Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

125

Gender

Male

Birthday

1946-05-02 (79 years old)

Place of Birth

London, England, UK

Also Known As

David Courtney Suchet

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David Suchet

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

Acting

A Perfect Murder

1998

A Perfect Murder

as

Mohamed Karaman

The Stanford Prison Experiment

2002

The Stanford Prison Experiment

as

Narrator (voice)

Thirteen at Dinner

1985

Thirteen at Dinner

as

Insp. Japp

Flushed Away

2006

Flushed Away

as

Rita's Dad (voice)

Flood

2007

Flood

as

Deputy Prime Minister Campbell

The Bank Job

2008

The Bank Job

as

Lew Vogel

Harry and the Hendersons

1987

Harry and the Hendersons

as

Jacques Lafleur

Live from Baghdad

2002

Live from Baghdad

as

Naji Al-Hadithi

Foolproof

2003

Foolproof

as

Leo Gillette

Diverted

2009

Diverted

as

Samuel Stearn

RKO 281

2000

RKO 281

as

Louis B. Mayer

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

1982

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

as

Clopin Trouillefou

Sunday

1997

Sunday

as

Oliver / Matthew Delacorta

The Missionary

1982

The Missionary

as

Corbett

The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship

1990

The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship

as

Narrator (voice)

Red Monarch

1983

Red Monarch

as

Beria

Cause Célèbre

1987

Cause Célèbre

as

T.J. O'Connor

Sabotage!!

2000

Sabotage!!

as

Napoleón

Effie Gray

2014

Effie Gray

as

Mr. Ruskin

Separation

1990

Separation

as

Joe

Victoria & Albert

2001

Victoria & Albert

as

Baron Christian Friedrich Stockmar, MD

Dracula

2006

Dracula

as

Abraham Van Helsing

Blott on the Landscape

1985

Blott on the Landscape

as

The Last Innocent Man

1987

The Last Innocent Man

as

Jonathan Gault

Nobody Here But Us Chickens

1989

Nobody Here But Us Chickens

as

Season of Light: Christmas with the Tabernacle Choir

2023

Season of Light: Christmas with the Tabernacle Choir

as

Self

Act of God

2009

Act of God

as

Dr. Benjamin Cisco

Cruel Train

1995

Cruel Train

as

Ruben Roberts

The Jesus Storybook Bible

2011

The Jesus Storybook Bible

as

Narrator

Trenchcoat

1983

Trenchcoat

as

Inspector Stagnos

Executive Decision

1996

Executive Decision

as

Nagi Hassan

The Falcon and the Snowman

1985

The Falcon and the Snowman

as

Alex

Being Normal

1983

Being Normal

as

Bill

Der Fall Lucona

1993

Der Fall Lucona

as

Rudi Waltz

To Kill a Priest

1988

To Kill a Priest

as

Bishop

More Than Words

2018

More Than Words

as

Self

Deadly Voyage

1996

Deadly Voyage

as

Vlachos

The Importance of Being Earnest on Stage

2015

The Importance of Being Earnest on Stage

as

Lady Bracknell

The Mystery of Agatha Christie, With David Suchet

2013

The Mystery of Agatha Christie, With David Suchet

as

Self - Host / Narrator (voice)

Near Myth: The Oskar Knight Story

2023

Near Myth: The Oskar Knight Story

as

Self

A Song for Europe

1985

A Song for Europe

as

Steve Dyer

A Bear Named Winnie

2004

A Bear Named Winnie

as

General Hallholland

Shakespeare Live! From the RSC

2016

Shakespeare Live! From the RSC

as

Oberon

Wing Commander

1999

Wing Commander

as

Capt. Jason Sansky

Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes

1984

Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes

as

Buller

Starring Sigmund Freud

2012

Starring Sigmund Freud

as

Murrow

1986

Murrow

as

William Shirer

Maxwell

2007

Maxwell

as

Robert Maxwell

Peter Pan Goes Wrong

2016

Peter Pan Goes Wrong

as

Narrator

The Trouble With Agatha Christie

1991

The Trouble With Agatha Christie

as

Self - Actor

James Joyce's 'Ulysses'

1988

James Joyce's 'Ulysses'

as

Leopold Bloom

American Assassin

2017

American Assassin

as

Director Stansfield

The In-Laws

2003

The In-Laws

as

Jean-Pierre Thibodoux

A Tale of Two Cities

1980

A Tale of Two Cities

as

John Barsad

A World Apart

1988

A World Apart

as

Muller

The Little Drummer Girl

1984

The Little Drummer Girl

as

Mesterbein

David Suchet on the Orient Express

2010

David Suchet on the Orient Express

as

Himself - Presenter

When the Whales Came

1989

When the Whales Came

as

Will

Arthur and the Invisibles

2006

Arthur and the Invisibles

as

Narrator (voice)

Being Poirot

2013

Being Poirot

as

Narrator

This Changed Everything

2016

This Changed Everything

as

Narrator

David Suchet: People I Have Shot

2012

David Suchet: People I Have Shot

as

Self - Presenter

All My Sons

2011

All My Sons

as

Joe Keller

Long Day's Journey Into Night

2014

Long Day's Journey Into Night

as

James Tyrone

Iron Eagle

1986

Iron Eagle

as

Minister of Defense Col. Akir Nakesh

The Cause

1981

The Cause

as

Reger

Solomon

1997

Solomon

as

Joab

The Secret Agent

1992

The Secret Agent

as

Alfred Verloc

Agatha Christie - Unfinished Portrait

1990

Agatha Christie - Unfinished Portrait

as

Self

The Phoenix and the Carpet

2004

The Phoenix and the Carpet

as

The Phoenix (voice)

Agatha Christie's Poirot

Agatha Christie's Poirot

as

Hercule Poirot

Tales of the Unexpected

Tales of the Unexpected

as

Yves Drouard

The Protectors

The Protectors

as

Detective

Richard & Judy

Richard & Judy

as

Self

The Protectors

The Protectors

as

Leo

Space Odyssey: Voyage To The Planets

Space Odyssey: Voyage To The Planets

as

Extinct

Extinct

as

Going Postal

Going Postal

as

Reacher Gilt

The Way We Live Now

The Way We Live Now

as

Augustus Melmotte

Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer

as

Edward Teller

David Suchet: In the Footsteps of St. Paul

David Suchet: In the Footsteps of St. Paul

as

Self - Host

Public Eye

Public Eye

as

Martin Kulman

Concorde

Concorde

as

Self - Narrator

Great Expectations

Great Expectations

as

Mr. Jaggers

Blott on the Landscape

Blott on the Landscape

as

Blott

Hidden

Hidden

as

Sir Nigel Fountain

Timewatch

Timewatch

as

Self - Narrator (voice)

Oxbridge Blues

Oxbridge Blues

as

Colin

Who Do You Think You Are?

Who Do You Think You Are?

as

Self

The Dame Edna Experience

The Dame Edna Experience

as

Self

An Audience with...

An Audience with...

as

Self

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

as

The Landlord

The Jesus Storybook Bible

The Jesus Storybook Bible

as

Narrator

Murder in Mind

Murder in Mind

as

Edward Palmer

David Suchet: In the Footsteps of St Peter

David Suchet: In the Footsteps of St Peter

as

Self - Presenter

Freud

Freud

as

Freud

Master of the Game

Master of the Game

as

André d'Usseau

Urban Myths

Urban Myths

as

Salvador Dali

Playing Shakespeare

Playing Shakespeare

as

Press

Press

as

George Emmerson

Seesaw

Seesaw

as

Morris Price

The Hollow Crown

The Hollow Crown

as

Duke of York

Henry VIII

Henry VIII

as

Thomas Wolsey

Q&A

Q&A

as

Self - Panellist

Capitaine Marleau

Capitaine Marleau

as

Herbert White

His Dark Materials

His Dark Materials

as

Kaisa (voice)

Decline and Fall

Decline and Fall

as

Dr. Fagan

NCS: Manhunt

NCS: Manhunt

as

DI John Borne

Long Ago and Far Away

Long Ago and Far Away

as

Travels with Agatha Christie & Sir David Suchet

Travels with Agatha Christie & Sir David Suchet

as

Self - Presenter

Theatre Night

Theatre Night

as

Play for Today

Play for Today

as

Reger

The Au Pair

The Au Pair

as

George

The Play on One

The Play on One

as

Joe

Moses

Moses

as

Aaron

The Modern World: Ten Great Writers

The Modern World: Ten Great Writers

as

Leopold Bloom

Perspectives

Perspectives

as

The Phoenix and the Carpet

The Phoenix and the Carpet

as

The Phoenix

Reilly: Ace of Spies

Reilly: Ace of Spies

as

Inspector Tsientsin

The Professionals

The Professionals

as

Krivas

The Story of Jesus

The Story of Jesus

as

Narrator

Solomon

Solomon

as

Joab

The BAFTA Awards

The BAFTA Awards

as

Self

The One Show

The One Show

as

Self

Production

Agatha Christie's Poirot

Agatha Christie's Poirot

as

Crew

Directing