Antonio Aakeel

Antonio Aakeel

British actor Antonio Aakeel is best known for Tomb Raider (2018), City of Tiny Lights (2016), and Three Girls (2017).

Antonio was born in Wolverhampton, England, to an Indian mother and English father. He moved around the West Midlands as a child; settling in Birmingham where he studied Acting. He honed his craft in local theatre, before moving to London and being scouted by a talent agent.

Antonio won his screen debut in the BAFTA award-winning drama series Skins (2007) out of 500 candidates who had applied to a nationwide 'Skins needs you' campaign searching for fresh acting talent. He appeared in series 3.

He was cast in City of Tiny Lights (2016) directed by BAFTA winner Pete Travis alongside Riz Ahmed and Billie Piper and appeared as Immy in the BBC One mini-series Three Girls (2017). He leads the upcoming comedy feature Eaten by Lions (2017) opposite Johnny Vegas and next stars in Film London's dark Shakespearean feature adaptation The Hungry (2017), directed by Bornila Chatterjee.

Antonio won the role of Nitin Ahuja in Warner Bros' Tomb Raider (2018) franchise reboot, starring opposite Oscar-winner Alicia Vikander, directed by Roar Uthaug.

- IMDb Mini Biography By: Anonymous

Movies for Antonio Aakeel...

Companion
Title: Companion
Character: Vir Oza
Released: October 19, 2023
Type: Movie
To their respective conservative Indian parents, Vir and Nitya are a happily married couple living in Parramatta, Sydney. They love to play the sitar together, she is a successful dentist, and he is studying for his accounting exam. However, as the cultural expectations ingrained into them from childhood start to take their toll, they both face challenges in their personal and professional lives. After reaching a breaking point, Vir comes out to Nitya about his sexuality, which causes a rift between them and brings shame to their families. Vir then decides to explore his own sexual identity with another man.
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All the Lights Still Burning
Title: All the Lights Still Burning
Released: October 8, 2023
Type: Movie
A classical violinist and a drug dealer connect in a queer love story set on the streets of Bradford.
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In Camera
Title: In Camera
Released: July 1, 2023
Type: Movie
Aden a young man who spends most of his time recording self-tapes for parts he never gets. After he receives multiple rejections for a series of nightmarish commercial auditions, he takes it upon himself to find a new part to play.
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Footprints on Water
Title: Footprints on Water
Character: Rehan
Released: May 13, 2023
Type: Movie
The story travels through the life of the family, who faces a tough time when their daughter goes missing.
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I Came By
Title: I Came By
Character: Faisal
Released: August 19, 2022
Type: Movie
A rebellious young graffiti artist, who targets the homes of the wealthy elite, discovers a shocking secret that leads him on a journey endangering himself and those closest to him.
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Title: Slow Horses
Character: Hassan Ahmed
Released: April 1, 2022
Type: TV
This quick-witted spy drama follows a dysfunctional team of MI5 agents—and their obnoxious boss, the notorious Jackson Lamb—as they navigate the espionage world’s smoke and mirrors to defend England from sinister forces.
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Title: 바다 탐험대 옥토넛 : 육지 수호 대작전
Character: Voz
Released: October 27, 2021
Type: TV
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Title: Octonauts: Above & Beyond
Released: September 7, 2021
Type: TV
The Octonauts expand their exploration beyond the sea -- and onto land! With new rides and new friends, they'll protect any habitats and animals at risk.
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Granada Nights
Title: Granada Nights
Character: Ben
Released: May 28, 2021
Type: Movie
Set in Granada, Spain, an uncultured British tourist struggles to mend his broken heart; with his new foreign friends he crashes into the heart of the international student scene.
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White Girl
Title: White Girl
Released: October 6, 2019
Type: Movie
Beth, a thirteen-year-old white girl, is seemingly lost. She wanders around east London, seeking out help from strangers. But over the course of an evening, her interactions with the city's dwellers take darker turns. Terror appears to lie around every corner.
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Badla
Title: Badla
Character: Sunny Singh Toor
Released: March 8, 2019
Type: Movie
A dynamic young entrepreneur finds herself locked in a hotel room with the corpse of her dead lover. She hires a prestigious lawyer to defend her and they work together to figure out what actually happened.
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Christmas at the Palace
Title: Christmas at the Palace
Character: Clerk
Released: November 22, 2018
Type: Movie
Katie, a former professional ice skater, is hired by the king of San Senova, Alexander, to help his daughter in a Christmas ice skating performance. As Katie spends time in the castle and with the king, she and Alex begin to develop feelings for each other and ultimately fall in love. But will the tradition-loving people of San Senova allow their king to make a foreigner their queen?
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Eaten by Lions
Title: Eaten by Lions
Character: Omar
Released: June 21, 2018
Type: Movie
Omar and Pete are half brothers. When their parents are eaten by lions they embark on a journey to find Omar's real father. What follows is a funny, heart-warming journey of self-discovery for both boys...in Blackpool. The Choudray family represents a truly contemporary example of modern multicultural Britain - but what will the brothers make of their eccentric newfound family? Will they be going to Mecca or Mecca bingo? In contrast to the old fashioned stereotypes about Blackpool, the comedy is sharp, current and non-stop.
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Tomb Raider
Title: Tomb Raider
Character: Nitin
Released: March 5, 2018
Type: Movie
Lara Croft, the fiercely independent daughter of a missing adventurer, must push herself beyond her limits when she finds herself on the island where her father disappeared.
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The Hungry
Title: The Hungry
Character: Chirag Joshi
Released: September 1, 2017
Type: Movie
Tulsi Joshi, a widow and bride to be comes to her own wedding seeking revenge for the brutal murder of her first born son.
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Title: Three Girls
Character: Immy
Released: May 16, 2017
Type: TV
The story of three of the children who were victims in the 2012 grooming and sex trafficking case in Rochdale, for which nine men were convicted and sentenced. The drama explores how these girls were groomed, how they were ignored by the authorities directly responsible for protecting them, and how they eventually made themselves heard.
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City of Tiny Lights
Title: City of Tiny Lights
Character: Young Lovely
Released: September 12, 2016
Type: Movie
In the teeming, multicultural metropolis of modern-day London, a seemingly straightforward missing-person case launches a down-at-heel private eye into a dangerous world of religious fanaticism and political intrigue.