Raad Rawi

Raad Rawi

Known for
Acting
Born
December 31, 1969 (age 56)

Biography

Raad Rawi – British actor of mixed heritage (Iraqi father, Caucasian mother), born 31 December 1969 (some sources list 1970). Raised and educated primarily in Geneva, Paris, and California. Trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and a veteran of the National Theatre, Royal Shakespeare Company, and Royal Exchange Manchester, with four West End productions including Bombay Dreams (2002). He has been married to Kate Gartside since 1991. His most notable film roles include the Airport Security Chief in Midnight Express (1978), Aziz in Scandal (1989), Prince Thamer in The Kingdom (2007), Nathir in Traitor (2008, opposite Don Cheadle), Ahmed Zubaidi in Green Zone (2010, directed by Paul Greengrass), Fassir in Conan the Barbarian (2011), Munem in The Devil's Double (2011), Tihomir Boyanov in Spy (2015), and Gaddafi in A Private War (2018, opposite Rosamund Pike).

Known For

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Filmography

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Daughter of Eden

Daughter of Eden

Movie · as Mustafa

2024
Faithless poster

Faithless

TV · as Mo · 6 eps

2022
The Bastard Son & the Devil Himself poster

The Bastard Son & the Devil Himself

TV · as Lucas · 1 ep

2019
Paradise War: The Story of Bruno Manser poster

Paradise War: The Story of Bruno Manser

Movie · as Boutros Boutros-Ghali

2019
Official Secrets poster

Official Secrets

Movie · as Mel

2019
Brassic poster

Brassic

TV · as Eric Nosh · 1 ep

2018
The Jump poster

The Jump

Movie · as Old Michael

2018
A Private War poster

A Private War

Movie · as Gaddafi

2018
Sick of It poster

Sick of It

TV · as Therapist · 1 ep

2017
National Theatre Live: Salomé poster

National Theatre Live: Salomé

Movie · as Annas

2015
Spy poster

Spy

Movie · as Tihomir Boyanov

2015
One Crazy Thing poster

One Crazy Thing

Movie · as Dad Veer

2011
Conan the Barbarian poster

Conan the Barbarian

Movie · as Fassir - High Priest

2011
The Devil's Double poster

The Devil's Double

Movie · as Munem

2011
Mesocafé poster

Mesocafé

Movie · as Hushyar

2010
Green Zone poster

Green Zone

Movie · as Ahmed Zubaidi

2008
Traitor poster

Traitor

Movie · as Nathir

2008
House of Saddam poster

House of Saddam

TV · as Kabariti · 1 ep

2007
The Kingdom poster

The Kingdom

Movie · as Prince Thamer

2006
Nina's Heavenly Delights poster

Nina's Heavenly Delights

Movie · as Mohan Shah

2004
A Line in the Sand poster

A Line in the Sand

Movie · as Omid Torabi

2003
The Afternoon Play poster

The Afternoon Play

TV · as Professor Bryce · 1 ep

2002
Spooks poster

Spooks

TV · as Ambassador, Saudi Ambassador · 1 ep

2002
Wire in the Blood poster

Wire in the Blood

TV · as Gordon Ozick · 1 ep

2001
Murphy's Law poster

Murphy's Law

TV · as Godfrey Raines · 1 ep

1999
Holby City poster

Holby City

TV · as Reyhan Shah · 8 eps

1998
The Life of the Buddha poster

The Life of the Buddha

Movie · as King Suddhodana (voice)

1996
Half the Picture poster

Half the Picture

Movie · as Kurd / Palestinian

1996
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Travels with Father poster

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Travels with Father

Movie · as Pater

1996
Dalziel and Pascoe poster

Dalziel and Pascoe

TV · as Sumit Jarred · 2 eps

1995
Bugs poster

Bugs

TV · as Da Silva · 1 ep

1994
Cadfael poster

Cadfael

TV · as Cassale · 1 ep

1993
The Detectives poster

The Detectives

TV · as Sultan of Benaris · 1 ep

1992
Supper at Emmaus poster

Supper at Emmaus

Movie

1992
Hostages poster

Hostages

Movie · as Moussavlan

1990
The Care of Time poster

The Care of Time

Movie · as Emir

1989
Scandal poster

Scandal

Movie · as Aziz

1989
Shalom Salaam poster

Shalom Salaam

Movie · as Phil Morris

1987
The Trial of Klaus Barbie poster

The Trial of Klaus Barbie

Movie · as Lawyer

1986
Mona Lisa poster

Mona Lisa

Movie · as Arab Servant

1983
Misunderstood poster

Misunderstood

Movie · as Doctor

1982
A Cotswold Death poster

A Cotswold Death

Movie · as Ahmed

1981
Bergerac poster

Bergerac

TV · as Khalid Daoud · 1 ep

1979
Tales of the Unexpected poster

Tales of the Unexpected

TV · as Crown Prince Zawi · 1 ep

1978
Midnight Express poster

Midnight Express

Movie · as Airport Security Chief

1978
Scorpion Tales poster

Scorpion Tales

TV · as Young Arab · 1 ep

1970
Play for Today poster

Play for Today

TV · as Ahmed · 1 ep