Art Malik
Born: 1952-11-13 in Bahawalpur, Pakistan
Known For: 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.
Filmography
2026
- Hamlet as Claudius
2025
- The Woman in Cabin 10 as Dr. Robert Mehta
- The Making of 'The Glassworker' as Self
- The Eye of the Sunrise as Sir Lincoln Aubrey
2024
- Disclaimer as Justin
- Renegade Nell as Henry Tuplow / Jeremiah Tuplow
- The Glassworker ... (Executive Producer)
2023
- The Little Mermaid as Sir Grimsby
- The Famous Five as Sir Lincoln Aubrey
2022
- The Man Who Fell to Earth as Henning Khan
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
- Bancroft as DCS Alan Taheeri
- Halal Daddy as Amir Aziz
- The Escape as Kellan
2016
- The Infiltrator as Akbar Bilgrami
- Mirzya as Suchitra's Father
2015
- Indian Summers
- Arthur & George as Reverend Shapurji Edalji
- Arthur & George as Rev Shapurji Edalji
2013
- Bhaag Milkha Bhaag as Sampooran Singh
- Diana as Samundar
2012
- John Carter as Zodangan General
2011
- Homeland as Bunny
- Borgia as Francesc Gacet
- Ghosted
- Building Sea City as Himself - Narrator
2010
- Sherlock as Prison Governor
- Sex and the City 2 as Shiekh Khalid
- The Wolfman as Singh
- Ben Hur as Ilderim
- Upstairs Downstairs as Mr. Amanjit Singh
- The Nativity as Nicolaus
2009
- Hotel as Shahid Mazari
2008
- 10 Days to War as Abdul Aziz Al-Hakim
- Franklyn as Tarrant
- Dean Spanley as Swami Nala Prash
2007
2006
- Mayo as Marcus Illingworth
- Nina's Heavenly Delights as Raj Khanna
2005
- Doctor Who as Ilin
- The English Harem as Saaman "Sam" Sahar
2004
- Doc Martin as John Rahmanzai
- New Tricks
2003
- Tempo as Maldonado
2002
- The British Empire in Color as Narrator
- The Knights Templar as Himself - Narrator
- The British Empire in Colour as Narrator
2001
- Murder in Mind as Paul Asher
- Messiah as DCS Michael Emerson
- Fun at the Funeral Parlour
- Hotel! as Radochek Zeigler
2000
- Second Sight
- In the Beginning as Rameses II
1999
- Holby City as Zubin Khan
- Cleopatra as Olympos
- The Seventh Scroll as Taita
- Life Support as Dr Kamran Blake
- Vicious Circle as Harrison
1998
- Cold Feet as Eddie Zubayr
- Goodness Gracious Me
- Colour Blind as Hassan
- Unfinished Business
- Side Streets as Bipin Raj
1997
- Booty Call as Akmed (uncredited)
- Path to Paradise: The Untold Story of the World Trade Center Bombing as Ramzi Ahmed Yousef
1995
- A Kid in King Arthur's Court as Lord Belasco
- Uncovered as Alvaro
- Clockwork Mice as Laney
1994
- True Lies as Aziz
- The Wimbledon Poisoner as Karim Jackson
1993
- Peak Practice as Mr. Hussain
- Age of Treason as Pertinax
1992
- City of Joy as Ashok Ghatak
- Turtle Beach as Kanan
- Hostage as Khalim
- Year of the Comet as Nico
1991
- The Storyteller: Greek Myths as Orpheus
1990
- Cluedo as Bernard Kirkbride
1989
- Agatha Christie's Poirot as Sir Bartholomew Strange
- Shadow of the Cobra
1988
- Hothouse as Dr. Ved Lahari
1987
- The Living Daylights as Kamran Shah
1986
- Harem as Tarik Pasha
- Harem as Tarik Pasha
- Death Is Part of the Process as Indres
1985
- Transmutations as Fluke
- The Black Tower as Julius Court
1984
- The Jewel in the Crown as Hari Kumar
- The Far Pavilions as Zarin
- A Passage to India as Mahmoud Ali
1983
- Natural World as Narrator
- Chessgame as Farouk
1981
- Bergerac as Ravi
1980
- The Gentle Touch
- Richard's Things as Dr. Mustag
1979
- Minder as Shamy
- Arabian Adventure as Mamhoud
- The Reaper as Dave
1978
- Mixed Blessings as Fred
1977
- The Professionals as Doctor
1971
1967
- ITV Playhouse as Dave