Adeel Akhtar

Adeel Akhtar: Biography in Details

Who is Adeel Akhtar?

Adeel Akhtar is a famous British actor.

He is widely known for his role as Wilson Wilson in the TV series Utopia (2013-2014).

His role in the television series Utopia earned him a nomination for Best Supporting Actor for the British Academy Television Award.

He won the 2017 BAFTA Award for Lead Actor for his role as Shahzad in the BBC drama Murdered by My Father (2017).

Adeel Akhtar’s Early life, childhood, and education

Adeel Akhtar was born on September 18, 1980, in London, England, UK.

He was born to a Pakistani father and a Kenyan mother. He was educated at Cheltenham College Junior School from 1991 to 1994.

During his summer vacations, his mother sent him to National Youth Theatre.

However, his father did not like him acting. Hence, Akhtar admires his mother for understanding him.

Adeel originally completed a degree in law but decided to follow his passion and change to acting.

He later trained at the Actors Studio Drama School in New York. His nationality is British and he is of Pakistani and Kenyan ethnicity.

Adeel Akhtar’s Career, Net Worth

Adeel was a lawyer before he joined acting.

Moreover, he was also a dishwasher in a sandwich shop. Because of his interest in acting, he went to drama school in New York. He made his acting debut in 2002.

His first acting role was as Hijacker Saeed Al-Ghamdi in Let’s Roll: The Story of Flight 93 (2002).

After that, he appeared as Hazim in an episode of Law & Order: Criminal Intent in 2006.

In 2015, Adeel Akhtar was nominated for a BAFTA for Best Supporting Actor for his 2014 role as Wilson Wilson in the series Utopia.

He portrayed the role from 2013 to 2014. In 2016, Akhtar appeared as Shahzad in the BBC drama Murdered by My Father.

Adeel Akhtar won the 2017 BAFTA Award for Lead Actor for his role in the drama. His net worth is unknown.

Is Adeel Akhtar involved in any rumors and controversies?

Currently, there are no desperate rumors regarding his personal and professional life.

It seems Adeel Akhtar is doing his best job without harming others and has been a straight person in his life, for which he has not been in any controversy yet.

Adeel Akhtar’s Body Measurement

Adeel Akhtar’s hair color is black and his eye color is dark brown. His height, weight, shoe size, etc. are unknown.

Is Adeel Akhtar active on social media?

Adeel Akhtar is active on social media. He uses Twitter and Instagram.

Furthermore, he has over 4.5k followers on Twitter and over 6.8k followers on Instagram. He does not use Facebook.

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