| Adeel Akhtar Quick Info | |
|---|---|
| Height | 5 ft 6 in |
| Weight | 72 kg |
| Date of Birth | September 18, 1980 |
| Zodiac Sign | Virgo |
| Eye Color | Dark Brown |
Adeel Akhtar is a British actor and stage artist who is known for playing Wilson Wilson in the comedy-conspiracy thriller drama television series Utopia, Ray in the sitcom Trollied, Shahzad in the one-off drama Murdered by My Father, Monsieur Thénardier in the television series Les Misérables, Martin in the black comedy-drama spy thriller television series Killing Eve, Dr. Aditya Singh in the Netflix fantasy drama series Sweet Tooth, Barry in the supernatural sitcom Ghosted, Hassan Mahmoud in the crime drama series Unforgotten, and Detective Sergeant Ira King in the 6-part television drama River. For his performance in Utopia, he was nominated for a British Academy Television Award for “Best Supporting Actor” while he won a British Academy Television Award for “Best Actor” for his role in Murdered by My Father. Moreover, Adeel Akhtar has also been cast in movies like Stranger Things, Enola Holmes, Pan, War Book, Swimming with Men, Murder Mystery, Victoria & Abdul, and The Nest.
Born Name
Adeel Akhtar
Nick Name
Adeel
Sun Sign
Virgo
Born Place
London, England, United Kingdom
Residence
London, England, United Kingdom
Nationality
Education
Adeel Akhtar studied at Cheltenham College Junior School from 1991 to 1994 and then attended Cheltenham College in Newick House from 1994 to 1999. He received a law degree but then decided to train at the Actors Studio Drama School in New York, United States.
Occupation
Actor, Stage Artist
Build
Average
Height
5 ft 6 in or 167.5 cm
Weight
72 kg or 158.5 lbs
Girlfriend / Spouse
Note – Adeel Akhtar is married and has a son.
Race / Ethnicity
Mixed (Asian and Black)
Adeel Akhtar is of Pakistani descent on his father’s side and has Kenyan ancestry on his mother’s side.
Hair Color
Black
Eye Color
Dark Brown
Sexual Orientation
Straight
Distinctive Features
- Sports a beard
- Wears glasses
Adeel Akhtar Facts
- His father wanted him to pursue a career in law but Adeel eventually got inclined towards acting.
- Adeel made his theatrical film debut as Hamzi in the 2008 American spy thriller film, Traitor.
- In 2016, he became a patron of Half Moon Theatre.
- He played the character named Lestrade, a determined but conventional Scotland Yard detective who consults Sherlock Holmes on many cases, in the 2020 mystery film, Enola Holmes, based on the first book in the young adult fiction series of the same name by Nancy Springer. The film stars Millie Bobby Brown, Sam Claflin, Henry Cavill, and Helena Bonham Carter.
- In 2021, Adeel Akhtar started playing Dr. Aditya Singh, a doctor who is desperate to find the cure for the H5G9 virus also known as the Sick in order to cure his infected wife, in the American television series named Sweet Tooth.
- Adeel’s stage credits include having been cast in productions such as The Colonel, Wuthering Heights, and Hamlet.
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