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.
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Adeel Akhtar
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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