Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Actor Adeel Akhtar has weighed in on concerns over cuts to arts funding, telling The Independent why it’s vital to invest in young talent. The 45-year-old, currently starring in Mass at Donmar Warehouse, made his big screen debut in the 2010 black comedy Four Lions, playing aspiring terrorist Faisal. On the small screen, he’s appeared in the likes of Channel 4 drama Utopia and the one-off BBC drama Murdered by My Father – with the latter being a starring role that landed him the best lead actor accolade at the 2017 TV Baftas. Akhtar won a second TV Bafta in 2023, this time for his role in James Graham’s BBC crime drama Sherwood. London-born Akhtar has won two TV Baftas (Getty) Akhtar told The Independent: “I came up through National Youth Theatre and it was a really, really important step in …