Acting · Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, England, UK · Born December 25, 1971
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. 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 brought up in Libya and educated at Stonyhurst College. After school he went on to train as an actor at the Central School of Speech and Drama. 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.
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as John Hogan
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as Louis Nelson
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2000
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as Sir Harry Towers
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1992
as Ray Thompson
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1991
as Orderly Sergeant
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1989
as Rowley Cloade
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1986
as Gary Rix
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