Paul Chahidi is a British actor. An associate artist of the Royal Shakespeare Company, Chahidi appeared at Shakespeare's Globe and appeared on Broadway in all-male productions of Twelfth Night and Richard III. Chahidi was nominated for both an Olivier award and a Tony Award for his portrayal of Maria in Twelfth Night, where he appeared alongside Mark Rylance's Olivia. Chahidi played defence minister Nikolai Bulganin in Armando Iannucci's historical comedy The Death of Stalin.