Philip Ishak Arditti (born 1979) is a British-Swiss theatre and television actor 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 1979 of Turkish Jewish Sephardic descent, 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 TBCThe 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"2022No Return Rico Karvalci Series regular, 3 episodes2024 Breathtaking Dr Metin Ozkul Miniseries, 3 episodes The Day of the Jackal Cenk Episode: "Episode #1.8" Protection Yaran Nouri Episode: "Conspiracy"
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 2022 English Kings Killing Foreigners Various characters Soho Theatre, London Inspired by Henry V
Video game Year Title Role Notes 2026 Directive 8020 Josef Cernan Voice
Audiobook Year Title Role Notes 2025 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Book about Nicolas Flamel Voice 2025 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Aragog Voice 2026 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Diner 2 Voice 2026 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Ministry Wizard 1 Voice 2026 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Stone Gargoyle 1Grey Centaur Voice 2026 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Caractacus Burke Voice
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