Art Malik
November 13, 1952 (73 years old) in Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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.
Known For
Credits
- 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 Little Mermaid as Sir Grimsby
- 2022 · The Man Who Fell to Earth as Henning Khan
- 2017 · The Escape as Kellan
- 2016 · The Infiltrator as Akbar Bilgrami
- 2015 · Arthur & George as Rev Shapurji Edalji
- 2012 · John Carter as Zodangan General
- 2011 · Borgia as Francesc Gacet
- 2011 · Homeland as Bunny
- 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 · Franklyn as Tarrant
- 2007 · Lewis as
- 2006 · Nina's Heavenly Delights as Raj Khanna
- 2005 · The English Harem as Saaman "Sam" Sahar
- 2005 · Doctor Who as Ilin
- 2004 · Doc Martin as John Rahmanzai
- 2004 · New Tricks as
- 2001 · Messiah as DCS Michael Emerson
- 2001 · Murder in Mind as Paul Asher
- 1999 · Vicious Circle as Harrison
- 1998 · Cold Feet as Eddie Zubayr
- 1998 · Side Streets as Bipin Raj
- 1997 · Booty Call as Akmed (uncredited)
- 1996 · Dalziel & Pascoe as
- 1995 · A Kid in King Arthur's Court as Lord Belasco
- 1995 · Clockwork Mice as Laney
- 1995 · Uncovered as Alvaro
- 1994 · True Lies as Salim Abu Aziz
- 1993 · Peak Practice as Mr. Hussain
- 1992 · Hostage as Khalim
- 1992 · Year of the Comet as Nico
- 1990 · Cluedo as Bernard Kirkbride
- 1989 · Agatha Christie's Poirot as Sir Bartholomew Strange
- 1987 · The Living Daylights as Kamran Shah
- 1986 · Harem as Tarik Pasha
- 1985 · Transmutations as Fluke
- 1984 · The Jewel in the Crown as Hari Kumar
- 1983 · Natural World as Narrator
- 1981 · Bergerac as Ravi
- 1980 · Richard's Things as Dr. Mustag
- 1980 · The Gentle Touch as
- 1979 · Minder as Shamy
- 1979 · Arabian Adventure as Mamhoud
- 1977 · The Professionals as Doctor
- 1977 · The Professionals as Doctor in Hospital
- 1971 · Upstairs, Downstairs as
- Future · Fortitude as
- 2024 · The Making of 'The Glassworker' as Self
- 2023 · The Famous Five as Sir Lincoln Aubrey
- 2020 · Penance as Fr. Tom
- 2019 · The Feed as President Quan
- 2018 · The Woman in White as Erasmus Nash
- 2017 · Man Like Mobeen as Khan
- 2017 · Man Like Mobeen as Uncle Khan
- 2017 · Bancroft as DCS Alan Taheeri
- 2017 · Halal Daddy as Amir Aziz
- 2016 · Mirzya as Suchitra's Father
- 2015 · Arthur & George as Reverend Shapurji Edalji
- 2015 · Indian Summers as
- 2013 · Diana as Samundar
- 2013 · Diana as Samunder
- 2013 · Bhaag Milkha Bhaag as Sampooran Singh
- 2011 · Ghosted as
- 2011 · Building Sea City as Himself - Narrator
- 2010 · Upstairs Downstairs as Mr. Amanjit Singh
- 2010 · The Nativity as Nicolaus
- 2009 · Hotel as Shahid Mazari
- 2008 · Dean Spanley as Swami Nala Prash
- 2008 · 10 Days to War as Abdul Aziz Al-Hakim
- 2006 · Mayo as Marcus Illingworth
- 2003 · Tempo as Maldonado
- 2002 · The British Empire in Color as Narrator
- 2002 · The Knights Templar as Himself - Narrator
- 2002 · The British Empire in Colour as Narrator
- 2001 · Hotel! as Radochek Zeigler
- 2001 · Fun at the Funeral Parlour as
- 2000 · In the Beginning as Rameses II
- 2000 · Second Sight as
- 1999 · Life Support as Dr. Kamran Blake
- 1999 · The Seventh Scroll as Taita
- 1999 · Cleopatra as Olympos
- 1998 · Colour Blind as Hassan
- 1998 · Unfinished Business as
- 1997 · Path to Paradise: The Untold Story of the World Trade Center Bombing as Ramzi Ahmed Yousef
- 1996 · Goodness Gracious Me as
- 1994 · The Wimbledon Poisoner as Karim Jackson
- 1993 · Age of Treason as Pertinax
- 1992 · City of Joy as Ashok Ghatak
- 1992 · Turtle Beach as Kanan
- 1991 · The Storyteller: Greek Myths as Orpheus
- 1989 · Shadow of the Cobra as
- 1988 · Hothouse as Dr. Ved Lahari
- 1986 · Harem as Tarik Pasha
- 1986 · Death Is Part of the Process as Indres
- 1984 · A Passage to India as Mahmoud Ali
- 1984 · The Far Pavilions as Zarin
- 1983 · Chessgame as Farouk
- 1979 · The Reaper as Dave
- 1978 · Mixed Blessings as Fred
- Future · Wild Dubai as Narrator