Art Malik

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

1.1973

Gender

Male

Birthday

13-Nov-1952

Age

(74 years old)

Place of Birth

Bahawalpur, Pakistan

Also Known As
  • Athar ul-Haque Malik
  • Athar Malik
  • آرت ملک
  • Арт Малик
  • Атхар Уль-Хак Малик

Art Malik

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.


Credits

The British Empire in Colour The British Empire in Colour (2002) Character: Narrator
Weaving rare color footage, eyewitness accounts and interviews, this documentary crafts an unbiased portrait of the British Empire. Milestones such as the partitioning of India, the creation of the state of Israel, the Suez crisis, black nationalism in Africa and the 1997 handover of Hong Kong are presented from multiple viewpoints, revealing Britain's role in spreading education, law and democracy, as well as racism and cultural bigotry.
Hotel Hotel (2009) Character: Shahid Mazari
A British agent in the war on terror discovers that he and a suspect have much in common.
Arthur & George Arthur & George (2015) Character: Rev Shapurji Edalji
In 1906, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, having lost his first wife, was overcome with grief; even Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson refused his call. It was only when his secretary, Woodie, presented him with an apparent real-life miscarriage of justice, that he could be roused to action. The case in question was that of George Edalji, a Parsee solicitor, who was imprisoned for writing obscene letters and killing livestock in Great Wyrley, Staffordshire. George needed Arthur's help to clear his name. However, as the twists and turns of the case unfold, Arthur himself questions George's innocence. It is only by finding the true culprit, that Arthur can finally put the case, and his grief, to rest; whilst simultaneously becoming influential in a major reform to the English judicial system.
The Reaper The Reaper (1979) Character: Dave
Jilted by a fickle former pupil Rachel sometime ago, school teacher Nick had yearned someday she would return to him as predicted in the Tarot Cards he had read at the time. To his joy, Rachel does return .but the world has moved on since.
The English Harem The English Harem (2005) Character: Saaman "Sam" Sahar
Tracy a young working class girl, who - against the wishes of her parents and racist ex-boyfriend - becomes one of three wives of West London Persian restaurateur, Sam.
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) Character: Ramzi Ahmed Yousef
The incredible story of the events leading up to the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center in New York and the capture of the terrorists.
Death Is Part of the Process Death Is Part of the Process (1986) Character: Indres
South Africa in the 60s. The campaign of sabotage is halted and the arrests continue. The Special Branch obviously have inside Information.
Age of Treason Age of Treason (1993) Character: Pertinax
It's 69AD in Rome and streetwise hustler Marcus Didius Falco gets caught up in the death of the son of a man close to the new emperor, Vespasian. Hired by the victim's sister to discover the truth, Falco and his newly acquired slave, the gladiator Justus, uncover plots involving a cult which reaches into the Imperial household.
Hotel! Hotel! (2001) Character: Radochek Zeigler
The US president unexpectedly checks into a sleepy hotel in the heart of England, where he is held hostage by terrorists and, even worse, attended to by a host of wacky characters who obviously don't get out much.
Shadow of the Cobra Shadow of the Cobra (1989) Character: N/A
Dramatisation of the story of notorious Indian serial killer Charles Sobhraj (b. 1944), who preyed on Western tourists throughout South East Asia during the 1970s.
Clockwork Mice Clockwork Mice (1995) Character: Laney
When new teacher Steve Drake joins the faculty at a school for special-needs students, his unorthodox instruction methods raise eyebrows. But attitudes begin to change when he makes a connection with a particularly unruly student.
The Infiltrator The Infiltrator (2016) Character: Akbar Bilgrami
A U.S Customs official uncovers a massive money laundering scheme involving Pablo Escobar.
Diana Diana (2013) Character: Samundar
During the last two years of her life, Princess Diana campaigns against the use of land mines and has a secret love affair with a Pakistani heart surgeon.
Diana Diana (2013) Character: Samunder
During the last two years of her life, Princess Diana campaigns against the use of land mines and has a secret love affair with a Pakistani heart surgeon.
Hostage Hostage (1992) Character: Khalim
A weary British spy retreats to a Buenos Aires hotel and recalls his last dirty job, complete with lover.
Vicious Circle Vicious Circle (1999) Character: Harrison
Criminal Martin Cahill gets in trouble when a major robbery succeeds. He aims for more trouble when he tries to do a large art robbery
John Carter John Carter (2012) Character: Zodangan General
John Carter is a war-weary, former military captain who's inexplicably transported to the mysterious and exotic planet of Barsoom (Mars) and reluctantly becomes embroiled in an epic conflict. It's a world on the brink of collapse, and Carter rediscovers his humanity when he realizes the survival of Barsoom and its people rests in his hands.
Franklyn Franklyn (2008) Character: Tarrant
Set between the parallel worlds of contemporary London and the futuristic faith dominated metropolis of Meanwhile City, Franklyn weaves a tale of four souls, whose lives are intertwined by fate, romance and tragedy. As these worlds collide, a single bullet determines the destiny of these four characters.
The Woman in Cabin 10 The Woman in Cabin 10 (2025) Character: Dr. Robert Mehta
On a lavish yacht for an assignment, a journalist sees a passenger go overboard. But when no one believes her, she risks her life to uncover the truth.
Richard's Things Richard's Things (1980) Character: Dr. Mustag
Following her husband's death, a wife discovers and confronts her husband's lover. Their mutual pain, love, envy and jealousy bring them together in an unexpected emotional and physical relationship.
Arabian Adventure Arabian Adventure (1979) Character: Mamhoud
An evil caliph offers his daughter’s hand in marriage to a prince if he can complete a perilous quest for a magical rose. Helped by a young boy and a magic carpet, Prince Hasan has to overcome genies, fire-breathing monsters, and treacherous swamps to reach his prize and claim the hand of the Princess Zuleira.
Ghosted Ghosted (2011) Character: N/A
‘GHOSTED’ tells a story of survival inside a British Prison. Jack a model prisoner, has kept his head down and done his time. After his wife confirms that she is leaving him, on the anniversary of their son’s death, the only thing that keeps him from going under is the new prisoner, Paul. Jack’s cell mate Ahmed, attempts to guide him on a path of salvation, a path that involves saving Paul from the clutches of the wing beast, Clay.
The Living Daylights The Living Daylights (1987) Character: Kamran Shah
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 Soviet Union and the West.
Side Streets Side Streets (1998) Character: Bipin Raj
The lives of diverse characters in each of New York City's five boroughs overlap.
भाग मिल्खा भाग भाग मिल्खा भाग (2013) Character: Sampooran Singh
The true story of the "Flying Sikh" world champion runner and Olympian Milkha Singh who overcame the massacre of his family, civil war during the India-Pakistan partition, and homelessness to become one of India's most iconic athletes.
Dean Spanley Dean Spanley (2008) Character: Swami Nala Prash
Set in Edwardian England where upper lips are always stiff and men from the Colonies are not entirely to be trusted, Fisk Senior has little time or affection for his son, but when the pair visit an eccentric Indian, they start a strange journey that eventually allows the old man to find his heart.
Harem Harem (1986) Character: Tarik Pasha
A young British woman is kidnapped by an Arabian sheikh and held captive in his harem. At first she frantically tries to escape, but as they slowly get to know and appreciate each other the difference between captor and captive dissolves.
Sex and the City 2 Sex and the City 2 (2010) Character: Shiekh Khalid
Carrie, Charlotte, and Miranda are all married now, but they're still up for a little fun in the sun. When Samantha gets the chance to visit one of the most extravagant vacation destinations on the planet and offers to bring them all along, they surmise that a women-only retreat may be the perfect excuse to eschew their responsibilities and remember what life was like before they decided to settle down.
मिर्ज़िया मिर्ज़िया (2016) Character: Suchitra's Father
Two star-crossed lovers must battle the forces which try to keep them apart at different timelines and at different world's.
True Lies True Lies (1994) Character: Aziz
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 nuclear war heads into the United States.
The Eye of the Sunrise The Eye of the Sunrise (2025) Character: Sir Lincoln Aubrey
After a chance encounter with a circus magician, the Famous Five set off to find the mysterious Eye of the Sunrise and keep it from falling into the wrong hands.
The Wolfman The Wolfman (2010) Character: Singh
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 hunger for flesh.
The Little Mermaid The Little Mermaid (2023) Character: Sir Grimsby
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 mermaids forbidden to interact with humans, Ariel makes a deal with the evil sea witch, Ursula, which gives her a chance to experience life on land, but ultimately places her life – and her father’s crown – in jeopardy.
Halal Daddy Halal Daddy (2017) Character: Amir Aziz
While managing a run down abattoir, young Muslim Raghdan Aziz stumbles through cultural chaos and generational conflicts, dealing with enraged fathers, stoned buddies and an alleged ex-lover of his girlfriend.
Year of the Comet Year of the Comet (1992) Character: Nico
An auctioneer's daughter and a rich buyer's emissary fall for each other while trying to keep a rare wine out of the hands of evil doers.
The Escape The Escape (2017) Character: Kellan
A man is offered the chance to escape to his perfect dream world - all he has to do is hand over everything he owns. Will he really abandon his family? The answer to this question asks us to consider what really matters in our lives.
A Kid in King Arthur's Court A Kid in King Arthur's Court (1995) Character: Lord Belasco
A Southern California kid named Calvin Fuller is magically transported to the medieval kingdom of Camelot through a crack in the ground caused by an earthquake. Once there, he learns he was summoned by the wizard Merlin, who needs Calvin to save Camelot. Using dazzling modern inventions, can Calvin help King Arthur retain his crown and thwart the evil Lord Belasco?
Hamlet Hamlet (2026) Character: Claudius
When Hamlet returns for his father’s funeral, he is stunned to discover his uncle Claudius is marrying his newly widowed mother. Visited by his father’s ghost, Hamlet learns his brutal murder was at the hands of Claudius - and spirals into a quest for vengeance that exposes the rot at the heart of the family’s empire and threatens his own sanity.
Tempo Tempo (2003) Character: Maldonado
Jenny, a young American woman, moves to Paris and gets involved with Jack, who is seemingly the man of her dreams. However, he has a lot to hide and Jenny quickly gets entangled his dangerous lifestyle.
City of Joy City of Joy (1992) Character: Ashok Ghatak
Max Lowe is a Houston surgeon who has grown weary of the bureaucracy of American medicine. When he loses a patient on the operating table, Max impulsively decides to leave America and travel to India in the hope of finding himself. Not long after he arrives in Calcutta, Max is attacked by a group of thugs and left without money or a passport.
A Passage to India A Passage to India (1984) Character: Mahmoud Ali
Cultural mistrust and false accusations doom a friendship in British colonial India between an Indian doctor, an Englishwoman engaged to marry a city magistrate, and an English educator.
The Making of 'The Glassworker' The Making of 'The Glassworker' (2025) Character: Self
Immerse yourself in the extraordinary decade-long journey of bringing traditional 2D animation to life in a place where such a dream once seemed nearly impossible. From the inception of Mano Animation Studios in Karachi to the international collaborations that shaped the project, “The Making of 'The Glassworker'” features insightful interviews with the dedicated team, both in Pakistan and abroad.
Turtle Beach Turtle Beach (1992) Character: Kanan
Reporter Judith Wilkes leaves her husband and two sons in Sydney and goes to Malaysia to cover the story of the Vietnamese boat people. She becomes romantically involved with Kanan, and strikes up a friendship with Lady Minou Hobday, who keeps a regular vigil at "Turtle Beach" where the refugees try to secretly land, in the hope that one day her own children will arrive. Accompanying Minou one night, Judith witnesses a brutal massacre by the Malaysians, which spurs her on to expose the horrors of the internment camps at Bidong.
Nina's Heavenly Delights Nina's Heavenly Delights (2006) Character: Raj Khanna
A feisty young woman returns to Glasgow to run her deceased father's curry house.
Booty Call Booty Call (1997) Character: Akmed (uncredited)
Rushon is sexually pent-up and ready to take thing things to the next level with his girlfriend, Nikki. But when he calls for a date, she asks to make it a double — bringing along her brash friend, Lysterine, whom Rushon sets up with his lewd buddy, Bunz. Things go better than expected. As the evening transitions from the restaurant to the bedroom, the two men go on a madcap search for what will surely make the night complete: condoms.
Transmutations Transmutations (1985) Character: Fluke
When high class hooker Nicole is kidnapped from her brothel, Rich businessman Hugo Motherskille hires her ex love Roy Bain to find her. Investigating the disappearance, he eventually finds traces that lead to Dr. Savary, who has produced a strange white powder that's coveted by a race of deformed human beings who live in the underworld in the sewers below the city.
Uncovered Uncovered (1995) Character: Alvaro
While restoring a fifteenth-century painting Julia reveals a hidden Latin phrase. A series of murders begin to rock her small world of art experts, patrons and restorers, and she finds that the mystery of the painting is interwoven with the mystery of the deaths around her.



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