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 2 May 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…
Adeel Akhtar films streaming in the UK
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- Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001) as Hazim
- Killing Eve (2018) as Martin
- The Night Manager (2016) as Rob Singhal
- Sweet Tooth (2021) as Dr. Aditya Singh
- Counterpart (2017) as Casper
- Conviction (2006) as Darpan Banerjee
- Fool Me Once (2024) as Sami Kierce
- Utopia (2013) as Wilson Wilson
- The Dictator (2012) as Maroush
- Black Doves (2024) as Prime Minister Eaves
- Down Cemetery Road (2025) as Hamza Malik
- Les Misérables (2018) as Thénardier
- Ghosted (2017) as Dr. Barry Shaw
- Enola Holmes (2020) as Lestrade
- Sherwood (2022) as Andy Fisher
- Enola Holmes 2 (2022) as Lestrade
- Murder Mystery (2019) as The Maharajah
- Pan (2015) as Sam "Smee" Smiegel
- The Big Sick (2017) as Naveed Nanjiani
- Murder Mystery 2 (2023) as The Maharajah
- River (2015) as Ira King
- Flowers (2016) as Doctor
- Showtrial (2021) as Sam Malik
- Back to Life (2019) as Billy
- The Job Lot (2013) as George Dhot
- Four Lions (2010) as Faisal
- Traitor (2008) as Hamzi
- The Electrical Life of Louis Wain (2021) as Dan Rider
- Capital (2015) as Ahmed
- The Nest (2020) as Steve
- Victoria & Abdul (2017) as Mohammed
- Hampstead (2017) as Donald's Lawyer
- Robin Robin (2021) as Dad Mouse (voice)
- The Last Dragonslayer (2016) as Mr. Brittles
- Everybody's Talking About Jamie (2021) as Iman Masood
- Save the Cinema (2022) as Tom
- Swimming with Men (2018) as Kurt
- Jadoo (2013) as Vinod
- Ali & Ava (2022) as Ali
- Convenience (2015) as Shaan
- War Book (2015) as Mo
- The Angelos Epithemiou Show (2012) as Gupta
- The Circuit (2016) as Gabe
- The Puppet Asylum (2023) as The Narrator
- Murdered by My Father (2016) as Shahzad
- Keeping Up with the Joneses (2013) as Jerry
- Elsinore Cast
- The Show (2019) as Carpenter
- Stranger Things (2013) as Mani
- Raagni - The Movie (2019) as Maulana Wahdi
- National Theatre Live: The Estate (2025) as Angad Singh
- Dickens: Phantoms and Fiction (2023) as Readings
- Utopia (2013) as Wilson Wilson
- The Walk (2023) as Amar
- Utopia (2013) as Wilson Wilson
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What are Adeel Akhtar's most popular films?
Most-watched Adeel Akhtar films currently: The Dictator (2012), Enola Holmes (2020), Enola Holmes 2 (2022), Murder Mystery (2019), Pan (2015).
What TV shows has Adeel Akhtar appeared in?
Selected TV credits: Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001), Killing Eve (2018), The Night Manager (2016), Sweet Tooth (2021), Counterpart (2017).
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