Antonio Aakeel

Antonio Aakeel

Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England, UK
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Biography

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.

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Known For

Tomb Raider
Tomb Raider

2018

as Nitin

I Came By
I Came By

2022

as Faisal

Badla
Badla

2019

as Sunny Singh Toor

In Camera
In Camera

2024

as Actor Who Books Everything

Christmas at the Palace
City of Tiny Lights
City of Tiny Lights

2016

as Young Lovely

Good Behaviour
Good Behaviour

2026

as Sal

Eaten by Lions
Eaten by Lions

2018

as Omar

Granada Nights
Granada Nights

2021

as Ben

Companion
Companion

2025

as Vir Oza

The Hungry
The Hungry

2017

as Chirag Joshi

Footprints on Water
Footprints on Water

2023

as Rehan

Sleep
Sleep

2025

as Chris

Let It Flow
White Girl
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