David Suchet
May 2, 1946 (78 years old) in London, England, UK
David Suchet, OBE, CBE, (born 2 May 1946) is an English actor, known for his work on British television. He is recognized for his RTS- and BPG award-winning performance as Augustus Melmotte in the 2001 British TV mini-drama “The Way We Live Now”, alongside Matthew Macfadyen and Paloma Baeza, and a 1991 British Academy Television Award (BAFTA) nomination. He is known for his role as Agatha Christie's great detective Hercule Poirot in the long-running British TV dramatic series “Poirot”. Suchet's older brother, John Suchet, is a British television presenter and newsreader.
Known For
Credits
- 2023 ·Season of Light: Christmas with the Tabernacle Choiras Self
- 2023 ·Near Myth: The Oskar Knight Storyas Himself
- 2019 ·The Goes Wrong Showas Self/ Narrator
- 2019 ·His Dark Materialsas Kaisa (voice)
- 2018 ·Pressas George Emmerson
- 2018 ·More Than Wordsas Self
- 2017 ·Concordeas Self - Narrator
- 2017 ·American Assassinas Director Stansfield
- 2017 ·Decline and Fallas Dr. Fagan
- 2017 ·Urban Mythsas Salvador Dali
- 2016 ·Peter Pan Goes Wrongas Narrator
- 2016 ·This Changed Everythingas Narrator
- 2016 ·Shakespeare Live! From the RSCas Oberon
- 2015 ·The Importance of Being Earnest on Stageas Lady Bracknell
- 2015 ·Capitaine Marleauas Herbert White
- 2015 ·David Suchet: In the Footsteps of St Peteras Himself - Presenter
- 2014 ·Effie Grayas Mr. Ruskin
- 2014 ·Long Day's Journey Into Nightas James Tyrone
- 2013 ·Being Poirotas Narrator
- 2013 ·The Jesus Storybook Bibleas Narrator
- 2013 ·The Mystery of Agatha Christie, With David Suchetas Self - Host / Narrator (voice)
- 2012 ·David Suchet: In the Footsteps of St. Paulas Self - Host
- 2012 ·Starring Sigmund Freudas
- 2012 ·The Hollow Crownas Duke of York
- 2012 ·David Suchet: People I Have Shotas Himself - Presenter
- 2011 ·Great Expectationsas Mr. Jaggers
- 2011 ·Hiddenas Sir Nigel Fountain
- 2011 ·Perspectivesas
- 2011 ·The Story of Jesusas Narrator
- 2011 ·The Jesus Storybook Bibleas Narrator
- 2011 ·All My Sonsas Joe Keller
- 2010 ·David Suchet on the Orient Expressas Himself - Presenter
- 2010 ·Going Postalas Reacher Gilt
- 2009 ·Divertedas Samuel Stearn
- 2009 ·Act of Godas Dr. Benjamin Cisco
- 2008 ·Q&Aas Self - Panellist
- 2008 ·The Bank Jobas Lew Vogel
- 2007 ·Floodas Deputy Prime Minister Campbell
- 2007 ·Maxwellas Robert Maxwell
- 2006 ·Draculaas Abraham Van Helsing
- 2006 ·Arthur and the Invisiblesas Narrator (voice)
- 2006 ·Flushed Awayas Rita's Dad (voice)
- 2005 ·Extinctas
- 2005 ·Doctor Whoas The Landlord
- 2004 ·A Bear Named Winnieas General Hallholland
- 2004 ·Space Odyssey: Voyage To The Planetsas
- 2004 ·Who Do You Think You Are?as Self
- 2003 ·Henry VIIIas Thomas Wolsey
- 2003 ·Foolproofas Leo Gillette
- 2003 ·The In-Lawsas Jean-Pierre Thibodoux
- 2002 ·Live from Baghdadas Naji Al-Hadithi
- 2002 ·The Stanford Prison Experimentas Narrator (voice)
- 2002 ·NCS: Manhuntas DI John Borne
- 2001 ·Richard & Judyas Self
- 2001 ·The Way We Live Nowas Augustus Melmotte
- 2001 ·Victoria & Albertas Baron Christian Friedrich Stockmar, MD
- 2001 ·Murder in Mindas Edward Palmer
- 2000 ·Sabotage!!as Napoleón
- 2000 ·RKO 281as Louis B. Mayer
- 1999 ·Wing Commanderas Capt. Jason Sansky
- 1998 ·A Perfect Murderas Mohamed Karaman
- 1998 ·Seesawas Morris Price
- 1997 ·Solomonas Joab
- 1997 ·The Phoenix and the Carpetas The Phoenix
- 1997 ·Sundayas Oliver / Matthew Delacorta
- 1996 ·Deadly Voyageas Vlachos
- 1996 ·Mosesas Aaron
- 1996 ·Executive Decisionas Nagi Hassan
- 1995 ·Mosesas Aaron
- 1995 ·Cruel Trainas Ruben Roberts
- 1993 ·Der Fall Luconaas Rudi Waltz
- 1992 ·The Secret Agentas Alfred Verloc
- 1991 ·The Trouble With Agatha Christieas Self - Actor
- 1990 ·The Fool of the World and the Flying Shipas Narrator (voice)
- 1990 ·Separationas Joe
- 1989 ·Nobody Here But Us Chickensas
- 1989 ·When the Whales Cameas Will
- 1989 ·Long Ago and Far Awayas
- 1989 ·Agatha Christie's Poirotas Hercule Poirot
- 1988 ·To Kill a Priestas Bishop
- 1988 ·A World Apartas Muller
- 1988 ·The Play on Oneas Joe
- 1988 ·The Modern World: Ten Great Writersas Leopold Bloom
- 1988 ·James Joyce's 'Ulysses'as Leopold Bloom
- 1987 ·The Dame Edna Experienceas Self
- 1987 ·Cause Célèbreas T.J. O'Connor
- 1987 ·Harry and the Hendersonsas Jacques Lafleur
- 1987 ·The Last Innocent Manas Jonathan Gault
- 1986 ·Murrowas William Shirer
- 1986 ·Iron Eagleas Minister of Defense Col. Akir Nakesh
- 1985 ·Thirteen at Dinneras Insp. Japp
- 1985 ·Theatre Nightas
- 1985 ·A Song for Europeas Steve Dyer
- 1985 ·Blott on the Landscapeas
- 1985 ·Blott on the Landscapeas
- 1985 ·The Falcon and the Snowmanas Alex
- 1984 ·Oxbridge Bluesas Colin
- 1984 ·The Little Drummer Girlas Mesterbein
- 1984 ·Freudas Freud
- 1984 ·Playing Shakespeareas
- 1984 ·Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apesas Buller
- 1984 ·Master of the Gameas André d'Usseau
- 1983 ·Reilly: Ace of Spiesas Inspector Tsientsin
- 1983 ·Being Normalas Bill
- 1983 ·Red Monarchas Beria
- 1983 ·Trenchcoatas Inspector Stagnos
- 1982 ·The Missionaryas Corbett
- 1982 ·Timewatchas Self - Narrator (voice)
- 1982 ·The Hunchback of Notre Dameas Clopin Trouillefou
- 1981 ·The Causeas Reger
- 1980 ·A Tale of Two Citiesas John Barsad
- 1980 ·Oppenheimeras Edward Teller
- 1979 ·Tales of the Unexpectedas Yves Drouard
- 1978 ·An Audience with...as Self
- 1977 ·The Professionalsas Krivas
- 1972 ·The Protectorsas Detective
- 1972 ·The Protectorsas Leo
- 1970 ·Play for Todayas Reger
- 1965 ·Public Eyeas Martin Kulman
- Future ·The Au Pairas George
- Future ·Travels with Agatha with Sir David Suchetas Self