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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.

Early life and education

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 educated at Stonyhurst College.

After school he went on to train as an actor at the Central School of Speech and Drama.

Career

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.

Personal life

Baladi married Gemma Walker, whom he met on the set of A Touch of Frost.

In 2017 Baladi set up a booth at the Malthouse Emporium, an antiques and furniture centre in Stroud in Gloucestershire.

Filmography

Film

Television

Theatre

References

1. Jones, Alison (2009) "Patrick Baladi goes from The Office to Hollywood" Archived 28 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine, Birmingham Post, 3 June 2009. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
2. "High Profile Alumni | The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama". www.cssd.ac.uk. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
3. Jarvis, Alice-Azania (2011) "Last Night's TV: Kidnap and Ransom/ITV1 Hugh's Big Fish Fight/Channel 4 Michel Roux's Service/BBC2", The Independent, 14 January 2011. Retrieved 29 January 2011
4. French, Philip (2006) "Alpha Male", The Observer, 13 August 2006. Retrieved 29 January 2011
5. "The Office-Actors: Patrick Baladi", BBC. Retrieved 29 January 2011
6. Green, Toby (2007) "The 5-minute Interview: Patrick Baladi, Actor", The Independent, 18 December 2007. Retrieved 29 January 2011
7. Temple, Victoria (18 April 2017). "Line of Duty star is selling antiques in Gloucestershire". gloucestershirelive. Retrieved 31 March 2020.

External links

• Patrick Baladi at IMDb

• 1971 births
• Living people
• Alumni of the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama
• English male film actors
• English male television actors
• People educated at Stonyhurst College
• English people of Syrian descent
• Male actors from Sutton Coldfield