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Art Malik
Born: 1952-11-13 in 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.
Rated Filmography (41)
Sorted by Score8.5
Vicious Circle
1999
8.5
Shadow of the Cobra
1989
8.0
Death Is Part of the Process
1986
7.5
Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
2013
7.4
Dean Spanley
2008
7.1
True Lies
1994
6.8
A Passage to India
1984
6.8
Side Streets
1998
6.7
Nina's Heavenly Delights
2006
6.7
The Infiltrator
2016
6.6
City of Joy
1992
6.5
The Living Daylights
1987
6.4
Age of Treason
1993
6.4
John Carter
2012
6.3
Path to Paradise: The Untold Story of the World Trade Center Bombing
1997
6.2
The Little Mermaid
2023
6.2
Mirzya
2016
6.2
The Woman in Cabin 10
2025
6.0
Franklyn
2008
6.0
Sex and the City 2
2010
5.9
Arabian Adventure
1979
5.9
The Wolfman
2010
5.7
Year of the Comet
1992
5.6
Diana
2013
5.6
Diana
2013
5.6
Uncovered
1995
5.4
Harem
1986
5.4
Hamlet
2026
5.4
Halal Daddy
2017
5.3
Booty Call
1997
5.3
Turtle Beach
1992
5.2
Hotel!
2001
5.2
Ghosted
2011
5.0
Arthur & George
2015
5.0
The British Empire in Colour
2002
4.9
A Kid in King Arthur's Court
1995
4.9
Richard's Things
1980
4.6
Clockwork Mice
1995
4.0
Underworld
1985
4.0
Tempo
2003
3.8
Hostage
1992