Paul Chahidi
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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
Credits
Notting Hill (1999)
as Loud Man in Restaurant
Boyka: Undisputed IV (2016)
as Kiril
Christopher Robin (2018)
as Cecil Hungerford
See How They Run (2022)
as Fellowes
The Death of Stalin (2017)
as Nicolai Bulganin
The Libertine (2004)
as Barrillon
Ladies First (2026)
as Harry
Elsinore (2026)
as Ralph
Wicked Little Letters (2024)
as Constable Spedding
The Voices (2014)
as Dennis Kowalski
The Twelfth Night Reunion (2026)
as Self - Performer
FX's A Christmas Carol (2019)
as Spirit / Business Man
National Theatre Live: Phaedra (2023)
as Hugo
National Theatre Live: The Misanthrope (2026)
as John
The Gay Collection | Volume I | Presented by Shortz! (2025)
Actor
National Theatre Live: Salomé (2017)
as Herod
National Theatre Live: As You Like It (2016)
as Jaques
Love Is Thicker Than Water (2017)
as Concierge
Venus (2006)
as Period Film Director
The Vote (2015)
as Howard Roberts
Twelfth Night (2012)
as Maria
Good Boy (2023)
as Doctor
Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story (2008)
as Sir Barnett Cocks
Mango (2025)
as Dr. Pellman/Dr Stewart/Dr Gough
Fear of Fanny (2006)
as Director
National Theatre Live: Nation (2010)
as Cox
Stella Does Tricks (1997)
as Chris
The Cost of Hugging (2024)
as Raymond
The Stork (—)
as Ian
Bunny and Clive (2016)
as Cargo
Christmas in the Cotswolds (2023)
as Self - Narrator (voice)