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Akbar Kurtha(I)

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  • Additional Crew
  • Casting Director
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Akbar Kurtha
Trailer
Play trailer1:05
My Son the Fanatic (1997)
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Akbar hit the screens in 1993 in the critically-acclaimed film Bhaji on the Beach in the role of Majit and his performance in this film resulted in him landing the lead role of "Farid" in the film My Son the Fanatic, alongside Rachel Griffiths. He also played the key character of Prince Meshal in the Oscar-award winning film, Syriana, with George Clooney, and Kanel Hanna in the hit HBO mini-series House of Saddam.

Akbar has appeared in leading roles in some of Britain's leading soap operas, dramas and situation comedies, including Mr. White Goes to Westminster, The Bill, Heat of the Sun, Second Sight, Command Approved, Esther Kahn, Lloyd & Hill, Doctors, Casualty, Front Line,Keen Eddie, Eastenders, Waking the Dead, Holby City, Beneath the Skin, Syriana, The Last Detective, Forgiven, Bonekickers, That's for Me! He was recently seen playing Farhad Hassan, in the Fox television series "24".

In addition to his numerous film and television credits, Akbar has gained critical acclaim in the theater world, producing Baghdad Wedding and This isn't Romance at Soho Theatre in London's West End.
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Bob Gunton, Cherry Jones, Anil Kapoor, and Akbar Kurtha in 24 (2001)
Jürgen Prochnow and Akbar Kurtha in 24 (2001)
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Known for

Syriana (2005)
Syriana
6.9
  • Prince Meshal Al-Subaai
  • 2005
Jason Statham in Wrath of Man (2021)
Wrath of Man
7.1
  • Editorial Department
  • 2021
Charlize Theron, Vin Diesel, Jordana Brewster, Sung Kang, Ludacris, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, John Cena, and Nathalie Emmanuel in F9: The Fast Saga (2021)
F9: The Fast Saga
5.2
  • Additional Crew
  • 2021
Will Ferrell and Rachel McAdams in Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga (2020)
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
6.5
  • Additional Crew
  • 2020

Credits

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Actor

  • Under the Blue
    • Dave Romero
    • Post-production
    • Short
  • Guy Henry in Holby City (1999)
    Holby City
    • Jonathan Latif
    • Mak Dabb
    • TV Series
    • 2005–2022
  • Small Axe (2020)
    Small Axe
    • Dr Chadee
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2020
  • Martin Freeman, Daisy Haggard, Alex Eastwood, and Eve Prenelle in Breeders (2020)
    Breeders
    • Dr Jahangir
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • Christopher Plummer, Kris Holden-Ried, Jason O'Mara, and Archie Panjabi in Departure (2019)
    Departure
    • Ariel Levitan
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Casualty (1986)
    Casualty
    • Brad Matthews
    • Sunny Ghali
    • TV Series
    • 2002–2019
  • Victoria (2016)
    Victoria
    • Ambassador for the King of Oudh
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Ben Cotton, Clémentine Poidatz, and Jihae in Mars (2016)
    Mars
    • Dr. Jay Johar
    • TV Series
    • 2018
  • Somebody's Daughter (2018)
    Somebody's Daughter
    • Rahul
    • Short
    • 2018
  • Wasteland (2018)
    Wasteland
    • Khalid
    • 2018
  • The Collector (2018)
    The Collector
    • Joel
    • Short
    • 2018
  • Joanne Froggatt and Ioan Gruffudd in Liar (2017)
    Liar
    • Birav Suri
    • Birav
    • TV Series
    • 2017
  • Bump (2017)
    Bump
    • Professor
    • TV Series
    • 2017
  • A Street Cat Named Bob (2016)
    A Street Cat Named Bob
    • Pharmacist
    • 2016
  • Killing Jesus (2015)
    Killing Jesus
    • Asher
    • TV Movie
    • 2015
  • Simon Phillips and Josh Myers in White Collar Hooligan 3 (2014)
    White Collar Hooligan 3
    • Dimitri
    • 2014

Additional Crew

  • Hugh Bonneville, Walter van Dyk, Dominic Cooper, Charlotte Spencer, and Jack Lowden in The Gold (2023)
    The Gold
    • 1st assistant accountant
    • TV Series
    • 2023
  • Charlize Theron, Vin Diesel, Jordana Brewster, Sung Kang, Ludacris, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, John Cena, and Nathalie Emmanuel in F9: The Fast Saga (2021)
    F9: The Fast Saga
    • accounts assistant
    • 2021
  • George Clooney and Caoilinn Springall in The Midnight Sky (2020)
    The Midnight Sky
    • assistant post production accountant (uncredited)
    • 2020
  • Madalen Mills in Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey (2020)
    Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey
    • assistant post production accountant
    • 2020
  • Charlize Theron, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Matthias Schoenaerts, Luca Marinelli, Marwan Kenzari, and KiKi Layne in The Old Guard (2020)
    The Old Guard
    • assistant post production accountant (uncredited)
    • 2020
  • Will Ferrell and Rachel McAdams in Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga (2020)
    Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
    • assistant post production accountant
    • 2020
  • Henry Cavill, Freya Allan, and Anya Chalotra in The Witcher (2019)
    The Witcher
    • assistant post production accountant
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Emilia Clarke and Henry Golding in Last Christmas (2019)
    Last Christmas
    • accounts assistant
    • 2019

Casting Director

  • Home for Aged Time Travelers (2020)
    Home for Aged Time Travelers
    • Casting Director
    • Short
    • 2020

Videos5

Demo Reel 2016
Demo Reel 3:50
Demo Reel 2016
Demo Reel 2019
Demo Reel 4:46
Demo Reel 2019
Akbar Kurtha Reel
Demo Reel 6:53
Akbar Kurtha Reel
Trailer
Trailer 1:40
Trailer
My Son the Fanatic
Trailer 1:05
My Son the Fanatic

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  • Height
    • 5′ 7″ (1.70 m)
  • Other works
    2007 Producer - Baghdad Wedding - Soho Theatre, London

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