Peter Firth

Peter Firth

70 · Born: Oct 27, 1953

Personal Details

Born Oct 27, 1953 Bradford, Yorkshire, England, UK
Spouse
  • Alexandra Pigg

    ( Dec 24, 2017 to Apr 29, 2024 )
  • Lindsey Readman

    ( Dec 31, 1969 to Apr 29, 2024 )
  • Maya Sendall

    ( Feb 1, 1980 to Apr 29, 2024 )

Biography

​Peter Firth is a British film and television actor best known for the films Tess, Equus and The Hunt for Red October, and for playing spymaster Harry Pearce in the BBC TV series Spooks and its movie spin-off Spooks: The Greater Good.

Career

2024
Shardlake
Shardlake as Norfolk
2019
Cheat
Cheat as Michael Shadley
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2016
Happily Ever After
Happily Ever After as Walt
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Risen
Risen as Pontius Pilate
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Victoria
Victoria as Duke of Cumberland
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2015
Spooks: The Greater Good
Spooks: The Greater Good as Harry Pearce
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Dickensian
Dickensian as Jacob Marley
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2014
Undeniable
Undeniable as Andrew Rawlins
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2013
Mayday
Mayday as Malcolm Spicer
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2012
World Without End
World Without End as Earl Roland
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2011
South Riding
South Riding as Anthony Snaith
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2006
Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire
2005
The Greatest Game Ever Played
The Greatest Game Ever Played as Lord Northcliffe
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2004
Hawking
Hawking as Sir Fred Hoyle
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Dr. Preston Blair
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2003
Me & Mrs Jones
Me & Mrs Jones as Benedict
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2002
Spooks
Spooks as Harry Pearce
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2000
The Magicians
The Magicians as Simon Magus
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That's Life
That's Life as Victor Leski
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1999
Chill Factor
Chill Factor as Col. Andrew Brynner
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The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Masks of Evil
1998
Mighty Joe Young
Mighty Joe Young as Garth
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1997
Marco Polo: The Missing Chapter
Marco Polo: The Missing Chapter as Rusticello
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The Garden of Redemption
The Garden of Redemption as Nazi Commandant
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The Broker's Man
The Broker's Man
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1996
The Witch's Daughter
Band of Gold
Band of Gold
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1995
An Awfully Big Adventure
An Awfully Big Adventure as Bunny
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1994
White Angel
White Angel as Leslie Steckler
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1993
Shadowlands
Shadowlands as Dr Craig
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1992
The Pleasure Principle
The Pleasure Principle as Dick
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1991
Prisoner of Honor
Prisoner of Honor as Maj. Henry
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1990
The Hunt for Red October
The Hunt for Red October as Ivan Putin
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Burndown
Burndown as Jake Stern
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Screen Two
Screen Two as Joe
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The Incident
The Incident as Geiger
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1989
Innocent Victim
Innocent Victim as Terence
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1988
Prisoner of Rio
Prisoner of Rio as Clive Ingram
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1987
Born of Fire
Born of Fire as Paul Bergson
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1986
Screen Two
Screen Two as Henry Tilney
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A State of Emergency
1985
Letter to Brezhnev
Letter to Brezhnev as Peter
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Lifeforce
Lifeforce as Col. Colin Caine
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1983
The Aerodrome
The Aerodrome as Roy
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1982
Play for Today
Play for Today as Dominick Hide
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1980
Play for Today
Play for Today as Dominick Hide
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Tales of the Unexpected
1979
When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder?
When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder? as Stephen Ryder
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Tess
Tess as Angel Clare
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1977
Joseph Andrews
Joseph Andrews as Joseph Andrews
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Equus
Equus as Alan Strang
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1976
Aces High
Aces High as Lt. Stephen Croft
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BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month as Dorian Gray
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1975
King Arthur, the Young Warlord
King Arthur, the Young Warlord as Corin
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1973
Play for Today
Play for Today as Arsenic
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Diamonds on Wheels
Diamonds on Wheels as Robert 'Bobby' Stewart
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1970
Here Come the Double Deckers!
Here Come the Double Deckers! as Cap'taine
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2009
Yellowstone
Yellowstone
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