Acting
Art Malik
Born 1952-11-13
Bahawalpur, Pakistan
Department: 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.
Known For
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Sherlock
2010
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John Carter
2012
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True Lies
1994
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Doctor Who
2005
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The Little Mermaid
2023
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Homeland
2011
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The Wolfman
2010
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The Living Daylights
1987
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The Infiltrator
2016
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Sex and the City 2
2010
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (114 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Hamlet | Claudius | Movie | 2026 |
 | The Woman in Cabin 10 | Dr. Robert Mehta | Movie | 2025 |
 | The Making of 'The Glassworker' | Self | Movie | 2025 |
 | Disclaimer | Justin | TV Series | 2024 |
 | The Glassworker | Executive Producer | Movie | 2024 |
 | The Eye of the Sunrise | Sir Lincoln Aubrey | Movie | 2024 |
 | Renegade Nell | Henry Tuplow / Jeremiah Tuplow | TV Series | 2024 |
 | The Famous Five | Sir Lincoln Aubrey | TV Series | 2023 |
 | The Little Mermaid | Sir Grimsby | Movie | 2023 |
 | The Man Who Fell to Earth | Henning Khan | TV Series | 2022 |
 | Penance | Fr. Tom | TV Series | 2020 |
 | The Feed | President Quan | TV Series | 2019 |
 | The Woman in White | Erasmus Nash | TV Series | 2018 |
 | Man Like Mobeen | Khan | TV Series | 2017 |
| Man Like Mobeen | Uncle Khan | TV Series | 2017 |
 | Bancroft | DCS Alan Taheeri | TV Series | 2017 |
 | Halal Daddy | Amir Aziz | Movie | 2017 |
 | The Escape | Kellan | Movie | 2017 |
 | Mirzya | Suchitra's Father | Movie | 2016 |
 | The Infiltrator | Akbar Bilgrami | Movie | 2016 |
 | Arthur & George | Rev Shapurji Edalji | Movie | 2015 |
 | Arthur & George | Reverend Shapurji Edalji | TV Series | 2015 |
 | Indian Summers | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2015 |
 | Diana | Samundar | Movie | 2013 |
| Diana | Samunder | Movie | 2013 |
 | Bhaag Milkha Bhaag | Sampooran Singh | Movie | 2013 |
 | John Carter | Zodangan General | Movie | 2012 |
 | Borgia | Francesc Gacet | TV Series | 2011 |
 | Homeland | Bunny | TV Series | 2011 |
| Homeland | Bunny Latif | TV Series | 2011 |
 | Ghosted | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2011 |
 | Building Sea City | Himself - Narrator | TV Series | 2011 |
 | Upstairs Downstairs | Mr Amanjit Singh | TV Series | 2010 |
 | The Nativity | Nicolaus | TV Series | 2010 |
 | Sherlock | Prison Governor | TV Series | 2010 |
 | Sex and the City 2 | Shiekh Khalid | Movie | 2010 |
 | Ben Hur | Ilderim | TV Series | 2010 |
 | The Wolfman | Singh | Movie | 2010 |
| Hotel | Shahid Mazari | Movie | 2009 | |
 | Dean Spanley | Swami Nala Prash | Movie | 2008 |
 | Franklyn | Tarrant | Movie | 2008 |
 | 10 Days to War | Abdul Aziz Al-Hakim | TV Series | 2008 |
 | Lewis | Professor Hamid Jassim | TV Series | 2007 |
 | Nina's Heavenly Delights | Raj Khanna | Movie | 2006 |
 | Mayo | Marcus Illingworth | TV Series | 2006 |
| The English Harem | Saaman "Sam" Sahar | Movie | 2005 | |
 | Doctor Who | Ilin | TV Series | 2005 |
 | Doc Martin | John Rahmanzai | TV Series | 2004 |
 | New Tricks | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2004 |
 | Tempo | Maldonado | Movie | 2003 |
 | The British Empire in Color | Narrator | TV Series | 2002 |
 | The Knights Templar | Himself - Narrator | TV Series | 2002 |
 | The British Empire in Colour | Narrator | Movie | 2002 |
 | Messiah | DCS Michael Emerson | TV Series | 2001 |
 | Murder in Mind | Paul Asher | TV Series | 2001 |
 | Hotel! | Radochek Zeigler | Movie | 2001 |
| Fun at the Funeral Parlour | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2001 | |
 | In the Beginning | Rameses II | TV Series | 2000 |
 | Second Sight | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2000 |
 | Life Support | Dr Kamran Blake | TV Series | 1999 |
 | The Seventh Scroll | Taita | TV Series | 1999 |
 | Cleopatra | Olympos | TV Series | 1999 |
 | Vicious Circle | Harrison | Movie | 1999 |
 | Holby City | Zubin Khan | TV Series | 1999 |
 | Colour Blind | Hassan | TV Series | 1998 |
 | Cold Feet | Eddie Zubayr | TV Series | 1998 |
 | Side Streets | Bipin Raj | Movie | 1998 |
| Unfinished Business | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1998 | |
 | Goodness Gracious Me | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1998 |
 | Path to Paradise: The Untold Story of the World Trade Center Bombing | Ramzi Ahmed Yousef | Movie | 1997 |
 | Booty Call | Akmed (uncredited) | Movie | 1997 |
| Turning World | Shams | TV Series | 1997 | |
 | Dalziel and Pascoe | Aahil Khan | TV Series | 1996 |
 | A Kid in King Arthur's Court | Lord Belasco | Movie | 1995 |
 | Clockwork Mice | Laney | Movie | 1995 |
 | Uncovered | Alvaro | Movie | 1995 |
 | The Wimbledon Poisoner | Karim Jackson | TV Series | 1994 |
 | True Lies | Aziz | Movie | 1994 |
 | Age of Treason | Pertinax | Movie | 1993 |
 | Peak Practice | Mr. Hussain | TV Series | 1993 |
 | Hostage | Khalim | Movie | 1992 |
 | Year of the Comet | Nico | Movie | 1992 |
 | City of Joy | Ashok Ghatak | Movie | 1992 |
 | Turtle Beach | Kanan | Movie | 1992 |
 | The Storyteller: Greek Myths | Orpheus | TV Series | 1991 |
 | Cluedo | Bernard Kirkbride | TV Series | 1990 |
| Stolen | Salim | TV Series | 1990 | |
 | Shadow of the Cobra | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1989 |
 | Agatha Christie's Poirot | Sir Bartholomew Strange | TV Series | 1989 |
 | Hothouse | Dr. Ved Lahari | TV Series | 1988 |
 | The Living Daylights | Kamran Shah | Movie | 1987 |
 | Harem | Tarik Pasha | Movie | 1986 |
 | Harem | Tarik Pasha | TV Series | 1986 |
 | Death Is Part of the Process | Indres | Movie | 1986 |
 | Underworld | Fluke | Movie | 1985 |
 | The Black Tower | Julius Court | TV Series | 1985 |
 | A Passage to India | Mahmoud Ali | Movie | 1984 |
 | The Far Pavilions | Zarin | TV Series | 1984 |
 | The Jewel in the Crown | Hari Kumar | TV Series | 1984 |
 | Chessgame | Farouk | TV Series | 1983 |
 | Natural World | Narrator | TV Series | 1983 |
 | Bergerac | Ravi | TV Series | 1981 |
 | Richard's Things | Dr. Mustag | Movie | 1980 |
 | The Gentle Touch | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1980 |
 | Minder | Shamy | TV Series | 1979 |
 | Arabian Adventure | Mamhoud | Movie | 1979 |
| The Reaper | Dave | Movie | 1979 | |
 | Mixed Blessings | Fred | TV Series | 1978 |
 | The Professionals | Doctor | TV Series | 1977 |
| The Professionals | Doctor in Hospital | TV Series | 1977 |
 | Upstairs, Downstairs | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1971 |
 | ITV Playhouse | Dave | TV Series | 1967 |
 | Wild Dubai | Narrator | Movie | — |
| Fortitude | Ian Fleming | Movie | — |