Philip Arditti also credited as Philip Ishak Arditti, is a Turkish theatre and television actor of

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c descent, famous for his role as

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in the four episode '' House of Saddam'' television

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. He also appeared in the film '' Red 2'', a sequel to 2010's '' Red''. He was part of the team that founded the

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in London.

Early years

Arditti was born in Geneva in 1979 and grew up in

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and moved to

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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 ''

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''. He also appeared in the British comedy drama film '' Happy-Go-Lucky''. His radio plays includ
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In 2013, he appeared in Turkish television series ''Son'' and in the film ''

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'' directed by Turkish film director Reha Erdem. In 2014 he appeared in the BBC/

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TV drama '' The Honourable Woman'' directed by

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opposite

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where he played Saleh Al-Zahid. In 2014, he played a goatherd in the ''

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'' episode,

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. On the stage Arditti played

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, the New York bomb aimer, in

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's stage adaptation of his novel ''

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'' on a UK national tour directed by Rachel Chavkin.He is a regular performer at London's National Theatre, including roles in ''

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'' (2009), '' Blood and Gifts'' (2010), '' Holy Rosenbergs'' (2011). In September 2017 he played

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stage play ''

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'' at the venue's Lyttelton auditorium, accompanying the production when it transferred to the West End in the following month.

Filmography

Film

Television

Theatre

References

External links

* * http://philiparditti.com * http://www.hbo.com/films/houseofsaddam/cast/philip_arditti.html * http://www.gazillionmovies.com/Actor/P/Ph/PhilipArditti.htm {{DEFAULTSORT:Arditti, Philip Living people Male actors from London British male television actors Swiss emigrants to the United Kingdom Swiss Jews Alumni of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art Naturalised citizens of the United Kingdom Male actors from Istanbul Jewish British male actors 1979 births