David Suchet

David Suchet

Acting

Born:
1946-05-02
Place of birth:
London, England, UK

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

Filmography

The Au Pair

The Au Pair

6.02025George
TV
Travels with Agatha Christie & Sir David Suchet

Travels with Agatha Christie & Sir David Suchet

8.02025Self - Presenter
TV
Poirot and More: A Retrospective

Poirot and More: A Retrospective

2024Himself
Movie
Season of Light: Christmas with the Tabernacle Choir

Season of Light: Christmas with the Tabernacle Choir

2023Self
Movie
His Dark Materials

His Dark Materials

7.82019Kaisa (voice)
TV
Press

Press

7.02018George Emmerson
TV
Near Myth: The Oskar Knight Story

Near Myth: The Oskar Knight Story

2018Self
Movie
More Than Words

More Than Words

2018Self
TV
Concorde

Concorde

2017Self - Narrator
TV
American Assassin

American Assassin

6.42017Director Stansfield
Movie
Decline and Fall

Decline and Fall

5.72017Dr Fagan
TV
Urban Myths

Urban Myths

7.32017Salvador Dali
TV
Peter Pan Goes Wrong

Peter Pan Goes Wrong

7.52016Self (Narrator)
Movie
This Changed Everything

This Changed Everything

2016Narrator
Movie
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC

Shakespeare Live! From the RSC

7.42016Oberon
Movie
The Importance of Being Earnest on Stage

The Importance of Being Earnest on Stage

9.02015Lady Bracknell
Movie
Capitaine Marleau

Capitaine Marleau

6.12015Herbert White
TV
David Suchet: In the Footsteps of St Peter

David Suchet: In the Footsteps of St Peter

7.52015Self - Presenter
TV
Effie Gray

Effie Gray

6.02014Mr. Ruskin
Movie
Long Day's Journey Into Night

Long Day's Journey Into Night

2014James Tyrone
Movie
Being Poirot

Being Poirot

7.82013Self - Narrator
Movie
The Jesus Storybook Bible

The Jesus Storybook Bible

2013Narrator
TV
The Mystery of Agatha Christie, With David Suchet

The Mystery of Agatha Christie, With David Suchet

7.52013Self - Host / Narrator (voice)
Movie
David Suchet: In the Footsteps of St. Paul

David Suchet: In the Footsteps of St. Paul

2012Self - Host
TV
Starring Sigmund Freud

Starring Sigmund Freud

2012
Movie
The Hollow Crown

The Hollow Crown

7.42012Duke of York
TV
David Suchet: People I Have Shot

David Suchet: People I Have Shot

2012Self - Presenter
Movie
Great Expectations

Great Expectations

7.32011Mr. Jaggers
TV
Hidden

Hidden

6.02011Sir Nigel Fountain
TV
Going Postal 2in1

Going Postal 2in1

2011Reacherové pozlátko
Movie
Perspectives

Perspectives

2011
TV
The Story of Jesus

The Story of Jesus

2011Narrator
TV
All My Sons

All My Sons

2011Joe Keller
Movie
The Jesus Storybook Bible

The Jesus Storybook Bible

10.02011Narrator
Movie
David Suchet on the Orient Express

David Suchet on the Orient Express

6.82010Himself - Presenter
Movie
Going Postal

Going Postal

7.22010Reacher Gilt
TV
Diverted

Diverted

6.82009Samuel Stearn
Movie
Act of God

Act of God

4.82009Dr. Benjamin Cisco
Movie
Q&A

Q&A

3.72008Self - Panellist
TV
The Bank Job

The Bank Job

6.92008Lew Vogel
Movie
Flood

Flood

5.32007DPM Campbell
Movie
Maxwell

Maxwell

6.02007Robert Maxwell
Movie
Dracula

Dracula

5.62006Abraham Van Helsing
Movie
Arthur and the Invisibles

Arthur and the Invisibles

6.42006Narrator (voice)
Movie
Flushed Away

Flushed Away

6.32006Rita's Dad (voice)
Movie
The One Show

The One Show

4.32006Self
TV
Extinct

Extinct

2005
TV
Doctor Who

Doctor Who

7.62005The Landlord
TV
A Bear Named Winnie

A Bear Named Winnie

6.62004General Hallholland
Movie
Space Odyssey: The Robot Pioneers

Space Odyssey: The Robot Pioneers

2004Narrator
Movie
Space Odyssey: Voyage to the Planets

Space Odyssey: Voyage to the Planets

7.22004
TV
Who Do You Think You Are?

Who Do You Think You Are?

7.02004Self
TV
The Phoenix and the Carpet

The Phoenix and the Carpet

7.02004The Phoenix (voice)
Movie
Henry VIII

Henry VIII

7.02003Cardinal Thomas Wolsey
TV
Foolproof

Foolproof

6.12003Leo Gillette
Movie
The In-Laws

The In-Laws

5.62003Jean-Pierre Thibodoux
Movie
Live from Baghdad

Live from Baghdad

6.72002Naji Al-Hadithi
Movie
The Stanford Prison Experiment

The Stanford Prison Experiment

2002Narrator (voice)
Movie
NCS: Manhunt

NCS: Manhunt

7.52002DI John Borne
TV
Richard & Judy

Richard & Judy

3.42001Self
TV