David Suchet

Acting

David Suchet

Born May 2, 1946London, England, UK158 credits

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.

Known For

The Au Pair
6.6

The Au Pair

TV

2025

Travels with Agatha Christie & Sir David Suchet
8.0

Travels with Agatha Christie & Sir David Suchet

TV

2025

Poirot and More: A Retrospective

Poirot and More: A Retrospective

Movie

2024

Season of Light: Christmas with the Tabernacle Choir

Season of Light: Christmas with the Tabernacle Choir

Movie

2023

His Dark Materials
7.8

His Dark Materials

TV

2019

Press
7.0

Press

TV

2018

Filmography

The Au Pair
2025The Au Pairas GeorgeTV
Travels with Agatha Christie & Sir David Suchet
2025Travels with Agatha Christie & Sir David Suchetas Self - PresenterTV
Poirot and More: A Retrospective
2024Poirot and More: A Retrospectiveas HimselfMovie
Season of Light: Christmas with the Tabernacle Choir
2023Season of Light: Christmas with the Tabernacle Choiras SelfMovie
His Dark Materials
2019His Dark Materialsas Kaisa (voice)TV
Press
2018Pressas George EmmersonTV
Near Myth: The Oskar Knight Story
2018Near Myth: The Oskar Knight Storyas SelfMovie
More Than Words
2018More Than Wordsas SelfMovie
Concorde
2017Concordeas Self - NarratorTV
American Assassin
2017American Assassinas Director StansfieldMovie
Decline and Fall
2017Decline and Fallas Dr FaganTV
Urban Myths
2017Urban Mythsas Salvador DaliTV
Peter Pan Goes Wrong
2016Peter Pan Goes Wrongas Self (Narrator)Movie
This Changed Everything
2016This Changed Everythingas NarratorMovie
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
2016Shakespeare Live! From the RSCas OberonMovie
The Importance of Being Earnest on Stage
2015The Importance of Being Earnest on Stageas Lady BracknellMovie
Capitaine Marleau
2015Capitaine Marleauas Herbert WhiteTV
Doctor Who: The Fan Show
2015Doctor Who: The Fan ShowTV
David Suchet: In the Footsteps of St Peter
2015David Suchet: In the Footsteps of St Peteras Self - PresenterTV
Effie Gray
2014Effie Grayas Mr. RuskinMovie
Long Day's Journey Into Night
2014Long Day's Journey Into Nightas James TyroneMovie
Being Poirot
2013Being Poirotas NarratorMovie
Curtain: Poirot's Last Case
2013Curtain: Poirot's Last Caseas Hercule PoirotMovie
The Labours of Hercules
2013The Labours of Herculesas Hercule PoirotMovie
Dead Man's Folly
2013Dead Man's Follyas Hercule PoirotMovie
The Big Four
2013The Big Fouras Hercule PoirotMovie
Elephants Can Remember
2013Elephants Can Rememberas Hercule PoirotMovie
The Jesus Storybook Bible
2013The Jesus Storybook Bibleas NarratorTV
The Mystery of Agatha Christie, With David Suchet
2013The Mystery of Agatha Christie, With David Suchetas Self - Host / Narrator (voice)Movie
David Suchet: In the Footsteps of St. Paul
2012David Suchet: In the Footsteps of St. Paulas Self - HostTV
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2012Starring Sigmund FreudMovie
The Hollow Crown
2012The Hollow Crownas Duke of YorkTV
David Suchet: People I Have Shot
2012David Suchet: People I Have Shotas Self - PresenterMovie
Great Expectations
2011Great Expectationsas Mr. JaggersTV
Hidden
2011Hiddenas Sir Nigel FountainTV
Hallowe'en Party
2011Hallowe'en Partyas Hercule PoirotMovie
The Clocks
2011The Clocksas Hercule PoirotMovie
Three Act Tragedy
2011Three Act Tragedyas Hercule PoirotMovie
Perspectives
2011PerspectivesTV
The Story of Jesus
2011The Story of Jesusas NarratorTV
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2011All My Sonsas Joe KellerMovie
The Jesus Storybook Bible
2011The Jesus Storybook Bibleas NarratorMovie
Appointment with Death
2010Appointment with Deathas Hercule PoirotMovie
Third Girl
2010Third Girlas Hercule PoirotMovie
Murder on the Orient Express
2010Murder on the Orient Expressas Hercule PoirotMovie
David Suchet on the Orient Express
2010David Suchet on the Orient Expressas Himself - PresenterMovie
Going Postal
2010Going Postalas Reacher GiltTV
Cat Among the Pigeons
2009Cat Among the Pigeonsas Hercule PoirotMovie
Diverted
2009Divertedas Samuel StearnMovie
Act of God
2009Act of Godas Dr. Benjamin CiscoMovie
Mrs. McGinty's Dead
2008Mrs. McGinty's Deadas Hercule PoirotMovie
Q&A
2008Q&Aas Self - PanellistTV
The Bank Job
2008The Bank Jobas Lew VogelMovie
Flood
2007Floodas DPM CampbellMovie
Maxwell
2007Maxwellas Robert MaxwellMovie
Dracula
2006Draculaas Abraham Van HelsingMovie
Taken at the Flood
2006Taken at the Floodas Hercule PoirotMovie
Arthur and the Invisibles
2006Arthur and the Invisiblesas Narrator (voice)Movie
Flushed Away
2006Flushed Awayas Rita's Dad (voice)Movie
The One Show
2006The One Showas SelfTV
After the Funeral
2006After the Funeralas Hercule PoirotMovie
Cards on the Table
2006Cards on the Tableas Hercule PoirotMovie
The Mystery of the Blue Train
2005The Mystery of the Blue Trainas Hercule PoirotMovie
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2005ExtinctTV
Doctor Who
2005Doctor Whoas The LandlordTV
A Bear Named Winnie
2004A Bear Named Winnieas General HallhollandMovie
Space Odyssey: Voyage To The Planets
2004Space Odyssey: Voyage To The PlanetsTV
Who Do You Think You Are?
2004Who Do You Think You Are?as SelfTV
The Hollow
2004The Hollowas Hercule PoirotMovie
The Phoenix and the Carpet
2004The Phoenix and the Carpetas The Phoenix (voice)Movie
Death on the Nile
2004Death on the Nileas Hercule PoirotMovie
Sad Cypress
2003Sad Cypressas Hercule PoirotMovie
Five Little Pigs
2003Five Little Pigsas Hercule PoirotMovie
Henry VIII
2003Henry VIIIas Thomas WolseyTV
Foolproof
2003Foolproofas Leo GilletteMovie
Evil Under the Sun
2003Evil Under the Sunas Hercule PoirotMovie
The In-Laws
2003The In-Lawsas Jean-Pierre ThibodouxMovie
Live from Baghdad
2002Live from Baghdadas Naji Al-HadithiMovie
The Stanford Prison Experiment
2002The Stanford Prison Experimentas Narrator (voice)Movie
NCS: Manhunt
2002NCS: Manhuntas DI John BorneTV
Richard & Judy
2001Richard & Judyas SelfTV
The Way We Live Now
2001The Way We Live Nowas Augustus MelmotteTV
Victoria & Albert
2001Victoria & Albertas Baron Christian Friedrich Stockmar, MDMovie
Murder in Mesopotamia
2001Murder in Mesopotamiaas Hercule PoirotMovie
Murder in Mind
2001Murder in Mindas Edward PalmerTV
Sabotage!!
2000Sabotage!!as NapoleónMovie
Lord Edgware Dies
2000Lord Edgware Diesas Hercule PoirotMovie
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
2000The Murder of Roger Ackroydas Hercule PoirotMovie
RKO 281
1999RKO 281as Louis B. MayerMovie
Wing Commander
1999Wing Commanderas Capt. Jason SanskyMovie
A Perfect Murder
1998A Perfect Murderas Mohamed KaramanMovie
Seesaw
1998Seesawas Morris PriceTV
Solomon
1997Solomonas JoabMovie
Solomon
1997Solomonas JoabTV
The Phoenix and the Carpet
1997The Phoenix and the Carpetas The Phoenix (voice)TV
Sunday
1997Sundayas Oliver / Matthew DelacortaMovie
Dumb Witness
1996Dumb Witnessas Hercule PoirotMovie
Deadly Voyage
1996Deadly Voyageas VlachosMovie
Moses
1996Mosesas AaronTV
Executive Decision
1996Executive Decisionas Nagi HassanMovie
Murder on the Links
1996Murder on the Linksas Hercule PoirotMovie
Cruel Train
1995Cruel Trainas Ruben RobertsMovie
Moses
1995Mosesas AaronMovie
Hickory Dickory Dock
1995Hickory Dickory Dockas Hercule PoirotMovie
Hercule Poirot's Christmas
1994Hercule Poirot's Christmasas Hercule PoirotMovie
Der Fall Lucona
1993Der Fall Luconaas Rudi WaltzMovie
The Secret Agent
1992The Secret Agentas Alfred VerlocMovie
The Trouble With Agatha Christie
1991The Trouble With Agatha Christieas Self - ActorMovie
The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship
1990The Fool of the World and the Flying Shipas Narrator (voice)Movie
Agatha Christie - Unfinished Portrait
1990Agatha Christie - Unfinished Portraitas SelfMovie
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1990Bingo: Scenes of Money and Deathas ShakespeareMovie
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1990Separationas JoeMovie
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1989Nobody Here But Us ChickensMovie
When the Whales Came
1989When the Whales Cameas WillMovie
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1989Long Ago and Far AwayTV
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989Agatha Christie's Poirotas Hercule PoirotTV
To Kill a Priest
1988To Kill a Priestas BishopMovie
A World Apart
1988A World Apartas MullerMovie
The Play on One
1988The Play on Oneas JoeTV
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1988James Joyce's 'Ulysses'as Leopold BloomMovie
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
1988The Modern World: Ten Great Writersas Leopold BloomTV
The Dame Edna Experience
1987The Dame Edna Experienceas SelfTV
Cause Célèbre
1987Cause Célèbreas T.J. O'ConnorMovie
Harry and the Hendersons
1987Harry and the Hendersonsas Jacques LafleurMovie
The Last Innocent Man
1987The Last Innocent Manas Jonathan GaultMovie
Murrow
1986Murrowas William ShirerMovie
Iron Eagle
1986Iron Eagleas Minister of Defense Col. Akir NakeshMovie
Mussolini: The Untold Story
1985Mussolini: The Untold Storyas Dino GrandiTV
Thirteen at Dinner
1985Thirteen at Dinneras Insp. JappMovie
Theatre Night
1985Theatre NightTV
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1985A Song for Europeas Steve DyerMovie
Blott on the Landscape
1985Blott on the LandscapeMovie
Blott on the Landscape
1985Blott on the Landscapeas BlottTV
The Falcon and the Snowman
1985The Falcon and the Snowmanas AlexMovie
Oxbridge Blues
1984Oxbridge Bluesas ColinTV
The Little Drummer Girl
1984The Little Drummer Girlas MesterbeinMovie
Freud
1984Freudas Sigmund FreudTV
Playing Shakespeare
1984Playing ShakespeareTV
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
1984Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apesas BullerMovie
Master of the Game
1984Master of the Gameas André d'UsseauTV
Reilly: Ace of Spies
1983Reilly: Ace of Spiesas Inspector TsientsinTV
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1983Being Normalas BillMovie
Red Monarch
1983Red Monarchas BeriaMovie
Trenchcoat
1983Trenchcoatas Inspector StagnosMovie
The Missionary
1982The Missionaryas CorbettMovie
Timewatch
1982Timewatchas Self - Narrator (voice)TV
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1982The Hunchback of Notre Dameas Clopin TrouillefouMovie
The Cause
1981The Causeas RegerMovie
A Tale of Two Cities
1980A Tale of Two Citiesas John BarsadMovie
Oppenheimer
1980Oppenheimeras Edward TellerTV
Tales of the Unexpected
1979Tales of the Unexpectedas Yves DrouardTV
An Audience with...
1978An Audience with...as SelfTV
The Professionals
1977The Professionalsas KrivasTV
The Protectors
1972The Protectorsas DetectiveTV
Play for Today
1970Play for Todayas RegerTV
Public Eye
1965Public Eyeas Martin KulmanTV
The BAFTA Awards
1949The BAFTA Awardsas SelfTV
Death in the Clouds
—Death in the Cloudsas Hercule PoirotMovie