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Paul Chahidi

Paul Chahidi

Actor · Born August 22, 1969 (57) · Tehran, Iran

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).

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 22, 1969 (57)
From
Tehran, Iran
Works as
Actor
Titles
29 on MovieCove · 50 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 17% in 30 days

What are Paul Chahidi's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
30%
Self
28%
Survival
12%
Power
10%
Bonds
8%
Society
6%
Ideas
6%
Guilt2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Wry: How sincerely it treats its story and characters, from ironic to earnest. Browse their wry movies.
Tone · Sincerity
ironicearnest

A split, not a type: Ironic 2 · Wry 0 · Earnest 2

Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 2 · Dark 3

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 1 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 3

Whiplash: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their whiplash movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 1 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 3

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 3

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 3 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 2

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Absurd
4
Melancholic
4
Manic
2
Cold
1
Other
5

How their films linger

Thought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Paul Chahidi's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 26 of their 29 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Paul Chahidi's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

50 credits, 29 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Elsinore(2026)

    as Ralph

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • National Theatre Live: The Misanthrope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as John

  • The Witness(2026)

    Show 3 episodes · as Professor Paul Britton

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows

  • Ladies First(2026)

    as Harry

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Ponies(2026)

    Show 5 episodes · as Alan Salek

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • The Gay Collection | Volume I | Presented by Shortz! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Actor

  • Mango (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Dr. Pellman/Dr Stewart/Dr Gough

  • Ludwig(2024)

    Show 1 episode · as Adrian Tate

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • The Cost of Hugging (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Raymond

  • Wicked Little Letters(2023)

    as Constable Spedding

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Good Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Doctor

  • National Theatre Live: Phaedra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Hugo

  • The Serpent Queen(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Charles de Bourbon

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • See How They Run(2022)

    as Fellowes

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Other Half (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Farhad

  • Too Close (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 3 episodes · as Phil Cook

  • Chad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 18 episodes · as Hamid

  • FX's A Christmas Carol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Spirit / Business Man

  • Good Omens(2019)

    Show 5 episodes · as Sandalphon

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Christopher Robin(2018)

    as Cecil Hungerford

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Death of Stalin(2017)

    as Nicolai Bulganin

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Love Is Thicker Than Water(2016)

    as Concierge

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • National Theatre Live: Salomé (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Herod

  • This Country (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 17 episodes · as Reverend Francis Seaton

  • Undisputed 4: Boyka(2016)

    as Kiril

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • National Theatre Live: As You Like It (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Jaques

  • The Night Manager(2016)

    Show 6 episodes · as Basil Karapetian

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Bunny and Clive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Cargo

  • Hot Property(2016)

    as Headmaster

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • And Then There Were None(2015)

    Show 2 episodes · as Isaac Morris

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • The Vote (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Howard Roberts

  • The Voices(2014)

    as Dennis Kowalski

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Twelfth Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Maria

  • The Hour(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Ron

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • National Theatre Live: Nation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Cox

  • The Day of the Triffids (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 2 episodes · as Vronsky

  • Ladies of Letters(2009)

    Show as Anthony

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story(2008)

    as Sir Barnett Cocks

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Oliver Twist(2007)

    Show 2 episodes · as The Quack

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Fear of Fanny(2006)

    as Director

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Venus(2006)

    as Period Film Director

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The Libertine(2004)

    as Barrillon

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Hustle(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Tamir Abu-Alsaud

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Murder in Mind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Mike Stott

  • Notting Hill(1999)

    as Loud Man in Restaurant

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Stella Does Tricks(1996)

    as Chris

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Midsomer Murders(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Gabriel Arnson

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Peak Practice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Pharmacist

  • Murder Most Horrid(1991)

    Show 1 episode · as Hitman

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • The Stork (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Ian

Career shape

Star power in the 95th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 48 titles, 46 of them dated from 1991 to 2026; peak year 2017.

Biggest box office

The Death of Stalin (2017)

$25M worldwide

Highest rated

The Death of Stalin (2017)

Midcredits 90th

Most popular right now

Undisputed 4: Boyka (2016)

Film career

19912026

Peak 2017 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting48 of 48: 48 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score81st

By decade

1990s5 · acting2000s8 · acting2010s17 · acting2020s16 · acting

Billing

usually 19th · top billed in 0% of 11 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Paul Chahidi's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 78th percentile, the median of all 16; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 71st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

79thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

95thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 29 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up18
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

20 of their 29 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Crowd Pleaser20
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · actor

Hot Property (2016)

78th percentile spread · 54% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Elsinore (2026)

Midcredits 92nd · 77% liked

Reviewers score the acting 71/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 51. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Paul Chahidi's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 77 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 18 · mildMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 73 · intenseMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 34 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 63 · intenseMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.