Original name, Athar Ul-Haque Malik; born November 13, 1952, in Bahawalpur, Pakistan; immigrated to England, 1956; son of Mazhar Ul-Haque (an eye surgeon)and Zaibunisa Malik; married Gina Rowe (an actress, artist, and writer), August 19, 1988; children: Jessica, Keira.
Nationality Pakistani
Gender Male
Occupation Actor
Birth Details November 13, 1952
Bahawalpur, Pakistan
Film Appearances
(As Athar Malik) Monk, Meetings with Remarkable Men, Enterprise, 1979
(As Athar Malik) Mahmoud, Arabian Adventure, Columbia/EMI/Warner Bros., 1979
Dr. Mustag, Richard's Things, Southern, 1980
Mahmoud Ali, A Passage to India, Columbia, 1984
Fluke, Underworld (also known as RawHeadRex and Transmutations), Limehouse Pictures/Green Man, 1985
Telephone Behavior: The Power and the Perils, 1986
Kamran Shah, The Living Daylights, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1987
Kanan, Turtle Beach (also known as The Killing Beach), 1991
Nico, Year of the Comet, 1992
Khalim Said, Hostage, 1992
Ashoka, City of Joy (also known as La cite de la joie), 1992
Salim Abu Aziz,
True Lies, 1994
Alvaro, Uncovered (also known as La Tabla de Flandes), 1994
Laney, Clockwork Mice, 1995
Lord Belasco, A Kid in King Arthur's Court, 1995
Bipin Raj, Side Streets, 1997
Akmed, Booty Call, Columbia, 1997
Harrison, Vicious Circle, 1998
Television Appearances
Series
Dr. Ved Lahari, Hothouse, ABC, 1988
Tam, Unfinished Business, 1998
Dr. Kamran Blake, Life Support, 1999
Miniseries
Hari Kumar, The Jewel in the Crown, Granada, then Masterpiece Theatre, PBS, 1984
Zarin, The Far Pavilions (also known as Blade of Steel), HBO, 1984
Julis Court, The Black Tower, Anglia, then Mystery, PBS, 1988
Charles Sobhraj, Shadow of the Cobra, BBC, 1989
Stolen, London Weekend Television, 1989
Orpheus, "Orpheus and Eurydice," The Storyteller: Greek Myths (also known as Jim Henson's The Storyteller: Greek Myths), HBO, 1990
Karim Jackson, The Wimbledon Poisoner, 1994
Hassan, Colour Blind (also known as Catherine Cookson's Colour Blind), 1998
Olympos, Cleopatra, ABC, 1999
Rameses II, In the Beginning, 2000
Movies
Tarik Pasha, Harem, ABC, 1986
Death Is Part of the Process, BBC, 1986
Sam McBride, West of Paradise, Yorkshire Television, 1986
Aziz, Chessgame, Granada, then PBS, 1987
Jerome Leblanc, After the War, Granada, then PBS, 1990
Ramzi Ahmed Yousef, Path to Paradise: The Untold Story of the World Trade Center Bombing (also known as Path to Paradise), 1997
Also appeared as Aziz Ul Haque, Crown Court, Granada; and in Mixed Blessings, London Weekend Television.
Episodic
(As Athar Malik) Doctor, "The Rack," The Professionals, 1978
(As Athar Malik) Doctor in hospital, "Rogue," The Professionals, 1978
Ravi Chavan, "Miracle Every Week," Bergerac, BBC, then Entertainment Channel, 1982
Turk, "Be Lucky Uncle," The Gentle Touch, London Weekend Television, 1982
Alex Cavendish, "The Tender Trap," Boon, 1990
Salim, "Revenge," Covington Cross, c. 1992
Also appeared "The Reaper," ITV Playhouse, ITV.
Specials
Backstage at Masterpiece Theatre: A 20th Anniversary Special, PBS,1991
The Making of "True Lies," Fox, 1994
Pilots
Hothouse, ABC, 1988
Pertinax, Age of Treason, Columbia Pictures Television, 1993
Stage Appearances
Tybalt's page, Romeo and Juliet, Old Vic Company, Old Vic Theatre, London, 1979
Nappi and sentry, The 88, Old Vic Company, Old Vic Theatre, 1979
The Government Inspector, Old Vic Company, Old Vic Theatre, 1979
Indian Ink, American Conservatory Theatre, San Francisco, CA, 1999
Appeared as Ahmed, Aliens, Soho Poly Theatre, London; as John, Whose Life Is It Anyway? Mercury Theatre, Colchester, England; as Iachimo, Cymbeline, and as Herbert Pocket, Great Expectations, both Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester, England; also appeared in Equus and A Man for All Seasons, both Leeds Playhouse, Leeds, England; Destiny and Timon of Athens, both Bristol Old Vic Theatre, Bristol, England; Trial Run, Oxford Playhouse, Oxford, England, then Young Vic Theatre, London; and Othello, with Royal Shakespeare Company.
WRITINGS
Author of short stories "Another Day," "Karachi," and "Rise Kingston andExplain."
