Peter Firth
English actor · United Kingdom · On the map · Actors · Born 1953 · age 73
Peter Macintosh Firth is an English actor. He is best known for his role as Sir Harry Pearce in the BBC One programme Spooks ; he is the only actor to have appeared in every episode of the programme's ten-series lifespan.
Peter Firth is read about 789 times a day, in 23 languages.
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ShardlakeSeries, Norfolk2016
Happily Ever AfterFilm, Walt2015
DickensianSeries, Jacob Marley2006
Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an EmpireSeries, Vespasian2005
The Greatest Game Ever PlayedFilm, Lord Northcliffe2001
Pearl HarborFilm, West Virginia Captain1999
Law & Order: Special Victims UnitSeries, Dr. Preston Blair
Chill FactorFilm, 1999Col. Andrew Brynner1997
Dead Man's GunSeries
AmistadFilm, 1997Captain Fitzgerald1995
An Awfully Big AdventureFilm, Bunny1993
ShadowlandsFilm, Dr Craig1992
HeartbeatSeries, Dr. James Radcliffe
The Pleasure PrincipleFilm, 1992Dick1990
BurndownFilm, Jake Stern1986
A State of EmergencyFilm, Ken Parrish1985
Screen TwoSeries, Henry Tilney1984
Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green KnightFilm, Sir Gaiwan (uncredited voice)1980
The Flipside of Dominick HideFilm, Dominick Hide1977Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Motion PictureAward
EquusFilm, 1977Alan Strang1975Theatre World AwardAward1972
The ProtectorsSeries, Stephen Douglas
Brother Sun, Sister MoonFilm, 19721965
BBC Play of the MonthSeries, Cis Farringdon1954
The Wonderful World of DisneySeries, Robert 'Bobby' Stewart1953Born27 October 1953
ShardlakeSeries, Norfolk2016Happily Ever AfterFilm, Walt2015DickensianSeries, Jacob Marley2006Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an EmpireSeries, Vespasian2005The Greatest Game Ever PlayedFilm, Lord Northcliffe2001Pearl HarborFilm, West Virginia Captain1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitSeries, Dr. Preston BlairChill FactorFilm, 1999Col. Andrew Brynner1997Dead Man's GunSeriesAmistadFilm, 1997Captain Fitzgerald1995An Awfully Big AdventureFilm, Bunny1993ShadowlandsFilm, Dr Craig1992HeartbeatSeries, Dr. James RadcliffeThe Pleasure PrincipleFilm, 1992Dick1990BurndownFilm, Jake Stern1986A State of EmergencyFilm, Ken Parrish1985Screen TwoSeries, Henry Tilney1984Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green KnightFilm, Sir Gaiwan (uncredited voice)1980The Flipside of Dominick HideFilm, Dominick Hide1977Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Motion PictureAwardEquusFilm, 1977Alan Strang1975Theatre World AwardAward1972The ProtectorsSeries, Stephen DouglasBrother Sun, Sister MoonFilm, 19721965BBC Play of the MonthSeries, Cis Farringdon1954The Wonderful World of DisneySeries, Robert 'Bobby' Stewart1953Born27 October 1953People around Peter
Close ties
Mike Newell Directed An Awfully Big Adventure (1995)
Leigh Lawson Also in Brother Sun, Sister Moon (1972)
Bill Paxton Directed The Greatest Game Ever Played (2006)
John Gielgud Also in Aces High and Joseph Andrews
David Paymer Also in Chill Factor and Amistad- Bob Peck Also in Children Crossing and Seasick
Denis Lawson Also in Victoria and Victoria, season 2
Alan Gibson Directed The Flipside of Dominick Hide (1980)
Hugh Simon Also in Spooks and Victoria
Gillian Raine Also in The Picture of Dorian Gray (1976)
Steven Spielberg Produced Amistad (1997)
Anthony Hopkins Also in Amistad and Shadowlands
Roman Polanski Directed Tess (1979)
Ridley Scott Produced World Without End (2012)
Hans Zimmer Wrote Pearl Harbor and Chill Factor
Alec Baldwin Also in Pearl Harbor (2001)
Stellan Skarsgård Also in Amistad and The Hunt for Red October
Franco Zeffirelli Directed Brother Sun, Sister Moon (1972)
Kevin J. O'Connor Also in Chill Factor and Amistad
Peter Bowles Also in Victoria and Victoria, season 2
Jerome Courtland Directed Diamonds on Wheels (1974)
Justin Chadwick Directed Shardlake
Tom Weston-Jones Also in World Without End and Dickensian
Veikko Aaltonen Directed Seasick (1996)
Known for
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The Hunt for Red October 1990
The Greatest Game Ever Played 2005
Hawking 2004
Tess 1979
Brother Sun, Sister Moon 1972
Also in Français
Filmography 40
107 credits on file
Television 24
Media & music
Photos 1
Awards
About this person
He has given many other television and film performances, most notably as Alan Strang in Equus (1977), for which he won a Golden Globe Award and received an Academy Award nomination.
Country
United Kingdom
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1953 · age 73
