Art Malik biography
Art Malik is a British actor, born on 13 November 1952 in Bahawalpur.
Art Malik's screen career began in 1978 with The Professionals, playing Doctor.
Art Malik has appeared in 36 films and 79 television or streaming titles in Pakistani film and TV.
The most recent films are Hamlet (2025), The Woman in Cabin 10 (2025), The Glassworker (2024).
Coming up next: Fortitude (2026).
- Born
- 13 November 1952 (age 73)
- Birthplace
- Bahawalpur
- Work
- Actor, Stage actor, Film actor, Television actor
- Film industries
- Pakistani film and TV
- Years active
- 1978 to present
Art Malik filmography
37 films and 79 television or streaming titles, newest first.
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Fortitude | Ian Fleming | Upcoming | |
| 2025 | Hamlet | Claudius | ||
| 2025 | The Woman in Cabin 10 | Dr. Robert Mehta | ||
| 2024 | The Glassworker | Tomas Oliver | ||
| 2023 | The Little Mermaid | Grimsby | ||
| 2017 | Halal Daddy | Amir Aziz | ||
| 2016 | Mirzya | Suchitra's father | ||
| 2016 | The Infiltrator | Akbar Bilgrami | ||
| 2013 | Diana | Samundar | ||
| 2013 | Bhaag Milkha Bhaag | Sampuran Singh | ||
| 2012 | John Carter | Zodangan General | ||
| 2011 | Ghosted | Ahmed | ||
| 2011 | Everywhere and Nowhere | Uncle Mirza | ||
| 2010 | The Wolfman | Singh | ||
| 2010 | Sex and the City 2 | Shiekh Khalid | ||
| 2008 | Franklyn | Tarrant | ||
| 2008 | Dean Spanley | Swami Nala Prash | ||
| 2006 | Nina's Heavenly Delights | Raj Khanna | ||
| 2004 | Fakers | Foster Wright | ||
| 2003 | Tempo | George Maldonado | ||
| 2002 | Out Done | Inspector Harrison | ||
| 2001 | Tabloid | Philip Radcliffe | ||
| 1998 | Side Streets | Bipin Raj | ||
| 1997 | Booty Call | Akmed | Uncredited | |
| 1995 | A Kid in King Arthur's Court | Lord Belasco |
Show all 37 films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Clockwork Mice | Laney | ||
| 1994 | True Lies | Salim Abu Aziz | ||
| 1994 | Uncovered | Alvaro | ||
| 1992 | Hostage | Khalim | ||
| 1992 | Year of the Comet | Nico | ||
| 1992 | Turtle Beach | Kanan | ||
| 1992 | City of Joy | Ashok Ghatak | ||
| 1987 | The Living Daylights | Kamran Shah | ||
| 1985 | Underworld | Fluke | ||
| 1984 | A Passage to India | Ali | ||
| 1980 | Richard's Things | Dr. Mustag | ||
| 1979 | Arabian Adventure | Mamhoud |
Television and streaming
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | VisionQuest | Simon Moorhouse | Episode #3: Reboot | |
| 2024 | The Famous Five | Sir Lincoln Aubrey | Episode: "The Eye Of The Sunrise" | |
| 2024 | Renegade Nell | Henry Taplow | 1 episode | |
| 2020 | Penance | Fr. Tom Hayes | all 3 episodes | |
| 2020 | Man Like Mobeen | Uncle Khan | 6 episodes | |
| 2019 | The Feed | President Quan | 3 episodes | |
| 2019 | Silent Witness | Arthur Pujari | Episode: "Betrayal" | |
| 2018 | The Ghost Monument | English | ||
| 2018 | The Woman in White | Erasmus Nash | 5 episodes | |
| 2018 | Doctor Who | Ilin | Episode: "The Ghost Monument" | |
| 2017 | The Final Problem | English | ||
| 2017 | Sherlock | Prison Governor | Episode: "The Final Problem" | |
| 2017 | Doc Martin | John Rahmanzai | Episode: "Sons and Lovers" | |
| 2017 | Bancroft | Alan Taheeri | 4 episodes | |
| 2016 | Indian Summers | Maharajah | 2 episodes | |
| 2016 | Cold Feet | Eddie Zubayr | 7 episodes | |
| 2015 | Undercover | Raffi | Episode #1.6 | |
| 2015 | Arthur & George | Rev Shapurji Edalji | 3 episodes | |
| 2014 | Homeland | Bunny Latif | 7 episodes | |
| 2013 | New Tricks | Jonathan Epstein | Episode: "The Little Brother" | |
| 2012 | Masterpiece Mystery | Sir Bartholomew Strange | Episode: "Poirot XI: Three Act Tragedy" | |
| 2011 | Borgia | Francesc Gacet | 32 episodes | |
| 2010 | Three Act Tragedy | British English | ||
| 2010 | Ben Hur | Sheikh Ilderim | 2 episodes | |
| 2010 | Upstairs Downstairs | Mr. Amanjit Singh | 9 episodes |
Show all 79 titles
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | The Nativity | Nicolaus | 4 episodes | |
| 2010 | Agatha Christie's Poirot | Sir Bartholomew Strange | Episode: "Three Act Tragedy" | |
| 2009 | Lewis | Professor Hamid Jassim | Episode: "Allegory of Love" | |
| 2008 | 10 Days to War | Abdul Aziz al-Hakim | Episode: "$100 Coffee" | |
| 2008 | Doctor Who: The Eighth Doctor Adventures | Abbot Absolute | Episode: "The Skull of Sobek" | |
| 2006 | The Path to 9/11 | Colonel Raymond Malik | 2 episodes | |
| 2006 | The Gil Mayo Mysteries | Marcus Illingworth | Episode: "Late of This Parish" | |
| 2006 | Dalziel and Pascoe | Aahil Khan | Episode: "A Death in the Family" | |
| 2005 | The English Harem | Saaman "Sam" Sahar | Television film | |
| 2003 | Messiah 2: Vengeance Is Mine | D.C.S. Emerson | 2 episodes | |
| 2003 | Holby City | Zubin Khan | 94 episodes | |
| 2002 | Murder in Mind | Paul Asher | Episode: "Flashback" | |
| 2002 | Fun at the Funeral Parlour | Duke of Hypnotism | Episode: "A Pocket Full of Gravel" | |
| 2001 | The Real Shirley Bassey | Narrator | Television film | |
| 2001 | Messiah | D.C.S. Emerson | 2 episodes | |
| 2001 | Hotel! | Radochek Zeigler | Television film | |
| 2000 | Second Sight: Hide and Seek | Faiz Ahmed | Television film | |
| 2000 | In the Beginning | Ramesses II | 2 episodes | |
| 1999 | Cleopatra | Olympos | 2 episodes | |
| 1999 | Vicious Circle | Harrison | Television film | |
| 1999 | The Seventh Scroll | Taita | 3 episodes | |
| 1999 | Life Support | Dr. Kamran Blake | 6 episodes | |
| 1998 | Unfinished Business | Tam | 7 episodes | |
| 1998 | Colour Blind | Hassan | 2 episodes | |
| 1998 | Big Women | Jemal | Episode: "Well, I'm Sorry" | |
| 1997 | Turning World | Shams | 3 episodes | |
| 1997 | Path to Paradise: The Untold Story of the World Trade Center Bombing | Ramzi Yousef | Television film | |
| 1996 | Peak Practice | Mr. Hussain | Episode: "Heart and Soul" | |
| 1996 | Kavanagh QC | Ashok Prasad QC | Episode: "Job Satisfaction" | |
| 1994 | The Wimbledon Poisoner | Karim Jackson | 2 episodes | |
| 1993 | Jackanory | Reader | Episode: "Haroun and the Sea of Stories" | |
| 1993 | Age of Treason | Pertinax | Television film | |
| 1992 | Covington Cross | Salim | Episode: "Revenge" | |
| 1991 | The Storyteller: Greek Myths | Orpheus | Episode: "Orpheus & Eurydice" | |
| 1990 | Stolen | Salim | 6 episodes | |
| 1990 | Boon | Alex Cavendish | Episode: "The Tender Trap" | |
| 1989 | Shadow of the Cobra | Charles Sobhraj | 2 episodes | |
| 1989 | After the War | Jerome LeBlanc | 2 episodes | |
| 1988 | Hothouse | Dr. Ved Lahari | 7 episodes | |
| 1986 | Harem | Tarik Pasha | Television film | |
| 1986 | West of Paradise | Sam McBride | Television film | |
| 1986 | The Deadly Recruits | Farouk | Television film | |
| 1986 | Death Is Part of the Process | Indres | Television film | |
| 1985 | The Black Tower | Julius Court | 5 episodes | |
| 1984 | The Jewel in the Crown | Hari Kumar | 6 episodes | |
| 1984 | The Far Pavilions | Zarin | 2 episodes | |
| 1984 | Minder | Shamy | Episode: "What Makes Shamy Run?" | |
| 1983 | Chessgame | Farouk | Episode: "Digging Up the Future" | |
| 1983 | Bergerac | Ravi Chavan | Episode: "A Miracle Every Week" | |
| 1982 | The Gentle Touch | Turk | Episode: "Be Lucky Uncle" | |
| 1981 | Crown Court | Aziz Ul Haque | Episode: "Freedom to Incite: Part 1" | |
| 1979 | ITV Playhouse | Dave | Episode: "The Reaper" | |
| 1978 | The Professionals | Doctor | 2 episodes | |
| 1978 | Mixed Blessings | Fred | Episode: "The Loneliness of the Long Term Unemployed" |