Art Malik
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as Claudius Hamlet Released
February 6, 2026 Drama
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.
Filmography
John Carter
as Zodangan General
True Lies
as Aziz
The Little Mermaid
as Sir Grimsby
The Wolfman
as Singh
The Living Daylights
as Kamran Shah
The Infiltrator
as Akbar Bilgrami
Sex and the City 2
as Shiekh Khalid
The Woman in Cabin 10
as Dr. Robert Mehta
Diana
as Samundar
Diana
as Samunder
Franklyn
as Tarrant
A Passage to India
as Mahmoud Ali
Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
as Sampooran Singh
A Kid in King Arthur's Court
as Lord Belasco
City of Joy
as Ashok Ghatak
Booty Call
as Akmed (uncredited)
Dean Spanley
as Swami Nala Prash
Uncovered
as Alvaro
Arabian Adventure
as Mamhoud
Nina's Heavenly Delights
as Raj Khanna