Antonio Aakeel
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.
Acting
Movie
Tomb Raider
as Nitin
2018
TV
Skins
as Shop Security
2007
TV
Slow Horses
as Hassan Ahmed
2022
Movie
I Came By
as Faisal
2022
Movie
Badla
as Sunny Singh Toor
2019
Movie
Christmas at the Palace
as Clerk
2018
Movie
City of Tiny Lights
as Young Lovely
2016
TV
Sherlock & Daughter
as Detective Swann
2025
TV
Three Girls
as Immy
2017
TV
Man Like Mobeen
as Shahid
2017
TV
Too Much
as Raven
2025
Movie
Eaten by Lions
as Omar
2018
TV
Octonauts: Above & Beyond
2021
Movie
The Hungry
as Chirag Joshi
2017
Movie
White Girl
2019
Movie
In Camera
as Actor Who Books Everything
2024
Movie
Granada Nights
as Ben
2021
Movie
Companion
as Vir Oza
2025
Movie
All the Lights Still Burning
2023
Movie
Footprints on Water
as Rehan
2023
Movie
Let It Flow
2025
Movie
Sleep
as Chris
2025
Movie
Good Behaviour
as Sal
2026
Movie
Lessons in Pretending
as Arun Khan