Art Malik
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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
Credits
The Little Mermaid (2023)
as Sir Grimsby
John Carter (2012)
as Zodangan General
The Woman in Cabin 10 (2025)
as Dr. Robert Mehta
True Lies (1994)
as Aziz
The Living Daylights (1987)
as Kamran Shah
The Wolfman (2010)
as Singh
Sex and the City 2 (2010)
as Shiekh Khalid
Booty Call (1997)
as Akmed (uncredited)
Dean Spanley (2008)
as Swami Nala Prash
The Infiltrator (2016)
as Akbar Bilgrami
Richard's Things (1980)
as Dr. Mustag
Underworld (1985)
as Fluke
A Passage to India (1984)
as Mahmoud Ali
Diana (2013)
as Samundar
Halal Daddy (2017)
as Amir Aziz
Hamlet (2026)
as Claudius
Bhaag Milkha Bhaag (2013)
as Sampooran Singh
Arabian Adventure (1979)
as Mamhoud
City of Joy (1992)
as Ashok Ghatak
Franklyn (2008)
as Tarrant
The Eye of the Sunrise (2025)
as Sir Lincoln Aubrey
A Kid in King Arthur's Court (1995)
as Lord Belasco
Hostage (1992)
as Khalim
Year of the Comet (1992)
as Nico
Uncovered (1995)
as Alvaro
Nina's Heavenly Delights (2006)
as Raj Khanna
Tempo (2003)
as Maldonado
Age of Treason (1993)
as Pertinax
Side Streets (1998)
as Bipin Raj
Harem (1986)
as Tarik Pasha
Vicious Circle (1999)
as Harrison
Wild Dubai (—)
as Narrator
Path to Paradise: The Untold Story of the World Trade Center Bombing (1997)
as Ramzi Ahmed Yousef
Fortitude (—)
Actor
Turtle Beach (1992)
as Kanan
Shadow of the Cobra (1989)
Actor
Ghosted (2011)
Actor
Hotel! (2001)
as Radochek Zeigler
Death Is Part of the Process (1986)
as Indres
The Escape (2017)
as Kellan
The British Empire in Colour (2002)
as Narrator
The Making of 'The Glassworker' (2025)
as Self
The English Harem (2005)
as Saaman "Sam" Sahar
Hotel (2009)
as Shahid Mazari
Arthur & George (2015)
as Rev Shapurji Edalji
Mirzya (2016)
as Suchitra's Father
The Reaper (1979)
as Dave
Clockwork Mice (1995)
as Laney