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David Suchet

David Suchet

Acting

Born: May 2, 1946London, England, UK

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
Poirot and More: A Retrospective

Poirot and More: A Retrospective

Himself

2024
Season of Light: Christmas with the Tabernacle Choir

Season of Light: Christmas with the Tabernacle Choir

Self

2023
Near Myth: The Oskar Knight Story

Near Myth: The Oskar Knight Story

Self

2018
More Than Words

More Than Words

Self

2018
American Assassin

American Assassin

Director Stansfield

2017
Peter Pan Goes Wrong

Peter Pan Goes Wrong

Self (Narrator)

2016
This Changed Everything

This Changed Everything

Narrator

2016
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC

Shakespeare Live! From the RSC

Oberon

2016
The Importance of Being Earnest on Stage

The Importance of Being Earnest on Stage

Lady Bracknell

2015
Effie Gray

Effie Gray

Mr. Ruskin

2014
Long Day's Journey Into Night

Long Day's Journey Into Night

James Tyrone

2014
Being Poirot

Being Poirot

Narrator

2013
The Mystery of Agatha Christie, With David Suchet

The Mystery of Agatha Christie, With David Suchet

Self - Host / Narrator (voice)

2013

Starring Sigmund Freud

2012
David Suchet: People I Have Shot

David Suchet: People I Have Shot

Self - Presenter

2012
The Jesus Storybook Bible

The Jesus Storybook Bible

Narrator

2011

All My Sons

Joe Keller

2011
David Suchet on the Orient Express

David Suchet on the Orient Express

Himself - Presenter

2010
Diverted

Diverted

Samuel Stearn

2009
Act of God

Act of God

Dr. Benjamin Cisco

2009
The Bank Job

The Bank Job

Lew Vogel

2008
Flood

Flood

DPM Campbell

2007
Maxwell

Maxwell

Robert Maxwell

2007
Dracula

Dracula

Abraham Van Helsing

2006
Arthur and the Invisibles

Arthur and the Invisibles

Narrator (voice)

2006
Flushed Away

Flushed Away

Rita's Dad (voice)

2006
A Bear Named Winnie

A Bear Named Winnie

General Hallholland

2004
The Phoenix and the Carpet

The Phoenix and the Carpet

The Phoenix (voice)

2004
Foolproof

Foolproof

Leo Gillette

2003
The In-Laws

The In-Laws

Jean-Pierre Thibodoux

2003
Live from Baghdad

Live from Baghdad

Naji Al-Hadithi

2002
The Stanford Prison Experiment

The Stanford Prison Experiment

Narrator (voice)

2002
Victoria & Albert

Victoria & Albert

Baron Christian Friedrich Stockmar, MD

2001
Sabotage!!

Sabotage!!

Napoleón

2000
RKO 281

RKO 281

Louis B. Mayer

1999
Wing Commander

Wing Commander

Capt. Jason Sansky

1999
A Perfect Murder

A Perfect Murder

Mohamed Karaman

1998
Solomon

Solomon

Joab

1997
Sunday

Sunday

Oliver / Matthew Delacorta

1997
Deadly Voyage

Deadly Voyage

Vlachos

1996
Executive Decision

Executive Decision

Nagi Hassan

1996
Cruel Train

Cruel Train

Ruben Roberts

1995
Moses

Moses

Aaron

1995
Der Fall Lucona

Der Fall Lucona

Rudi Waltz

1993
The Secret Agent

The Secret Agent

Alfred Verloc

1992
The Trouble With Agatha Christie

The Trouble With Agatha Christie

Self - Actor

1991
The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship

The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship

Narrator (voice)

1990
Agatha Christie - Unfinished Portrait

Agatha Christie - Unfinished Portrait

Self

1990

Bingo: Scenes of Money and Death

Shakespeare

1990

Separation

Joe

1990

Nobody Here But Us Chickens

1989
When the Whales Came

When the Whales Came

Will

1989
To Kill a Priest

To Kill a Priest

Bishop

1988
A World Apart

A World Apart

Muller

1988

James Joyce's 'Ulysses'

Leopold Bloom

1988
Cause Célèbre

Cause Célèbre

T.J. O'Connor

1987
Harry and the Hendersons

Harry and the Hendersons

Jacques Lafleur

1987
The Last Innocent Man

The Last Innocent Man

Jonathan Gault

1987
Murrow

Murrow

William Shirer

1986
Iron Eagle

Iron Eagle

Minister of Defense Col. Akir Nakesh

1986
Thirteen at Dinner

Thirteen at Dinner

Insp. Japp

1985

A Song for Europe

Steve Dyer

1985
Blott on the Landscape

Blott on the Landscape

1985
The Falcon and the Snowman

The Falcon and the Snowman

Alex

1985
The Little Drummer Girl

The Little Drummer Girl

Mesterbein

1984
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes

Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes

Buller

1984

Being Normal

Bill

1983
Red Monarch

Red Monarch

Beria

1983
Trenchcoat

Trenchcoat

Inspector Stagnos

1983
The Missionary

The Missionary

Corbett

1982
The Hunchback of Notre Dame

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Clopin Trouillefou

1982
The Cause

The Cause

Reger

1981
A Tale of Two Cities

A Tale of Two Cities

John Barsad

1980