Background and career
Athar ul-Haque Malik (Urdu: اطہر الحق ملک; born 13 November 1952), known as Art Malik, is a British actor. He achieved international fame in the 1980s through his starring and supporting roles in assorted British television serials and films. His breakout role was as Hari Kumar in the television serial The Jewel in the Crown (1984), which earned him a British Academy Television Award nomination for Best Actor.
Malik starred as Zubin Khan on the BBC One medical drama Holby City (2003–2005), Francesc Gacet on Borgia (2011–2014), and Bunny Latif on Homeland (2014–2020). He is also well-known for his roles as Kamran Shah in the James Bond film The Living Daylights (1987) and the villain Salim Abu Aziz in the action comedy film True Lies (1994).
