Art Malik

About

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

Doctor WhoSeries • 2005HomelandSeries • 2011Agatha Christie's PoirotSeries • 1989Holby CitySeries • 1999SherlockSeries • 2010MinderSeries • 1979Peak PracticeSeries • 1993ITV PlayhouseSeries • 1967Natural WorldSeries • 1983New TricksSeries • 2004The ProfessionalsSeries • 1977BergeracSeries • 1981Doc MartinSeries • 2004LewisSeries • 2007Dalziel and PascoeSeries • 1996The Little MermaidMovie • 2023Upstairs, DownstairsSeries • 1971BorgiaSeries • 2011DisclaimerSeries • 2024John CarterMovie • 2012BoonSeries • 1986The Living DaylightsMovie • 1987Cold FeetSeries • 1998True LiesMovie • 1994