Name
Raad Rawi
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1969-12-31 (57 years old)
Place of Birth
Biography
Raad Rawi – British actor of mixed heritage (Iraqi father, Caucasian mother), born 31 December 1969 (some sources list 1970). Raised and educated primarily in Geneva, Paris, and California. Trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and a veteran of the National Theatre, Royal Shakespeare Company, and Royal Exchange Manchester, with four West End productions including Bombay Dreams (2002). He has been married to Kate Gartside since 1991.
His most notable film roles include the Airport Security Chief in Midnight Express (1978), Aziz in Scandal (1989), Prince Thamer in The Kingdom (2007), Nathir in Traitor (2008, opposite Don Cheadle), Ahmed Zubaidi in Green Zone (2010, directed by Paul Greengrass), Fassir in Conan the Barbarian (2011), Munem in The Devil's Double (2011), Tihomir Boyanov in Spy (2015), and Gaddafi in A Private War (2018, opposite Rosamund Pike).
Known For
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A quest that begins as a personal vendetta for the fierce Cimmerian warrior soon turns int...
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A team of U.S. government agents is sent to investigate the bombing of an American facilit...
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The true story of British intelligence whistleblower Katharine Gun who—prior to the 2003...
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Billy Hayes is caught attempting to smuggle drugs out of a country. The courts decide to m...
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One of the most celebrated war correspondents of our time, Marie Colvin is an utterly fear...
- 1989 Scandal as Aziz
- 2007 The Kingdom as Prince Thamer
- 2010 Green Zone as Ahmed Zubaidi
- 2006 Nina's Heavenly Delights as Mohan Shah
- 2008 Traitor as Nathir
- 1983 Misunderstood as Doctor
- 2011 Conan the Barbarian as Fassir - High Priest
- 2011 The Devil's Double as Munem
- 1989 Shalom Salaam as Phil Morris
- 2018 The Jump as Old Michael
- 1996 Half the Picture as Kurd / Palestinian
- 1990 The Care of Time as Emir
- 1987 The Trial of Klaus Barbie as Lawyer
- 1992 Supper at Emmaus
- 1996 The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Travels with Father as Pater
- 2015 Spy as Tihomir Boyanov
- 1986 Mona Lisa as Arab Servant
- 1992 Hostages as Moussavlan
- 2011 Mesocafé as Hushyar
- 2017 National Theatre Live: Salomé as Annas
- 2015 One Crazy Thing as Dad Veer
- 2018 A Private War as Gaddafi
- 1978 Midnight Express as Airport Security Chief
- 1982 A Cotswold Death as Ahmed
- 2019 Paradise War: The Story of Bruno Manser as Boutros Boutros-Ghali
- 2019 Official Secrets as Mel
- 2004 A Line in the Sand as Omid Torabi
- 1998 The Life of the Buddha as King Suddhodana (voice)
- Soon Daughter of Eden as Mustafa
- 1999 Holby City ( 8 episodes ) as Reyhan Shah
- 1994 Cadfael ( 1 episode ) as Cassale
- 1993 The Detectives ( 1 episode ) as Sultan of Benaris
- 1981 Bergerac ( 1 episode ) as Khalid Daoud
- 2018 Sick of It ( 1 episode ) as Therapist
- 2002 Spooks ( 1 episode ) as Ambassador
- 2002 Spooks ( 1 episode ) as Saudi Ambassador
- 2019 Brassic ( 1 episode ) as Eric Nosh
- 1995 Bugs ( 1 episode ) as Da Silva
- 2024 Faithless ( 6 episodes ) as Mo
- 2022 The Bastard Son & the Devil Himself ( 1 episode ) as Lucas
- 1970 Play for Today ( 1 episode ) as Ahmed
- 1979 Tales of the Unexpected ( 1 episode ) as Crown Prince Zawi
- 2003 The Afternoon Play ( 1 episode ) as Professor Bryce
- 1978 Scorpion Tales ( 1 episode ) as Young Arab
- 2008 House of Saddam ( 1 episode ) as Kabariti
- 2001 Murphy's Law ( 1 episode ) as Godfrey Raines
- 2002 Wire in the Blood ( 1 episode ) as Gordon Ozick
- 1996 Dalziel and Pascoe ( 2 episodes ) as Sumit Jarred
