Paul Chahidi (born Giv Paul Khatib-Chahidi, 22 August 1969 in Tehran, Iran) β 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 (2017β2020), Sandalphon in Good Omens (2019), Charles de Bourbon in The Serpent Queen (2022), Uncle Hamid in Chad (2021β2022), and Basil Karapetian in The Night Manager (2016, 2026).
as Ian
as Ralph
as Professor Paul Britton(3 eps)
as Harry
as Alan Salek(5 eps)
as Self - Performer
as Dr. Pellman/Dr Stewart/Dr Gough
as Adrian Tate(1 ep)
as Raymond
as Constable Spedding
as Self - Narrator (voice)
as Doctor
as Charles de Bourbon(1 ep)
as Fellowes
as Farhad(1 ep)
as Phil Cook(3 eps)
as Hamid(18 eps)
as Spirit / Business Man
as Sandalphon(5 eps)
as Clairvoyant(1 ep)
as Cecil Hungerford
as Nicolai Bulganin
as Concierge
as Herod
as Reverend Francis Seaton(17 eps)
as Kiril
as Basil Karapetian(6 eps)
as Cargo
as Isaac Morris(2 eps)
as Howard Roberts
as Dennis Kowalski
as Maria
as Ron(1 ep)
as Vronsky(2 eps)
as Sir Barnett Cocks
as The Quack(2 eps)
as Director
as Period Film Director
as Barrillon
as Tamir Abu-Alsaud(1 ep)
as Mike Stott(1 ep)
as Loud Man in Restaurant
as Chris
as Gabriel Arnson(1 ep)
as Pharmacist(1 ep)
as Hitman(1 ep)