Philip Arditti

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Philip Arditti
Born
Philip Ishak Arditti

1979 (age 4546)
Citizenship United Kingdom
Switzerland
OccupationActor
Years active2004–present

Philip Ishak Arditti is a Turkish theatre and television actor famous for his role as Uday Hussein in the four episode House of Saddam television docudrama. He also appeared in the film Red 2 , a sequel to 2010's Red . He was part of the team that founded the Arcola Theatre in London.

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Early years

Arditti was born in Geneva in 1979 of Italian and Turkish Jewish Sephardic descent, and grew up in Istanbul and moved to London in 1999. He graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in 2004.

Career

He began his TV and film career in some of British television's most popular series including Casualty , Spooks and Silent Witness . He also appeared in the British comedy drama film Happy-Go-Lucky .

His radio plays include Snow (adapted from the novel by Orhan Pamuk) and [ permanent dead link ]

In 2013, he appeared in Turkish television series Son and in the film Singing Women directed by Turkish film director Reha Erdem. In 2014 he appeared in the BBC/Sundance TV drama The Honourable Woman directed by Hugo Blick opposite Maggie Gyllenhaal where he played Saleh Al-Zahid.

In 2014, he played a goatherd in the Game of Thrones episode, The Laws of Gods and Men.

On the stage Arditti played Yossarian, the New York bomb aimer, in Joseph Heller's stage adaptation of his novel Catch-22 on a UK national tour directed by Rachel Chavkin.He is a regular performer at London's National Theatre, including roles in England People Very Nice (2009), Blood and Gifts (2010), Holy Rosenbergs (2011). In September 2017 he played Uri Savir in J.T. Rogers 's stage play Oslo at the venue's Lyttelton auditorium, accompanying the production when it transferred to the West End in the following month. [1] [2]

Filmography

Key
Denotes productions that have not yet been released

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2005 Chopratown Ozdemir ErgunTV film
2006Chicken SoupKhalShort film
ReallyIzzy
2008 Happy-Go-Lucky Flamenco Student
2009VidioticVariousTV film
2010BrotherhoodRafiqShort film
2011Women and ChildrenChris
2012 John Carter Spotter #2
Interview with a Hitman Kovacs
2013 Red 2 Arman
Şarkı Söyleyen Kadınlar Adem
Leave to RemainIranian Psychiatrist
The VaticanStefano QuadraggioTV film
2014Born of WarKhalid
Monsters: Dark Continent Khalil
Exodus: Gods and Kings Viceroy Hegep's Aide
2015 The Danish Girl Dr. McBride
National Theatre Live: As You Like It Oliver
2016 Inferno Professor (Istanbul)
ArrivalsMehdi
2017 National Theatre Live: Salome Caiaphus
Anchor and Hope Farid
2018Arabian NightsDirect-to-video
The JumpYoung MichaelShort film
2019Strange Cities Are FamiliarMoatazShort film
TBC The Way of the Wind Hosea Post-production

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2004 Casualty Nikos SiranidisEpisode: "Who Knows Best"
2005 Spooks Louis KhurvinEpisode: "The Sting"
2006 Caerdydd Arun
2007 The Whistleblowers Mehmet KunacEpisode: "Fit for Purpose"
2008 10 Days to War HaidarEpisode: "Blowback"
House of Saddam Uday HusseinMiniseries, 4 episodes
Spooks: Code 9 Abid Malik2 episodes
Silent Witness Melik BurakEpisode: "Terror"
2009 Father & Son SulimanMiniseries, 3 episodes
2010 Five Days Dr. Adel HaydarRecurring role, 3 episodes
Accused HamidEpisode: "Frankie's Story"
Any Human Heart Senor FernandezEpisode: "Series 1, Episode 2"
2012 Above Suspicion George PerozEpisode: "Silent Scream"
Twenty Twelve Saleem AhmedEpisode: "Boycott"
New Tricks Mehtin TopalEpisode: "Dead Poets"
Son Majid MalekiSeries regular, 25 episodes
2013 Borgia Kasim BeyEpisode: "The Time of Sweet Desires"
Da Vinci's Demons King FerdinandEpisode: "The Tower"
Strike Back QasseinRecurring role, 3 episodes
2014 Game of Thrones GoatherdEpisode: "The Laws of Gods and Men"
The Honourable Woman Saleh Al-ZahidSeries regular, 7 episodes
Ripper Street Ezra MarvellEpisode: "Ashes and Diamonds"
2015 Spotless VeyselEpisodes: "The Power of No" & "Fallowfield"
Humans Salim SadikEpisode: "Series 1, Episode 1"
Tyrant Episodes: "Desert Storm" & "Pax Abuddin"
2016 The Missing KhamisEpisode: "The Turtle and the Stick"
2017 Vera John GreenhillEpisode: "Broken Promise"
The White Princess Rodrigo de Puebla Miniseries, 2 episodes
2018 Kiss Me First AzulMiniseries, 5 episodes
Patrick Melrose PierreEpisode: "Bad News"
Black Earth Rising Colonel ColbertEpisodes: "In Other News" & "The Forgiving Earth"
2019 Chimerica Young FrankEpisode: "Kodak Ergo Sum"
SanctuaryDr. SilvaSeries regular, 7 episodes
2021 Domina PrimusEpisodes: "Treason" & "Happiness"
No ReturnRico KarvalciPost-production

Theatre

YearTitleRoleVenueNotes
2009 England People Very Nice Elmar Royal National Theatre, London
Rope Sabot Almeida Theatre, London
2010 Light Shining in Buckinghamshire Star Arcola Theatre, London
Blood and Gifts Saeed Royal National Theatre, London
2011 The Holy Rosenbergs Simon Royal National Theatre, London
Sixty-Six Books: The Strange Wife Hannah Bush Theatre, London
2013FactsKhalid Finborough Theatre, London
2014 Catch-22 Yossarian Northern Stage, Newcastle upon Tyne
2015 Who Cares Jonathon Royal Court Theatre, London
As You Like It Oliver de Boys Royal National Theatre, London
2016 Henry V Ancient Pistol Regent's Park Open Air Theatre, London
2017The Hunting LodgePrince Unicorn Theatre, London
Salomé Caiaphas Royal National Theatre, London
Oslo Uri Savir Royal National Theatre, London
2019 Richard III Ensemble Shakespeare's Globe, London
Henry VI Ensemble Shakespeare's Globe, London
Henry V Ensemble Shakespeare's Globe, London
Henry IV Ensemble Shakespeare's Globe, London
2021 Copenhagen Werner Heisenberg Theatre Royal, Bath

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References

  1. "Philip Arditti". www.nationaltheatre.org.uk. National Theatre. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  2. Billington, Michael (18 September 2017). "Oslo review – the political gets personal as tense peace talks are given epic sweep". The Guardian.