David Suchet

    David Suchet

    Acting

    May 2, 1946 (80 years old)
    London, England, UK

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    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 ...

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    Filmography

    Travels with Agatha Christie & Sir David Suchet

    Travels with Agatha Christie & Sir David Suchet

    2025

    as Self - Presenter

    8
    The Au Pair

    The Au Pair

    2025

    as George

    6.6
    Poirot and More: A Retrospective

    Poirot and More: A Retrospective

    2024

    as Himself

    Season of Light: Christmas with the Tabernacle Choir

    Season of Light: Christmas with the Tabernacle Choir

    2023

    as Self

    His Dark Materials

    His Dark Materials

    2019

    as Kaisa (voice)

    7.8
    Near Myth: The Oskar Knight Story

    Near Myth: The Oskar Knight Story

    2018

    as Self

    Press

    Press

    2018

    as George Emmerson

    7
    More Than Words

    More Than Words

    2018

    as Self

    American Assassin

    American Assassin

    2017

    as Director Stansfield

    6.4
    Concorde

    Concorde

    2017

    as Self - Narrator

    Urban Myths

    Urban Myths

    2017

    as Salvador Dali

    7.3
    Decline and Fall

    Decline and Fall

    2017

    as Dr Fagan

    5.7
    Shakespeare Live! From the RSC

    Shakespeare Live! From the RSC

    2016

    as Oberon

    7.4
    Peter Pan Goes Wrong

    Peter Pan Goes Wrong

    2016

    as Self (Narrator)

    7.5
    This Changed Everything

    This Changed Everything

    2016

    as Narrator

    The Importance of Being Earnest on Stage

    The Importance of Being Earnest on Stage

    2015

    as Lady Bracknell

    9
    David Suchet: In the Footsteps of St Peter

    David Suchet: In the Footsteps of St Peter

    2015

    as Self - Presenter

    7.5
    Capitaine Marleau

    Capitaine Marleau

    2015

    as Herbert White

    6.1
    Effie Gray

    Effie Gray

    2014

    as Mr. Ruskin

    6
    Long Day's Journey Into Night

    Long Day's Journey Into Night

    2014

    as James Tyrone

    The Mystery of Agatha Christie, With David Suchet

    The Mystery of Agatha Christie, With David Suchet

    2013

    as Self - Host / Narrator (voice)

    7.5
    Being Poirot

    Being Poirot

    2013

    as Self - Narrator

    7.8
    The Jesus Storybook Bible

    The Jesus Storybook Bible

    2013

    as Narrator

    Starring Sigmund Freud

    2012

    David Suchet: People I Have Shot

    David Suchet: People I Have Shot

    2012

    as Self - Presenter

    David Suchet: In the Footsteps of St. Paul

    David Suchet: In the Footsteps of St. Paul

    2012

    as Self - Host

    The Hollow Crown

    The Hollow Crown

    2012

    as Duke of York

    7.4
    The Jesus Storybook Bible

    The Jesus Storybook Bible

    2011

    as Narrator

    10
    All My Sons

    All My Sons

    2011

    as Joe Keller

    Going Postal 2in1

    Going Postal 2in1

    2011

    as Reacherové pozlátko

    Great Expectations

    Great Expectations

    2011

    as Mr. Jaggers

    7.3
    Hidden

    Hidden

    2011

    as Sir Nigel Fountain

    6
    Perspectives

    Perspectives

    2011

    The Story of Jesus

    The Story of Jesus

    2011

    as Narrator

    David Suchet on the Orient Express

    David Suchet on the Orient Express

    2010

    as Himself - Presenter

    6.8
    Going Postal

    Going Postal

    2010

    as Reacher Gilt

    7.2
    Diverted

    Diverted

    2009

    as Samuel Stearn

    6.8
    Act of God

    Act of God

    2009

    as Dr. Benjamin Cisco

    4.8
    The Bank Job

    The Bank Job

    2008

    as Lew Vogel

    6.9
    Q&A

    Q&A

    2008

    as Self - Panellist

    3.7
    Flood

    Flood

    2007

    as DPM Campbell

    5.3
    Maxwell

    Maxwell

    2007

    as Robert Maxwell

    6
    Flushed Away

    Flushed Away

    2006

    as Rita's Dad (voice)

    6.3
    Dracula

    Dracula

    2006

    as Abraham Van Helsing

    5.6
    Arthur and the Invisibles

    Arthur and the Invisibles

    2006

    as Narrator (voice)

    6.4
    The One Show

    The One Show

    2006

    as Self

    4.4

    Extinct

    2005

    Doctor Who

    Doctor Who

    2005

    as The Landlord

    7.6
    A Bear Named Winnie

    A Bear Named Winnie

    2004

    as General Hallholland

    6.6
    The Phoenix and the Carpet

    The Phoenix and the Carpet

    2004

    as The Phoenix (voice)

    7
    Space Odyssey: The Robot Pioneers

    Space Odyssey: The Robot Pioneers

    2004

    as Narrator

    Space Odyssey: Voyage to the Planets

    Space Odyssey: Voyage to the Planets

    2004

    7.3
    Who Do You Think You Are?

    Who Do You Think You Are?

    2004

    as Self

    7
    Foolproof

    Foolproof

    2003

    as Leo Gillette

    6.1
    The In-Laws

    The In-Laws

    2003

    as Jean-Pierre Thibodoux

    5.6
    Henry VIII

    Henry VIII

    2003

    as Cardinal Thomas Wolsey

    7
    The Stanford Prison Experiment

    The Stanford Prison Experiment

    2002

    as Narrator (voice)

    Live from Baghdad

    Live from Baghdad

    2002

    as Naji Al-Hadithi

    6.7
    NCS: Manhunt

    NCS: Manhunt

    2002

    as DI John Borne

    7.5
    Victoria & Albert

    Victoria & Albert

    2001

    as Baron Christian Friedrich Stockmar, MD

    7.6
    Richard & Judy

    Richard & Judy

    2001

    as Self

    3.4
    The Way We Live Now

    The Way We Live Now

    2001

    as Augustus Melmotte

    7.7
    Murder in Mind

    Murder in Mind

    2001

    as Edward Palmer

    8.3
    Sabotage!!

    Sabotage!!

    2000

    as Napoleón

    5.8
    RKO 281

    RKO 281

    1999

    as Louis B. Mayer

    6.5
    Wing Commander

    Wing Commander

    1999

    as Capt. Jason Sansky

    4.8
    A Perfect Murder

    A Perfect Murder

    1998

    as Mohamed Karaman

    6.6
    Seesaw

    Seesaw

    1998

    as Morris Price

    8
    Sunday

    Sunday

    1997

    as Oliver / Matthew Delacorta

    5.2
    Solomon

    Solomon

    1997

    as Joab

    6.8
    Solomon

    Solomon

    1997

    as Joab

    7
    The Phoenix and the Carpet

    The Phoenix and the Carpet

    1997

    as The Phoenix (voice)

    Executive Decision

    Executive Decision

    1996

    as Nagi Hassan

    6.4
    Deadly Voyage

    Deadly Voyage

    1996

    as Vlachos

    5.6
    Moses

    Moses

    1996

    as Aaron

    6.9
    Cruel Train

    Cruel Train

    1995

    as Ruben Roberts

    4.3
    Der Fall Lucona

    Der Fall Lucona

    1993

    as Rudi Waltz

    6
    The Secret Agent

    The Secret Agent

    1992

    as Alfred Verloc

    8.5

    The Secret Agent

    1992

    as Alfred Verloc

    The Trouble With Agatha Christie

    The Trouble With Agatha Christie

    1991

    as Self - Actor

    10
    The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship

    The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship

    1990

    as Narrator (voice)

    8.1

    Separation

    1990

    as Joe

    6.5
    Agatha Christie - Unfinished Portrait

    Agatha Christie - Unfinished Portrait

    1990

    as Self

    Bingo: Scenes of Money and Death

    1990

    as Shakespeare

    7

    Nobody Here But Us Chickens

    1989

    When the Whales Came

    When the Whales Came

    1989

    as Will

    6.4
    Agatha Christie's Poirot

    Agatha Christie's Poirot

    1989

    as Hercule Poirot

    8.2

    Long Ago and Far Away

    1989

    8

    4 Play

    1989

    as Carver

    7
    To Kill a Priest

    To Kill a Priest

    1988

    as Bishop

    6.2

    James Joyce's 'Ulysses'

    1988

    as Leopold Bloom

    A World Apart

    A World Apart

    1988

    as Muller

    6.4
    The Modern World: Ten Great Writers

    The Modern World: Ten Great Writers

    1988

    as Leopold Bloom

    8
    The Play on One

    The Play on One

    1988

    as Joe

    6
    Harry and the Hendersons

    Harry and the Hendersons

    1987

    as Jacques Lafleur

    6.1
    Cause Célèbre

    Cause Célèbre

    1987

    as T.J. O'Connor

    5.6
    The Last Innocent Man

    The Last Innocent Man

    1987

    as Jonathan Gault

    5.3
    The Dame Edna Experience

    The Dame Edna Experience

    1987

    as Self

    5.5
    Murrow

    Murrow

    1986

    as William Shirer

    5.5
    Iron Eagle

    Iron Eagle

    1986

    as Minister of Defense Col. Akir Nakesh

    5.6
    Thirteen at Dinner

    Thirteen at Dinner

    1985

    as Insp. Japp

    5.9
    Blott on the Landscape

    Blott on the Landscape

    1985

    8.4
    The Falcon and the Snowman

    The Falcon and the Snowman

    1985

    as Alex

    6.4
    A Song for Europe

    A Song for Europe

    1985

    as Steve Dyer

    5.8
    Blott on the Landscape

    Blott on the Landscape

    1985

    as Blott

    7.5
    Theatre Night

    Theatre Night

    1985

    Mussolini: The Untold Story

    Mussolini: The Untold Story

    1985

    as Dino Grandi

    5.3
    Screen Two

    Screen Two

    1985

    as Vlachos

    7.1
    Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes

    Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes

    1984

    as Buller

    6.4
    The Little Drummer Girl

    The Little Drummer Girl

    1984

    as Mesterbein

    5.6
    Oxbridge Blues

    Oxbridge Blues

    1984

    as Colin

    7
    Freud

    Freud

    1984

    as Sigmund Freud

    5
    Master of the Game

    Master of the Game

    1984

    as André d'Usseau

    6.2
    Playing Shakespeare

    Playing Shakespeare

    1984

    9.7
    Red Monarch

    Red Monarch

    1983

    as Beria

    5.4
    Trenchcoat

    Trenchcoat

    1983

    as Inspector Stagnos

    5.8

    Being Normal

    1983

    as Bill

    Reilly: Ace of Spies

    Reilly: Ace of Spies

    1983

    as Inspector Tsientsin

    7
    The Hunchback of Notre Dame

    The Hunchback of Notre Dame

    1982

    as Clopin Trouillefou

    5.7
    The Missionary

    The Missionary

    1982

    as Corbett

    5.6
    Timewatch

    Timewatch

    1982

    as Self - Narrator (voice)

    6.9
    American Playhouse

    American Playhouse

    1982

    as Edward Teller

    6.6
    American Playhouse

    American Playhouse

    1982

    as Joe

    6.6
    The Cause

    The Cause

    1981

    as Reger

    A Tale of Two Cities

    A Tale of Two Cities

    1980

    as John Barsad

    6.1
    Oppenheimer

    Oppenheimer

    1980

    as Edward Teller

    6.7
    Tales of the Unexpected

    Tales of the Unexpected

    1979

    as Yves Drouard

    6.7
    An Audience with...

    An Audience with...

    1978

    as Self

    5.3
    The Professionals

    The Professionals

    1977

    as Krivas

    7.6
    The Protectors

    The Protectors

    1972

    as Detective

    6.1
    The Protectors

    The Protectors

    1972

    as Leo

    6.1
    Play for Today

    Play for Today

    1970

    as Reger

    6.6
    Public Eye

    Public Eye

    1965

    as Martin Kulman

    8.2
    The BAFTA Awards

    The BAFTA Awards

    1949

    as Self

    10