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Paul Chahidi
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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 C…
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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).
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BODY OF WORK
Paul Chahidi's Filmography
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Elsinore
as Ralph
National Theatre Live: The Misanthrope
as John
Ladies First
as Harry
The Twelfth Night Reunion
as Self - Performer
The Gay Collection | Volume I | Presented by Shortz!
Mango
as Dr. Pellman/Dr Stewart/Dr Gough
The Cost of Hugging
as Raymond
Wicked Little Letters
as Constable Spedding
Christmas in the Cotswolds
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Good Boy
as Doctor
National Theatre Live: Phaedra
as Hugo
See How They Run
as Fellowes
FX's A Christmas Carol
as Spirit / Business Man
Christopher Robin
as Cecil Hungerford
The Death of Stalin
as Nicolai Bulganin
Love Is Thicker Than Water
as Concierge
National Theatre Live: Salomé
as Herod
Boyka: Undisputed IV
as Kiril
National Theatre Live: As You Like It
as Jaques
Bunny and Clive
as Cargo
The Vote
as Howard Roberts
The Voices
as Dennis Kowalski
Twelfth Night
as Maria
National Theatre Live: Nation
as Cox
Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story
as Sir Barnett Cocks
Fear of Fanny
as Director
Venus
as Period Film Director
The Libertine
as Barrillon
Notting Hill
as Loud Man in Restaurant
Stella Does Tricks
as Chris
The Stork
as Ian