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David Suchet

Known For
Acting

Known Credits
131

Gender
Male

Birthday
May 2, 1946 (80 years old)

Place of Birth
London, England, UK

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

2025The Au Pairas George
2025Travels with Agatha Christie & Sir David Suchetas Self - Presenter
2024Poirot and More: A Retrospectiveas Himself
2023Season of Light: Christmas with the Tabernacle Choiras Self
2019His Dark Materialsas Kaisa (voice)
2018Pressas George Emmerson
2018Near Myth: The Oskar Knight Storyas Self
2018More Than Wordsas Self
2017Concordeas Self - Narrator
2017American Assassinas Director Stansfield
2017Decline and Fallas Dr Fagan
2017Urban Mythsas Salvador Dali
2016Peter Pan Goes Wrongas Self (Narrator)
2016This Changed Everythingas Narrator
2016Shakespeare Live! From the RSCas Oberon
2015The Importance of Being Earnest on Stageas Lady Bracknell
2015Capitaine Marleauas Herbert White
2015Doctor Who: The Fan Showas
2015David Suchet: In the Footsteps of St Peteras Self - Presenter
2014Effie Grayas Mr. Ruskin
2014Long Day's Journey Into Nightas James Tyrone
2013Being Poirotas Narrator
2013The Jesus Storybook Bibleas Narrator
2013The Mystery of Agatha Christie, With David Suchetas Self - Host / Narrator (voice)
2012David Suchet: In the Footsteps of St. Paulas Self - Host
2012Starring Sigmund Freudas
2012The Hollow Crownas Duke of York
2012David Suchet: People I Have Shotas Self - Presenter
2011Great Expectationsas Mr. Jaggers
2011Hiddenas Sir Nigel Fountain
2011Perspectivesas
2011The Story of Jesusas Narrator
2011All My Sonsas Joe Keller
2011The Jesus Storybook Bibleas Narrator
2010David Suchet on the Orient Expressas Himself - Presenter
2010Going Postalas Reacher Gilt
2009Divertedas Samuel Stearn
2009Act of Godas Dr. Benjamin Cisco
2008Q&Aas Self - Panellist
2008The Bank Jobas Lew Vogel
2007Floodas DPM Campbell
2007Maxwellas Robert Maxwell
2006Draculaas Abraham Van Helsing
2006Arthur and the Invisiblesas Narrator (voice)
2006Flushed Awayas Rita's Dad (voice)
2006The One Showas Self
2005Extinctas
2005Doctor Whoas The Landlord
2004A Bear Named Winnieas General Hallholland
2004Space Odyssey: Voyage to the Planetsas
2004Who Do You Think You Are?as Self
2004The Phoenix and the Carpetas The Phoenix (voice)
2003Henry VIIIas Thomas Wolsey
2003Foolproofas Leo Gillette
2003The In-Lawsas Jean-Pierre Thibodoux
2002Live from Baghdadas Naji Al-Hadithi
2002The Stanford Prison Experimentas Narrator (voice)
2002NCS: Manhuntas DI John Borne
2001Richard & Judyas Self
2001The Way We Live Nowas Augustus Melmotte
2001Victoria & Albertas Baron Christian Friedrich Stockmar, MD
2001Murder in Mindas Edward Palmer
2000Sabotage!!as Napoleón
1999RKO 281as Louis B. Mayer
1999Wing Commanderas Capt. Jason Sansky
1998A Perfect Murderas Mohamed Karaman
1998Seesawas Morris Price
1997Solomonas Joab
1997Solomonas Joab
1997The Phoenix and the Carpetas The Phoenix (voice)
1997Sundayas Oliver / Matthew Delacorta
1996Deadly Voyageas Vlachos
1996Mosesas Aaron
1996Executive Decisionas Nagi Hassan
1995Cruel Trainas Ruben Roberts
1993Der Fall Luconaas Rudi Waltz
1992The Secret Agentas Alfred Verloc
1991The Trouble With Agatha Christieas Self - Actor
1990The Fool of the World and the Flying Shipas Narrator (voice)
1990Agatha Christie - Unfinished Portraitas Self
1990Bingo: Scenes of Money and Deathas Shakespeare
1990Separationas Joe
1989Nobody Here But Us Chickensas
19894 Playas Carver
1989When the Whales Cameas Will
1989Long Ago and Far Awayas
1989Agatha Christie's Poirotas Hercule Poirot
1988To Kill a Priestas Bishop
1988A World Apartas Muller
1988The Play on Oneas Joe
1988James Joyce's 'Ulysses'as Leopold Bloom
1988The Modern World: Ten Great Writersas Leopold Bloom
1987The Dame Edna Experienceas Self
1987Cause Célèbreas T.J. O'Connor
1987Harry and the Hendersonsas Jacques Lafleur
1987The Last Innocent Manas Jonathan Gault
1986Murrowas William Shirer
1986Iron Eagleas Minister of Defense Col. Akir Nakesh
1985Mussolini: The Untold Storyas Dino Grandi
1985Thirteen at Dinneras Insp. Japp
1985Theatre Nightas
1985A Song for Europeas Steve Dyer
1985Blott on the Landscapeas
1985Blott on the Landscapeas Blott
1985The Falcon and the Snowmanas Alex
1985Screen Twoas Vlachos
1984Oxbridge Bluesas Colin
1984The Little Drummer Girlas Mesterbein
1984Freudas Sigmund Freud
1984Playing Shakespeareas
1984Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apesas Buller
1984Master of the Gameas André d'Usseau
1983Reilly: Ace of Spiesas Inspector Tsientsin
1983Being Normalas Bill
1983Red Monarchas Beria
1983Trenchcoatas Inspector Stagnos
1982The Missionaryas Corbett
1982Timewatchas Self - Narrator (voice)
1982The Hunchback of Notre Dameas Clopin Trouillefou
1982American Playhouseas Edward Teller
1981The Causeas Reger
1980A Tale of Two Citiesas John Barsad
1980Oppenheimeras Edward Teller
1979Tales of the Unexpectedas Yves Drouard
1978An Audience with...as Self
1977The Professionalsas Krivas
1972The Protectorsas Detective
1972The Protectorsas Leo
1970Play for Todayas Reger
1965Public Eyeas Martin Kulman
1949The BAFTA Awardsas Self

Production

2024Poirot and More: A Retrospective...Creator
1989Agatha Christie's Poirot...Associate Producer