Masood Akhtar, a noted and well-known actor, has been associated with films, theatre, and television for the last 36 years. He has been actively associated with the theatre group IPTA since 1979, as well as with films and television.

The list of notable works ranges from highly popular television serials like Nukkad, Intezaar, Mirza Galib, Swabhimaan, to landmark films of noted filmmakers like MS Sathyu, Satyajit Ray, Shyam Benegal, Gulzar, Kundan Shah, Gautam Ghosh, Aparna Sen and international filmmakers like Roland Joffe and Christopher Morahan and many others of repute.

He is also well known as an actor for offering a variety in films ranging from Paar, Kahan Kahan se Guzar Gaye, Aagman, Lekin, Sardari Begum, Bagh Bahadur to Phir bhi dil hai Hindustani, Raaz, Dev, Chalte Chalte, Welcome to Sajjanpur, Om Shanti Om, Peepli Lives, Patiala House, Kahani, Ram Leela, TEN and Mirziya.

In the capacity of a filmmaker, he has also made a feature-length Documentary on the life and works of MS Sathyu titled Kahan Kahan