Portrait of Art Malik

Art Malik

Acting

Biography

Athar ul-Haque Malik (born 13 November 1952), known professionally as Art Malik, is a Pakistani-born British actor who achieved international fame in the 1980s through his starring and subsidiary roles in assorted British and Merchant Ivory television serials and films. He is especially remembered for his portrayal of the out-of-place Hari Kumar in The Jewel in the Crown at the outset of his career. He also portrayed Islamic extremist Salim Abu Aziz in True Lies.

Born: November 13, 1952

Place of Birth: Bahawalpur, Pakistan

Filmography

2025
The Woman in Cabin 10

as Dr. Robert Mehta

2025
Hamlet

as Claudius

2024
Disclaimer

as Justin

2024
Renegade Nell

as Henry Tuplow / Jeremiah Tuplow

2023
The Famous Five

as Sir Lincoln Aubrey

2023
The Little Mermaid

as Sir Grimsby

2022
2020
Penance

as Fr. Tom

2019
The Feed

as President Quan

2018
The Woman in White

as Erasmus Nash

2017
2017
Man Like Mobeen

as Uncle Khan

2017
Bancroft

as DCS Alan Taheeri

2017
Halal Daddy

as Amir Aziz

2017
The Escape

as Kellan

2016
Mirzya

as Suchitra's Father

2016
The Infiltrator

as Akbar Bilgrami

2015
Arthur & George

as Reverend Shapurji Edalji

2015
Arthur & George

as Rev Shapurji Edalji

2013
Diana

as Samundar

2013
Diana

as Samunder

2013
Bhaag Milkha Bhaag

as Sampooran Singh

2012
John Carter

as Zodangan General

2011
Borgia

as Francesc Gacet

2011
Homeland

as Bunny

2011
Building Sea City

as Himself - Narrator

2010
Upstairs Downstairs

as Mr. Amanjit Singh

2010
The Nativity

as Nicolaus

2010
Sherlock

as Prison Governor

2010
Sex and the City 2

as Shiekh Khalid

2010
Ben Hur

as Ilderim

2010
The Wolfman

as Singh

2008
Dean Spanley

as Swami Nala Prash

2008
Franklyn

as Tarrant

2008
10 Days to War

as Abdul Aziz Al-Hakim

2007
2006
2006
Mayo

as Marcus Illingworth

2005
Doctor Who

as Ilin

2004
Doc Martin

as John Rahmanzai

2003
Tempo

as Maldonado

2002
The Knights Templar

as Himself - Narrator

2001
Messiah

as DCS Michael Emerson

2001
Murder in Mind

as Paul Asher

2001
Hotel!

as Radochek Zeigler

2000
In the Beginning

as Rameses II

1999
Life Support

as Dr Kamran Blake

1999
1999
Cleopatra

as Olympos

1999
Vicious Circle

as Harrison

1999
Holby City

as Zubin Khan

1998
Colour Blind

as Hassan

1998
Cold Feet

as Eddie Zubayr

1998
Side Streets

as Bipin Raj

1997
Booty Call

as Akmed (uncredited)

1995
1995
1995
Uncovered

as Alvaro

1994
The Wimbledon Poisoner

as Karim Jackson

1994
True Lies

as Salim Abu Aziz

1993
Age of Treason

as Pertinax

1993
Peak Practice

as Mr. Hussain

1992
Hostage

as Khalim

1992
City of Joy

as Ashok Ghatak

1992
Turtle Beach

as Kanan

1990
Cluedo

as Bernard Kirkbride

1989
Agatha Christie's Poirot

as Sir Bartholomew Strange

1988
Hothouse

as Dr. Ved Lahari

1987
The Living Daylights

as Kamran Shah

1986
Harem

as Tarik Pasha

1986
Harem

as Tarik Pasha

1985
1984
A Passage to India

as Mahmoud Ali

1984
1984
1983
Chessgame

as Farouk

1983
Natural World

as Narrator

1981
Bergerac

as Ravi

1980
Richard's Things

as Dr. Mustag

1979
Minder

as Shamy

1979
1978
1977
1977
The Professionals

as Doctor in Hospital

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Wild Dubai

as Narrator