Name
Paul Chahidi
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1969-08-22 (57 years old)
Place of Birth
Tehran, Iran
Biography
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).
Known For
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London bookstore owner William Thacker's quiet life turns upside down when a chance encoun...
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An arrogant but charismatic ladies' man finds his life of money, power and casual flings u...
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When dictator Joseph Stalin dies, his parasitic cronies square off in a frantic power stru...
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In the West End of 1950s London, plans for a movie version of a smash-hit play come to an ...
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The story of John Wilmot, a.k.a. the Earl of Rochester, a 17th century poet who famously d...
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When the denizens of Littlehampton – including conservative Edith – begin receiving le...
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London, 1843. Ebenezer Scrooge, a bitter old man, despises the Christmas holiday. Over the...
- 2006 Venus as Period Film Director
- 2016 Bunny and Clive as Cargo
- 2023 Christmas in the Cotswolds as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2014 The Voices as Dennis Kowalski
- 2012 Twelfth Night as Maria
- 2015 The Vote as Howard Roberts
- 2024 Wicked Little Letters as Constable Spedding
- 2017 National Theatre Live: Salomé as Herod
- 2024 The Cost of Hugging as Raymond
- 1999 Notting Hill as Loud Man in Restaurant
- 1997 Stella Does Tricks as Chris
- 2016 Boyka: Undisputed IV as Kiril
- 2017 The Death of Stalin as Nicolai Bulganin
- 2010 National Theatre Live: Nation as Cox
- 2004 The Libertine as Barrillon
- 2016 National Theatre Live: As You Like It as Jaques
- 2018 Christopher Robin as Cecil Hungerford
- 2019 FX's A Christmas Carol as Spirit / Business Man
- 2017 Love Is Thicker Than Water as Concierge
- 2022 See How They Run as Fellowes
- 2025 Mango as Dr. Pellman/Dr Stewart/Dr Gough
- Soon The Stork as Ian
- 2023 Good Boy as Doctor
- 2006 Fear of Fanny as Director
- 2025 The Gay Collection | Volume I | Presented by Shortz!
- 2023 National Theatre Live: Phaedra as Hugo
- 2008 Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story as Sir Barnett Cocks
- 2026 National Theatre Live: The Misanthrope as John
- 2026 Ladies First as Harry
- 2026 Elsinore as Ralph
- 2026 The Twelfth Night Reunion as Self - Performer
- 2019 Good Omens ( 5 episodes ) as Sandalphon
- 2021 Too Close ( 3 episodes ) as Phil Cook
- 2004 Hustle ( 1 episode ) as Tamir Abu-Alsaud
- 1993 Peak Practice ( 1 episode ) as Pharmacist
- 2017 This Country ( 17 episodes ) as Reverend Francis Seaton
- 2011 The Hour ( 1 episode ) as Ron
- 2009 The Day of the Triffids ( 2 episodes ) as Vronsky
- 2015 And Then There Were None ( 2 episodes ) as Isaac Morris
- 2022 The Serpent Queen ( 1 episode ) as Charles de Bourbon
- 2022 The Other Half ( 1 episode ) as Farhad
- 2021 Chad ( 18 episodes ) as Hamid
- 1997 Midsomer Murders ( 1 episode ) as Gabriel Arnson
- 2024 Ludwig ( 1 episode ) as Adrian Tate
- 2001 Murder in Mind ( 1 episode ) as Mike Stott
- 2007 Oliver Twist ( 2 episodes ) as The Quack
- 2016 The Night Manager ( 6 episodes ) as Basil Karapetian
- 2026 PONIES ( 5 episodes ) as Alan Salek
- 1991 Murder Most Horrid ( 1 episode ) as Hitman
- 2026 The Witness ( 3 episodes ) as Professor Paul Britton
