
Acting
Born November 13, 1952 · 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.

Hamlet
2026

The Woman in Cabin 10
2025

The Making of 'The Glassworker'
2025

The Little Mermaid
2023

Halal Daddy
2017

The Escape
2017

Mirzya
2016

The Infiltrator
2016

Arthur & George
2015

Diana
2013

Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
2013

John Carter
2012

Ghosted
2011

Sex and the City 2
2010

The Wolfman
2010
Hotel
2009

Dean Spanley
2008

Franklyn
2008

Nina's Heavenly Delights
2006
The English Harem
2005

Tempo
2003

The British Empire in Colour
2002

Hotel!
2001

Vicious Circle
1999

Side Streets
1998

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

Booty Call
1997

A Kid in King Arthur's Court
1995

Clockwork Mice
1995

Uncovered
1995

True Lies
1994

Age of Treason
1993

Hostage
1992

Year of the Comet
1992

City of Joy
1992

Turtle Beach
1992

Shadow of the Cobra
1989

The Living Daylights
1987

Harem
1986

Death Is Part of the Process
1986

Transmutations
1985

A Passage to India
1984

Richard's Things
1980

Arabian Adventure
1979
The Reaper
1979