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Art Malik

Art Malik

Birthday: 1952-11-13 | Place of Birth: Bahawalpur, Pakistan

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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2020
Penance

as    Fr. Tom

2018
The Woman in White

as    Erasmus Nash

2017
Halal Daddy

as    Amir Aziz

2017
Sherlock: The Final Problem

as    Prison Governor

2016
The Infiltrator

as    Akbar Bilgrami

2015
Arthur & George

as    Reverend Shapurji Edalji

2010
Ben Hur

as    Ilderim

2010
Upstairs Downstairs

as    Mr. Amanjit Singh

2010
The Nativity

as    Nicolaus

2010
Ben Hur

as    Sheikh Ilderim

2010
The Wolfman

as    Singh

2008
Dean Spanley

as    Swami Nala Prash

2008
Franklyn

as    Tarrant

2006
Nina's Heavenly Delights

as    Raj Khanna

2003
Tempo

as    George Maldonado

2002
The Knights Templar

as    Himself - Narrator

1999
Cleopatra

as    Olympos

1995
Uncovered

as    Alvaro

1995
A Kid in King Arthur's Court

as    Lord Belasco

1994
True Lies

as    Salim Abu Aziz

1993
Hostage

as    Khalim

1992
City of Joy

as    Ashok Ghatak

1992
Year of the Comet

as    Nico

1987
The Living Daylights

as    Kamran Shah

1986
Transmutations

as    Fluke

1986
Harem

as    Tarik Pasha

1984
The Jewel in the Crown

as    Hari Kumar