Acting
Paul Chahidi
Paul Chahidi (born Giv Paul Khatib-Chahidi, 22 August 1969 in Tehran, Iran) – Iranian-born British stage and screen actor, Tony and Olivier nominated, winner of a Theatre World Award and Clarence Derwent Award for playing Maria in the all-male Twelfth Night at the Globe and on Broadway. His most notable film roles include Nikolai Bulganin in The Death of Stalin (2017), Cecil Hungerford in Christopher Robin (2018), Chief Constable Spedding in Wicked Little Letters (2023), and Fellowes in See How They Run (2022). On television he is best known for Rev. Francis Seaton in This Country (2017–2020), Sandalphon in Good Omens (2019), Charles de Bourbon in The Serpent Queen (2022), Uncle Hamid in Chad (2021–2022), and Basil Karapetian in The Night Manager (2016, 2026).
Filmography
National Theatre Live: The Misanthrope
Film · 2026
Ladies First
Film · 2026
Elsinore
Film · 2026
The Twelfth Night Reunion
Film · 2026
PONIES
Series · 2026
The Witness
Series · 2026
Mango
Film · 2025
The Gay Collection | Volume I | Presented by Shortz!
Film · 2025
Wicked Little Letters
Film · 2024
The Cost of Hugging
Film · 2024
Ludwig
Series · 2024
Christmas in the Cotswolds
Film · 2023
Good Boy
Film · 2023
National Theatre Live: Phaedra
Film · 2023
See How They Run
Film · 2022
The Serpent Queen
Series · 2022
The Other Half
Series · 2022
Too Close
Series · 2021
Chad
Series · 2021
FX's A Christmas Carol
Film · 2019
Good Omens
Series · 2019
Christopher Robin
Film · 2018
National Theatre Live: Salomé
Film · 2017
The Death of Stalin
Film · 2017
Love Is Thicker Than Water
Film · 2017
This Country
Series · 2017
Bunny and Clive
Film · 2016
Boyka: Undisputed IV
Film · 2016
National Theatre Live: As You Like It
Film · 2016
The Night Manager
Series · 2016
The Vote
Film · 2015
And Then There Were None
Series · 2015
The Voices
Film · 2014
Twelfth Night
Film · 2012
The Hour
Series · 2011
National Theatre Live: Nation
Film · 2010
The Day of the Triffids
Series · 2009
Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story
Film · 2008
Oliver Twist
Series · 2007
Venus
Film · 2006
Fear of Fanny
Film · 2006
The Libertine
Film · 2004
Hustle
Series · 2004
Murder in Mind
Series · 2001
Notting Hill
Film · 1999
Stella Does Tricks
Film · 1997
Midsomer Murders
Series · 1997
Peak Practice
Series · 1993
Murder Most Horrid
Series · 1991
The Stork
Film