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British actor
United Kingdom · b. 1980
Born in London, Adeel Akhtar, 37, was educated at Cheltenham College. He studied to become a lawyer before attending drama school in New York. His television work includes Utopia, Capital and The Night Manager. In 2016, he starred in the BBC drama Murdered By My Father and became the first non-white actor to win a best actor Bafta. His films include Four Lions, Victoria & Abdul and Swimming With Men, which is released this summer. He is married with a son, and lives in London.
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At boarding school, I was unable to get the main part in Hamlet, so I put on a production of The Homecoming with my friends. The teachers came to see it and said they didn’t know I had it in me. It felt very good.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 May 2018 source ↗
After I got arrested, my dad, a lawyer, took me to a QC to try to build a case against the FBI. The dejection on his face when it became obvious that we couldn’t was disappointing.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 May 2018 source ↗
I fell off a ladder, landed on my back, got up and was fine.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 May 2018 source ↗
My mum, because she smuggled me into the National Youth Theatre during summer time when my dad didn’t want me to be an actor, and she’s seen everything I’ve done.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 May 2018 source ↗
In Brooklyn, I was a dishwasher in a sandwich shop.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 May 2018 source ↗
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