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Art Malik

Actor | * 11/13/1952 (71) | Bahawalpur (Pakistan)
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Athar ul-Haque Malik (born 13 November 1952), known professionally as Art Malik, is a British-Pakistani and a British actor who achieved international fame in the 1980s through his starring and supporting 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 is famous for playing in the James Bond film The Living Daylights and the main antagonist in True Lies. ()
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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.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Crime | Comedies

Known for these Movies & Shows

A fearless, globe-trotting, terrorist-battling secret agent has his life turned upside down when he discovers his wife might be having an affair with a used car salesman while terrorists smuggle nucle ...

True Lies

R

1994 | 3.6/5 | 2h 21min
Action, Thriller
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After a defecting Russian general reveals a plot to assassinate foreign spies, James Bond is assigned a secret mission to dispatch the new head of the KGB to prevent an escalation of tensions between ...

The Living Daylights

PG

1987 | 3.3/5 | 2h 10min
Action, Adventure, Thriller
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The youngest of King Triton’s daughters, and the most defiant, Ariel longs to find out more about the world beyond the sea, and while visiting the surface, falls for the dashing Prince Eric. With me ...

The Little Mermaid

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2023 | 3.2/5 | 2h 15min
Adventure, Kids & Family, Fantasy, Romance / Love
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Lawrence Talbot, an American man on a visit to Victorian London to make amends with his estranged father, gets bitten by a werewolf and, after a moonlight transformation, leaves him with a savage hung ...

The Wolfman

R

2010 | 2.9/5 | 1h 42min
Horror, History, Drama, Thriller
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Movies with Art Malik as Actor(37)

as Sir Grimsby2023 The Little Mermaid
as Amir Aziz2017 Halal Daddy
as Suchitra's Father2016 Mirzya
as Akbar Bilgrami2016 The Infiltrator
as Samunder2013 Diana
as Sampooran Singh2013 Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
as Zodangan General2012 John Carter
2011 Ghosted
as Singh2010 The Wolfman
as Shiekh Khalid2010 Sex and the City 2
as Shahid Mazari2009 Hotel
as Tarrant2008 Franklyn
as Swami Nala Prash2008 Dean Spanley
as Raj Khanna2006 Nina's Heavenly Delights
as Saaman "Sam" Sahar2005 The English Harem
as George Maldonado2003 Tempo
as Kamran Shah (archive footage) (uncredited)2002 Bond Girls Are Forever
as Radochek Zeigler2001 Hotel!
as Harrison1999 Vicious Circle
as Bipin Raj1998 Side Streets
as Ramzi Ahmed Yousef1997 Path to Paradise: The Untold Story of the World Trade Center Bombing
as Laney1995 Clockwork Mice
as Alvaro1995 Uncovered
as Lord Belasco1995 A Kid in King Arthur's Court
as Salim Abu Aziz1994 True Lies
as Pertinax1993 Age of Treason
as Ashok Ghatak1992 City of Joy
as Nico1992 Year of the Comet
as Khalim1992 Hostage
as Kanan1992 Turtle Beach
1989 Shadow of the Cobra
as Kamran Shah1987 The Living Daylights
as Indres1986 Death Is Part of the Process
as Tarik Pasha1986 Harem
as Fluke1985 Underworld
as Mahmoud Ali1984 A Passage to India
as Dr. Mustag1980 Richard's Things

TV Shows/Series with Art Malik as Actor(42)

as Henning Khan2022 The Man Who Fell to Earth
as Fr. Tom2020 Penance
as President Quan2019 The Feed
as Erasmus Nash2018 The Woman in White
as DCS Alan Taheeri2017 Bancroft
as Reverend Shapurji Edalji2015 Arthur & George
2015 Indian Summers
as Bunny2011 Homeland
as Francesc Gacet2011 Borgia
as Ilderim2010 Ben Hur
as Prison Governor2010 Sherlock
as Nicolaus2010 The Nativity
as Mr. Amanjit Singh2010 Upstairs Downstairs
2007 Lewis
2006 Mayo
as Ilin2005 Doctor Who
2004 New Tricks
as John Rahmanzai2004 Doc Martin
as Narrator2002 The British Empire in Color
as Paul Asher2001 Murder in Mind
as DCS Michael Emerson2001 Messiah
2000 Second Sight
as Rameses II2000 In the Beginning
as Taita1999 The Seventh Scroll
as Hassan1998 Colour Blind
as Eddie Zubayr1998 Cold Feet
1996 Goodness Gracious Me
1996 Dalziel & Pascoe
as Karim Jackson1994 The Wimbledon Poisoner
as Mr. Hussain1993 Peak Practice
as Bernard Kirkbride1990 Cluedo
as Sir Bartholomew Strange1989 Agatha Christie's Poirot
as Zarin1984 The Far Pavilions
as Hari Kumar1984 The Jewel in the Crown
as Farouk1983 Chessgame
as Narrator1983 Natural World
as Ravi1981 Bergerac
1980 The Gentle Touch
as Shamy1979 Minder
as Doctor1977 The Professionals
as Doctor in Hospital1977 The Professionals
1971 Upstairs, Downstairs

Additional Information

Official websites:
www.unitedagents.co.uk
Full Name: Art Malik
Born: Thursday, 11/13 1952 (November) in Bahawalpur (Pakistan) (current age: 71 years + 165 days)
Zodiac sign: Scorpio (Chinese zodiac sign: Dragon)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Bec School
Spouses (current/former): Gina Rowe
Children: Keira Malik
Other names for Art Malik (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Athar ul-Haque Malik"
Art Malik frequently works together with these people:
Paul Kasey (20x, Actor)
Nicholas Briggs (12x, Actor)
Mark Gatiss (10x, Actor)
Sean Pertwee (8x, Actor)
Ian McNeice (8x, Actor)
Dan Starkey (8x, Actor)
Anthony Calf (7x, Actor)
Warren Clarke (7x, Actor)
Sanjeev Bhaskar (7x, Actor)
Frances Barber (7x, Actress)
Timothy Carlton (7x, Actor)
P S Bharathi (4x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:62490, Added: 05/23/2018, Last updated: 04/20/2024