Biography
Adil Ray is a British actor, comedian, writer and presenter. He was born on 26 April 1974 in Birmingham and graduated from the University of Huddersfield with a BA in Marketing.
Ray created, co-wrote and starred as Mr Khan in the BBC One sitcom Citizen Khan (2012–2016). He has appeared in the Channel 4 drama series Ackley Bridge (2017–2019) as Sadiq Nawaz, the ITV series Beecham House (2019) and Stephen (2021), and the films Blithe Spirit (2020) as Mandeep Singh, Arthur's Whisky (2024) as James and Picture This (2025) as Mukul. He presents Good Morning Britain and the revival of Lingo.
Ray was appointed OBE in 2016 for services to broadcasting. He began his career in radio, presenting on BBC Asian Network and other stations before moving into comedy and acting.
