Philip Arditti
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Philip Arditti | |
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| Born | Philip Ishak Arditti 1979 (age 44–45) |
| Citizenship | United Kingdom Switzerland |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2004–present |
Philip Ishak Ardittiis a Turkish theatre and television actor famous for his role asUday Husseinin the four episodeHouse of Saddamtelevisiondocudrama.He also appeared in the filmRed 2,a sequel to 2010'sRed.He was part of the team that founded theArcola Theatrein London.
Early years
[edit]Arditti was born in Geneva in 1979 of Italian and TurkishJewishSephardicdescent, and grew up inIstanbuland moved toLondonin 1999. He graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in 2004.
Career
[edit]He began his TV and film career in some of British television's most popular series includingCasualty,SpooksandSilent Witness.He also appeared in the British comedy drama filmHappy-Go-Lucky.
His radio plays includeSnow(adapted from thenovelbyOrhan Pamuk) and[1][permanent dead link]
In 2013, he appeared in Turkish television seriesSonand in the filmSinging Womendirected by Turkish film directorReha Erdem.In 2014 he appeared in theBBC/SundanceTV dramaThe Honourable Womandirected byHugo BlickoppositeMaggie Gyllenhaalwhere he played Saleh Al-Zahid.
In 2014, he played a goatherd in theGame of Thronesepisode,The Laws of Gods and Men.
On the stage Arditti playedYossarian,the New York bomb aimer, inJoseph Heller's stage adaptation of his novelCatch-22on a UK national tour directed byRachel Chavkin.He is a regular performer at London'sNational Theatre,including roles inEngland People Very Nice(2009),Blood and Gifts(2010),Holy Rosenbergs(2011). In September 2017 he playedUri SavirinJ.T. Rogers'sstage playOsloat the venue's Lyttelton auditorium, accompanying the production when it transferred to theWest Endin the following month.[1][2]
Filmography
[edit]| † | Denotes productions that have not yet been released |
Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2005 | Chopratown | Ozdemir Ergun | TV film |
| 2006 | Chicken Soup | Khal | Short film |
| Really | Izzy | ||
| 2008 | Happy-Go-Lucky | Flamenco Student | |
| 2009 | Vidiotic | Various | TV film |
| 2010 | Brotherhood | Rafiq | Short film |
| 2011 | Women and Children | Chris | |
| 2012 | John Carter | Spotter #2 | |
| Interview with a Hitman | Kovacs | ||
| 2013 | Red 2 | Arman | |
| Şarkı Söyleyen Kadınlar | Adem | ||
| Leave to Remain | Iranian Psychiatrist | ||
| The Vatican | Stefano Quadraggio | TV film | |
| 2014 | Born of War | Khalid | |
| Monsters: Dark Continent | Khalil | ||
| Exodus: Gods and Kings | Viceroy Hegep's Aide | ||
| 2015 | The Danish Girl | Dr. McBride | |
| National Theatre Live:As You Like It | Oliver | ||
| 2016 | Inferno | Professor (Istanbul) | |
| Arrivals | Mehdi | ||
| 2017 | National Theatre Live:Salome | Caiaphus | |
| Anchor and Hope | Farid | ||
| 2018 | Arabian Nights | Direct-to-video | |
| The Jump | Young Michael | Short film | |
| 2019 | Strange Cities Are Familiar | Moataz | Short film |
| TBC | The Way of the Wind† | Hosea | Post-production |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2004 | Casualty | Nikos Siranidis | Episode:"Who Knows Best" |
| 2005 | Spooks | Louis Khurvin | Episode:"The Sting" |
| 2006 | Caerdydd | Arun | |
| 2007 | The Whistleblowers | Mehmet Kunac | Episode:"Fit for Purpose" |
| 2008 | 10 Days to War | Haidar | Episode:"Blowback" |
| House of Saddam | Uday Hussein | Miniseries, 4 episodes | |
| Spooks: Code 9 | Abid Malik | 2 episodes | |
| Silent Witness | Melik Burak | Episode:"Terror" | |
| 2009 | Father & Son | Suliman | Miniseries, 3 episodes |
| 2010 | Five Days | Dr. Adel Haydar | Recurring role, 3 episodes |
| Accused | Hamid | Episode:"Frankie's Story" | |
| Any Human Heart | Senor Fernandez | Episode:"Series 1, Episode 2" | |
| 2012 | Above Suspicion | George Peroz | Episode:"Silent Scream" |
| Twenty Twelve | Saleem Ahmed | Episode:"Boycott" | |
| New Tricks | Mehtin Topal | Episode:"Dead Poets" | |
| Son | Majid Maleki | Series regular, 25 episodes | |
| 2013 | Borgia | Kasim Bey | Episode:"The Time of Sweet Desires" |
| Da Vinci's Demons | King Ferdinand | Episode:"The Tower" | |
| Strike Back | Qassein | Recurring role, 3 episodes | |
| 2014 | Game of Thrones | Goatherd | Episode:"The Laws of Gods and Men" |
| The Honourable Woman | Saleh Al-Zahid | Series regular, 7 episodes | |
| Ripper Street | Ezra Marvell | Episode:"Ashes and Diamonds" | |
| 2015 | Spotless | Veysel | Episodes:"The Power of No"&"Fallowfield" |
| Humans | Salim Sadik | Episode:"Series 1, Episode 1" | |
| Tyrant | Episodes:"Desert Storm"&"Pax Abuddin" | ||
| 2016 | The Missing | Khamis | Episode:"The Turtle and the Stick" |
| 2017 | Vera | John Greenhill | Episode:"Broken Promise" |
| The White Princess | Rodrigo de Puebla | Miniseries, 2 episodes | |
| 2018 | Kiss Me First | Azul | Miniseries, 5 episodes |
| Patrick Melrose | Pierre | Episode:"Bad News" | |
| Black Earth Rising | Colonel Colbert | Episodes:"In Other News"&"The Forgiving Earth" | |
| 2019 | Chimerica | Young Frank | Episode:"Kodak Ergo Sum" |
| Sanctuary | Dr. Silva | Series regular, 7 episodes | |
| 2021 | Domina | Primus | Episodes:"Treason"&"Happiness" |
| No Return† | Rico Karvalci | Post-production |
Theatre
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Philip Arditti".www.nationaltheatre.org.uk.National Theatre.Retrieved21 September2017.
- ^Billington, Michael (18 September 2017)."Oslo review – the political gets personal as tense peace talks are given epic sweep".The Guardian.
External links
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- Living people
- People from Geneva
- Male actors from London
- British male television actors
- English people of Italian descent
- English people of Turkish-Jewish descent
- Swiss people of Turkish-Jewish descent
- Swiss people of Italian descent
- Swiss emigrants to the United Kingdom
- 21st-century Swiss Jews
- Alumni of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
- Naturalised citizens of the United Kingdom
- Jewish British male actors
- 1979 births