Philip Arditti

Philip Arditti — Biography

Philip Ishak Arditti, born in 1979 in Geneva, Switzerland, is a theatre and television actor of British, Italian and Turkish heritage. He began his career on stage, trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, and was part of the team that founded London's Arcola Theatre.

Internationally he is best known for playing Uday Hussein in the 2008 docudrama House of Saddam. His film credits include Exodus: Gods and Kings, Inferno, The Danish Girl and Red 2, while on television he has appeared in series such as Borgia, Da Vinci's Demons, The White Princess and Domina. He also contributed to Turkish cinema with a role as Adem in Reha Erdem's film Şarkı Söyleyen Kadınlar.

As of 2026, he has spoken about the upcoming second season of The Day of the Jackal, in which he stars alongside Eddie Redmayne.