Adil Hussain
Actor, Producer
October 5, 1963 (63 years)
Adil Hussain (born October 5, 1963) is an Indian actor who has worked in Indian cinema, including art house cinema and mainstream Bollywood, as well as international cinema, in films such as The Reluctant Fundamentalist and Life of Pi (both 2012). He received National Film Awards (Special Jury) at the 2017 National Film Awards for Hotel Salvation and Maj Rati Keteki. He has starred in English, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Tamil, Marathi, Malayalam, Norwegian and French films.
As an actor, he first received acclaim in Othello: A Play in Black and White (1999), which was awarded the Edinburgh Fringe First, and later Goodbye Desdemona also directed by Roysten Abel. He remained the artistic director and Trainer of the Society for Artists and Performers in Hampi from 2004 to 2007, and a visiting faculty at Royal Conservatory of Performing Arts, The Hague. He is also a visiting faculty at his alma mater, the National School of Drama.
As an actor, he first received acclaim in Othello: A Play in Black and White (1999), which was awarded the Edinburgh Fringe First, and later Goodbye Desdemona also directed by Roysten Abel. He remained the artistic director and Trainer of the Society for Artists and Performers in Hampi from 2004 to 2007, and a visiting faculty at Royal Conservatory of Performing Arts, The Hague. He is also a visiting faculty at his alma mater, the National School of Drama.
Known For
Filmography
| 2027 | Ram · as Chithambaravel |
| 2026 | |
| 2026 | |
| 2026 | Operation Safed Sagar: The Highest Air Force Mission · as Vinod Patney |
| 2026 | Musafir Cafe · as Mark Uncle |
| 2026 | Kokadeuta Nati Aru Hati 2 · as Cast |
| 2026 | Mercy · as Father Joel |
| 2025 | Rudra · as Cast |
| 2024 | Sikaar · as Pran Goswami |
| 2024 | Ulajh · as Dhanraj Bhatia |
| 2023 | |
| 2023 | Sergeant · as Haider Ali |
| 2023 | Footprints on Water · as Raghu |
| 2023 | |
| 2023 | Dr. Bezbarua 2 · as Dr. Bezbaruah |
| 2022 | Mukhbir - The Story of a Spy · as Ramkishore Negi |
| 2022 | The Storyteller · as Ratan Garodia |
| 2022 | Max, Min & Meowzaki · as Ramesh Mahadevan |
| 2021 | India Sweets and Spices · as Ranjit KapurOn Plex |
| 2021 | Bellbottom · as Santook |
| 2021 | Tea and A Rose · as Mr. Sen |
| 2021 | The Illegal · as PapaOn Plex |
| 2020 | Pareeksha · as Buchchi Paswan |
| 2020 | Meal · as Father |
| 2019 | Good Newwz · as Dr. Anand Joshi |
| 2019 | Lorni - The Flaneur · as Shem |
| 2019 | The Wayfarers · as Lakhua |
| 2019 | Axone · as Guest Appearance |
| 2019 | Nirvana Inn · as Jogiraj |
| 2019 | Kabir Singh · as College Dean |
| 2019 | Delhi Crime · as Kumar Vijay |
| 2019 | Bombairiya · as Pandya |
| 2018 | Abyakto · as Rudra |
| 2018 | 2.0 · as Home Minister |
| 2018 | Love Sonia · as Shiva |
| 2018 | Maati · as Jamil |
| 2018 | Ahare Mon · as Purnendu Pahari |
| 2018 | Aiyaary · as Retd. Colonel Mukesh Kapoor |
| 2017 | Bioscopewala · as Robi Basu |
| 2017 | Maj Rati Keteki · as Priyendu Hazarika |
| 2017 | What Will People Say · as Mirza |
| 2017 | Star Trek: Discovery · as Aditya Sahil |
| 2017 | Crash Test Aglaé · as Shankar |
| 2017 | Dobaara: See Your Evil · as Alex Merchant |
| 2017 | Mantra · as Man From JharkhandOn Plex |
| 2017 | Commando 2 · as Vicky ChaddaOn Plex |
| 2017 | Dwaraka · as Kanha |
| 2016 | Chutney · as Viriji |
| 2016 | Force 2 · as Brijesh Yadav |
| 2016 | Hotel Salvation · as Rajiv |
| 2016 | Feast of Varanasi · as Arjun |
| 2015 | The Violin Player · as The Stranger |
| 2015 | Har Har Byomkesh · as Zamindar |
| 2015 | Angry Indian Goddesses · as Police SuperintendentOn Plex |
| 2015 | Parched · as Mystic LoverOn Plex |
| 2015 | Main Aur Charles · as Amod Kanth |
| 2015 | Kothanodi · as Devinath |
| 2015 | Yatchan · as Selvam/vetri |
| 2015 | Umrika · as Agent De L’immigration |
| 2015 | Jai Ho! Democracy · as Major BaruahOn Plex |
| 2015 | Nanak Shah Fakir · as Rai Bullar |
| 2014 | |
| 2014 | Unfreedom · as Devraj Singh |
| 2014 | Zed Plus · as Aslam PuncturewalaOn Plex |
| 2014 | Tigers · as Bilal |
| 2014 | Sunrise · as Joshi |
| 2014 | The Xpose · as Rajan |
| 2014 | Kaanchi · as Cbi Officer Arun Roy |
| 2013 | Boyss Toh Boyss Hain · as Guest Appearance |
| 2013 | Robber · as K. N. Singh |
| 2013 | Lessons in Forgetting · as Jak |
| 2012 | Life of Pi · as Santosh Patel |
| 2012 | English Vinglish · as Satish Godbole |
| 2012 | The Reluctant Fundamentalist · as Mustafa Fazil |
| 2012 | Agent Vinod · as Colonel |
| 2010 | Behind the Bodice · as Upin |
| 2010 | Ishqiya · as Vidyadhar VermaOn Plex |
| 2009 | Kaminey · as Flight Purser |
| 2004 | Iti Srikanta · as Srikanta |
| 2003 | Calendar Girls · as Jem's Friend 1 |
| 2025 | Al Chile · as Self |
| 2016 | Comedy Nights Bachao · as Self |
| 2013 | Comedy Nights with Kapil · as Self |
| 2021 |