- Wednesday, October 04, 2023
n 2017, he became the first non-white male to win the British Academy Television Award for Best Actor for his role of Shahzad in Murdered by My Father.
By: Mohnish Singh
Popular actor Adeel Akhtar has added one more prestigious award to his string of accolades. The 42-year-old on Sunday won Best Supporting Actor at the Bafta TV Awards 2023.
This is not the first time Akhtar has taken home a Bafta trophy. In 2017, he became the first non-white male to win the British Academy Television Award for Best Actor for his role of Shahzad in Murdered by My Father.
This time he bagged the top honour for his role in BBC One’s crime drama series Sherwood, created and written by James Graham.
He beat Slow Horses’ Jack Lowden and White Lotus star Will Sharpe, along with The Crown’s Salim Daw and newcomers Samuel Bottomley (Somewhere Boy) and Josh Finan (The Responder) to win the honour.
Akhtar, who was also Bafta-nominated for the indie romance Ali & Ava, received the award from Apple TV+’s Silo stars Harriet Walter and Rebecca Ferguson.
Hosted by Romesh Ranganathan and Rob Beckett, the Bafta Award ceremony 2023 took place at Royal Festival Hall – located in the iconic Southbank Centre in London – for the very first time.
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