Akbar Kurtha

Akbar Kurtha

Known for

Acting

Born

August 30, 1970 (age 56)

Birthplace

St. Pancras, London, England, UK

Biography

Mohamed Akbar Kurtha (born 30 August 1970) is a British actor and producer, known for his role as Dr. Rana Mistry in the BBC soap opera Doctors (2000–2001). In a career spanning over thirty years, he has also appeared in various films including Bhaji on the Beach (1993), My Son the Fanatic (1997), Esther Kahn (2000), Syriana (2005) and Košnice (2012).

Best known work

24

2001

A Street Cat Named Bob

A Street Cat Named Bob

2016

Syriana

Syriana

2005

Maniac

Maniac

2012

Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan: Ghost War

Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan: Ghost War

2026

The Diplomat

The Diplomat

2023

Mars

Mars

2016

Victoria

Victoria

2016

Has Fallen

Has Fallen

2024

Departure

Departure

2019

Filmography

2026
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan: Ghost War
as Wealth Management Exec
2025
Playing NiceTV
as DS Chopra (2 episodes)
2024
Has FallenTV
as Asif (1 episode)
2024
Sebastian
as Samir
2023
The DiplomatTV
as Ambassador Desai (1 episode)
2020
Small AxeTV
as Dr. Chadee (1 episode)
2019
DepartureTV
as Ariel Levitan (3 episodes)
2018
Wasteland
as Khalid
2018
Somebody's Daughter
as Rahul
2017
LiarTV
as Birav Suri (4 episodes), as Birav (1 episode)
2016
MarsTV
as Dr. Jay Johar (6 episodes)
2016
A Street Cat Named Bob
as Pharmacist
2016
VictoriaTV
as Ambassador for the King of Oudh (1 episode)
2014
The Disappearance Of Lenka Wood
as Yianni
2014
White Collar Hooligan 3
as Dimitri
2012
Maniac
as Pharmacist
2012
Hives
as Ahmad (segment "London")
2011
The Great Ghost Rescue
as Doctor
2010
Absolution
as Alex Kazimi
2008
House of SaddamTV
as Kamel Hanna (1 episode)
2007
Forgiven
as Norman
2007
The Man from Montevideo
as Mohammed Al-Jabar
2005
Syriana
as Prince Meshal Al-Subaai
2001
24TV
as Farhad Hassan (8 episodes)
2001
Waking the DeadTV
as Nick Foster (1 episode)