Art Malik

Art Malik

🎂 13th November 1952 (73 yrs) 📍 Bahawalpur, Pakistan

Known For

True Lies

Biography

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.

Art Malik

Movies Featuring Art Malik

Hamlet

Hamlet (2026)

as Claudius
The Woman in Cabin 10

The Woman in Cabin 10 (2025)

as Dr. Robert Mehta
The Making of 'The Glassworker'

The Making of 'The Glassworker' (2025)

as Self
The Little Mermaid

The Little Mermaid (2023)

as Sir Grimsby
Halal Daddy

Halal Daddy (2017)

as Amir Aziz
The Escape

The Escape (2017)

as Kellan
Mirzya

Mirzya (2016)

as Suchitra's Father
The Infiltrator

The Infiltrator (2016)

as Akbar Bilgrami
Arthur & George

Arthur & George (2015)

as Rev Shapurji Edalji
Diana

Diana (2013)

as Samundar
Diana

Diana (2013)

as Samunder
Bhaag Milkha Bhaag

Bhaag Milkha Bhaag (2013)

as Sampooran Singh
John Carter

John Carter (2012)

as Zodangan General
Ghosted

Ghosted (2011)

Sex and the City 2

Sex and the City 2 (2010)

as Shiekh Khalid
The Wolfman

The Wolfman (2010)

as Singh
No Image

Hotel (2009)

as Shahid Mazari
Dean Spanley

Dean Spanley (2008)

as Swami Nala Prash
Franklyn

Franklyn (2008)

as Tarrant
Nina's Heavenly Delights

Nina's Heavenly Delights (2006)

as Raj Khanna
No Image

The English Harem (2005)

as Saaman "Sam" Sahar
Tempo

Tempo (2003)

as Maldonado
The British Empire in Colour

The British Empire in Colour (2002)

as Narrator
Hotel!

Hotel! (2001)

as Radochek Zeigler
Vicious Circle

Vicious Circle (1999)

as Harrison
Side Streets

Side Streets (1998)

as Bipin Raj
Path to Paradise: The Untold Story of the World Trade Center Bombing

Path to Paradise: The Untold Story of the World Trade Center Bombing (1997)

as Ramzi Ahmed Yousef
Booty Call

Booty Call (1997)

as Akmed (uncredited)
A Kid in King Arthur's Court

A Kid in King Arthur's Court (1995)

as Lord Belasco
Clockwork Mice

Clockwork Mice (1995)

as Laney
Uncovered

Uncovered (1995)

as Alvaro
True Lies

True Lies (1994)

as Salim Abu Aziz
Age of Treason

Age of Treason (1993)

as Pertinax
Hostage

Hostage (1992)

as Khalim
Year of the Comet

Year of the Comet (1992)

as Nico
City of Joy

City of Joy (1992)

as Ashok Ghatak
Turtle Beach

Turtle Beach (1992)

as Kanan
Shadow of the Cobra

Shadow of the Cobra (1989)

The Living Daylights

The Living Daylights (1987)

as Kamran Shah
Harem

Harem (1986)

as Tarik Pasha
Death Is Part of the Process

Death Is Part of the Process (1986)

as Indres
Transmutations

Transmutations (1985)

as Fluke
A Passage to India

A Passage to India (1984)

as Mahmoud Ali
Richard's Things

Richard's Things (1980)

as Dr. Mustag
Arabian Adventure

Arabian Adventure (1979)

as Mamhoud
No Image

The Reaper (1979)

as Dave
Wild Dubai

Wild Dubai (N/A)

as Narrator
No Image

Fortitude (N/A)