Adeel Akhtar trained at the prestigious Actors Studio Drama School in New York, where his roles included Shylock in The Merchant of Venice and Biff in Death of a Salesman. After graduation, Adeel played Khaled in Back of the Throat at New York’s Flea Theatre, for which he received praise both in Time Out and the New York Times. He toured the U.K. as Yusif in the Bollywood-style version of Wuthering Heights and played Zaaem in In My Name at the Trafalgar Studios. Adeel stars in Chris Morris’s new film Four Lions. He also appeared in the feature Traitor and has starred in a number of short films, including The Pope’s Face, which won the Audience Choice Award at the Millbrook International 3-Minute Film Festival. Adeel has has appeared in television dramas, such as Law and Order, and Conviction in the U.S. and Britz and Linda La Plante’s Trial and Retribution in the U.K. Adeel is part of an action theatre improvisation group, and helps organize a monthly performance night, bringing together London artists from diverse backgrounds.