Akbar Kurtha

Actor · Born August 30, 1970 · 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).

Acted in 28

2020s

2026
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan: Ghost War
Wealth Management Exec
48
2025
Playing Nice
DS Chopra · 2 episodes
70
2024
Has Fallen
Asif · 1 episode
66
Sebastian
Samir
68
2023
The Diplomat
Ambassador Desai · 1 episode
79
2020
Small Axe
Dr. Chadee · 1 episode

2010s

2019
Departure
Ariel Levitan · 3 episodes
67
2018
Wasteland
Khalid
Somebody's Daughter
Rahul
2017
Liar
Birav, Birav Suri · 1 episode
70
2016
Mars
Dr. Jay Johar · 6 episodes
73
A Street Cat Named Bob
Pharmacist
71
Victoria
Ambassador for the King of Oudh · 1 episode
80
2014
The Disappearance Of Lenka Wood
Yianni
31
White Collar Hooligan 3
Dimitri
2012
Maniac
Pharmacist
56
2011
The Great Ghost Rescue
Doctor
47

2000s

2008
House of Saddam
Kamel Hanna · 1 episode
73
2007
Forgiven
Norman
The Man from Montevideo
Mohammed Al-Jabar
2005
Syriana
Prince Meshal Al-Subaai
70
2001
24
Farhad Hassan · 8 episodes
82
Waking the Dead
Nick Foster · 1 episode
77
2000
Esther Kahn
Samuel Kahn

1990s

1999
Daylight Robbery
Doctor · 1 episode
Holby City
Jonathan Latif · 1 episode
58
1997
My Son the Fanatic
Farid
1993
Bhaji on the Beach
Manjit