Raad Rawi
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
Credits
- 2024 · Faithless as Mo
- 2022 · The Bastard Son & the Devil Himself as Lucas
- 2019 · Paradise War: The Story of Bruno Manser as Boutros Boutros-Ghali
- 2019 · Official Secrets as Mel
- 2019 · Brassic as Eric Nosh
- 2018 · A Private War as Gaddafi
- 2018 · Sick of It as Therapist
- 2018 · The Jump as Old Michael
- 2017 · National Theatre Live: Salomé as Annas
- 2015 · Spy as Tihomir Boyanov
- 2015 · One Crazy Thing as Dad Veer
- 2011 · Mesocafé as Hushyar
- 2011 · Conan the Barbarian as Fassir - High Priest
- 2011 · The Devil's Double as Munem
- 2010 · Green Zone as Ahmed Zubaidi
- 2008 · Traitor as Nathir
- 2008 · House of Saddam as Kabariti
- 2007 · The Kingdom as Prince Thamer
- 2006 · Nina's Heavenly Delights as Mohan Shah
- 2004 · A Line in the Sand as Omid Torabi
- 2003 · The Afternoon Play as Professor Bryce
- 2002 · Wire in the Blood as Gordon Ozick
- 2002 · Spooks as Ambassador
- 2002 · Spooks as Saudi Ambassador
- 2001 · Murphy's Law as Godfrey Raines
- 1999 · Holby City as Reyhan Shah
- 1998 · The Life of the Buddha as King Suddhodana (voice)
- 1996 · The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Travels with Father as Pater
- 1996 · Dalziel and Pascoe as Sumit Jarred
- 1996 · Half the Picture as Kurd / Palestinian
- 1995 · Bugs as Da Silva
- 1994 · Cadfael as Cassale
- 1993 · The Detectives as Sultan of Benaris
- 1992 · Hostages as Moussavlan
- 1992 · Supper at Emmaus as
- 1990 · The Care of Time as Emir
- 1989 · Shalom Salaam as Phil Morris
- 1989 · Scandal as Aziz
- 1987 · The Trial of Klaus Barbie as Lawyer
- 1986 · Mona Lisa as Arab Servant
- 1983 · Misunderstood as Doctor
- 1982 · A Cotswold Death as Ahmed
- 1981 · Bergerac as Khalid Daoud
- 1979 · Tales of the Unexpected as Crown Prince Zawi
- 1978 · Midnight Express as Airport Security Chief
- 1978 · Scorpion Tales as Young Arab
- 1970 · Play for Today as Ahmed
- Future · Daughter of Eden as Mustafa