Philip Arditti
Introduction '''Philip Ishak Arditti''' is a British theatre and television actor of Italian and Turkish 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.
Early years Arditti was born in Geneva in 1979 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.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 stage play  ''Oslo'' at the venue's Lyttelton auditorium, accompanying the production when it transferred to the West End in the following month.
Filmography +Key  Denotes productions that have not yet been released===Film=== Year Title Role Notes 2005 ''Chopratown'' Ozdemir Ergun TV film2006 ''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'' Chris2012 ''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 film2014 ''Born of War'' Khalid ''Monsters: Dark Continent'' Khalil ''Exodus: Gods and Kings'' Viceroy Hegep's Aide2015 ''The Danish Girl'' Dr. McBride  ''National Theatre Live: As You Like It'' Oliver2016 ''Inferno'' Professor (Istanbul) ''Arrivals'' Mehdi2017 ''National Theatre Live: Salome'' Caiaphus ''Anchor and Hope'' Farid2018 ''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=== 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, 4 episodes ''Spooks: Code 9'' Abid Malik 2 episodes ''Silent Witness'' Melik Burak Episode: ''"Terror"'' 2009 ''Father & Son'' Suliman Miniseries, 3 episodes2010 ''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 episodes2013 ''Borgia'' Kasim Bey Episode: ''"The Time of Sweet Desires"'' ''Da Vinci's Demons'' King Ferdinand Episode: ''"The Tower"'' ''Strike Back'' Qassein Recurring role, 3 episodes2014 ''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 episodes2018 ''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 episodes2021 ''Domina'' Primus Episodes: ''"Treason"'' & ''"Happiness"''''No Return'' Rico Karvalci Post-production===Theatre=== Year Title Role Venue Notes2009 ''England People Very Nice'' Elmar Royal National Theatre, London ''Rope'' Sabot Almeida Theatre, London2010 ''Light Shining in Buckinghamshire'' Star Arcola Theatre, London ''Blood and Gifts'' Saeed Royal National Theatre, London2011 ''The Holy Rosenbergs'' Simon Royal National Theatre, London ''Sixty-Six Books: The Strange Wife'' Hannah Bush Theatre, London 2013 ''Facts'' Khalid Finborough Theatre, London 2014 ''Catch-22'' Yossarian Northern Stage, Newcastle upon Tyne2015 ''Who Cares'' Jonathon Royal Court Theatre, London ''As You Like It'' Oliver de Boys Royal National Theatre, London 2016 ''Henry V'' Ancient Pistol Regent's Park Open Air Theatre, London2017 ''The Hunting Lodge'' Prince Unicorn Theatre, London ''Salomé'' Caiaphas Royal National Theatre, London ''Oslo'' Uri Savir Royal National Theatre, London2019 ''Richard III'' Ensemble Shakespeare's Globe, London ''Henry VI'' Ensemble Shakespeare's Globe, London ''Henry V'' Ensemble Shakespeare's Globe, London ''Henry IV'' Ensemble Shakespeare's Globe, London 2021 ''Copenhagen'' Werner Heisenberg Theatre Royal, Bath
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