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).
Venus
(Period Film Director)
Bunny and Clive
(Cargo)
Christmas in the Cotswolds
(Self - Narrator (voice))
The Voices
(Dennis Kowalski)
Twelfth Night
(Maria)
The Vote
(Howard Roberts)
Wicked Little Letters
(Constable Spedding)
National Theatre Live: Salomé
(Herod)
The Cost of Hugging
(Raymond)
Notting Hill
(Loud Man in Restaurant)
Stella Does Tricks
(Chris)
Boyka: Undisputed IV
(Kiril)
The Death of Stalin
(Nicolai Bulganin)
National Theatre Live: Nation
(Cox)
The Libertine
(Barrillon)
National Theatre Live: As You Like It
(Jaques)
Christopher Robin
(Cecil Hungerford)
FX's A Christmas Carol
(Spirit / Business Man)
Love Is Thicker Than Water
(Concierge)
See How They Run
(Fellowes)
Mango
(Dr. Pellman/Dr Stewart/Dr Gough)
The Stork
(Ian)
Good Boy
(Doctor)
Fear of Fanny
(Director)
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National Theatre Live: Phaedra
(Hugo)
Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story
(Sir Barnett Cocks)
National Theatre Live: The Misanthrope
(John)
Ladies First
(Harry)
Elsinore
(Ralph)
The Twelfth Night Reunion
(Self - Performer)
Good Omens
(Sandalphon)
Too Close
(Phil Cook)
Hustle
(Tamir Abu-Alsaud)
Peak Practice
(Pharmacist)
This Country
(Reverend Francis Seaton)
The Hour
(Ron)
The Day of the Triffids
(Vronsky)
And Then There Were None
(Isaac Morris)
The Serpent Queen
(Charles de Bourbon)
The Other Half
(Farhad)
Chad
(Hamid)
Midsomer Murders
(Gabriel Arnson)
Ludwig
(Adrian Tate)
Murder in Mind
(Mike Stott)
Oliver Twist
(The Quack)
The Night Manager
(Basil Karapetian)
PONIES
(Alan Salek)
Murder Most Horrid
(Hitman)
The Witness
(Professor Paul Britton)
Warren
(Clairvoyant)