David Suchet
Known for
Acting
Life
Born 1946 (age 80)
Born in
London, England, UK
Credits
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Biography
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
Flushed Away
22 Oct 2006
Doctor Who
26 Mar 2005
American Assassin
14 Jul 2017
Arthur and the Invisibles
13 Dec 2006
The Bank Job
28 Feb 2008
His Dark Materials
03 Nov 2019
A Perfect Murder
05 Jun 1998
Executive Decision
15 Mar 1996
Filmography
2025
- The Au Pairas George4 episodes
2019
- His Dark Materialsas Kaisa (voice)7 episodes
2018
- Pressas George Emmerson3 episodes
2017
- American Assassinas Director Stansfield
- Decline and Fallas Dr Fagan3 episodes
- Urban Mythsas Salvador Dali1 episode
2016
- This Changed Everythingas Narrator
- Shakespeare Live! From the RSCas Oberon
2015
- The Importance of Being Earnest on Stageas Lady Bracknell
- Capitaine Marleauas Herbert White1 episode
2014
- Effie Grayas Mr. Ruskin
- Long Day's Journey Into Nightas James Tyrone
2013
- The Jesus Storybook Bibleas Narrator44 episodes
2012
- Starring Sigmund Freud
- The Hollow Crownas Duke of York1 episode
2011
- Great Expectationsas Mr. Jaggers3 episodes
- Hiddenas Sir Nigel Fountain4 episodes
- Going Postal 2in1as Reacherové pozlátko
- Perspectives2 episodes
- The Story of Jesusas Narrator2 episodes
- All My Sonsas Joe Keller
- The Jesus Storybook Bibleas Narrator
2010
- Going Postalas Reacher Gilt2 episodes
2009
- Divertedas Samuel Stearn
- Act of Godas Dr. Benjamin Cisco
2008
- The Bank Jobas Lew Vogel
2006
- Draculaas Abraham Van Helsing
- Arthur and the Invisiblesas Narrator (voice)
- Flushed Awayas Rita's Dad (voice)
2005
- Extinct5 episodes
- Doctor Whoas The Landlord1 episode
2004
- A Bear Named Winnieas General Hallholland
- Space Odyssey: Voyage to the Planets2 episodes
- The Phoenix and the Carpetas The Phoenix (voice)
2003
- Henry VIIIas Thomas Wolsey2 episodes
- Foolproofas Leo Gillette
- The In-Lawsas Jean-Pierre Thibodoux
2002
- Live from Baghdadas Naji Al-Hadithi
- The Stanford Prison Experimentas Narrator (voice)
- NCS: Manhuntas DI John Borne6 episodes
2001
- The Way We Live Nowas Augustus Melmotte4 episodes
- Victoria & Albertas Baron Christian Friedrich Stockmar, MD
- Murder in Mindas Edward Palmer1 episode
2000
- Sabotage!!as Napoleón
1999
- RKO 281as Louis B. Mayer
- Wing Commanderas Capt. Jason Sansky
1998
- A Perfect Murderas Mohamed Karaman
- Seesawas Morris Price3 episodes
1997
- Solomonas Joab
- Solomonas Joab2 episodes
- The Phoenix and the Carpetas The Phoenix (voice)6 episodes
- Sundayas Oliver
1996
- Deadly Voyageas Vlachos
- Mosesas Aaron2 episodes
- Executive Decisionas Nagi Hassan
1995
- Cruel Trainas Ruben Roberts
1993
- Der Fall Luconaas Rudi Waltz
1992
- The Secret Agentas Alfred Verloc
- The Secret Agentas Alfred Verloc3 episodes
1990
- The Fool of the World and the Flying Shipas Narrator (voice)
- Bingo: Scenes of Money and Deathas Shakespeare
- Separationas Joe
1989
- Nobody Here But Us Chickens
- 4 Playas Carver1 episode
- When the Whales Cameas Will
- Long Ago and Far Away3 episodes
- Agatha Christie's Poirotas Hercule Poirot70 episodes
1988
- To Kill a Priestas Bishop
- A World Apartas Muller
- The Play on Oneas Joe1 episode
- James Joyce's 'Ulysses'as Leopold Bloom
- The Modern World: Ten Great Writersas Leopold Bloom1 episode
1987
- Cause Célèbreas T.J. O'Connor
- Harry and the Hendersonsas Jacques Lafleur
- The Last Innocent Manas Jonathan Gault
1986
- Murrowas William Shirer
- Iron Eagleas Minister of Defense Col. Akir Nakesh
1985
- Mussolini: The Untold Storyas Dino Grandi4 episodes
- Thirteen at Dinneras Insp. Japp
- Theatre Night1 episode
- A Song for Europeas Steve Dyer
- Blott on the Landscape
- Blott on the Landscapeas Blott6 episodes
- The Falcon and the Snowmanas Alex
- Screen Twoas Vlachos1 episode
1984
- Oxbridge Bluesas Colin2 episodes
- The Little Drummer Girlas Mesterbein
- Freudas Sigmund Freud6 episodes
- Playing Shakespeare9 episodes
- Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apesas Buller
- Master of the Gameas André d'Usseau9 episodes
1983
- Reilly: Ace of Spiesas Inspector Tsientsin1 episode
- Being Normalas Bill
- Red Monarchas Beria
- Trenchcoatas Inspector Stagnos
1982
- The Missionaryas Corbett
- The Hunchback of Notre Dameas Clopin Trouillefou
- American Playhouseas Joe1 episode
1981
- The Causeas Reger
1980
- A Tale of Two Citiesas John Barsad
- Oppenheimeras Edward Teller6 episodes
1979
- Tales of the Unexpectedas Yves Drouard1 episode
1977
- The Professionalsas Krivas1 episode
1972
- The Protectorsas Leo1 episode
1970
- Play for Todayas Reger1 episode
1965
- Public Eyeas Martin Kulman1 episode