Paul Chahidi is a British actor.
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An associate artist of the Royal Shakespeare Company,[1] Chahidi appeared at Shakespeare's Globe[2] and appeared on Broadway in all-male productions of Twelfth Night and Richard III.[3] Chahidi was nominated for both an Olivier award and a Tony Award for his portrayal of Maria in Twelfth Night, where he appeared alongside Mark Rylance's Olivia.[4][5]
Chahidi played defence minister Nikolai Bulganin in Armando Iannucci's historical comedy The Death of Stalin.[6]
Chahidi has a recurring role in British TV comedy This Country, in which he plays a vicar who tries to help the characters created and played by siblings Charlie Cooper and Daisy May Cooper.[7]
Chahidi is of Iranian descent.[8]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Stella Does Tricks | Chris | |
| 1999 | Notting Hill | Loud Man in Restaurant | |
| 2004 | The Libertine | Barrillon | |
| 2006 | Venus | Period Film Director | |
| 2013 | Twelfth Night | Maria | |
| 2014 | The Voices | Dennis Kowalski | |
| 2016 | Hot Property | Headmaster | |
| Boyka: Undisputed | Kiril | ||
| 2017 | The Death of Stalin | Nikolai Bulganin | |
| 2017–2020 | This Country | Rev. Francis Seaton | |
| 2018 | Christopher Robin | Cecil Hungerford | |
| 2019 | Good Omens | Sandalphon | |
| 2021 | Chad | Hamid | |
| 2022 | See How They Run | Fellowes | |
| The Serpent Queen | Charles de Bourbon | ||
Paul Chahidi has appeared on a number of popular podcasts, including The QuaranTea Break Podcast[9] with Simon Ward, and Seven Stages[10] the podcast from The Stage.