Raad Rawi: Movies, TV, and Bio
Raad Rawi

Raad Rawi

Actor

British actor of mixed heritage father from Iraq and mother from the Caucuses. Raised and educated primarily in Cairo, Geneva, Paris and California. Trained as an actor at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. Appeared in numerous theatre productions with the National Theatre, Royal Shakespeare Company and Royal Exchange Manchester. Toured US in The Great Game playing at the Public/Skirball NY, the Guthrie in Minneapolis and Berkeley Rep. Did two seasons as General Tariq in US show Tyrant for FX and was in award-winning The Honorable Woman for SundanceTV. Appeared alongside Don Cheadle in the film Traitor, with Jaimie Foxx in The Kingdom and Paul Greengrass' Green Zone. Recently played Gaddafi in Matthew Heineman's A Private War alongside Rosamund Pike.

Top titles

  • Traitor
  • Spy
  • Green Zone
  • The Kingdom
  • Generation Kill Season 1
  • Unforgotten Season 1
  • Wire In The Blood - Season 1
  • The Tudors Season 1
  • Cadfael Season 1
  • The Honorable Woman Season 1
  • Silent Witness, Season 1
  • The Hallelujah Handshake
  • The New Statesman Season 1
  • Tyrant Season 1
  • Murphy's Law
  • Trial & Retribution Season 1
  • Tales of the Unexpected
  • One Crazy Thing
  • House of Saddam - Part III
  • Midnight Express

Filmography

  • 2019
    Official Secrets
  • 2018
    A Private War
  • The Jump
  • 2016
    One Crazy Thing
  • 2015
    Unforgotten Season 1
  • Spy
  • 2014
    The Honorable Woman Season 1
  • Tyrant Season 1
  • 2013
    The Bible Season 1
  • 2012
    John Carter
  • 2011
    Conan The Barbarian
  • The Devil's Double
  • 2010
    Green Zone
  • 2008
    Traitor
  • House of Saddam - Part III
  • Generation Kill Season 1
  • 2007
    The Tudors Season 1
  • The Kingdom
  • 2003
    Murphy's Law
  • 2002
    Wire In The Blood - Season 1
  • MI-5 Season 1
  • 1997
    Trial & Retribution Season 1
  • 1996
    Dalziel & Pascoe, Season 1
  • Silent Witness, Season 1
  • 1994
    Cadfael Season 1
  • 1987
    The New Statesman Season 1
  • 1986
    Boon, Season 1
  • Mona Lisa
  • 1985
    Sin Bin
  • 1984
    The Bill, Season 26
  • 1981
    Bergerac, Season 2
  • 1979
    Tales of the Unexpected
  • 1978
    Midnight Express
  • 1970
    The Hallelujah Handshake
  • 1960
    Coronation Street, Season 58

Connections

  • Lee Tamahori

    Lee Tamahori

  • Ludivine Sagnier

    Ludivine Sagnier

  • Dominic Cooper

    Dominic Cooper

  • Philip Quast

    Philip Quast

  • Roseanna Frascona

    Roseanna Frascona

  • Philip Arditti

    Philip Arditti

Genres

  • Thriller
  • Action & Adventure
  • Comedy
  • Horror
  • Military & War
  • Fantasy
  • Drama
  • Romance
  • Children & Family
  • Science Fiction