Actor

Akbar Kurtha

August 30, 1970 · St. Pancras, London, England, UK

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).

Notable work

7.8
24 (2001)
as Farhad Hassan
7.9
A Street Cat Named Bob (2016)
as Pharmacist
6.4
Syriana (2005)
as Prince Meshal Al-Subaai
6
Maniac (2012)
as Pharmacist
6.9
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan: Ghost War (2026)
as Wealth Management Exec
7.6
The Diplomat (2023)
as Ambassador Desai
7.1
Mars (2016)
as Dr. Jay Johar

Often works with

Joanne Froggatt
2 titles together
A Street Cat Named Bob, Liar
Anthony Stewart Head
2 titles together
A Street Cat Named Bob, The Great Ghost Rescue
Llewella Gideon
2 titles together
A Street Cat Named Bob, Small Axe
Christopher Plummer
2 titles together
Syriana, Departure
Amr Waked
2 titles together
Syriana, House of Saddam
Alex Jennings
2 titles together
Victoria, Small Axe

Full filmography · 29

Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan: Ghost War
as Wealth Management Exec
20266.9
Sebastian
as Samir
20246.3
Wasteland
as Khalid
2018
Somebody's Daughter
as Rahul
2018
A Street Cat Named Bob
as Pharmacist
20167.9
The Disappearance Of Lenka Wood
as Yianni
2014
White Collar Hooligan 3
as Dimitri
2014
Maniac
as Pharmacist
20126
Hives
as Ahmad (segment "London")
2012
The Great Ghost Rescue
as Doctor
20114.8
Forgiven
as Norman
2007
The Man from Montevideo
as Mohammed Al-Jabar
2007