Acting
Raad Rawi
EN, DE cinema · 29 credits
Born
31 December 1969 (age 56)
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).
Known for
Filmography
Paradise War: The Story of Bruno Manser
as Boutros Boutros-Ghali
The Jump
as Old Michael
A Private War
as Gaddafi
Spy
as Tihomir Boyanov
One Crazy Thing
as Dad Veer
Conan the Barbarian
as Fassir - High Priest
The Devil's Double
as Munem
Mesocafé
as Hushyar
Green Zone
as Ahmed Zubaidi
Traitor
as Nathir
The Kingdom
as Prince Thamer
Nina's Heavenly Delights
as Mohan Shah
A Line in the Sand
as Omid Torabi
The Life of the Buddha
as King Suddhodana (voice)
Half the Picture
as Kurd / Palestinian
Hostages
as Moussavlan
The Care of Time
as Emir
Scandal
as Aziz
Shalom Salaam
as Phil Morris
Mona Lisa
as Arab Servant
Misunderstood
as Doctor
A Cotswold Death
as Ahmed
Midnight Express
as Airport Security Chief