Paul Chahidi
Actor
- Born
- August 22, 1969 (age 57) · Tehran, Iran
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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Known for
Acting31
- 2026Elsinore as Ralph
- 2026National Theatre Live: The Misanthrope as John
- 2026Ladies First as Harry
- 2026The Twelfth Night Reunion as Self - Performer
- 2025The Gay Collection | Volume I | Presented by Shortz!
- 2025Mango as Dr. Pellman/Dr Stewart/Dr Gough
- 2024The Cost of Hugging as Raymond
- 2024Wicked Little Letters as Constable Spedding
- 2023Christmas in the Cotswolds as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2023Good Boy
