David Suchet

Acting

David Suchet

Born 2 May 1946 · London, England, UK · 80

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

Highlights

Doctor Who2005 · Series · The Landlord
His Dark Materials2019 · Series · Kaisa (voice)
The Bank Job2008 · Film · Lew Vogel
Flushed Away2006 · Film · Rita's Dad (voice)
Agatha Christie's Poirot1989 · Series · Hercule Poirot
American Assassin2017 · Film · Director Stansfield

Filmography

Movies

52 films

Poirot and More: A Retrospective2024 · Film · Creator
American Assassin2017 · Film · Director Stansfield
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC2016 · Film · Oberon
The Importance of Being Earnest on Stage2015 · Film · Lady Bracknell
Effie Gray2014 · Film · Mr. Ruskin
Long Day's Journey Into Night2014 · Film · James Tyrone
Going Postal 2in12011 · Film · Reacherové pozlátko
All My Sons2011 · Film · Joe Keller
Diverted2009 · Film · Samuel Stearn
Act of God2009 · Film · Dr. Benjamin Cisco
The Bank Job2008 · Film · Lew Vogel
Flood2007 · Film · DPM Campbell
Maxwell2007 · Film · Robert Maxwell
Dracula2006 · Film · Abraham Van Helsing
Flushed Away2006 · Film · Rita's Dad (voice)
A Bear Named Winnie2004 · Film · General Hallholland
The Phoenix and the Carpet2004 · Film · The Phoenix (voice)
Foolproof2003 · Film · Leo Gillette
The In-Laws2003 · Film · Jean-Pierre Thibodoux
Live from Baghdad2002 · Film · Naji Al-Hadithi
Victoria & Albert2001 · Film · Baron Christian Friedrich Stockmar, MD
Sabotage!!2000 · Film · Napoleón
RKO 2811999 · Film · Louis B. Mayer
Wing Commander1999 · Film · Capt. Jason Sansky
A Perfect Murder1998 · Film · Mohamed Karaman
Solomon1997 · Film · Joab
Sunday1997 · Film · Oliver / Matthew Delacorta
Deadly Voyage1996 · Film · Vlachos
Executive Decision1996 · Film · Nagi Hassan
Cruel Train1995 · Film · Ruben Roberts
Der Fall Lucona1993 · Film · Rudi Waltz
The Secret Agent1992 · Film · Alfred Verloc
When the Whales Came1989 · Film · Will
To Kill a Priest1988 · Film · Bishop
A World Apart1988 · Film · Muller
Cause Célèbre1987 · Film · T.J. O'Connor
Harry and the Hendersons1987 · Film · Jacques Lafleur
The Last Innocent Man1987 · Film · Jonathan Gault
Murrow1986 · Film · William Shirer
Iron Eagle1986 · Film · Minister of Defense Col. Akir Nakesh
Thirteen at Dinner1985 · Film · Insp. Japp
A Song for Europe1985 · Film · Steve Dyer
Blott on the Landscape1985 · Film
The Falcon and the Snowman1985 · Film · Alex
The Little Drummer Girl1984 · Film · Mesterbein
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes1984 · Film · Buller
Red Monarch1983 · Film · Beria
Trenchcoat1983 · Film · Inspector Stagnos
The Missionary1982 · Film · Corbett
The Hunchback of Notre Dame1982 · Film · Clopin Trouillefou
The Cause1981 · Film · Reger
A Tale of Two Cities1980 · Film · John Barsad

Filmography

Series

40 shows

The Au Pair2025 · Series · George
His Dark Materials2019 · Series · Kaisa (voice)
Press2018 · Series · George Emmerson
Decline and Fall2017 · Series · Dr Fagan
Urban Myths2017 · Series · Salvador Dali
Capitaine Marleau2015 · Series · Herbert White
The Hollow Crown2012 · Series · Duke of York
Great Expectations2011 · Series · Mr. Jaggers
Hidden2011 · Series · Sir Nigel Fountain
Perspectives2011 · Series
Going Postal2010 · Series · Reacher Gilt
Doctor Who2005 · Series · The Landlord
Space Odyssey: Voyage to the Planets2004 · Series
Henry VIII2003 · Series · Cardinal Thomas Wolsey
NCS: Manhunt2002 · Series · DI John Borne
The Way We Live Now2001 · Series · Augustus Melmotte
Murder in Mind2001 · Series · Edward Palmer
Seesaw1998 · Series · Morris Price
Solomon1997 · Series · Joab
The Phoenix and the Carpet1997 · Series · The Phoenix (voice)
Moses1996 · Series · Aaron
Agatha Christie's Poirot1989 · Series · Hercule Poirot
The Play on One1988 · Series · Joe
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers1988 · Series · Leopold Bloom
Mussolini: The Untold Story1985 · Series · Dino Grandi
Theatre Night1985 · Series · William Shakespeare
Blott on the Landscape1985 · Series · Blott
Screen Two1985 · Series · Vlachos
Oxbridge Blues1984 · Series · Colin
Freud1984 · Series · Sigmund Freud
Playing Shakespeare1984 · Series
Master of the Game1984 · Series · André d'Usseau
Reilly: Ace of Spies1983 · Series · Inspector Tsientsin
American Playhouse1982 · Series · Edward Teller
Oppenheimer1980 · Series · Edward Teller
Tales of the Unexpected1979 · Series · Yves Drouard
The Professionals1977 · Series · Krivas
The Protectors1972 · Series · Detective
Play for Today1970 · Series · Reger
Public Eye1965 · Series · Martin Kulman