---
name: "Salman Akhtar"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/salman-akhtar"
fi1m_id: "salman-akhtar"
imdb_id: "nm3224339"
tmdb_id: 1600496
roles: ["Actor"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-07T19:03:01.232636+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."
---

# Salman Akhtar

## Identity

Salman Akhtar

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/salman-akhtar
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** salman-akhtar
- **IMDb ID:** nm3224339
- **TMDB ID:** 1600496
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3224339/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1600496

Actor. Born in Luton.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Active:** 2016–2017
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3224339/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1600496

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Man Like Mobeen*](https://film.one/tv/man-like-mobeen.md) (70)

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## Biography

Salman Akhtar is a British actor from Luton. He began his career on stage at The New Vic and appeared in the 2008 series *Parents of the Band* before his first major screen role as Haroon in the 2016 BBC film *Murdered by My Father*.

He is known for playing Waqas in the 2017 miniseries *Three Girls*, a recurring role as Sajid (or Saj) across multiple series of the BBC Three comedy-drama *Man Like Mobeen* (2017–2025), and Night Shift #1 in the 2022 series *Andor*. Other credits include the RSC Live production of *Timon of Athens* (2019) as Lucilius and various short films. He also wrote and produced the 2023 short *Lootin'*.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Man Like Mobeen* (2017), Fi1m 70, as Saj — [page](https://film.one/tv/man-like-mobeen.md)

## Complete filmography (8)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Lootin'* (2023), as Imran Khalil · Producer, Writer
- *Andor* (2022), series, as Night Shift #1 — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/andor.md)
- *Finding Alice* (2021), series, as Bank Employee
- *EXPOSED* (2020), as Mr. Wells
- *Man Like Mobeen* (2017), series, as Officer Sajid, Saj — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/tv/man-like-mobeen.md)
- *Three Girls* (2017), series, as Waqas — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/three-girls.md)
- *Murdered by My Father* (2016), as Haroon
- *Aunty Ji*, as Orator

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