Akshay Kumar profile
Actor profile

Akshay Kumar

9th September 1967 New Delhi, India Acting

​Akshay Kumar is an Indian film actor, producer and martial artist who has appeared in over a hundred Hindi films. When he began his acting career in the 1990s, he primarily starred in action films and was particularly known for his appearances in feature films commonly called the "Khiladi series", which included Khiladi (1992), Sabse Bada Khiladi (1995), Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi (1996), and Khiladi 420 (2000), as well as other action films such as Mohra (1994). As a stunt actor, he often performed many dangerous stunts in his films, which earned him a reputation as the "Indian Jackie Chan". He later gained more fame for his drama, romance and comedy roles. He started becoming known for his performances in romance films like Yeh Dillagi (1994) and Dhadkan (2000) as well as drama films such as Ek Rishtaa (2001). His comic performances in comedy films such as Hera Pheri (2000), Mujhse Shaadi Karogi (2004), Garam Masala (2005) and Waqt: The Race Against Time (2005) met with acclaim. His success further rose in 2007, when he starred in four consecutive commercial hits. In 2008, the University of Windsor in Ontario, Canada conferred an Honorary Doctorate of Law on Kumar in recognition of his contribution to Indian cinema. In 2009, he was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India. He has thus established himself as one of the leading actors in Hindi cinema. In 2009, Kumar founded the Hari Om Entertainment production company.

170 Movies 27 TV Shows 5 In Production 202 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Jolly LLB 3 poster
Jolly LLB 3 19th September 2025 as Jagdishwar "Jolly" Mishra
Sky Force poster
Sky Force 24th January 2025 as Kumar Om Ahuja 'Tiger'
Stree 2 poster
Stree 2 15th August 2024 as Udaybhan's Descendent
OMG 2 poster
OMG 2 11th August 2023 as The Messenger
Selfiee poster
Selfiee 24th February 2023 as Vijay Kumar
Ram Setu poster
Ram Setu 25th October 2022 as Dr. Aryan Kulshreshtha
Bell Bottom poster
Bell Bottom 19th August 2021 as Anshul Malhotra / Bell Bottom
Laxmii poster
Laxmii 9th November 2020 as Aasif
Housefull 4 poster
Housefull 4 25th October 2019 as Rajkumar Bala Dev Singh / Harry
Blank poster
Blank 3rd May 2019 as Special Appearance in "Ali Ali" Song
Kesari poster
Kesari 21st March 2019 as Havildar Ishar Singh
Simmba poster
Simmba 28th December 2018 as Veer Sooryavanshi
2.0 poster
2.0 29th November 2018 as Pakshi Rajan
Gold poster
Gold 15th August 2018 as Balbir Singh
Pad Man poster
Pad Man 9th February 2018 as Lakshmikant Chauhan
Jolly LLB 2 poster
Jolly LLB 2 9th February 2017 as Jagdishwar "Jolly" Mishra
Rustom poster
Rustom 12th August 2016 as Rustom Pavri
Airlift poster
Airlift 22nd January 2016 as Ranjit Katyal
Brothers poster
Brothers 14th August 2015 as David Fernandez
Hey Bro poster
Hey Bro 6th March 2015 as Special Appearance in "Birju" Song
Baby poster
Baby 23rd January 2015 as Ajay Singh Rajput
Fugly poster
Fugly 13th June 2014 as Himself in "Fugly Title Song"
Holiday poster
Holiday 6th June 2014 as Captain Viraat Bakshi
Boss poster
Boss 16th October 2013 as Boss
Bombay Talkies poster
Bombay Talkies 3rd May 2013 as Self, special appearance in "Apna Bombay Talkies" (uncredited)
Khiladi 786 poster
Khiladi 786 7th December 2012 as Bahattar Singh (72) / Inspector Tehattar Singh (73)
Joker poster
Joker 31st August 2012 as Agastya
Desi Boyz poster
Desi Boyz 25th November 2011 as Jignesh 'Jerry' Patel (Rocco)
Blue poster
Blue 16th October 2009 as Aarav Malhotra
Jumbo poster
Jumbo 25th December 2008 as Jumbo
Tashan poster
Tashan 25th April 2008 as Bachchan Pande
Garam Masala poster
Garam Masala 3rd November 2005 as Makrand "Mac" Deendayal Chatpatiya
Waqt poster
Waqt 22nd April 2005 as Aditya Ishwarchand Thakur
Insan poster
Insan 14th January 2005 as Amjad
Aitraaz poster
Aitraaz 12th November 2004 as Raj Malhotra
Khakee poster
Khakee 23rd January 2004 as Senior Inspector Shekhar Verma
Andaaz poster
Andaaz 23rd May 2003 as Raj Malhotra
Aankhen poster
Aankhen 27th March 2002 as Vishwas Prajapati
Ajnabee poster
Ajnabee 21st September 2001 as Vikram "Vicky" Bajaj
Khiladi 420 poster
Khiladi 420 29th December 2000 as Dev Kumar Malhotra / Anand Kumar Malhotra
Jaanwar poster
Jaanwar 24th December 1999 as Badshah / Bapu Lohar
Sangharsh poster
Sangharsh 3rd September 1999 as Professor Aman Verma
Zulmi poster
Zulmi 16th April 1999 as Raj
Barood poster
Barood 7th August 1998 as Jai Sharma
Aflatoon poster
Aflatoon 19th December 1997 as Rocky / Raja / Parimal Chaturvedi
Tarazu poster
Tarazu 1st August 1997 as Inspector Ram Yadav
Daava poster
Daava 18th July 1997 as Inspector Arjun
Paandav poster
Paandav 3rd March 1995 as Inspector Vijay Kumar
Suhaag poster
Suhaag 20th October 1994 as Raj Sinha
Mohra poster
Mohra 1st July 1994 as Amar Saxena
Elaan poster
Elaan 21st January 1994 as Vishal Chaudhry
Sainik poster
Sainik 30th June 1993 as Lieutenant Suraj Dutt
Deedar poster
Deedar 13th August 1992 as Anand K. Malhotra
Dancer poster
Dancer 22nd August 1991 as Raju 'Raja'
Aaj poster
Aaj 23rd November 1987 as Karate Instructor
Stree 3 poster Coming soon
Stree 3 13th August 2027 as Sarkata's descended
Naagzilla: Naag Lok Ka Pehla Kaand poster Coming soon
Naagzilla: Naag Lok Ka Pehla Kaand 12th February 2027 as Self
Vedaat Marathe Veer Daudale Saat poster Coming soon
Vedaat Marathe Veer Daudale Saat 1st January 2027 as Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj
Reimagining Sankranthiki Vasthunam poster Coming soon
Reimagining Sankranthiki Vasthunam 4th December 2026
Welcome to the Jungle poster Coming soon
Welcome to the Jungle 25th June 2026 as Rajeev