Acting · Goalpara, Assam, India · Born October 5, 1963
Adil Hussain (born October 5, 1963) is an Indian actor who has worked in Indian cinema, including art house cinema and mainstream Bollywood, as well as international cinema, in films such as The Reluctant Fundamentalist and Life of Pi (both 2012). He received National Film Awards (Special Jury) at the 2017 National Film Awards for Hotel Salvation and Maj Rati Keteki. He has starred in English, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Tamil, Marathi, Malayalam, Norwegian and French films. As an actor, he first received acclaim in Othello: A Play in Black and White (1999), which was awarded the Edinburgh Fringe First, and later Goodbye Desdemona also directed by Roysten Abel. He remained the artistic director and Trainer of the Society for Artists and Performers in Hampi from 2004 to 2007, and a visiting faculty at Royal Conservatory of Performing Arts, The Hague. He is also a visiting faculty at his alma mater, the National School of Drama.
Lakadbaggha 2: The Monkey Business
2026
TVOperation Safed Sagar
2026
MovieMax, Min and Meowzaki
2026
as Ramesh Mahadevan
Musafir Cafe
2026
MovieMukhbir: The Story of a Spy - The Movie
2026
as Ramkishore Negi
MovieKoka Deuta Nati Aru Hati 2
2026
Movie52 Blue
2026
MovieSecret of a Mountain Serpent
2025
as Manik Guho
The Confession
2025
as Krishna Swamy
MovieMercy
2025
as Father Joel
MovieUlajh
2024
as Dhanraj Bhatia
MovieThe Umesh Chronicles
2024
MovieOtta
2023
MovieEk Betuke Aadmi Ki Afrah Raatein
2023
MovieSergeant
2023
as Haider Ali
MovieFootprints on Water
2023
as Raghu
TVTooth Pari: When Love Bites
2023
MovieDr. Bezbaruah 2
2023
as Dr. Bezbaruah
MovieA Knock on the Door
2023
as Hari
TVMukhbir: The Story of a Spy
2022
as Ramkishore Negi
MovieThe Storyteller
2022
as Ratan Garodia
MovieChild of Empire
2022
as Ishar Das Arora
MovieIndia Sweets and Spices
2021
as Ranjit Kapur
MovieBell Bottom
2021
as Santook
MovieThe Illegal
2021
as Papa
MovieMarichjhapi
2020
MoviePareeksha
2020
as Buchchi Paswan
MovieLord of the Orphans
2020
as Father
MovieAbyakto
2020
as Rudra
MovieGood Newwz
2019
as Dr. Anand Joshi
MovieLorni - The Flaneur
2019
as Shem
MovieThe Wayfarers
2019
as Lakhua
MovieNirvana Inn
2019
as Jogiraj
MovieAxone
2019
as Guest Appearance
MovieKabir Singh
2019
as College Dean
MovieMEAL
2019
as Father
TVDelhi Crime
2019
as Kumar Vijay
MovieBombairiya
2019
as Pandya
Movie2.0
2018
as Home Minister
MovieLove Sonia
2018
as Shiva
MovieMaati
2018
as Jamil
MovieAhare Mon
2018
as Purnendu Pahari
MovieBioscopewala
2018
as Robi Basu
MovieAiyaary
2018
as Retd. Colonel Mukesh Kapoor
MovieMaj Rati Keteki
2017
as Priyendu Hazarika
MovieWhat Will People Say
2017
as Mirza
TVStar Trek: Discovery
2017
as Aditya Sahil
MovieNawal the Jewel
2017
MovieCrash Test Aglae
2017
as Shankar
MovieDobaara: See Your Evil
2017
as Alex Merchant
MovieMantra
2017
as Man from Jharkhand
MovieCommando 2 - The Black Money Trail
2017
as Vicky Chadda
MovieRaag
2017
MovieChutney
2016
as Viriji
MovieForce 2
2016
as Brijesh Yadav
MovieThe Violin Player
2016
as The Stranger
MovieMukti Bhawan
2016
as Rajiv
MovieFeast of Varanasi
2016
as Arjun
MovieHar Har Byomkesh
2015
as Zamindar
MovieAngry Indian Goddesses
2015
as Police Superintendent
MovieParched
2015
as Mystic Lover
MovieMain Aur Charles
2015
as Amod Kanth
MovieKothanodi: The River of Fables
2015
as Devinath
TVComedy Nights Bachao
2015
as Self
MovieYatchan
2015
as Selvam/Vetri
MovieUmrika
2015
as Agent de l’Immigration
MovieUnfreedom
2015
as Devraj Singh
Hail Democracy!
2015
as Major Baruah
MovieZed Plus
2014
as Aslam Puncturewala
MovieTigers
2014
as Bilal
MovieRodor Sithi
2014
MovieSringkhal
2014
MovieSunrise
2014
as Joshi
MovieThe Xposé
2014
as Rajan
MovieNanak Shah Fakir
2014
as Rai Bullar
TVComedy Nights with Kapil
2013
as Self
MovieThe Reluctant Fundamentalist
2013
as Mustafa Fazil
MovieLessons in Forgetting
2013
as Jak
MovieLootera
2013
as K. N. Singh
MovieLife of Pi
2012
as Santosh Patel
MovieEnglish Vinglish
2012
as Satish Godbole
MovieAgent Vinod
2012
as Colonel
MovieGangor
2011
as Upin
MovieIshqiya
2010
as Vidyadhar Verma
MovieKaminey
2009
as Flight Purser
MovieIti Srikanta
2004
as Srikanta
MovieCalendar Girls
2003
as Jem's Friend 1
MovieIn Othello
2003
Riding on the Moon Boat
MovieGolmaal Gharana
as Mr. Khanna
MovieRam Part I
as Chithambaravel
