Paul Chahidi

Paul Chahidi (born August 22, 1969) is a British actor.

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]

Personal life

Chahidi is of Iranian descent.[8]

Filmography
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

Other work

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.

References
  1. "Welcome to the National Theatre".
  2. "Treading the broads". Independent.co.uk. 11 January 2014.
  3. Dziemianowicz, Joe (20 October 2013). "Paul Chahidi is set to steal scenes in two New York stage productions – NY Daily News". New York Daily News.
  4. "Paul Chahidi on Hugh Jackman's Soft Hands & Falling Head Over Heels for London's Shakespeare in Love – Broadway Buzz – Theatre.com". www.theatre.com.
  5. "Rylance gets Tony nomination double". BBC News. 30 April 2014.
  6. "Armando Iannucci's The Death Of Stalin a dazzling black Russian comedy". The Irish News. 18 October 2017.
  7. "This Country star Paul Chahidi: All the characters have a lot of underlying pain". 8 March 2018.
  8. "Nasim Pedrad's 'Chad' Fox Comedy Pilot Pushes Production To May & Casts Duo, Remains In Midseason Consideration". 15 April 2016.
  9. "The QuaranTea Break Podcast: Ep 4: Paul Chahidi – talking This Country ending, performing in online plays and the vicar's advice for lockdown on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 2020-06-30.
  10. "Seven Stages Podcast: Episode 7, Paul Chahidi". The Stage. Retrieved 2020-06-30.
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