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Adeel Akhtar

His credits for the Donmar: The Cherry Orchard (also St Ann’s Warehouse, New York).

Other theatre includes: The Estate (National Theatre); A Christmas Carol (West End); Hamlet (Young Vic); Satyagraha (Improbable); Wuthering Heights (Tamasha); In My Name (Old Red Lion/Trafalgar Studios) and Zero (Theatre Absolute).

Television credits include: Down Cemetery RoadBlack DovesShowtrialFool Me OnceSweet Tooth - Children’s and Family Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Performance; Sherwood - BAFTA and RTS Awards for Best Actor in a Supporting Role; Killing EveBack to LifeLes MiserablesGhostedCounterpartUnforgottenThe Last Dragon SlayerThe CircuitApple Tree Yard; Murdered By My Father - BAFTA for Best Actor; The Night ManagerCapitalRiverFlowersUtopia - BAFTA nomination for Best Actor; The Job LotTrolliedThe Angelos Epithemiou ShowHooked - Coming Up SeasonTrial & Retribution and Britz.

Film credits includeElsinore; Murder Mystery 2Enola Holmes 2Save the Cinema; Ali & Ava - British Independent Film Award for Best Actor, BAFTA nomination for Best Actor; The NestEnola HolmesEverybody’s Talking About JamieThe Electrical Life of Louis WainMurder MysterySwimming with MenVictoria and Abdul; The Big SickHampsteadPanWar BookConvenienceJadooThe DictatorFour Lions and Traitor