David Suchet

David Suchet

77 · Born: May 2, 1946

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Born May 2, 1946 London, England, UK
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  • John Suchet (Sibling)

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.

Career

2020
His Dark Materials
His Dark Materials as Kaisa (voice)
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2018
Press
Press as George Emmerson
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2017
American Assassin
American Assassin as Director Stansfield
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Decline and Fall
Decline and Fall as Dr. Fagan
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Doctor Who
Doctor Who as The Landlord
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2016
Peter Pan Goes Wrong
Peter Pan Goes Wrong as Narrator
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Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC as Oberon
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This Changed Everything
This Changed Everything as Narrator
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2015
The Importance of Being Earnest on Stage
The Importance of Being Earnest on Stage as Lady Bracknell
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2014
Digital Theatre: Long Day's Journey Into Night
Effie Gray
Effie Gray as Mr. Ruskin
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2013
Being Poirot
Being Poirot as Narrator
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The Jesus Storybook Bible
The Jesus Storybook Bible as Narrator
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2012
Life Before Death
Life Before Death as Narrator
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2011
All My Sons
All My Sons as Joe Keller
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Great Expectations
Great Expectations as Mr. Jaggers
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Hidden
Hidden as Sir Nigel Fountain
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2010
Going Postal
Going Postal as Reacher Gilt
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2009
Act of God
Act of God as Dr. Benjamin Cisco
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Diverted
Diverted as Samuel Stearn
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2007
Flood
Flood as Deputy Prime Minister Campbell
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2006
Flushed Away
Flushed Away as Rita's Dad (voice)
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Arthur and the Invisibles
Arthur and the Invisibles as Narrator (voice)
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Dracula
Dracula as Abraham Van Helsing
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2004
Space Odyssey: Voyage to the Planets
A Bear Named Winnie
A Bear Named Winnie as General Hallholland
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Space Odyssey: Voyage to the Planets
2003
Foolproof
Foolproof as Leo Gillette
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Henry VIII
Henry VIII as Thomas Wolsey, obispo
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2002
Live from Baghdad
Live from Baghdad as Naji Al-Hadithi
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The Stanford Prison Experiment
The Stanford Prison Experiment as Narrator (voice)
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NCS Manhunt
NCS Manhunt as DI John Borne
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2001
The Way We Live Now
The Way We Live Now as Augustus Melmotte
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2000
RKO 281
RKO 281 as Louis B. Mayer
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Sabotage!
Sabotage! as Napoleón
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1999
Wing Commander
Wing Commander as Capt. Jason Sansky
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1998
A Perfect Murder
A Perfect Murder as Mohamed Karaman
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Seesaw
Seesaw as Morris Price
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1997
Sunday
Sunday as Oliver / Matthew Delacorta
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1996
Screen Two
Screen Two as Vlachos
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Executive Decision
Executive Decision as Nagi Hassan
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1995
Cruel Train
Cruel Train as Ruben Roberts
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1992
Long Ago and Far Away
1990
The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship
The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship as Narrator (voice)
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The Play on One
The Play on One as Joe
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1989
When the Whales Came
When the Whales Came as Will
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Poirot
Poirot as Hercule Poirot
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1988
A World Apart
A World Apart as Muller
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To Kill A Priest
To Kill A Priest as Bishop
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1987
The Last Innocent Man
The Last Innocent Man as Jonathan Gault
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Harry and the Hendersons
Harry and the Hendersons as Jacques Lafleur
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Cause célèbre
Cause célèbre as T.J. O'Connor
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Tales of the Unexpected
Tales of the Unexpected as Yves Drouard
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1986
Iron Eagle
Iron Eagle as Minister of Defense Col. Akir Nakesh
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Murrow
Murrow as William Shirer
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1985
A Song for Europe
A Song for Europe as Steve Dyer
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Thirteen at Dinner
Thirteen at Dinner as Inspector Japp
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Blott on the Landscape
1984
Master of the Game
Master of the Game as André d'Usseau
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Freud
Freud as Freud
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Playing Shakespeare
1983
Trenchcoat
Trenchcoat as Inspector Stagnos
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Red Monarch
Red Monarch as Beria
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Reilly: Ace of Spies
Reilly: Ace of Spies as Inspector Tsientsin
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1982
The Missionary
The Missionary as Corbett
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame
The Hunchback of Notre Dame as Clopin Trouillefou
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1981
Play for Today
Play for Today as Reger
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1980
Oppenheimer
Oppenheimer as Edward Teller
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1977
The Professionals
The Professionals as Krivas
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1971
Public Eye
Public Eye as Martin Kulman
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2023
Near Myth: The Oskar Knight Story
2017
Concorde
Concorde
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2012
2011
Perspectives
Perspectives
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2010
David Suchet on the Orient Express