Patrick Baladi
Patrick Bashir Baladi is an English actor. He is best known for playing Neil Godwin in the BBC sitcom The Office, Michael Jackson in the Sky 1 drama Stella, and Stephen Holmes in the ITV thriller Marcella. Patrick Bashir Baladi was born in Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands. His father was a Syrian gynaecologist and obstetrician, and his mother a midwife. Baladi was brought up in Libya and educated at Stonyhurst College. After school he went on to train as an actor at the Central School of Speech and Drama. Baladi is known for his portrayal of David Brent's nemesis, Neil Godwin, in the BBC's hit comedy-mockumentary series, The Office. He appeared in the second and final series of the award-winning show, as well as the subsequent The Office Christmas Special. In addition to The Office, Baladi has appeared in various films and television shows, including Bodies, Kidnap and Ransom, as Philip Shaffer, ITV (2011), Alpha Male, Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason, Beyond The Pole, POW, Lady Audley's Secret, Grafters, Silent Witness, The International, Party Animals, Mistresses, Rev., Sensitive Skin, Privates, Stella, Line of Duty, A Touch of Frost and Midsomer Murders. Baladi portrayed Dodi Al-Fayed in the 2007 television docudrama Diana: Last Days of a Princess. In 2008 he had a small role in the romantic comedy Last Chance Harvey, appearing alongside Emma Thompson. He is also a stage actor who has appeared in numerous productions by the Royal Shakespeare Company, such as Hamlet and Much Ado About Nothing. He starred in the comedy No Heroics as Excelsor.
Filmography
An Enemy Within
as Robert Foresight
An Enemy Within
as Robert Foresight
A Kind of Kidnapping
as Richard Hardy
A Kind of Kidnapping
as Richard Hardy
Spinning
as Ian
Spinning
as Ian
The Windmill Massacre
as Douglas
The Windmill Massacre
as Douglas
Chasing Robert Barker
as Olly Clifford
Chasing Robert Barker
as Olly Clifford
N.F.A. (No Fixed Abode)
as Adam
N.F.A. (No Fixed Abode)
as Adam
Rush
as John Hogan
Rush
as John Hogan
Eve
as Editor
Eve
as Editor
Now Is Good
as Richard
Now Is Good
as Richard
The Growing Pains of a Teenage Genius
as Narrator
The Growing Pains of a Teenage Genius
as Narrator
Demons Never Die
as Hudson
Demons Never Die
as Hudson
Last Flight of the Space Shuttle
as Narrator
Last Flight of the Space Shuttle
as Narrator
Honeymoon for One
as Greg
Honeymoon for One
as Greg
StreetDance 3D
as Mr Harding
StreetDance 3D
as Mr Harding
Beyond the Pole
as Robert
Beyond the Pole
as Robert
Jubilee
as Nick Bright
Jubilee
as Nick Bright
The International
as Martin White
The International
as Martin White
Octavia
as Jeremy West
Octavia
as Jeremy West
Last Chance Harvey
as Simon
Last Chance Harvey
as Simon
Consuming Passion
as Dr Grant / Dr Steele
Consuming Passion
as Dr Grant / Dr Steele
World of Wrestling
as Rollerball
World of Wrestling
as Rollerball
Diana: Last Days of a Princess
as Dodi Al Fayed
Diana: Last Days of a Princess
as Dodi Al Fayed
The Only Boy for Me
as Mack
The Only Boy for Me
as Mack
Alpha Male
as Clive Lamis
Alpha Male
as Clive Lamis
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
as Steward
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
as Steward
The Merchant of Venice
as Italian Video Suiter
The Merchant of Venice
as Italian Video Suiter
High Heels and Low Lifes
as Car Driver
High Heels and Low Lifes
as Car Driver
Lady Audley's Secret
as Sir Harry Towers
Lady Audley's Secret
as Sir Harry Towers