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Raad Rawi

Raad Rawi

Birthday: 1969-12-31 | Place of Birth:

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).

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2019
Paradise War: The Story of Bruno Manser

as    Boutros Boutros-Ghali

2018
A Private War

as    Gaddafi

2017
2015
One Crazy Thing

as    Dad Veer

2015
Spy

as    Tihomir Boyanov

2011
Conan the Barbarian

as    Fassir - High Priest

2011
Mesocafé

as    Hushyar

2011
The Devil's Double

as    Munem

2010
Green Zone

as    Ahmed Zubaidi

2008
Traitor

as    Nathir

2006
Nina's Heavenly Delights

as    Mohan Shah

1998
The Life of the Buddha

as    King Suddhodana (voice)

1996
Half the Picture

as    Kurd / Palestinian

1990
The Care of Time

as    Emir

1989
Shalom Salaam

as    Phil Morris

1982
A Cotswold Death

as    Ahmed

1
Daughter of Eden

as    Mustafa