Patrick Baladi

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Patrick Baladi
Born
Patrick Bashir Baladi

(1971-12-25) 25 December 1971 (age 52)
Alma mater Royal Central School of Speech and Drama
OccupationActor
Years active2001–present
Spouses
Gemma Walker
(m. 2007,divorced)
  • Janie Erith
Children2

Patrick Bashir Baladi (born 25 December 1971) 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 .

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Early life and education

Baladi was born in Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands. His father was a Syrian gynaecologist and obstetrician, and his mother a midwife. [1] Baladi grew up with his siblings, Sara, Charlotte, Sophie and Nicholas. He was educated at Stonyhurst College, where he was the first student to win the Charles Laughton Prize for his roles in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (as Pharaoh) and Amadeus (as Mozart).[ citation needed ] After school he went on to train as an actor at the Central School of Speech and Drama. [2]

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), [3] Alpha Male , [4] Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason , Beyond The Pole , POW , Lady Audley's Secret , Grafters, [5] Silent Witness , The International , Party Animals , Mistresses , Rev. , Sensitive Skin , Privates , Stella , Line of Duty and Midsomer Murders .

Baladi portrayed Dodi Al-Fayed in the 2007 television docudrama Diana: Last Days of a Princess . [6] In 2008 he had a small role in the romantic comedy Last Chance Harvey , appearing alongside Emma Thompson.[ citation needed ] 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

In 2007, Baladi married Gemma Walker, whom he met on the set of A Touch of Frost . They married in St Lucia and had one daughter, Ava.

Baladi is now married to Janie Erith. Their daughter Kensa was born on 4 September 2016.

In 2017 Baladi set up a booth at the Malthouse Emporium, an antiques and furniture centre in Stroud in Gloucestershire. [7]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2000 Lady Audley's Secret Sir Harry TowersTV film
2001 High Heels and Low Lifes Car Driver
2004 Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason Steward
Low StreetYoung ManShort film
2006 Alpha Male Clive Lamis
The Only Boy for MeMackTV film
2007 Diana: Last Days of a Princess Dodi Al Fayed TV film
World of WrestlingRollerballShort film
2008Consuming Passion: 100 Years of Mills & BoonDr Grant/Dr SteeleTV film
Last Chance Harvey Simon
2009 The International Martin White
Beyond the Pole Robert
JubileeNick BrightShort film
OctaviaJeremy WestTV film
2010 StreetDance 3D Mr. Harding
2011Honeymoon for OneGreg YoungTV film
Demons Never Die Gary Hudson
2012N.F.A. (No Fixed Abode)Adam
Now Is Good Richard
2013EveEditorShort film
Rush John Hogan
2015Chasing Robert BarkerOlly Clifford
2016 The Windmill Massacre Douglas West
2017The Kidnapping of Richard FrancoRichard FrancoShort film

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1995 Soldier Soldier Orderly SergeantEpisode: "Leaving"
1996 Dalziel and Pascoe Anthony WilkesEpisode: "A Clubbable Woman"
Sharman GeorgeEpisode: "Series 1, Episode 1"
1997 Ivanhoe JosephEpisode: "Part Three"
1998 Grafters WillRecurring role, 2 episodes
2001 Perfect World JeremyEpisode: "Best Man"
Midsomer Murders Steve RamseyEpisode: "The Electric Vendetta"
Masterpiece Theatre Italian Video SuiterEpisode: "The Merchant of Venice"
Casualty Gary FoxEpisode: "Lost and Found"
2002 Heartbeat Ray ThompsonEpisode: "From Ancient Grudge"
2002-2003 The Office Neil GodwinSeries regular, 8 episodes
2003 Messiah 2: Vengeance Is Mine JonathanMiniseries, 2 episodes
EastEnders DomEpisode: "25 March 2003"
Real Crime Dimitri HorneEpisode: "Lady Jane"
P.O.W. Captain AttercombeSeries regular, 6 episodes
2004 The Afternoon Play Peter HamiltonEpisode: "Venus and Mar"
A Touch of Frost Edward D'arblayEpisode: "Dancing in the Dark"
New Tricks Greg JohnsonRecurring role, 3 episodes
2004-2006 Bodies Dr. Roger HurleySeries regular, 17 episodes
2005 Sensitive Skin Michael DorkinsEpisode: "Series 1, Episode 5"
2006 My Family TonyEpisode: "Dentally Unstable"
Agatha Christie's Poirot Rowley CloadeEpisode: "Taken at the Flood"
Heartbeat Guy MaitlandEpisode: "Intelligence Matters"
2007 Party Animals James NorthcoteSeries regular, 8 episodes
2008 No Heroics ExcelsorSeries regular, 6 episodes
Silent Witness Peter EllisEpisode: "Finding Rachel"
2008-2010 Mistresses Richard DunlopSeries regular, 15 episodes
2009 The Old Guys Reverend PhilEpisode: "Courtesan"
Hotel Babylon Ed MartynRecurring role, 2 episodes
Big Top Andy JamesEpisode: "Boyfriend"
2010 Identity AC Hugh WainwrightRecurring role, 4 episodes
Agatha Christie's Marple Jonathan FraynEpisode: "The Blue Geranium"
Casualty Sam FultonEpisode: "A Day in a Life"
2011 Kidnap and Ransom Philip ShafferRecurring role, 3 episodes
Garrow's Law General PictonEpisode: "Series 3, Episode 3"
2012 Hustle DI Sid FiskEpisode: "Curiosity Caught the Kat"
Cardinal Burns Various rolesEpisode: "Series 1, Episode 5"
Lewis Robert FraserEpisode: "The Indelible Stain"
The Midnight Beast Jay ChitholeEpisode: "Boyband"
Vexed Mark ArmstrongEpisode: "Series 2, Episode 6"
DCI Banks Martin FlemingEpisode: "Dry Bones That Dream"
The Poison Tree FrancisMiniseries, 2 episodes
2013 Privates Captain GulliverRecurring role, 5 episodes
Ripper Street Sidney ResslerEpisode: "The King Came Calling"
Death in Paradise Daryl DexterEpisode: "An Unholy Death"
Jo Serge MontaigneEpisode: "Pigalle"
It's Kevin Various rolesEpisode: "Series 1, Episode 3"
Waterloo Road Julian NobleEpisode: "Dirty Laundry"
Law & Order: UK Richard McGrathEpisode: "Fatherly Love"
2014 Rev. RobEpisode: "Series 3, Episode 2"
2014-2017 Stella Michael JacksonSeries regular, 36 episodes
2016 Marcella Stephen HolmesRecurring role, 7 episodes
2017, 2021 Line of Duty Jimmy LakewellRecurring role, 2 series, 7 episodes
2018 No Offence Lionel DirkinRecurring role, 3 episodes
2018-2019 Berlin Station Dominic KingsburyRecurring role, 2 episodes
2019 Grantchester Archer DavisEpisode: "Series 4, Episode 2"
Vera Ross VarseyEpisode: "Cold River"
Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators Alfred D'AngeloEpisode: "In My Memory Lock'd"
Timewasters JontyEpisode: "By Any Means Necessary"
Warrior Senator CrestwoodRecurring role, 3 episodes
2019-2020Semi-DetachedTedSeries regular, 6 episodes
2020 Casualty Liam BarnettEpisode: "Series 34, Episode 21"
2020-2022 Breeders DarrenRecurring role, 14 episodes
2021 Ted Lasso JohnEpisode: "Goodbye Earl"
Silent Witness Ron RadfordEpisode: "Bad Love"
2022 Sister Boniface Mysteries Lesley CanonEpisode: "Crimes and Miss Demeanours"
The Playlist Jim AndersonEpisode: "The Artist"

Theatre

YearTitleRoleVenueNotes
1995 Mother Courage and Her Children First Soldier Olivier Theatre, London
1998 Camino Real Officer Young Vic, London with Royal Shakespeare Company
Much Ado About Nothing Borachio Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon with Royal Shakespeare Company
1999 Battle Royal Galdini Lyttelton Theatre, London
The BackroomDallas Bush Theatre, London
2000 Albert Speer Theodor Ganzenmuller Lyttelton Theatre, London
A Taste of Honey Peter Watford Palace Theatre, Watford
2001 Finding the Sun Benjamin Cottesloe Theatre, London
2002 Dealer's Choice Frankie Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham
My Night with Reg John Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham
2008 Purgatorio Man Arcola Theatre, London
2011 Loyalty Tony Blair Hampstead Theatre, London

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