Patrick Baladi
Born: 1971-12-25 in Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, England, UK
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2025
- The War Between the Land and the Sea as Sir Keith Spears
- The Hack as John Whitingdale
- Little Disasters as Andrew
- An Enemy Within as Robert Foresight
2024
- Boarders as Alfie Watlington-Geese
- Douglas Is Cancelled as Tilson
- The Way as Hector
2023
- A Kind of Kidnapping as Richard Hardy
2022
- Sister Boniface Mysteries as Lesley Canon
- DI Ray as DI Patrick Holden
- Spinning as Ian
2020
- Ted Lasso as John Wingsnight
- Breeders as Darren
- Semi-Detached as Ted
2018
- Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators as Alfred D'Angelo
2016
- Berlin Station as Dominic Kingsbury
- Marcella as Stephen Holmes
- The Windmill Massacre as Douglas
2015
- No Offence as Lionel Dirkin
- Chasing Robert Barker as Olly Clifford
2013
- Rush as John Hogan
- Jo
- Eve as Editor
- It's Kevin as Various
- Privates as Captain Gulliver
- N.F.A. (No Fixed Abode) as Adam
2012
- Line of Duty as Jimmy Lakewell
- Ripper Street as Sidney Ressler
- Stella as Michael Jackson
- Now Is Good as Richard
- The Poison Tree as Francis
2011
- Death in Paradise as Louis Nelson
- Vera as Ross Varsey
- Honeymoon for One as Greg
- Demons Never Die as Hudson
- Last Flight of the Space Shuttle as Narrator
- The Growing Pains of a Teenage Genius as Narrator
2010
- StreetDance 3D as Mr Harding
- Vexed as Mark Armstrong
- Beyond the Pole as Robert
2009
- Law & Order: UK as Richard McGrath
- The International as Martin White
- Garrow's Law as General Picton
- The Old Guys as Reverend Phil
- Big Top
- Jubilee as Nick Bright
- Octavia as Jeremy West
2008
- Last Chance Harvey as Simon
- Mistresses as Richard Dunlop
- No Heroics as Excelsor
- Consuming Passion as Dr Grant / Dr Steele
2007
- Lewis as Robert Fraser
- Party Animals as James Northcote
- Diana: Last Days of a Princess as Dodi Al Fayed
- World of Wrestling as Rollerball
2006
- Waterloo Road as Julian Noble
- Alpha Male as Clive Lamis
- The Only Boy for Me as Mack
2005
- Sensitive Skin as Michael Dorkins
2004
- Hustle as DI Sid Fisk
- New Tricks
- Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason as Steward
- Bodies as Roger Hurley
2003
- The Afternoon Play as Peter Hamilton
- P.O.W.
2001
- The Office as Neil Godwin
- Messiah as Jonathan
- High Heels and Low Lifes as Car Driver
- The Merchant of Venice as Italian Video Suiter
2000
- My Family
- Perfect World as Jeremy
- Lady Audley's Secret as Sir Harry Towers
1997
- Midsomer Murders as Steve Ramsey
- Ivanhoe as Joseph
1996
- Silent Witness as Peter Ellis
- Dalziel and Pascoe as Anthony Wilkes
1995
- Sharman as George
1992
- A Touch of Frost as Edward D'arblay
- Heartbeat as Ray Thompson
1991
- Soldier Soldier as Orderly Sergeant
1989
- Agatha Christie's Poirot as Rowley Cloade
1986
- Casualty as Gary Rix