Philip Arditti is a stage and screen actor based in London.

He grew up in Istanbul and is trilingual working in English, Turkish and French.

He trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and first became known for his portrayal of Uday Hussein in the TV series House of Saddam on BBC/HBO.

FILMING

Leading role in Sanctuary an 8 part series for Sudio Canal/Yellowbird.

OUT NOW

Black Earth Rising on BBC2 coming up on Netflix

Kiss Me First by Bryan Elsley for Channel 4 available on Netflix

Censoring an Iranian Love Story by Shahriar Mandanipour on BBC Radio 4 available on iplayer

COMING UP

Cameo appearance on the Channel 4 series Foreign Skies by Lucy Kirkwood

past work

HONOURABLE WOMEN

Role : Saleh Al-Zahid
Director : Hugo Blick
TV Series BBC

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SALOME

Role : High Priest Caiaphas
Director : Yael Farber
National Theatre

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INFERNO

by Dan Brown
Director : Ron Howard
Feature Film Colombia Pictures

AS YOU LIKE IT

Role : Oliver
Director : Polly Findlay
National Theatre

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HOUSE OF SADDAM

Role: Uday Hussein
Director: Alex Holmes
4 part mini series HBO/BBC

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DA VINCI'S DEMONS

Role : King Ferdinand
Director : Paul Wilmshurst
TV series BBC Worldwide/Starz

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Brotherhood

Role : Rafiq
Director: Matt Taabu
Short Film: 14 min

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10 Days to War

Role: Haidar
Director: Bruce Goodison
13 min short film BBC

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