
Patrick Baladi
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1971-12-25 (53 years old)
Place of Birth
Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, England, UK
Patrick Baladi
Biography
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.
Known For
Acting
(2023)
A Kind of Kidnapping
as Richard Hardy
(2022)
Spinning
as Ian
(2016)
The Windmill Massacre
as Douglas
(2015)
Chasing Robert Barker
as Olly Clifford
(2013)
Rush
as John Hogan
(2013)
Eve
as Editor
(2013)
N.F.A. (No Fixed Abode)
as Adam
(2012)
Now Is Good
as Richard
(2011)
Demons Never Die
as Hudson
(2011)
Honeymoon for One
as Greg
(2011)
The Growing Pains of a Teenage Genius
as Narrator
(2011)
Last Flight of the Space Shuttle
as Narrator
(2010)
StreetDance 3D
as Mr Harding
(2009)
The International
as Martin White
(2009)
Jubilee
as Nick Bright
(2009)
Beyond the Pole
as Robert
(2009)
Octavia
as Jeremy West
(2008)
Last Chance Harvey
as Simon
(2008)
Consuming Passion
as Dr Grant / Dr Steele
(2007)
Diana: Last Days of a Princess
as Dodi Al Fayed
(2007)
World of Wrestling
as Rollerball
(2006)
Alpha Male
as Clive Lamis
(2006)
The Only Boy for Me
as Mack
(2004)
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
as Steward
(2001)
High Heels and Low Lifes
as Car Driver
(2001)
The Merchant of Venice
as Italian Video Suiter
(2000)
Lady Audley's Secret
as Sir Harry Towers