Patrick Baladi

Patrick 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 Brents nemesis Neil Godwin in the BBCs hit comedymockumentary series The Office He appeared in the second and final series of the awardwinning 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 Audleys 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 AlFayed 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