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David Suchet

David Suchet

1946-05-02 / 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.

Appearances

Agatha Christie's Poirot
Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989)
Tales of the Unexpected
Tales of the Unexpected (1979)
The Protectors
The Protectors (1972)
Richard & Judy
Richard & Judy (2001)
Space Odyssey: Voyage To The Planets
Space Odyssey: Voyage To The Planets (2004)
Extinct
Extinct (2005)
Going Postal
Going Postal (2010)
The Way We Live Now
The Way We Live Now (2001)
Oppenheimer
Oppenheimer (1980)
David Suchet: In the Footsteps of St. Paul
David Suchet: In the Footsteps of St. Paul (2012)
Public Eye
Public Eye (1965)
Concorde
Concorde (2017)
Great Expectations
Great Expectations (2011)
Blott on the Landscape
Blott on the Landscape (1985)
Hidden
Hidden (2011)
Timewatch
Timewatch (1982)
Oxbridge Blues
Oxbridge Blues (1984)
Who Do You Think You Are?
Who Do You Think You Are? (2004)
The Dame Edna Experience
The Dame Edna Experience (1987)
An Audience with...
An Audience with... (1978)
Doctor Who
Doctor Who (2005)
The Jesus Storybook Bible
The Jesus Storybook Bible (2013)
Murder in Mind
Murder in Mind (2001)
David Suchet: In the Footsteps of St Peter
David Suchet: In the Footsteps of St Peter (2015)
Freud
Freud (1984)
Master of the Game
Master of the Game (1984)
Urban Myths
Urban Myths (2017)
Playing Shakespeare
Playing Shakespeare (1984)
Press
Press (2018)
The Goes Wrong Show
The Goes Wrong Show (2019)
Seesaw
Seesaw (1998)
The Hollow Crown
The Hollow Crown (2012)
Henry VIII
Henry VIII (2003)
Q&A
Q&A (2008)
Capitaine Marleau
Capitaine Marleau (2015)
His Dark Materials
His Dark Materials (2019)
Decline and Fall
Decline and Fall (2017)
NCS: Manhunt
NCS: Manhunt (2002)
Long Ago and Far Away
Long Ago and Far Away (1989)
Travels with Agatha Christie & Sir David Suchet
Travels with Agatha Christie & Sir David Suchet (2025)
Theatre Night
Theatre Night (1985)
Play for Today
Play for Today (1970)
The Au Pair
The Au Pair (2025)
The Play on One
The Play on One (1988)
Moses
Moses (1996)
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers (1988)
Perspectives
Perspectives (2011)
The Phoenix and the Carpet
The Phoenix and the Carpet (1997)
Reilly: Ace of Spies
Reilly: Ace of Spies (1983)
The Professionals
The Professionals (1977)
The Story of Jesus
The Story of Jesus (2011)
Solomon
Solomon (1997)
The BAFTA Awards
The BAFTA Awards (1949)
The One Show
The One Show (2006)