Raad Rawi – British actor of mixed heritage (Iraqi father, Caucasian mother), born 31 December 1969 (some sources list 1970). Raised and educated primarily in Geneva, Paris, and California. Trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and a veteran of the National Theatre, Royal Shakespeare Company, and Royal Exchange Manchester, with four West End productions including Bombay Dreams (2002). He has been married to Kate Gartside since 1991. His most notable film roles include the Airport Security Chief in Midnight Express (1978), Aziz in Scandal (1989), Prince Thamer in The Kingdom (2007), Nathir in Traitor (2008, opposite Don Cheadle), Ahmed Zubaidi in Green Zone (2010, directed by Paul Greengrass), Fassir in Conan the Barbarian (2011), Munem in The Devil's Double (2011), Tihomir Boyanov in Spy (2015), and Gaddafi in A Private War (2018, opposite Rosamund Pike).
Scandal
(Aziz)
The Kingdom
(Prince Thamer)
Green Zone
(Ahmed Zubaidi)
Nina's Heavenly Delights
(Mohan Shah)
Traitor
(Nathir)
Misunderstood
(Doctor)
Conan the Barbarian
(Fassir - High Priest)
The Devil's Double
(Munem)
Shalom Salaam
(Phil Morris)
The Jump
(Old Michael)
Half the Picture
(Kurd / Palestinian)
The Care of Time
(Emir)
The Trial of Klaus Barbie
(Lawyer)
Supper at Emmaus
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Travels with Father
(Pater)
Spy
(Tihomir Boyanov)
Mona Lisa
(Arab Servant)
Hostages
(Moussavlan)
Mesocafé
(Hushyar)
National Theatre Live: Salomé
(Annas)
One Crazy Thing
(Dad Veer)
A Private War
(Gaddafi)
Midnight Express
(Airport Security Chief)
A Cotswold Death
(Ahmed)
Paradise War: The Story of Bruno Manser
(Boutros Boutros-Ghali)
Official Secrets
(Mel)
A Line in the Sand
(Omid Torabi)
The Life of the Buddha
(King Suddhodana (voice))
Daughter of Eden
(Mustafa)
Holby City
(Reyhan Shah)
Cadfael
(Cassale)
The Detectives
(Sultan of Benaris)
Bergerac
(Khalid Daoud)
Sick of It
(Therapist)
Spooks
(Ambassador)
Spooks
(Saudi Ambassador)
Brassic
(Eric Nosh)
Bugs
(Da Silva)
Faithless
(Mo)
The Bastard Son & the Devil Himself
(Lucas)
Play for Today
(Ahmed)
Tales of the Unexpected
(Crown Prince Zawi)
The Afternoon Play
(Professor Bryce)
Scorpion Tales
(Young Arab)
House of Saddam
(Kabariti)
Murphy's Law
(Godfrey Raines)
Wire in the Blood
(Gordon Ozick)
Dalziel and Pascoe
(Sumit Jarred)