Paul Chahidi
Known for: Acting
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).
Filmography
Series
Midsomer Murders
Gabriel Arnson
1997
Series
Peak Practice
Pharmacist
1993
Series
Hustle
Tamir Abu-Alsaud
2004
Series
Good Omens
Sandalphon
2019
Series
The Night Manager
Basil Karapetian
2016
Series
Ludwig
Adrian Tate
2024
Film
Boyka: Undisputed IV
Kiril
2016
Series
Murder Most Horrid
Hitman
1991
Film
Notting Hill
Loud Man in Restaurant
1999
Film
Ladies First
Harry
2026
Series
And Then There Were None
Isaac Morris
2015
Series
PONIES
Alan Salek
2026
Series
The Serpent Queen
Charles de Bourbon
2022
Film
Christopher Robin
Cecil Hungerford
2018
Series
Murder in Mind
Mike Stott
2001
Film
The Death of Stalin
Nicolai Bulganin
2017
Series
The Witness
Professor Paul Britton
2026
Film
See How They Run
Fellowes
2022
Series
The Hour
Ron
2011
Series
The Day of the Triffids
Vronsky
2009
Series
Chad
Hamid
2021
Film
The Libertine
Barrillon
2004
Film
Wicked Little Letters
Constable Spedding
2024
Series
This Country
Reverend Francis Seaton
2017
Series
Oliver Twist
The Quack
2007
Film
Elsinore
Ralph
2026
Film
The Voices
Dennis Kowalski
2014
Series
Too Close
Phil Cook
2021
Film
National Theatre Live: The Misanthrope
John
2026
Film
FX's A Christmas Carol
Spirit / Business Man
2019
Film
Venus
Period Film Director
2006
Film
Love Is Thicker Than Water
Concierge
2017
Film
The Gay Collection | Volume I | Presented by Shortz!
2025
Film
National Theatre Live: Phaedra
Hugo
2023
Film
National Theatre Live: Salomé
Herod
2017
Film
Stella Does Tricks
Chris
1997
Film
The Twelfth Night Reunion
Self - Performer
2026
Series
The Other Half
Farhad
2022
Film
Fear of Fanny
Director
2006
Film
Good Boy
Doctor
2023
Film
Twelfth Night
Maria
2012
Film
The Vote
Howard Roberts
2015
Film
National Theatre Live: As You Like It
Jaques
2016
Film
Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story
Sir Barnett Cocks
2008
Film
National Theatre Live: Nation
Cox
2010
Film
Mango
Dr. Pellman/Dr Stewart/Dr Gough
2025
Film
The Cost of Hugging
Raymond
2024
Film
Bunny and Clive
Cargo
2016
Film
Christmas in the Cotswolds
Self - Narrator (voice)
2023
Film
The Stork
Ian