Adil Hussain
Known for: Acting
Adil Hussain (born October 5, 1963) is an Indian actor who has worked in Indian cinema, including art house cinema and mainstream Bollywood, as well as international cinema, in films such as The Reluctant Fundamentalist and Life of Pi (both 2012). He received National Film Awards (Special Jury) at the 2017 National Film Awards for Hotel Salvation and Maj Rati Keteki. He has starred in English, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Tamil, Marathi, Malayalam, Norwegian and French films. As an actor, he first received acclaim in Othello: A Play in Black and White (1999), which was awarded the Edinburgh Fringe First, and later Goodbye Desdemona also directed by Roysten Abel. He remained the artistic director and Trainer of the Society for Artists and Performers in Hampi from 2004 to 2007, and a visiting faculty at Royal Conservatory of Performing Arts, The Hague. He is also a visiting faculty at his alma mater, the National School of Drama.
Filmography
Series
Star Trek: Discovery
Aditya Sahil
2017
Film
Reporting Live
2026
Series
Comedy Nights with Kapil
Self
2013
Film
Life of Pi
Santosh Patel
2012
Series
Comedy Nights Bachao
Self
2015
Series
Operation Safed Sagar: The Untold Story of the Kargil War
Vinod Patney
2026
Series
Delhi Crime
Kumar Vijay
2019
Series
Musafir Cafe
Mark Uncle
2026
The Method
Rishi
Film
Indications
Film
Calendar Girls
Jem's Friend 1
2003
Film
The Reluctant Fundamentalist
Mustafa Fazil
2013
The Confession of Mary
Krishna Swamy
2025
Series
Mukhbir: The Story of a Spy
Ramkishore Negi
2022
Film
Love Sonia
Shiva
2018
Film
52 Blue
2026
Series
Tooth Pari: When Love Bites
2023
Film
Abyakto
Rudra
2020
Film
Koka Deuta Nati Aru Hati 2
2026
Film
English Vinglish
Satish Godbole
2012
Film
What Will People Say
Mirza
2017
Film
2.0
Home Minister
2018
Film
Gangor
Upin
2011
Film
Operation Ganga
Film
Mukhbir: The Story of a Spy - The Movie
Ramkishore Negi
2026
Film
Force 2
Brijesh Yadav
2016
Film
Max, Min and Meowzaki
Ramesh Mahadevan
2026
Hail Democracy!
Major Baruah
2015
Film
Angry Indian Goddesses
Police Superintendent
2015
Film
Commando 2 - The Black Money Trail
Vicky Chadda
2017
Film
Yatchan
Selvam/Vetri
2015
Film
Nawal the Jewel
2017
Film
Unfreedom
Devraj Singh
2015
Film
Parched
Mystic Lover
2015
Film
Kabir Singh
College Dean
2019
Film
Good Newwz
Dr. Anand Joshi
2019
Film
Lootera
K. N. Singh
2013
Film
Mukti Bhawan
Rajiv
2016
Film
Aiyaary
Retd. Colonel Mukesh Kapoor
2018
Film
The Storyteller
Ratan Garodia
2022
Film
India Sweets and Spices
Ranjit Kapur
2021
Film
Agent Vinod
Colonel
2012
Film
Bell Bottom
Santook
2021
Film
Crash Test Aglae
Shankar
2017
Film
Ulajh
Dhanraj Bhatia
2024
Film
Dobaara: See Your Evil
Alex Merchant
2017
Film
Kaminey
Flight Purser
2009
Film
Ishqiya
Vidyadhar Verma
2010
Film
Umrika
Agent de l’Immigration
2015
Film
Tigers
Bilal
2017
Film
Lakadbaggha 2: The Monkey Business
2026
Film
Secret of a Mountain Serpent
Manik Guho
2025
Film
Maati
Jamil
2018
Film
Nanak Shah Fakir
Rai Bullar
2014
Film
A Knock on the Door
Hari
2023
Film
Har Har Byomkesh
Zamindar
2015
Film
Axone
Guest Appearance
2019
Film
Lord of the Orphans
Father
2020
Film
Bioscopewala
Robi Basu
2018
Film
Bombairiya
Pandya
2019
Film
Ram Part I
Chithambaravel
Film
Mercy
Father Joel
2025
Film
Lorni - The Flaneur
Shem
2019
Film
The Xposé
Rajan
2014
Film
Sunrise
Joshi
2015
Film
Pareeksha
Buchchi Paswan
2020
Film
Zed Plus
Aslam Puncturewala
2014
Film
Chutney
Viriji
2016
Film
Golmaal Gharana
Mr. Khanna
Film
Otta
2023
Film
In Othello
2003
Film
Main Aur Charles
Amod Kanth
2015
Film
The Illegal
Papa
2021
Film
Sergeant
Haider Ali
2023
Film
The Umesh Chronicles
2024
Film
Feast of Varanasi
Arjun
2016
Film
Ek Betuke Aadmi Ki Afrah Raatein
2023
Riding on the Moon Boat
Film
Kothanodi: The River of Fables
Devinath
2015
Film
Footprints on Water
Raghu
2023
Film
Nirvana Inn
Jogiraj
2019
Film
The Violin Player
The Stranger
2016
Film
The Wayfarers
Lakhua
2019
Film
Ahare Mon
Purnendu Pahari
2018
Film
Iti Srikanta
Srikanta
2004
Film
MEAL
Father
2019
Film
Rodor Sithi
2014
Film
Dr. Bezbaruah 2
Dr. Bezbaruah
2023
Film
Mantra
Man from Jharkhand
2017
Film
Maj Rati Keteki
Priyendu Hazarika
2017
Film
Raag
2017
Film
Lessons in Forgetting
Jak
2013
Film
Child of Empire
Ishar Das Arora
2022
Film
Marichjhapi
2020
Film
Sringkhal
2014