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Patrick Baladi
Known for: ActingPatrick 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 24
Rush
+6
as John Hogan 
Marcella
as Stephen Holmes 
The Office
+4
as Neil Godwin 
Bodies
as Roger Hurley 
The International
+2
as Martin White 
Stella
as Michael Jackson 
Mistresses
as Richard Dunlop 
Last Chance Harvey
+3
as Simon 
Little Disasters
+2
as Andrew 
Now Is Good
+2
as Richard 
The Way
as Hector 
StreetDance 3D
as Mr Harding 
Party Animals
as James Northcote 
Semi-Detached
as Ted 
The Poison Tree
as Francis 
An Enemy Within
+1
as Robert Foresight 
The Windmill Massacre
as Douglas 
Consuming Passion
as Dr Grant / Dr Steele 
Honeymoon for One
as Greg 
The Merchant of Venice
as Italian Video Suiter 
Chasing Robert Barker
+1
as Olly Clifford 
Demons Never Die
as Hudson 
Last Flight of the Space Shuttle
as Narrator 
Alpha Male
as Clive Lamis