Actor profile

Art Malik

13th November 1952 Bahawalpur, Pakistan Acting

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.

48 Movies 58 TV Shows 106 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Hamlet poster

Hamlet 6th February 2026 as Claudius

The Woman in Cabin 10 poster

The Woman in Cabin 10 9th October 2025 as Dr. Robert Mehta

The Eye of the Sunrise poster

The Eye of the Sunrise 25th May 2025 as Sir Lincoln Aubrey

The Making of 'The Glassworker' poster

The Making of 'The Glassworker' 1st January 2025 as Self

The Little Mermaid poster

The Little Mermaid 18th May 2023 as Sir Grimsby

Halal Daddy poster

Halal Daddy 30th June 2017 as Amir Aziz

The Escape poster

The Escape 15th April 2017 as Kellan

Mirzya poster

Mirzya 7th October 2016 as Suchitra's Father

The Infiltrator poster

The Infiltrator 13th July 2016 as Akbar Bilgrami

Arthur & George poster

Arthur & George 2nd March 2015 as Rev Shapurji Edalji

Diana poster

Diana 19th September 2013 as Samunder

Bhaag Milkha Bhaag poster

Bhaag Milkha Bhaag 12th July 2013 as Sampooran Singh

John Carter poster

John Carter 7th March 2012 as Zodangan General

Ghosted poster

Ghosted 24th June 2011

Sex and the City 2 poster

Sex and the City 2 26th May 2010 as Shiekh Khalid

The Wolfman poster

The Wolfman 10th February 2010 as Singh

Hotel 1st September 2009 as Shahid Mazari

Dean Spanley poster

Dean Spanley 12th December 2008 as Swami Nala Prash

Franklyn poster

Franklyn 16th October 2008 as Tarrant

Nina's Heavenly Delights poster

Nina's Heavenly Delights 28th September 2006 as Raj Khanna

The English Harem 27th December 2005 as Saaman "Sam" Sahar

Tempo poster

Tempo 17th June 2003 as Maldonado

The British Empire in Colour poster

The British Empire in Colour 1st February 2002 as Narrator

Hotel! poster

Hotel! 17th February 2001 as Radochek Zeigler

Vicious Circle poster

Vicious Circle 9th February 1999 as Harrison

Side Streets poster

Side Streets 5th September 1998 as Bipin Raj

Path to Paradise: The Untold Story of the World Trade Center Bombing poster

Path to Paradise: The Untold Story of the World Trade Center Bombing 14th June 1997 as Ramzi Ahmed Yousef

Booty Call poster

Booty Call 26th February 1997 as Akmed (uncredited)

A Kid in King Arthur's Court poster

A Kid in King Arthur's Court 11th August 1995 as Lord Belasco

Clockwork Mice poster

Clockwork Mice 22nd June 1995 as Laney

Uncovered poster

Uncovered 4th January 1995 as Alvaro

True Lies poster

True Lies 15th July 1994 as Aziz

Age of Treason poster

Age of Treason 20th June 1993 as Pertinax

Hostage poster

Hostage 10th May 1992 as Khalim

Year of the Comet poster

Year of the Comet 24th April 1992 as Nico

City of Joy poster

City of Joy 15th April 1992 as Ashok Ghatak

Turtle Beach poster

Turtle Beach 19th March 1992 as Kanan

Shadow of the Cobra poster

Shadow of the Cobra 18th July 1989

The Living Daylights poster

The Living Daylights 29th June 1987 as Kamran Shah

Harem poster

Harem 9th February 1986 as Tarik Pasha

Death Is Part of the Process poster

Death Is Part of the Process 1st January 1986 as Indres

Underworld poster

Underworld 29th November 1985 as Fluke

A Passage to India poster

A Passage to India 14th December 1984 as Mahmoud Ali

Richard's Things poster

Richard's Things 26th December 1980 as Dr. Mustag

Arabian Adventure poster

Arabian Adventure 8th July 1979 as Mamhoud

The Reaper 20th March 1979 as Dave

Fortitude

Wild Dubai poster

Wild Dubai as Narrator

Disclaimer poster

Disclaimer 11th October 2024 as Justin

Renegade Nell poster

Renegade Nell 29th March 2024 as Henry Tuplow / Jeremiah Tuplow

The Famous Five poster

The Famous Five 9th December 2023 as Sir Lincoln Aubrey

The Man Who Fell to Earth poster

The Man Who Fell to Earth 24th April 2022 as Henning Khan

Penance poster

Penance 17th March 2020 as Fr. Tom

The Feed poster

The Feed 16th September 2019 as President Quan

The Woman in White poster

The Woman in White 22nd April 2018 as Erasmus Nash

Man Like Mobeen poster

Man Like Mobeen 17th December 2017 as Uncle Khan

Bancroft poster

Bancroft 11th December 2017 as DCS Alan Taheeri

Arthur & George poster

Arthur & George 2nd March 2015 as Reverend Shapurji Edalji

Indian Summers poster

Indian Summers 15th February 2015

Borgia poster

Borgia 10th October 2011 as Francesc Gacet

Homeland poster

Homeland 2nd October 2011 as Bunny Latif

Building Sea City poster

Building Sea City 24th April 2011 as Himself - Narrator

Upstairs Downstairs poster

Upstairs Downstairs 26th December 2010 as Mr. Amanjit Singh

The Nativity poster

The Nativity 20th December 2010 as Nicolaus

Sherlock poster

Sherlock 25th July 2010 as Prison Governor

Ben Hur poster

Ben Hur 4th April 2010 as Ilderim

10 Days to War poster

10 Days to War 10th March 2008 as Abdul Aziz Al-Hakim

Lewis poster

Lewis 18th February 2007

Mayo poster

Mayo 12th March 2006 as Marcus Illingworth

Doctor Who poster

Doctor Who 26th March 2005 as Ilin

Doc Martin poster

Doc Martin 2nd September 2004 as John Rahmanzai

New Tricks poster

New Tricks 1st January 2004

The British Empire in Color poster

The British Empire in Color 15th September 2002 as Narrator

The Knights Templar poster

The Knights Templar 1st April 2002 as Himself - Narrator

Messiah poster

Messiah 26th May 2001 as DCS Michael Emerson

Murder in Mind poster

Murder in Mind 22nd April 2001 as Paul Asher

Fun at the Funeral Parlour 1st January 2001

In the Beginning poster

In the Beginning 12th November 2000 as Rameses II

Second Sight poster

Second Sight 9th January 2000

Life Support poster

Life Support 19th July 1999 as Dr Kamran Blake

The Seventh Scroll poster

The Seventh Scroll 15th June 1999 as Taita

Cleopatra poster

Cleopatra 23rd May 1999 as Olympos

Holby City poster

Holby City 12th January 1999 as Zubin Khan

Colour Blind poster

Colour Blind 16th December 1998 as Hassan

Cold Feet poster

Cold Feet 15th November 1998 as Eddie Zubayr

Unfinished Business 24th January 1998

Goodness Gracious Me poster

Goodness Gracious Me 12th January 1998

The Wimbledon Poisoner poster

The Wimbledon Poisoner 11th December 1994 as Karim Jackson

Peak Practice poster

Peak Practice 10th May 1993 as Mr. Hussain

The Storyteller: Greek Myths poster

The Storyteller: Greek Myths 1st December 1991 as Orpheus

Cluedo poster

Cluedo 25th July 1990 as Bernard Kirkbride

Agatha Christie's Poirot poster

Agatha Christie's Poirot 8th January 1989 as Sir Bartholomew Strange

Hothouse poster

Hothouse 30th June 1988 as Dr. Ved Lahari

Harem poster

Harem 9th February 1986 as Tarik Pasha

The Black Tower poster

The Black Tower 8th November 1985 as Julius Court

The Far Pavilions poster

The Far Pavilions 22nd April 1984 as Zarin

The Jewel in the Crown poster

The Jewel in the Crown 9th January 1984 as Hari Kumar

Chessgame poster

Chessgame 23rd November 1983 as Farouk

Natural World poster

Natural World 30th October 1983 as Narrator

Bergerac poster

Bergerac 18th October 1981 as Ravi

The Gentle Touch poster

The Gentle Touch 11th April 1980

Minder poster

Minder 29th October 1979 as Shamy

Mixed Blessings poster

Mixed Blessings 3rd March 1978 as Fred

The Professionals poster

The Professionals 30th December 1977 as Doctor in Hospital

Upstairs, Downstairs poster

Upstairs, Downstairs 10th October 1971

ITV Playhouse poster

ITV Playhouse 25th September 1967 as Dave