Acting
Paul Chahidi
EN cinema · 31 credits
Born
22 August 1969 (age 57)
Birthplace
Tehran, Iran
Also known as Giv Paul Khatib-Chahidi · Paul Giv Khatib-Chahidi
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).
Known for
Filmography
The Stork
as Ian
Ladies First
as Harry
Elsinore
as Ralph
The Twelfth Night Reunion
as Self - Performer
Mango
as Dr. Pellman/Dr Stewart/Dr Gough
Wicked Little Letters
as Constable Spedding
The Cost of Hugging
as Raymond
Christmas in the Cotswolds
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Good Boy
as Doctor
See How They Run
as Fellowes
FX's A Christmas Carol
as Spirit / Business Man
Christopher Robin
as Cecil Hungerford
The Death of Stalin
as Nicolai Bulganin
Love Is Thicker Than Water
as Concierge
Boyka: Undisputed IV
as Kiril
The Vote
as Howard Roberts
The Voices
as Dennis Kowalski
Twelfth Night
as Maria
Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story
as Sir Barnett Cocks
Venus
as Period Film Director
Fear of Fanny
as Director
The Libertine
as Barrillon
Notting Hill
as Loud Man in Restaurant
Stella Does Tricks
as Chris