Paul Chahidi
- Acting
- August 22, 1969 · 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
Filmography
- Elsinore · Ralph
- National Theatre Live: The Misanthrope · John
- The Witness · Professor Paul Britton
- Ladies First · Harry
- PONIES · Alan Salek
- The Twelfth Night Reunion · Self
- The Gay Collection | Volume I | Presented by Shortz!
- Mango · Dr. Pellman/Dr Stewart/Dr Gough
- Ludwig · Adrian Tate
- The Cost of Hugging · Raymond
- Wicked Little Letters · Constable Spedding
- Christmas in the Cotswolds · Self
- Good Boy · Doctor
- National Theatre Live: Phaedra · Hugo
- The Serpent Queen · Charles de Bourbon
- See How They Run · Fellowes
- The Other Half · Farhad
- Too Close · Phil Cook
- Chad · Hamid
- FX's A Christmas Carol · Spirit / Business Man
- Good Omens · Sandalphon
- Christopher Robin · Cecil Hungerford
- The Death of Stalin · Nicolai Bulganin
- Love Is Thicker Than Water · Concierge
- National Theatre Live: Salomé · Herod
- This Country · Reverend Francis Seaton
- Boyka: Undisputed IV · Kiril
- National Theatre Live: As You Like It · Jaques
- The Night Manager · Basil Karapetian
- Bunny and Clive · Cargo
- And Then There Were None · Isaac Morris
- The Vote · Howard Roberts
- The Voices · Dennis Kowalski
- Twelfth Night · Maria
- The Hour · Ron
- National Theatre Live: Nation · Cox
- The Day of the Triffids · Vronsky
- Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story · Sir Barnett Cocks
- Oliver Twist · The Quack
- Fear of Fanny · Director
- Venus · Period Film Director
- The Libertine · Barrillon
- Hustle · Tamir Abu-Alsaud
- Murder in Mind · Mike Stott
- Notting Hill · Loud Man in Restaurant
- Stella Does Tricks · Chris
- Midsomer Murders · Gabriel Arnson
- Peak Practice · Pharmacist
- Murder Most Horrid · Hitman
- The Stork · Ian