Patrick Baladi

Patrick Bashir Baladi (born 25 December 1971) is an English actor and musician. 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

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). 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 suave and charming 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 and Stella.

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. 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 is married to Janie Erith. Their daughter Kensa was born on 4 September 2016. He is a member of the band Grow Up, along with Keith Allen. Baladi also has set up a booth at The Malthouse Emporium - an antiques and furniture centre in Stroud.[7]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
2001–2003 The Office Neil Godwin Series 2
2004 Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason Flight Attendant Film
2004 New Tricks DI Greg Johnson S1:E3 ”1984”
2004–2006 Bodies Rodger Hurley 17 episodes
2006 My Family Dr. Tony Bassett 1 episode, “Dentally Unstable”
2006 Agatha Christie's Poirot Rowley Cloade Series 10, Taken at the Flood
2008 Mistresses Richard Series 1–2
2008 No Heroics Devlin/Exelsor
2010 Agatha Christie's Marple Dr. Jonathan Frayn Series 5, The Blue Geranium
2012 Lewis Robert Fraser Series 6, episode 4 "The Indelible Stain"
2012 Hustle DI Fisk Series 8, episode 3 "Curiosity caught the Kat"
2013 Death in Paradise Daryl Dexter
2013 Waterloo Road Julian Noble Series 8, episode 29; fictional chat show host
2013 Ripper Street Sydney Ressler Series 1, episode 3
2014–2017 Stella Michael Jackson Series 3–
2016–present Marcella Stephen Holmes
2017 Line of Duty Jimmy Lakewell Series 4, episodes 4–6
2018–2019 Berlin Station Dominic Kingsbury 2 episodes
2019 Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators Alfred D'Angelo Series 2, episode 8 "In My Memory Lock'd"
2019 Timewasters Jonty 1 episode
2019 Warrior Senator Crestwood 2 episodes
2019 Vera Ross Episode: "Cold River"
2020 Casualty Liam Barnett 1 episode
2020 Breeders Darren 7 episodes

References
  1. Jones, Alison (2009) "Patrick Baladi goes from The Office to Hollywood", 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.


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