David Suchet

David Suchet

Age 80 — born May 2, 1946·London, 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.

DramaCrimeMysteryRomance

70Credits40 TV · 30 films
1965–2025Years activefirst to latest
10.0 Highest ratedThe Jesus Storybook Bible
7.1 Average ratingacross 65 titles

Top TV shows 40best David Suchet shows

  1. 1Playing Shakespeare posterPlaying Shakespeare9 eps · 19849.7
  2. 2Murder in Mind posterMurder in MindEdward Palmer · 1 ep · 20018.3
  3. 3Agatha Christie's Poirot posterAgatha Christie's PoirotHercule Poirot · 1989–2013 · Drama8.2
  4. 4Public Eye posterPublic EyeMartin Kulman · 1 ep · 19658.2
  5. 5Seesaw posterSeesawMorris Price · 3 eps · 19988.0
  6. 6Long Ago and Far Away3 eps · 19898.0
  7. 7The Modern World: Ten Great Writers posterThe Modern World: Ten Great WritersLeopold Bloom · 1 ep · 19888.0
  8. 8His Dark Materials posterHis Dark MaterialsKaisa (voice) · 7 eps · 20197.8
  9. 9Hidden posterHiddenSir Nigel Fountain · 2011–2011 · Drama7.8
  10. 10Doctor Who posterDoctor WhoThe Landlord · 1 ep · 20057.6
  11. 11Terry Pratchett's Going Postal posterTerry Pratchett's Going PostalReacher Gilt · 2010–2010 · Comedy7.6
  12. 12The Professionals posterThe ProfessionalsKrivas · 1 ep · 19777.6
  13. 13Blott on the Landscape posterBlott on the LandscapeBlott · 6 eps · 19857.5
  14. 14NCS: Manhunt posterNCS: ManhuntDI John Borne · 6 eps · 20027.5
  15. 15The Hollow Crown posterThe Hollow CrownDuke of York · 1 ep · 20127.5
  16. 16Urban Myths posterUrban MythsSalvador Dali · 1 ep · 20177.4
  17. 17Screen Two posterScreen TwoVlachos · 1 ep · 19857.1
  18. 18Space Odyssey: Voyage to the Planets posterSpace Odyssey: Voyage to the Planets2 eps · 20047.1
  19. 19Reilly: Ace of Spies posterReilly: Ace of SpiesInspector Tsientsin · 1 ep · 19837.0
  20. 20Press posterPressGeorge Emmerson · 3 eps · 20187.0
  21. 21Oxbridge Blues posterOxbridge BluesColin · 2 eps · 19847.0
  22. 22Henry VIII posterHenry VIIIThomas Wolsey · 2 eps · 20037.0
  23. 23Moses posterMosesAaron · 2 eps · 19966.9
  24. 24Tales of the Unexpected posterTales of the UnexpectedYves Drouard · 1 ep · 19796.8
  25. 25Oppenheimer posterOppenheimerEdward Teller · 7 eps · 19806.7
  26. 26Great Expectations posterGreat ExpectationsJaggers · 2011–2011 · Drama6.7
  27. 27The Au Pair posterThe Au PairGeorge · 4 eps · 20256.6
  28. 28Play for Today posterPlay for TodayReger · 1 ep · 19706.6
  29. 29Master of the Game posterMaster of the GameAndré d'Usseau · 9 eps · 19846.2
  30. 30Capitaine Marleau posterCapitaine MarleauHerbert White · 1 ep · 20156.1
  31. 31The Protectors posterThe ProtectorsDetective · 1 ep · 19726.1
  32. 32The Play on One posterThe Play on OneJoe · 1 ep · 19886.0
  33. 33Decline and Fall posterDecline and FallDr Fagan · 3 eps · 20175.7
  34. 34Mussolini: The Untold Story posterMussolini: The Untold StoryDino Grandi · 4 eps · 19855.3
  35. 35Freud posterFreudSigmund Freud · 6 eps · 19845.0
  36. 36The Jesus Storybook Bible posterThe Jesus Storybook BibleNarrator · 44 eps · 2013
  37. 37Extinct5 eps · 2005
  38. 38Perspectives posterPerspectives2 eps · 2011
  39. 39Theatre Night posterTheatre Night1 ep · 1985
  40. 40The Way We Live Now posterThe Way We Live NowAugustus Melmotte · 2001–2001 · Drama

Top movies 30best David Suchet movies

  1. 1The Jesus Storybook Bible posterThe Jesus Storybook BibleNarrator · 201110.0
  2. 2The Importance of Being Earnest on Stage posterThe Importance of Being Earnest on StageLady Bracknell · 20159.0
  3. 3The Secret Agent posterThe Secret AgentAlfred Verloc · 19928.5
  4. 4Blott on the Landscape posterBlott on the Landscape19858.4
  5. 5The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship posterThe Fool of the World and the Flying ShipNarrator (voice) · 19908.1
  6. 6Being Poirot posterBeing PoirotNarrator · 20137.7
  7. 7Victoria & Albert posterVictoria & AlbertBaron Christian Friedrich Stockmar, MD · 20017.6
  8. 8Shakespeare Live! From the RSC posterShakespeare Live! From the RSCOberon · 20167.2
  9. 9The Phoenix and the Carpet posterThe Phoenix and the CarpetThe Phoenix (voice) · 20047.0
  10. 10Bingo: Scenes of Money and DeathShakespeare · 19907.0
  11. 11The Bank Job posterThe Bank JobLew Vogel · 20086.8
  12. 12Diverted posterDivertedSamuel Stearn · 20096.8
  13. 13Solomon posterSolomonJoab · 19976.7
  14. 14A Bear Named Winnie posterA Bear Named WinnieGeneral Hallholland · 20046.7
  15. 15Live from Baghdad posterLive from BaghdadNaji Al-Hadithi · 20026.7
  16. 16A Perfect Murder posterA Perfect MurderMohamed Karaman · 19986.5
  17. 17RKO 281 posterRKO 281Louis B. Mayer · 19996.5
  18. 18SeparationJoe · 19906.5
  19. 19American Assassin posterAmerican AssassinDirector Stansfield · 20176.4
  20. 20The Falcon and the Snowman posterThe Falcon and the SnowmanAlex · 19856.4
  21. 21When the Whales Came posterWhen the Whales CameWill · 19896.4
  22. 22Arthur and the Invisibles posterArthur and the InvisiblesNarrator (voice) · 20066.4
  23. 23Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes posterGreystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the ApesBuller · 19846.4
  24. 24A World Apart posterA World ApartMuller · 19886.4
  25. 25Executive Decision posterExecutive DecisionNagi Hassan · 19966.3
  26. 26Flushed Away posterFlushed AwayRita's Dad (voice) · 20066.3
  27. 27A Tale of Two Cities posterA Tale of Two CitiesJohn Barsad · 19806.1
  28. 28Foolproof posterFoolproofLeo Gillette · 20036.1
  29. 29To Kill a Priest posterTo Kill a PriestBishop · 19886.1
  30. 30Harry and the Hendersons posterHarry and the HendersonsJacques Lafleur · 19876.1

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