Philip Arditti

Philip Arditti Philip Ishak Arditti is a British-Swiss theatre and television actor of Jewish Sephardic descent, famous for his role as Uday Hussein in the four episode House of Saddam television docudrama. He also appeared in the film Red 2, a sequel to 2010's Red. He was part of the team that founded the Arcola Theatre in London

Philip Arditti
Born
Geneva, Switzerland
CitizenshipUnited Kingdom
Switzerland
OccupationActor
Years active2004–present

Early years

Arditti was born in Geneva and grew up in Istanbul and moved to London in 1999. He graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in 2004.

Career

He began his TV and film career in some of British television's most popular series including Casualty, Spooks and Silent Witness. He also appeared in the British comedy drama film Happy-Go-Lucky.

His radio plays include Snow (adapted from the novel by Orhan Pamuk) and

In 2013, he appeared in Turkish television series Son and in the film Singing Women directed by Turkish film director Reha Erdem. In 2014 he appeared in the BBC/Sundance TV drama The Honourable Woman directed by Hugo Blick opposite Maggie Gyllenhaal where he played Saleh Al-Zahid.

In 2014, he played a goatherd in the Game of Thrones episode, The Laws of Gods and Men.

Stage

On the stage Arditti played Yossarian, the New York bomb aimer, in Joseph Heller's stage adaptation of his novel Catch-22 on a UK national tour directed by Rachel Chavkin.He is a regular performer at London's National Theatre, including roles in England People Very Nice (2009), Blood and Gifts (2010), Holy Rosenbergs (2011). In September 2017 he played Uri Savir in J.T. Rogers's stage play Oslo at the venue's Lyttelton auditorium, accompanying the production when it transferred to the West End in the following month.[1][2]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2005 Chopratown Ozdemir Ergun TV film
2006 Really Izzy
2008 Happy-Go-Lucky Flamenco Student
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

Television
Year Title Role Notes
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
Spooks: Code 9 Abid Malik 2 episodes
Silent Witness Melik Burak Episode: "Terror"
2009 Father & Son Suliman Miniseries
2010 Five Days Dr. Adel Haydar Recurring role
Accused Hamid Episode: "Frankie's Story"
Any Human Heart Senor Fernandez 1 episode
2012 Above Suspicion George Peroz Episode: "Silent Scream"
Twenty Twelve Saleem Ahmed Episiode: "Boycott"
New Tricks Mehtin Topal Episode: "Dead Poets"
2012-2013 Son Majid Maleki Series regular
2013 Borgia Kasim Bey Episode: "The Time of Sweet Desires"
Da Vinci's Demons King Ferdinand Episode: "The Tower"
Strike Back Qassein 3 episodes
2014 Game of Thrones Goatherd Episode: "The Laws of Gods and Men"
The Honourable Woman Saleh Al-Zahid Series regular
Ripper Street Ezra Marvell Episode: "Ashes and Diamonds"
2015 Spotless Veysel 2 episodes
Humans Salim Sadik 1 episode
Tyrant 2 episodes
2016 The Missing Khamis Episode: "The Turtle and the Stick"
2017 Vera John Greenhill Episode: "Broken Promise"
The White Princess Rodrigo de Puebla Miniseries
2018 Kiss Me First Azul Miniseries
Patrick Melrose Pierre Episode: "Bad News"
Black Earth Rising Colonel Colbert 2 episodes
2019 Chimerica Young Frank Episode: "Kodak Ergo Sum"
Sanctuary Dr. Silva Series regular

References
  1. "Philip Arditti". www.nationaltheatre.org.uk. National Theatre. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  2. Billington, Michael (18 September 2017). "Oslo review – the political gets personal as tense peace talks are given epic sweep". The Guardian.
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