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name: "Aaron Neil"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/aaron-neil"
roles: ["Actor"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 82
updated: "2026-09-16T21:16:29.361146+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Aaron Neil

Actor.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Active:** 2017–present

## Biography

Aaron Neil is a British actor. His television credits include DI Ash Varma in the series *Down Cemetery Road* (2025), appearances in *Peaky Blinders* (2013) as the Maitre d', *Doctor Who* (2005) as Mr Dunlop, *Landscapers* (2021) and *Castlevania: Nocturne* (2023–2025) as Mizrak (voice).

Film roles include a Resistance Officer in *Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker* (2019), Spoon in *Paddington 2* (2017), Amir in *The Hustle* (2019), the Architect in *Exodus: Gods and Kings* (2014), Talaat Pasha in *The Promise* (2016) and the Grocer in *The Lady in the Van* (2015). He is also credited as Narender in the forthcoming *Project Hail Mary* (2026). Neil has an extensive stage career, with performances for the National Theatre, the Royal Shakespeare Company and in the West End, including in *Leopoldstadt*.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, tvmaze.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Project Hail Mary* (2026), Fi1m 73, as Narender — [page](https://film.one/film/project-hail-mary.md)
- *Down Cemetery Road* (2025), Fi1m 82, as DI Ash Varma — [page](https://film.one/tv/down-cemetery-road.md)
- *Paddington 2* (2017), Fi1m 91, as Spoon — [page](https://film.one/film/paddington-2.md)

## Also known for

- *Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker* (2019), Resistance Officer
- *Exodus: Gods and Kings* (2014), Architect
- *Doctor Who* (2005), Mr Dunlop
- *The Hustle* (2019), Amir
- *The Lady in the Van* (2015), Grocer
- *The Promise* (2016), Talaat Pasha
- *Castlevania: Nocturne* (2023), Mizrak (voice), Mizrak (voice)
- *Inside No. 9* (2014), Curt

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