David Suchet

David Suchet

Acting
Born 1946-05-02London, 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.

Movies (72)

Flushed Away
6.3

Flushed Away

2006Movie6.3
The Bank Job
6.9

The Bank Job

2008Movie6.9
American Assassin
6.4

American Assassin

2017Movie6.4
Executive Decision
6.4

Executive Decision

1996Movie6.4
A Perfect Murder
6.6

A Perfect Murder

1998Movie6.6
Arthur and the Invisibles
6.4

Arthur and the Invisibles

2006Movie6.4
The Falcon and the Snowman
6.4

The Falcon and the Snowman

1985Movie6.4
Iron Eagle
5.6

Iron Eagle

1986Movie5.6
The Missionary
5.6

The Missionary

1982Movie5.6
Harry and the Hendersons
6.1

Harry and the Hendersons

1987Movie6.1
The In-Laws
5.6

The In-Laws

2003Movie5.6
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
6.4

Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes

1984Movie6.4
Near Myth: The Oskar Knight Story

Near Myth: The Oskar Knight Story

2018Movie
RKO 281
6.5

RKO 281

1999Movie6.5
The Little Drummer Girl
5.6

The Little Drummer Girl

1984Movie5.6
Effie Gray
6.0

Effie Gray

2014Movie6.0
Flood
5.3

Flood

2007Movie5.3
Foolproof
6.1

Foolproof

2003Movie6.1
Wing Commander
4.8

Wing Commander

1999Movie4.8
Deadly Voyage
5.6

Deadly Voyage

1996Movie5.6
Thirteen at Dinner
5.9

Thirteen at Dinner

1985Movie5.9
Solomon
6.8

Solomon

1997Movie6.8
Live from Baghdad
6.7

Live from Baghdad

2002Movie6.7
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
5.7

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

1982Movie5.7
To Kill a Priest
6.2

To Kill a Priest

1988Movie6.2
Dracula
5.6

Dracula

2006Movie5.6
Cause Célèbre
5.6

Cause Célèbre

1987Movie5.6
A World Apart
6.4

A World Apart

1988Movie6.4
The Last Innocent Man
5.3

The Last Innocent Man

1987Movie5.3
A Bear Named Winnie
6.6

A Bear Named Winnie

2004Movie6.6
Cruel Train
4.3

Cruel Train

1995Movie4.3
Being Poirot
7.8

Being Poirot

2013Movie7.8
Diverted
6.8

Diverted

2009Movie6.8
The Secret Agent
8.5

The Secret Agent

1992Movie8.5
Trenchcoat
5.8

Trenchcoat

1983Movie5.8
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
7.4

Shakespeare Live! From the RSC

2016Movie7.4
A Tale of Two Cities
6.1

A Tale of Two Cities

1980Movie6.1
Red Monarch
5.4

Red Monarch

1983Movie5.4
Victoria & Albert
7.6

Victoria & Albert

2001Movie7.6
Going Postal 2in1

Going Postal 2in1

2011Movie
All My Sons

All My Sons

2011Movie
Murrow
5.5

Murrow

1986Movie5.5
The Phoenix and the Carpet
7.0

The Phoenix and the Carpet

2004Movie7.0
Bingo: Scenes of Money and Death
7.0

Bingo: Scenes of Money and Death

1990Movie7.0
Being Normal

Being Normal

1983Movie
The Stanford Prison Experiment

The Stanford Prison Experiment

2002Movie
When the Whales Came
6.4

When the Whales Came

1989Movie6.4
The Importance of Being Earnest on Stage
9.0

The Importance of Being Earnest on Stage

2015Movie9.0
The Trouble With Agatha Christie
10.0

The Trouble With Agatha Christie

1991Movie10.0
Act of God
4.8

Act of God

2009Movie4.8
James Joyce's 'Ulysses'

James Joyce's 'Ulysses'

1988Movie
David Suchet on the Orient Express
6.8

David Suchet on the Orient Express

2010Movie6.8
The Mystery of Agatha Christie, With David Suchet
7.5

The Mystery of Agatha Christie, With David Suchet

2013Movie7.5
Starring Sigmund Freud

Starring Sigmund Freud

2012Movie
Maxwell
6.0

Maxwell

2007Movie6.0
The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship
8.1

The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship

1990Movie8.1
Der Fall Lucona
6.0

Der Fall Lucona

1993Movie6.0
Peter Pan Goes Wrong
7.5

Peter Pan Goes Wrong

2016Movie7.5
Sunday
5.2

Sunday

1997Movie5.2
Separation
6.5

Separation

1990Movie6.5
Sabotage!!
5.8

Sabotage!!

2000Movie5.8
Blott on the Landscape
8.4

Blott on the Landscape

1985Movie8.4
Season of Light: Christmas with the Tabernacle Choir

Season of Light: Christmas with the Tabernacle Choir

2023Movie
David Suchet: People I Have Shot

David Suchet: People I Have Shot

2012Movie
Nobody Here But Us Chickens

Nobody Here But Us Chickens

1989Movie
Agatha Christie - Unfinished Portrait

Agatha Christie - Unfinished Portrait

1990Movie
The Cause

The Cause

1981Movie
This Changed Everything

This Changed Everything

2016Movie
Poirot and More: A Retrospective

Poirot and More: A Retrospective

2024Movie
The Jesus Storybook Bible
10.0

The Jesus Storybook Bible

2011Movie10.0
A Song for Europe
5.8

A Song for Europe

1985Movie5.8
Long Day's Journey Into Night

Long Day's Journey Into Night

2014Movie

TV Shows (59)

Doctor Who
7.6

Doctor Who

2005Series7.6
Play for Today
6.6

Play for Today

1970Series6.6
Agatha Christie's Poirot
8.2

Agatha Christie's Poirot

1989Series8.2
American Playhouse
6.6

American Playhouse

1982Series6.6
Screen Two
7.1

Screen Two

1985Series7.1
The One Show
4.4

The One Show

2006Series4.4
Richard & Judy
3.4

Richard & Judy

2001Series3.4
His Dark Materials
7.8

His Dark Materials

2019Series7.8
The Professionals
7.6

The Professionals

1977Series7.6
Tales of the Unexpected
6.8

Tales of the Unexpected

1979Series6.8
Timewatch
6.9

Timewatch

1982Series6.9
An Audience with...
5.3

An Audience with...

1978Series5.3
Q&A
3.2

Q&A

2008Series3.2
Who Do You Think You Are?
7.0

Who Do You Think You Are?

2004Series7.0
The BAFTA Awards
10.0

The BAFTA Awards

1949Series10.0
The Hollow Crown
7.4

The Hollow Crown

2012Series7.4
The Protectors
6.1

The Protectors

1972Series6.1
Great Expectations
7.3

Great Expectations

2011Series7.3
The Play on One
6.0

The Play on One

1988Series6.0
Capitaine Marleau
6.1

Capitaine Marleau

2015Series6.1
Public Eye
8.2

Public Eye

1965Series8.2
The Way We Live Now
7.7

The Way We Live Now

2001Series7.7
4 Play
7.0

4 Play

1989Series7.0
Murder in Mind
8.3

Murder in Mind

2001Series8.3
Reilly: Ace of Spies
7.0

Reilly: Ace of Spies

1983Series7.0
Going Postal
7.2

Going Postal

2010Series7.2
Urban Myths
7.4

Urban Myths

2017Series7.4
Perspectives

Perspectives

2011Series
Freud
5.0

Freud

1984Series5.0
Oppenheimer
6.7

Oppenheimer

1980Series6.7
Henry VIII
7.0

Henry VIII

2003Series7.0
Master of the Game
6.2

Master of the Game

1984Series6.2
Oxbridge Blues
7.0

Oxbridge Blues

1984Series7.0
The Dame Edna Experience
5.5

The Dame Edna Experience

1987Series5.5
Space Odyssey: Voyage to the Planets
7.3

Space Odyssey: Voyage to the Planets

2004Series7.3
Decline and Fall
5.7

Decline and Fall

2017Series5.7
Long Ago and Far Away
8.0

Long Ago and Far Away

1989Series8.0
Theatre Night

Theatre Night

1985Series
Hidden
6.0

Hidden

2011Series6.0
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
8.0

The Modern World: Ten Great Writers

1988Series8.0
Moses
6.9

Moses

1996Series6.9
Press
7.0

Press

2018Series7.0
Mussolini: The Untold Story
5.3

Mussolini: The Untold Story

1985Series5.3
The Au Pair
6.6

The Au Pair

2025Series6.6
Playing Shakespeare
9.7

Playing Shakespeare

1984Series9.7
Blott on the Landscape
7.5

Blott on the Landscape

1985Series7.5
NCS: Manhunt
7.5

NCS: Manhunt

2002Series7.5
The Story of Jesus

The Story of Jesus

2011Series
The Jesus Storybook Bible

The Jesus Storybook Bible

2013Series
Travels with Agatha Christie & Sir David Suchet
8.0

Travels with Agatha Christie & Sir David Suchet

2025Series8.0
David Suchet: In the Footsteps of St Peter
7.5

David Suchet: In the Footsteps of St Peter

2015Series7.5
Solomon
7.0

Solomon

1997Series7.0
The Phoenix and the Carpet

The Phoenix and the Carpet

1997Series
More Than Words

More Than Words

2018Series
Seesaw
8.0

Seesaw

1998Series8.0
Concorde

Concorde

2017Series
Extinct

Extinct

2005Series
David Suchet: In the Footsteps of St. Paul

David Suchet: In the Footsteps of St. Paul

2012Series
The Secret Agent

The Secret Agent

1992Series