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Patrick Baladi
Born
Patrick Bashir Baladi

(1971-12-25) 25 December 1971 (age 52)
Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, England
Alma materRoyal Central School of Speech and Drama
OccupationActor
Years active2001–present
Spouses
Gemma Walker
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(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.

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

Year Title Role Notes
2000 Lady Audley's Secret Sir Harry Towers TV film
2001 High Heels and Low Lifes Car Driver
2004 Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason Steward
Low Street Young Man Short film
2006 Alpha Male Clive Lamis
The Only Boy for Me Mack TV film
2007 Diana: Last Days of a Princess Dodi Al Fayed TV film
World of Wrestling Rollerball Short film
2008 Consuming Passion: 100 Years of Mills & Boon Dr Grant/Dr Steele TV film
Last Chance Harvey Simon
2009 The International Martin White
Beyond the Pole Robert
Jubilee Nick Bright Short film
Octavia Jeremy West TV film
2010 StreetDance 3D Mr. Harding
2011 Honeymoon for One Greg Young TV film
Demons Never Die Gary Hudson
2012 N.F.A. (No Fixed Abode) Adam
Now Is Good Richard
2013 Eve Editor Short film
Rush John Hogan
2015 Chasing Robert Barker Olly Clifford
2016 The Windmill Massacre Douglas West
2017 The Kidnapping of Richard Franco Richard Franco Short film

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1995 Soldier Soldier Orderly Sergeant Episode: "Leaving"
1996 Dalziel and Pascoe Anthony Wilkes Episode: "A Clubbable Woman"
Sharman George Episode: "Series 1, Episode 1"
1997 Ivanhoe Joseph Episode: "Part Three"
1998 Grafters Will Recurring role, 2 episodes
2001 Perfect World Jeremy Episode: "Best Man"
Midsomer Murders Steve Ramsey Episode: "The Electric Vendetta"
Masterpiece Theatre Italian Video Suiter Episode: "The Merchant of Venice"
Casualty Gary Fox Episode: "Lost and Found"
2002 Heartbeat Ray Thompson Episode: "From Ancient Grudge"
2002-2003 The Office Neil Godwin Series regular, 8 episodes
2003 Messiah 2: Vengeance Is Mine Jonathan Miniseries, 2 episodes
EastEnders Dom Episode: "25 March 2003"
Real Crime Dimitri Horne Episode: "Lady Jane"
P.O.W. Captain Attercombe Series regular, 6 episodes
2004 The Afternoon Play Peter Hamilton Episode: "Venus and Mar"
A Touch of Frost Edward D'arblay Episode: "Dancing in the Dark"
New Tricks Greg Johnson Recurring role, 3 episodes
2004-2006 Bodies Dr. Roger Hurley Series regular, 17 episodes
2005 Sensitive Skin Michael Dorkins Episode: "Series 1, Episode 5"
2006 My Family Tony Episode: "Dentally Unstable"
Agatha Christie's Poirot Rowley Cloade Episode: "Taken at the Flood"
Heartbeat Guy Maitland Episode: "Intelligence Matters"
2007 Party Animals James Northcote Series regular, 8 episodes
2008 No Heroics Excelsor Series regular, 6 episodes
Silent Witness Peter Ellis Episode: "Finding Rachel"
2008-2010 Mistresses Richard Dunlop Series regular, 15 episodes
2009 The Old Guys Reverend Phil Episode: "Courtesan"
Hotel Babylon Ed Martyn Recurring role, 2 episodes
Big Top Andy James Episode: "Boyfriend"
2010 Identity AC Hugh Wainwright Recurring role, 4 episodes
Agatha Christie's Marple Jonathan Frayn Episode: "The Blue Geranium"
Casualty Sam Fulton Episode: "A Day in a Life"
2011 Kidnap and Ransom Philip Shaffer Recurring role, 3 episodes
Garrow's Law General Picton Episode: "Series 3, Episode 3"
2012 Hustle DI Sid Fisk Episode: "Curiosity Caught the Kat"
Cardinal Burns Various roles Episode: "Series 1, Episode 5"
Lewis Robert Fraser Episode: "The Indelible Stain"
The Midnight Beast Jay Chithole Episode: "Boyband"
Vexed Mark Armstrong Episode: "Series 2, Episode 6"
DCI Banks Martin Fleming Episode: "Dry Bones That Dream"
The Poison Tree Francis Miniseries, 2 episodes
2013 Privates Captain Gulliver Recurring role, 5 episodes
Ripper Street Sidney Ressler Episode: "The King Came Calling"
Death in Paradise Daryl Dexter Episode: "An Unholy Death"
Jo Serge Montaigne Episode: "Pigalle"
It's Kevin Various roles Episode: "Series 1, Episode 3"
Waterloo Road Julian Noble Episode: "Dirty Laundry"
Law & Order: UK Richard McGrath Episode: "Fatherly Love"
2014 Rev. Rob Episode: "Series 3, Episode 2"
2014-2017 Stella Michael Jackson Series regular, 36 episodes
2016 Marcella Stephen Holmes Recurring role, 7 episodes
2017, 2021 Line of Duty Jimmy Lakewell Recurring role, 2 series, 7 episodes
2018 No Offence Lionel Dirkin Recurring role, 3 episodes
2018-2019 Berlin Station Dominic Kingsbury Recurring role, 2 episodes
2019 Grantchester Archer Davis Episode: "Series 4, Episode 2"
Vera Ross Varsey Episode: "Cold River"
Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators Alfred D'Angelo Episode: "In My Memory Lock'd"
Timewasters Jonty Episode: "By Any Means Necessary"
Warrior Senator Crestwood Recurring role, 3 episodes
2019-2020 Semi-Detached Ted Series regular, 6 episodes
2020 Casualty Liam Barnett Episode: "Series 34, Episode 21"
2020-2022 Breeders Darren Recurring role, 14 episodes
2021 Ted Lasso John Episode: "Goodbye Earl"
Silent Witness Ron Radford Episode: "Bad Love"
2022 Sister Boniface Mysteries Lesley Canon Episode: "Crimes and Miss Demeanours"
The Playlist Jim Anderson Episode: "The Artist"

Theatre

Year Title Role Venue Notes
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 Backroom Dallas 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

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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