Patrick Baladi

Patrick Baladi

Known for
Acting
Born
December 25, 1971 (age 54)
Birthplace
Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, England, UK

Biography

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.

Known For

Filmography

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hangovers aren't real

hangovers aren't real

Movie · as Mark

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Number 10

Number 10

TV · 6 eps

2025
An Enemy Within poster

An Enemy Within

Movie · as Robert Foresight

2025
The Hack poster

The Hack

TV · as John Whitingdale · 7 eps

2025
The War Between the Land and the Sea poster

The War Between the Land and the Sea

TV · as Sir Keith Spears · 3 eps

2025
Little Disasters poster

Little Disasters

TV · as Andrew · 6 eps

2024
The Way poster

The Way

TV · as Hector · 3 eps

2024
Douglas Is Cancelled poster

Douglas Is Cancelled

TV · as Tilson · 2 eps

2024
Boarders poster

Boarders

TV · as Alfie Watlington-Geese · 2 eps

2023
A Kind of Kidnapping poster

A Kind of Kidnapping

Movie · as Richard Hardy

2022
Spinning poster

Spinning

Movie · as Ian

2022
Sister Boniface Mysteries poster

Sister Boniface Mysteries

TV · as Lesley Canon · 1 ep

2022
DI Ray poster

DI Ray

TV · as DI Patrick Holden · 5 eps

2020
Semi-Detached poster

Semi-Detached

TV · as Ted · 6 eps

2020
Ted Lasso poster

Ted Lasso

TV · as John Wingsnight · 3 eps

2020
Breeders poster

Breeders

TV · as Darren · 18 eps

2018
Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators poster

Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators

TV · as Alfred D'Angelo · 1 ep

2016
The Windmill Massacre poster

The Windmill Massacre

Movie · as Douglas

2016
Marcella poster

Marcella

TV · as Stephen Holmes · 24 eps

2016
Berlin Station poster

Berlin Station

TV · as Dominic Kingsbury · 1 ep

2015
Chasing Robert Barker poster

Chasing Robert Barker

Movie · as Olly Clifford

2015
No Offence poster

No Offence

TV · as Lionel Dirkin · 3 eps

2013
N.F.A. (No Fixed Abode)

N.F.A. (No Fixed Abode)

Movie · as Adam

2013
Rush poster

Rush

Movie · as John Hogan

2013
Eve poster

Eve

Movie · as Editor

2013
Privates poster

Privates

TV · as Captain Gulliver · 5 eps

2013
Jo poster

Jo

TV · 1 ep

2013
It's Kevin poster

It's Kevin

TV · as Various · 1 ep

2012
Now Is Good poster

Now Is Good

Movie · as Richard

2012
Line of Duty poster

Line of Duty

TV · as Jimmy Lakewell · 6 eps

2012
Stella poster

Stella

TV · as Michael Jackson · 36 eps

2012
Ripper Street poster

Ripper Street

TV · as Sidney Ressler · 1 ep

2012
The Poison Tree poster

The Poison Tree

TV · as Francis · 2 eps

2011
Demons Never Die poster

Demons Never Die

Movie · as Hudson

2011
Last Flight of the Space Shuttle poster

Last Flight of the Space Shuttle

Movie · as Narrator

2011
Honeymoon for One poster

Honeymoon for One

Movie · as Greg

2011
The Growing Pains of a Teenage Genius poster

The Growing Pains of a Teenage Genius

Movie · as Narrator

2011
Vera poster

Vera

TV · as Ross Varsey · 1 ep

2011
Death in Paradise poster

Death in Paradise

TV · as Louis Nelson · 1 ep

2010
StreetDance 3D poster

StreetDance 3D

Movie · as Mr Harding

2010
Beyond the Pole poster

Beyond the Pole

Movie · as Robert

2010
Vexed poster

Vexed

TV · as Mark Armstrong · 1 ep

2009
The International poster

The International

Movie · as Martin White

2009
Octavia

Octavia

Movie · as Jeremy West

2009
Jubilee poster

Jubilee

Movie · as Nick Bright

2009
Law & Order: UK poster

Law & Order: UK

TV · as Richard McGrath · 1 ep

2009
Garrow's Law poster

Garrow's Law

TV · as General Picton · 1 ep

2009
Big Top poster

Big Top

TV · 1 ep

2009
The Old Guys poster

The Old Guys

TV · as Reverend Phil · 1 ep

2008
Last Chance Harvey poster

Last Chance Harvey

Movie · as Simon

2008
Consuming Passion poster

Consuming Passion

Movie · as Dr Grant / Dr Steele

2008
No Heroics poster

No Heroics

TV · as Excelsor · 6 eps

2008
Mistresses poster

Mistresses

TV · as Richard Dunlop · 16 eps

2007
Diana: Last Days of a Princess poster

Diana: Last Days of a Princess

Movie · as Dodi Al Fayed

2007
World of Wrestling poster

World of Wrestling

Movie · as Rollerball

2007
Party Animals poster

Party Animals

TV · as James Northcote · 8 eps

2007
Lewis poster

Lewis

TV · as Robert Fraser · 1 ep

2006
Alpha Male poster

Alpha Male

Movie · as Clive Lamis

2006
The Only Boy for Me

The Only Boy for Me

Movie · as Mack

2006
Waterloo Road poster

Waterloo Road

TV · as Julian Noble · 1 ep

2006
Hotel Babylon poster

Hotel Babylon

TV · as Ed Martyn · 1 ep

2005
Sensitive Skin poster

Sensitive Skin

TV · as Michael Dorkins · 1 ep

2004
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason poster

Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason

Movie · as Steward

2004
Bodies poster

Bodies

TV · as Roger Hurley · 17 eps

2004
New Tricks poster

New Tricks

TV · 3 eps

2004
Hustle poster

Hustle

TV · as DI Sid Fisk · 1 ep

2003
The Office: The Christmas Special poster

The Office: The Christmas Special

Movie · as Neil Godwin

2003
P.O.W. poster

P.O.W.

TV · 6 eps

2003
The Afternoon Play poster

The Afternoon Play

TV · as Peter Hamilton · 1 ep

2001
The Merchant of Venice poster

The Merchant of Venice

Movie · as Italian Video Suiter

2001
High Heels and Low Lifes poster

High Heels and Low Lifes

Movie · as Car Driver

2001
The Office poster

The Office

TV · as Neil Godwin · 6 eps

2001
Messiah poster

Messiah

TV · as Jonathan · 2 eps

2000
Lady Audley's Secret poster

Lady Audley's Secret

Movie · as Sir Harry Towers

2000
My Family poster

My Family

TV · 1 ep

2000
Perfect World poster

Perfect World

TV · as Jeremy · 1 ep

1997
Midsomer Murders poster

Midsomer Murders

TV · as Steve Ramsey · 1 ep

1997
Ivanhoe poster

Ivanhoe

TV · as Joseph · 1 ep

1996
Silent Witness poster

Silent Witness

TV · as Peter Ellis, Ron Radford · 1 ep

1996
Dalziel and Pascoe poster

Dalziel and Pascoe

TV · as Anthony Wilkes · 1 ep

1995
Sharman poster

Sharman

TV · as George · 1 ep

1992
A Touch of Frost poster

A Touch of Frost

TV · as Edward D'arblay · 1 ep

1992
Heartbeat poster

Heartbeat

TV · as Ray Thompson, Guy Maitland · 1 ep

1991
Soldier Soldier poster

Soldier Soldier

TV · as Orderly Sergeant · 1 ep

1989
Agatha Christie's Poirot poster

Agatha Christie's Poirot

TV · as Rowley Cloade · 1 ep

1986
Casualty poster

Casualty

TV · as Gary Rix, Sam Fulton · 1 ep