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).
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Films (32)
Elsinore
2026 · Ralph
National Theatre Live: The Misanthrope
2026 · John
Les dames d'abord
2026 · Harry
The Twelfth Night Reunion
2026 · Self - Performer
The Gay Collection | Volume I | Presented by Shortz!
2025
Mango
2025 · Dr. Pellman/Dr Stewart/Dr Gough
The Cost of Hugging
2024 · Raymond
Scandaleusement vôtre
2024 · Constable Spedding
Christmas in the Cotswolds
2023 · Self - Narrator (voice)
Good Boy
2023 · Doctor
National Theatre Live: Phaedra
2023 · Hugo
Coup de théâtre
2022 · Fellowes
Un chant de Noël
2019 · Spirit / Business Man
Jean-Christophe & Winnie
2018 · Cecil Hungerford
La Mort de Staline
2017 · Nicolai Bulganin
Love Is Thicker Than Water
2017 · Concierge
National Theatre Live: Salomé
2017 · Herod
Boyka : Un seul deviendra invincible
2016 · Kiril
National Theatre Live: As You Like It
2016 · Jaques
Bunny and Clive
2016 · Cargo
The Vote
2015 · Howard Roberts
Les voix
2014 · Dennis Kowalski
Twelfth Night
2012 · Maria
National Theatre Live: Nation
2010 · Cox
Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story
2008 · Sir Barnett Cocks
Fear of Fanny
2006 · Director
Venus
2006 · Period Film Director
Rochester, le dernier des libertins
2004 · Barrillon
Coup de foudre à Notting Hill
1999 · Loud Man in Restaurant
Stella Does Tricks
1997 · Chris
The Stork
· Ian
Good Omens T3: El final
Séries (20)
Sous ses yeux
2026 · Professor Paul Britton
PONIES
2026 · Alan Salek
Ludwig
2024 · Adrian Tate
The Serpent Queen
2022 · Charles de Bourbon
The Other Half
2022 · Farhad
Des liens trop étroits
2021 · Phil Cook
Chad
2021 · Hamid
De bons présages
2019 · Sandalphon
Warren
2019 · Clairvoyant
This Country
2017 · Reverend Francis Seaton
El infiltrado
2016 · Basil Karapetian
Agatha Christie : Dix petits nègres
2015 · Isaac Morris
The Hour
2011 · Ron
Le Jour des Triffides
2009 · Vronsky
Oliver Twist
2007 · The Quack
Les Arnaqueurs VIP
2004 · Tamir Abu-Alsaud
Murder in Mind
2001 · Mike Stott
Inspecteur Barnaby
1997 · Gabriel Arnson
Peak Practice
1993 · Pharmacist
Murder Most Horrid
1991 · Hitman