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Paul Chahidi

Actor • Born 1969

Paul Chahidi

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About

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

Midsomer Murders posterMidsomer MurdersSeries • 1997Peak Practice posterPeak PracticeSeries • 1993Hustle posterHustleSeries • 2004Good Omens posterGood OmensSeries • 2019The Night Manager posterThe Night ManagerSeries • 2016Ludwig posterLudwigSeries • 2024Notting Hill posterNotting HillMovie • 1999Murder Most Horrid posterMurder Most HorridSeries • 1991Boyka: Undisputed IV posterBoyka: Undisputed IVMovie • 2016Christopher Robin posterChristopher RobinMovie • 2018The Serpent Queen posterThe Serpent QueenSeries • 2022And Then There Were None posterAnd Then There Were NoneSeries • 2015Ladies First posterLadies FirstMovie • 2026Murder in Mind posterMurder in MindSeries • 2001PONIES posterPONIESSeries • 2026The Death of Stalin posterThe Death of StalinMovie • 2017The Hour posterThe HourSeries • 2011Chad posterChadSeries • 2021See How They Run posterSee How They RunMovie • 2022The Witness posterThe WitnessSeries • 2026The Day of the Triffids posterThe Day of the TriffidsSeries • 2009This Country posterThis CountrySeries • 2017Oliver Twist posterOliver TwistSeries • 2007The Libertine posterThe LibertineMovie • 2004