Born in London, England, UK — Sep 18 1980

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, M…
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Hazim

Martin

Rob Singhal

Dr. Aditya Singh

Dr. Barry Shaw

Darpan Banerjee

Prime Minister Eaves

Wilson Wilson

Hamza Malik

Maroush

Thénardier

Sami Kierce

Casper

Lestrade

Andy Fisher

Ira King

Lestrade

Doctor

Sam Malik

Sam "Smee" Smiegel

The Maharajah

Ahmed

George Dhot

Naveed Nanjiani

The Maharajah

Billy

Dan Rider

Hamzi

Faisal

Steve

Mohammed

Donald's Lawyer

Mr. Brittles

Iman Masood

Ali

Vinod

Tom

Kurt

Gupta

Mani

Dad Mouse (voice)

Gabe

Shaan

Readings

Mo

The Narrator

Shahzad

Jerry
Carpenter

Amar

Angad Singh

Maulana Wahdi

Wilson Wilson