struggles of their separate lives and histories.
Dan Rider
The extraordinary true story of eccentric British artist Louis Wain, whose playful, sometimes even psychedelic pictures helped to transform the public's perception of cats forever.
Dad Mouse (voice)
A bird raised by mice begins to question where she belongs and sets off on a daring journey of self-discovery.
Iman Masood
Jamie New is 16 and doesn’t quite fit in—instead of pursuing a "real" career he dreams of becoming a drag queen. Uncertain about his future, Jamie knows one thing for sure: he is going to be a sensation. Supported by his loving mom and his amazing friends, Jamie overcomes prejudice, beats the bullies and steps out of the darkness, into the spotlight.
Lestrade
While searching for her missing mother, intrepid teen Enola Holmes uses her sleuthing skills to outsmart big brother Sherlock and help a runaway lord.
Steve
Rory is an ambitious entrepreneur who brings his American wife and kids to his native country, England, to explore new business opportunities. After abandoning the sanctuary of their safe American suburban surroundings, the family is plunged into the despair of an archaic '80s Britain and their unaffordable new life in an English manor house threatens to destroy the family.
Maulana Wahdi
RAAAGNI THE MOVIE - is a British bilingual film for cinema release, dialogues (English /Urdu, though mainly in English). The film is set in London and is based on the struggles of an unknown aspiring musician.
The Maharajah
ニューヨークで働く警官の男とその妻が、15年越しの新婚旅行を計画。目的地へ向かう機内で、彼らはとある大富豪と知り合い、ヨットに招待される。しかしその船内で殺人事件が起き、夫婦は容疑者になってしまう。
Kurt
A man who is suffering a mid-life crisis finds new meaning in his life as part of an all-male, middle-aged, amateur synchronised swimming team.
Mohammed
夫と従僕を亡くして心を閉ざしていたヴィクトリア女王が、インドから来た青年との交流で人生の明るさを取り戻して……。英国女王の晩年を輝かせた真実の秘話をジュディ・デンチ主演で描いたハートフル・ストーリー。
Donald's Lawyer
Emily Walters is an American widow living a peaceful, uneventful existence in the idyllic Hampstead Village of London, when she meets local recluse, Donald Horner. For 17 years, Donald has lived—wildly yet peacefully—in a ramshackle hut near the edge of the forest. When Emily learns his home is the target of developers who will stop at nothing to remove him, saving Donald and his property becomes her personal mission. Despite his gruff exterior and polite refusals for help, Emily is drawn to him—as he is to her—and what begins as a charitable cause evolves into a relationship that will grow even as the bulldozers close in.
portrait of life lived through art.
Naveed Nanjiani
パキスタンからシカゴに移住したコメディアンの青年。家族から勘当され、アメリカ人の恋人が昏睡状態になってしまうなど、彼に次々と降りかかるトラブルを笑いと涙で描く。驚きの実話に基づくハートフル・ドラマ。
Mr. Brittles
In a fantasy world where magic is being superceded by technology, an orphaned teen discovers her destiny to become a dragonslayer.
Gabe
Newly arrived in town Nat and Gabe accept a dinner invitation from the volatile Hungarian Helene and her boorish husband Sasha. Whilst the other guests, ex-Bananarama member Marty, Angie, who 'makes bullets' and the supposedly suicidal Danny are affable enough, Nat and Gabe are shocked by their hosts' very public rows and Gabe's attempt at peace-making is awkwardly received. Nat is taken aback when virtual stranger Helene confides in her about Sasha's suspected infidelity and Gabe is rudely rebuffed when he tries to have a heart to heart with Sasha. After Helene physically attacks her husband the newcomers are desperate to leave but when Danny drops a bombshell Gabe is torn between responsibility and the easy way out.
Shahzad
Every parent wants the best for their kids, and Shahzad is no exception. Ever since his wife died, he's been trying to keep his two kids Salma and Hassan on track. Salma is growing up quickly, and Shahzad wants to make sure she's set up with the right guy to settle down with It's a promise he made his wife, and part of what he considers his duty as a dad. But what does Salma want? Unbeknown to Shahzad, she's caught up in a whirlwind romance with charismatic charmer Imi. Salma knows Imi is not what her dad is expecting, but can she find a way to make everyone happy? A hard-hitting drama with a devastating finale, Murdered by My Father is a story about the power and the limits of love in communities where 'honour' means everything.
Shaan
Two friends attempt to rob a petrol station but are so useless that they end up working there all night.
Sam Smiegel
第2次世界大戦下のロンドン。児童養護施設に暮らす少年ピーターは、しばしば子どもたちが姿を消すことを不審に思っていた。ある日、彼は空飛ぶ海賊船が子どもをさらっていた事実を知るが、自身も連れ去られてしまう。たどり着いたのは不思議な世界ネバーランド。そして海賊の長、黒ひげはその世界を支配しようとたくらむ悪党だった。やがて、謎の青年フックとともに脱走したピーターは、先住民の集落へと逃れる。
Mo
Government officials practice their response and decisions in a simulated escalation of nuclear threat.
Jerry
MP's wife Celia discovers her husband's true colours when she is taken hostage by his criminal business associates.
Vinod
This comedy revolves around two brothers, both wonderful chefs, who fall out catastrophically. At the climax of their dispute they rip the family recipe book in half - one brother gets the starters and the other gets the main courses. They set up rival restaurants, across the road from each other, and spend the next twenty years trying to out-do each other. Neither brother will admit it but they both know they are not entirely successful in the 'other half' of the menu. It takes a daughter - a successful corporate lawyer marrying a man from a very different background - to reunite them. She is planning her marriage and is determined that they will both cook the wedding banquet.
Mani
Oona, a recent graduate in anthropology, has returned to her dead mother’s seaside cottage in southern England to prepare it for sale. Her arrival disturbs Mani, a wary vagrant who has been squatting on the property.
Maroush
『ブルーノ』などのお騒がせ男サシャ・バロン・コーエンが、世界一危険な独裁者を熱演する痛快爆笑ムービー。それまで欲望のままに生きてきた暴君が、ひょんなことからニューヨークに渡り、生まれて初めて庶民の世界を垣間見る様子をブラックな笑いと共に描き出す。将軍の右腕を、『ガンジー』などの名優ベン・キングズレーが好演。観る者を爆笑の渦に巻き込みつつ、時代背景を反映した痛烈な社会批判も込めた力作に脱帽する。
Faisal
A group of Muslim men living in Sheffield hatch an inept plan to become suicide bombers.
Hamzi
When straight arrow FBI agent Roy Clayton heads up the investigation into a dangerous international conspiracy, all clues seem to lead back to former U.S. Special Operations officer Samir Horn.
