Art Malik
Known for: 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.
Filmography
Series
Doctor Who
Ilin
2005
Series
Homeland
Bunny
2011
Series
Homeland
Bunny Latif
2011
Series
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Sir Bartholomew Strange
1989
Series
Holby City
Zubin Khan
1999
Series
Sherlock
Prison Governor
2010
Series
Minder
Shamy
1979
Series
Peak Practice
Mr. Hussain
1993
Series
Bergerac
Ravi
1981
Series
Natural World
Narrator
1983
Series
Lewis
Professor Hamid Jassim
2007
Series
Doc Martin
John Rahmanzai
2004
Series
The Professionals
Doctor
1977
Series
The Professionals
Doctor in Hospital
1977
Series
Disclaimer
Justin
2024
Series
New Tricks
2004
Series
ITV Playhouse
Dave
1967
Film
The Little Mermaid
Sir Grimsby
2023
Series
Upstairs, Downstairs
1971
Film
True Lies
Aziz
1994
Film
John Carter
Zodangan General
2012
Film
The Woman in Cabin 10
Dr. Robert Mehta
2025
Series
Penance
Fr. Tom
2020
Series
Cold Feet
Eddie Zubayr
1998
Series
Borgia
Francesc Gacet
2011
Series
Renegade Nell
Henry Tuplow / Jeremiah Tuplow
2024
Film
The Living Daylights
Kamran Shah
1987
Series
The Man Who Fell to Earth
Henning Khan
2022
Series
Murder in Mind
Paul Asher
2001
Film
The Wolfman
Singh
2010
Series
Upstairs Downstairs
Mr Amanjit Singh
2010
Series
The Gentle Touch
1980
Series
Indian Summers
2015
Film
Sex and the City 2
Shiekh Khalid
2010
Series
Man Like Mobeen
Khan
2017
Series
Man Like Mobeen
Uncle Khan
2017
Film
The Infiltrator
Akbar Bilgrami
2016
Series
Ben Hur
Ilderim
2010
Series
The Jewel in the Crown
Hari Kumar
1984
Series
The Feed
President Quan
2019
Series
Cluedo
Bernard Kirkbride
1990
Series
Cleopatra
Olympos
1999
Series
Bancroft
DCS Alan Taheeri
2017
Series
The Famous Five
Sir Lincoln Aubrey
2023
Film
Booty Call
Akmed (uncredited)
1997
Series
Messiah
DCS Michael Emerson
2001
Series
Hothouse
Dr. Ved Lahari
1988
Series
Mayo
Marcus Illingworth
2006
Series
The Storyteller: Greek Myths
Orpheus
1991
Series
In the Beginning
Rameses II
2000
Series
10 Days to War
Abdul Aziz Al-Hakim
2008
Series
The Far Pavilions
Zarin
1984
Film
A Passage to India
Mahmoud Ali
1984
Film
City of Joy
Ashok Ghatak
1992
Series
The Woman in White
Erasmus Nash
2018
Film
Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
Sampooran Singh
2013
Series
Second Sight
2000
Series
Goodness Gracious Me
1998
Film
Hamlet
Claudius
2026
Series
Life Support
Dr Kamran Blake
1999
Film
Dean Spanley
Swami Nala Prash
2008
Film
A Kid in King Arthur's Court
Lord Belasco
1995
Series
Mixed Blessings
Fred
1978
Series
The Black Tower
Julius Court
1985
Series
The Nativity
Nicolaus
2010
Fun at the Funeral Parlour
2001
Film
Franklyn
Tarrant
2008
Film
Diana
Samundar
2013
Film
Diana
Samunder
2013
Series
The Seventh Scroll
Taita
1999
Film
Arabian Adventure
Mamhoud
1979
Series
Harem
Tarik Pasha
1986
Unfinished Business
1998
Film
Richard's Things
Dr. Mustag
1980
Film
Turtle Beach
Kanan
1992
Film
Halal Daddy
Amir Aziz
2017
Series
Chessgame
Farouk
1983
Film
Hostage
Khalim
1992
Series
Colour Blind
Hassan
1998
Series
Arthur & George
Reverend Shapurji Edalji
2015
Film
Year of the Comet
Nico
1992
Film
Age of Treason
Pertinax
1993
Film
Uncovered
Alvaro
1995
Film
Underworld
Fluke
1985
Film
Tempo
Maldonado
2003
Film
The Eye of the Sunrise
Sir Lincoln Aubrey
2025
Fortitude
Series
The Wimbledon Poisoner
Karim Jackson
1994
Film
Harem
Tarik Pasha
1986
Series
The Knights Templar
Himself - Narrator
2002
Film
Ghosted
2011
Series
The British Empire in Color
Narrator
2002
Film
Nina's Heavenly Delights
Raj Khanna
2006
Film
Side Streets
Bipin Raj
1998
Series
Building Sea City
Himself - Narrator
2011
Film
Shadow of the Cobra
1989
Film
Clockwork Mice
Laney
1995
Film
Wild Dubai
Narrator
Film
The Making of 'The Glassworker'
Self
2025
Film
The British Empire in Colour
Narrator
2002
Film
Path to Paradise: The Untold Story of the World Trade Center Bombing
Ramzi Ahmed Yousef
1997
Film
Death Is Part of the Process
Indres
1986
Film
Mirzya
Suchitra's Father
2016
Film
Vicious Circle
Harrison
1999
Film
The Escape
Kellan
2017
Film
Hotel!
Radochek Zeigler
2001
The English Harem
Saaman "Sam" Sahar
2005
Film
Arthur & George
Rev Shapurji Edalji
2015
Hotel
Shahid Mazari
2009
The Reaper
Dave
1979
Turning World
Shams
1997