Akshay Kumar is an Indian actor, television presenter, and film producer who works in Hindi-language films. He had a minor role in the 1987 Indian film Aaj. He debuted in a leading role with the film Saugandh (1991) before his breakthrough with Khiladi (1992), first film of the Khiladi series. In 1994, Kumar featured in 14 releases, including the successful Elaan, Mohra, Main Khiladi Tu Anari, Suhaag and the romantic drama Yeh Dillagi, which earned him a Filmfare Award for Best Actor nomination. He also found success with Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi (1996) and Dil To Pagal Hai (1997), which earned him a Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor nomination. However, several other of his 1990s releases performed poorly at the box office, leading to a brief setback in his film career.

The 1999 hit crime drama Jaanwar marked Kumar's comeback. His next films Hera Pheri (2000), Dhadkan (2000) and Ajnabee (2001) were well received. He played a negative role in the latter, winning the Filmfare Best Villain Award and then appeared in Andaaz (2003), Aitraaz (2004), Khakee (2004) and Waqt (2005). In this period, Kumar also proved himself as a great comic actor when he featured in financially successful comedies like Mujhse Shaadi Karogi (2004), Garam Masala (2005), Bhagam Bhag (2006), Phir Hera Pheri (2006), Namastey London (2007), Heyy Babyy (2007), Welcome (2007), Bhool Bhulaiyaa (2007), Singh Is Kinng (2008), Housefull (2010) and Tees Maar Khan (2010). He won the Filmfare Best Comedian Award for Garam Masala. In 2004, he presented the television series Seven Deadly Arts with Akshay Kumar. In 2008, he founded the Hari Om Entertainment production company, and hosted the first season of the reality game show Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi. Next year he was honoured with the Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian award, for his services to the Indian film industry. Kumar hosted the first season of MasterChef India in 2010. In 2011 he founded another production company Grazing Goat Pictures, and produced the Indo-Canadian hockey-based film Breakaway, which became the highest grossing cross-cultural film at the Canadian box office.

Kumar again conquered the domestic box office in 2012 with his hit masala film Rowdy Rathore, the comedies Housefull 2 and Khiladi 786, and the satire OMG – Oh My God! with the former two being his first films to enter 100 Crore Club. Shortly thereafter, he established a great box office pull with multiple diverse successful projects like the heist film Special 26 (2013), the action thrillers Holiday (2014) and Airlift (2016), the spy drama Baby (2015), the masala film Gabbar Is Back (2015), the comedies Singh Is Bliing (2015) and Housefull 3 (2016), the crime thriller Rustom (2016), the dramas Jolly LLB 2 (2017), Toilet: Ek Prem Katha (2017) and Padman (2018), the sports film Gold (2018) and the war film Kesari (2019); for Rustom, he won the National Film Award for Best Actor. He hosted Dare 2 Dance in 2014 and debuted in Tamil cinema with a negative role in the expensive sci-fi extravaganza 2.0 (2018) which is the fifth highest-grossing Indian film. In 2019 he delivered three consecutive 200 Crore Club films with Mission Mangal, Housefull 4 and Good Newwz, in addition to the 150 Crore Club grosser Kesari. This was followed by a continuous career decline, with the exception of the action film Sooryavanshi (2021) and the comedy-drama OMG 2 (2023).

Films

Key

†	Denotes films that have not yet been released

List of Akshay Kumar film credits

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
1987	Aaj	Karate instructor	Cameo
1991	Saugandh	Shiva Kirplani
	Dancer	Raju
1992	Khiladi	Raj Malhotra
	Mr. Bond	Mr. Bond
	Deedar	Anand Malhotra
1993	Vishnu Vijaya	Vijay Roy	Bilingual film in Kannada and Hindi
	Ashaant
	Dil Ki Baazi	Vijay Kashyap
	Kayda Kanoon	Dawood Durani
	Waqt Hamara Hai	Vikas Sabkuchwala
	Sainik	Lieutenant. Suraj Dutt
1994	Elaan	Vishal Chaudhary
	Yeh Dillagi	Vijayendra "Vijay" Saigal
	Jai Kishen	Jai Verma / Kishen Verma
	Mohra	Amar Saxena
	Main Khiladi Tu Anari	Karan Joglekar
	Ikke Pe Ikka	Rajiv
	Amaanat	Amar Kumar
	Suhaag	Raj Sinha
	Zakhmi Dil	Jaidev Anand
	Zaalim	Ravi Pratap
	Hum Hain Bemisaal	Vijay Sinha
1995	Paandav	Vijay Kumar
	Maidan-E-Jung	Karan Singh
	Nazar Ke Samne	Jai Kumar
	Sabse Bada Khiladi	Vijay "Lallu" Kumar
1996	Tu Chor Main Sipahi	Amar Verma
	Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi	Akshay Malhotra
	Sapoot	Prem Singhania
1997	Lahoo Ke Do Rang	Sikandar Davai
	Insaaf	Vikram "Vicky" Singh Jain
	Daava	Arjun Sarwar
	Tarazu	Ram Yadav
	Mr. and Mrs. Khiladi	Rajant "Raja" Kapoor (Mr. Khiladi)
	Dil To Pagal Hai	Ajay	Cameo
	Aflatoon	Rocky / Raja
1998	Keemat	Dev
	Angaaray	Amar Mehra
	Barood	Jai Sharma
1999	Sangharsh	Aman Verma
	Aarzoo	Vijay Khanna
	International Khiladi	Devraj Anand
	Zulmi	Raj Malhotra
	Jaanwar	Baadshah / Babu Lohaar
2000	Hera Pheri	Raju
	Dhadkan	Ram Verma
	Khiladi 420	Dev Kumar Malhotra / Anand Kumar Malhotra
2001	Ajnabee	Vikram "Vicky" Bajaj
	Ek Rishtaa: The Bond of Love	Ajay Kapoor
2002	Aadhar	Jagdish's friend	Cameo; Marathi film
	Haan Maine Bhi Pyaar Kiya	Raj Malhotra
	Aankhen	Vishwas Prajapati
	Awara Paagal Deewana	Guru Gulab Khatri
	Jaani Dushman	Atul Agarwal
2003	Talaash	Arjun Raichand
	Andaaz	Raj Malhotra
2004	Khakee	Senior Inspector Shekhar Verma
	Police Force	Vijay Singh
	Aan: Men at Work	DCP Hari Om Pattnaik
	Mujhse Shaadi Karogi	Arun "Sunny" Khanna
	Hatya	Ravi Lal
	Aitraaz	Raj Malhotra
	Meri Biwi Ka Jawaab Nahin	Ajay Khanna
	Ab Tumhare Hawale Watan Saathiyo	Rajeev Singh
2005	Insan	Amjad Khan
	Bewafaa	Raja Bhosle
	Waqt	Aditya Thakur
	Garam Masala	Makrand "Mac" Godbole
	Deewane Huye Paagal	Ranbir "Rocky" Hiranadani
	Dosti: Friends Forever	Raj Malhotra
2006	Family	Shekhar Bhatia
	Mere Jeevan Saathi	Vicky Bahl
	Humko Deewana Kar Gaye	Aditya Malhotra
	Phir Hera Pheri	Raju
	Jaan-E-Mann	Agastya Rao
	Bhagam Bhag	Bunty Rajkumar
2007	Namastey London	Arjun Singh
	Heyy Babyy	Aarush Mehra
	Bhool Bhulaiyaa	Aditya Shrivastava
	Om Shanti Om	Himself	Special appearance
	Welcome	Rajiv Saini
2008	Tashan	Bachchan Pandey
	Singh Is Kinng	Happy Singh
	Jumbo	Jaybir "Jumbo" Singh	Also narrator
2009	Chandni Chowk to China	Sidhu / Sidhesh Sharma
	8 x 10 Tasveer	Jai Puri / Jeet Puri
	Kambakkht Ishq	Viraj Shergill
	Blue	Aarav Malhotra
	De Dana Dan	Nitin Bankar
2010	Housefull	Aarush Awasthi
	Khatta Meetha	Sachin Tichkule
	Action Replayy	Kishen Kumar Chopra
	Tees Maar Khan	Tabrez Mirza Khan / Tees Maar Khan
2011	Patiala House	Parghat Singh "Gattu" Kahlon
	Thank You	Kishen Khurana
	Breakaway	Himself	Special appearance
	Desi Boyz	Jignesh "Jerry" Patel / Rocco
	Chalo Dilli	Lt. Col. Vikram Singh Rana	Cameo
2012	Housefull 2	Sunny Pujari / Sunil
	Rowdy Rathore	Shiva / ASP Vikram Singh Rathore
	Joker	Rajkumar Joker Sattu / Agastya Sattu
	OMG – Oh My God!	God Krishna Vasudev Yadav
	Khiladi 786	Bahattar Singh / Tehattar Singh
2013	Bhaji in Problem	Himself	Special appearance; Punjabi film
	Special 26	Ajay Singh Vardhan
	Once Upon A Time in Mumbai Dobaara!	Shoaib Khan
	Boss	Suryakant Shastri / Surya "Boss"
	Bombay Talkies	Himself	Guest appearance in the song "Apna Bombay Talkies"
2014	Holiday	Captain Virat Bakshi
	Fugly	Himself	Special appearance in the song "Fugly Fugly Kya Hai"
	Entertainment	Akhil Johri
	The Shaukeens	Himself / Rajiv Bhatia
2015	Baby	Ajay Singh Rajput
	Hey Bro	Himself	Special appearance in the song "Birju"
	Gabbar Is Back	Professor Aditya "Gabbar" Singh Rajput
	Brothers	David Fernandes
	Singh Is Bling	Raftaar Singh
2016	Airlift	Ranjit Katyal
	Housefull 3	Sanket "Sandy" Sehgal / Sundy
	Dishoom	Sameer Gazi	Cameo
	Rustom	Rustom Pavri
2017	Jolly LLB 2	Advocate Jagdishwar "Jolly" Mishra
	Naam Shabana	Ajay Singh Rajput	Special appearance
	Toilet: Ek Prem Katha	Keshav Sharma
2018	Pad Man	Lakshmi Kant Chauhan
	Gold	Tapan Das
	2.0	Pakshi Rajan	Tamil film
	Simmba	DCP Veer "Surya" Sooryavanshi	Special appearance in post credit scene
2019	Kesari	Havildar Ishar Singh
	Blank	Himself	Special appearance in the song "Ali Ali"
	Mission Mangal	Rakesh Dhawan
	Housefull 4	Harry Sinha / Bala Dev Singh
	Good Newwz	Varun Batra
2020	Laxmii	Asif Ahmed
2021	Bell Bottom	Anshul Malhotra / Bell Bottom
	Sooryavanshi	DCP Veer Sooryavanshi "Surya"
	Atrangi Re	Sajjad Ali Khan
2022	Bachchhan Paandey	Bachchan Pandey
	Samrat Prithviraj	Samrat Prithviraj Chauhan
	Raksha Bandhan	Lala Kedarnath Agarwal
	Cuttputlli	SI Arjan Sethi
	Ram Setu	Aryan Kulshrestha
	An Action Hero	Himself	Cameo
2023	Selfiee	Vijay Kumar
	OMG 2	Messenger of Lord Shiva
	Mission Raniganj	Jaswant Singh Gill
2024	Bade Miyan Chote Miyan	Captain Firoz “Freddy”
	Sarfira †	Vir Mhatre	Completed
	Khel Khel Mein †	TBA	Filming
	Sky Force †	TBA	Filming
	Singham Again †	DCP Veer Sooryavanshi "Surya"	Cameo
2025	Kannappa †	Shiva	Telugu film; Cameo
	Jolly LLB 3 †	Advocate Jagdishwar "Jolly" Mishra	Filming
	Welcome To The Jungle †	Rajeev Chauhan	Filming
	Shankara †	C. Sankaran Nair	Filming
	Hera Pheri 3 †	Raju	Filming
	Vedat Marathe Veer Daudle Saat †	Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj	Marathi film; Extended cameo

Television

List of Akshay Kumar television credits

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2004	Seven Deadly Art with Akshay Kumar	Host
2008–2009, 2011	Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi	Host	Season 1, 2, 4
2010	MasterChef India	Host	Season 1
2012		Himself	Season 2; Special appearance
2013	Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah		Special appearance
2014–2017	Jamai Raja	Producer
2014	Dare 2 Dance	Host
2017	The Great Indian Laughter Challenge	Judge
2019	Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 9	Himself	Guest
2020	Into The Wild With Bear Grylls

Music videos

List of Akshay Kumar music video credits

Year	Title	Role	Singer	Ref.
2019	Filhall	Dr. Kabir Malhotra	B Praak
2020	Muskurayega India	Himself	Vishal Mishra
2021	Filhaal 2: Mohabbat	Dr. Kabir Malhotra	B Praak
2023	Kya Loge Tum	Unnamed
2024	Shambhu	Unnamed	Akshay Kumar,Sudhir Yaduvanshi, Vikram Montrose

Dubbing artist

List of Akshay Kumar film dubbing credits

Title	Actor	Role	Dub language	Original language	Original year release	Dub year release	Notes
Transformers: Chand Ka Andhera	Peter Cullen	Optimus Prime	Hindi	English	2011	2011