Cast & creator
Akbar Kurtha
Best known for 24, Holby City, Waking the Dead
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).
18
film credits
14
television credits
32
1993–2026 · acting roles
6.4
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (32)
Showing 32 of 32 credits
24
Farhad Hassan
2001
Holby City
Jonathan Latif
1999
Waking the Dead
Nick Foster
2001
Has Fallen
Asif
2024
The Diplomat
Ambassador Desai
2023
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan: Ghost War
Wealth Management Exec
2026
Victoria
Ambassador for the King of Oudh
2016
Departure
Ariel Levitan
2019
Liar
Birav
2017Liar
Birav Suri
2017
Mars
Dr. Jay Johar
2016
Small Axe
Dr. Chadee
2020
Daylight Robbery
Doctor
1999
House of Saddam
Kamel Hanna
2008
Playing Nice
DS Chopra
2025
A Street Cat Named Bob
Pharmacist
2016
Syriana
Prince Meshal Al-Subaai
2005
Maniac
Pharmacist
2012
The Great Ghost Rescue
Doctor
2011
My Son the Fanatic
Farid
1997
Sebastian
Samir
2024
Bhaji on the Beach
Manjit
1993Second Sight: Kingdom of the Blind
DC Chad
2001
Esther Kahn
Samuel Kahn
2000
The Man from Montevideo
Mohammed Al-Jabar
2007
The Disappearance Of Lenka Wood
Yianni
2014
White Collar Hooligan 3
Dimitri
2014
Wasteland
Khalid
2018
Forgiven
Norman
2007
Somebody's Daughter
Rahul
2018Hives
Ahmad (segment "London")
2012Absolution
Alex Kazimi
2010