Antonio Aakeel
| Antonio Aakeel | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Antonio Khela Wolverhampton, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Website | www |
Antonio Aakeel is an English actor. He featured in the hit E4 television series Skins and stars in the upcoming British crime thriller City of Tiny Lights directed by BAFTA winner Pete Travis.
Aakeel was born in Wolverhampton, England, and moved around the West Midlands as a child. He caught the acting bug after being given a one-line role in a school nativity play and went on to hone his craft through local theatre, before being scouted by a talent agent. He speaks Punjabi and Hindi.
Aakeel starred as Nasir Baloch in the 2013 political drama The Line of Freedom directed by David Whitney. The film depicts the true story of a murdered student rights activist and premiered at the Dubai International Film Festival. Upon its release, the film was immediately met with controversy and allegedly resulted in Aakeel becoming a target of death threats. The film was subsequently prohibited in Pakistan and reportedly contributed to a national ban of IMDb.
In 2015, he appeared as Raza in feature film The Contract, written by David Marconi and directed by Nic Auerbach.
He was cast alongside Riz Ahmed and Billie Piper in London crime thriller City of Tiny Lights directed by BAFTA winner Pete Travis. The film had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival 2016 and is due a cinematic release April 2017.
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