Paul Chahidi
Acting
- Born:
- 1969-08-22
- 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
Filmography
Elsinore
National Theatre Live: The Misanthrope
The Witness
Ladies First
PONIES
The Twelfth Night Reunion
The Gay Collection | Volume I | Presented by Shortz!
Mango
Ludwig
The Cost of Hugging
Wicked Little Letters
Christmas in the Cotswolds
Good Boy
National Theatre Live: Phaedra
The Serpent Queen
See How They Run
The Other Half
Too Close
Chad
FX's A Christmas Carol
Good Omens
Christopher Robin
The Death of Stalin
Love Is Thicker Than Water
National Theatre Live: Salomé
This Country
Boyka: Undisputed IV
National Theatre Live: As You Like It
The Night Manager
Bunny and Clive
And Then There Were None
The Vote
The Voices
Twelfth Night
The Hour
National Theatre Live: Nation
The Day of the Triffids
Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story
Oliver Twist
Fear of Fanny
Venus
The Libertine
Hustle
Murder in Mind
Notting Hill
Stella Does Tricks
Midsomer Murders
Peak Practice
Murder Most Horrid
The Stork