Peter Firth

Acting

Peter Firth

Born October 27, 1953Bradford, Yorkshire, England, UK98 credits

​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.

Known For

Shardlake
6.8

Shardlake

TV

2024

Cheat
6.4

Cheat

TV

2019

Victoria
7.3

Victoria

TV

2016

Happily Ever After
5.4

Happily Ever After

Movie

2016

Risen
6.3

Risen

Movie

2016

Dickensian
7.4

Dickensian

TV

2015

Filmography

Shardlake
2024Shardlakeas NorflokTV
Cheat
2019Cheatas Michael ShadleyTV
Victoria
2016Victoriaas Duke of CumberlandTV
Happily Ever After
2016Happily Ever Afteras WaltMovie
Risen
2016Risenas Pontius PilateMovie
Dickensian
2015Dickensianas Jacob MarleyTV
Spooks: The Greater Good
2015Spooks: The Greater Goodas Harry PearceMovie
Undeniable
2014Undeniableas Andrew RawlinsTV
Mayday
2013Maydayas Malcolm SpicerTV
World Without End
2012World Without Endas Earl RolandTV
South Riding
2011South Ridingas Anthony SnaithTV
Yellowstone
2009Yellowstoneas SelfTV
Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire
2006Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empireas VespasianTV
The Greatest Game Ever Played
2005The Greatest Game Ever Playedas Lord NorthcliffeMovie
Hawking
2004Hawkingas Sir Fred HoyleMovie
Me & Mrs. Jones
2003Me & Mrs. Jonesas BenedictMovie
Top Gear
2002Top Gearas SelfTV
Spooks
2002Spooksas Harry PearceTV
Pearl Harbor
2001Pearl Harboras Mervyn BennionMovie
That's Life
2000That's Lifeas Victor LeskiTV
The Magicians
2000The Magiciansas Simon MagusMovie
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Masks of Evil
1999The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Masks of Evilas StefanMovie
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unitas Dr. Preston BlairTV
Chill Factor
1999Chill Factoras Col. Andrew BrynnerMovie
Total Recall 2070
1999Total Recall 2070TV
The Vice
1999The ViceTV
Mighty Joe Young
1998Mighty Joe Youngas GarthMovie
The Magnificent Seven
1998The Magnificent Sevenas Federal Marshal Walter BryceTV
Amistad
1997Amistadas Captain FitzgeraldMovie
Cracker
1997Crackeras Mitchell GradyTV
The Broker's Man
1997The Broker's ManTV
The Garden of Redemption
1997The Garden of Redemptionas Nazi CommandantMovie
Dead Man's Gun
1997Dead Man's GunTV
Marco Polo: Haperek Ha'aharon
1997Marco Polo: Haperek Ha'aharonas RusticelloMovie
Seasick
1996Seasickas 1st Officer Roald JensenMovie
The Witch's Daughter
1996The Witch's Daughteras Mr. JonesMovie
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1995Resort to MurderTV
An Awfully Big Adventure
1995An Awfully Big Adventureas BunnyMovie
Band of Gold
1995Band of Goldas Brian RobertsTV
Kavanagh Q.C.
1995Kavanagh Q.C.as Charlie BeckTV
White Angel
1994White Angelas Leslie StecklerMovie
Shadowlands
1993Shadowlandsas Dr CraigMovie
The Perfect Husband
1993The Perfect Husbandas FranzMovie
Highlander: The Series
1992Highlander: The Seriesas Arthur Drake, aka DrakovTV
Heartbeat
1992Heartbeatas Dr. James RadcliffeTV
The Pleasure Principle
1992The Pleasure Principleas DickMovie
The Laughter of God
1991The Laughter of Godas Steve ClemantMovie
Prisoner of Honor
1991Prisoner of Honoras Maj. HenryMovie
Murder in Eden
1991Murder in Edenas Kenneth PotterTV
Soldier Soldier
1991Soldier Soldieras Major Ben CollinsTV
The Rescuers Down Under
1990The Rescuers Down Underas Red (voice)Movie
Burndown
1990Burndownas Jake SternMovie
Children Crossing
1990Children Crossingas JoeMovie
The Incident
1990The Incidentas GeigerMovie
The Hunt for Red October
1990The Hunt for Red Octoberas Capt. 2nd Ivan Putin (Political Officer, Red October)Movie
Trouble in Paradise
1989Trouble in Paradiseas AdriaanMovie
Tree of Hands
1989Tree of Handsas TerenceMovie
Prisoner of Rio
1988Prisoner of Rioas Clive IngramMovie
Born of Fire
1987Born of Fireas Paul BergsonMovie
Northanger Abbey
1987Northanger Abbeyas Henry TilneyMovie
A State of Emergency
1986A State of Emergencyas Ken ParrishMovie
Letter to Brezhnev
1985Letter to Brezhnevas PeterMovie
Lifeforce
1985Lifeforceas Col. Colin CaineMovie
Screen Two
1985Screen Twoas Henry TilneyTV
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1985The Making Of Lifeforceas SelfMovie
Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
1984Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knightas Sir Gaiwan (uncredited voice)Movie
White Elephant
1984White Elephantas Peter DavidsonMovie
The Aerodrome
1983The Aerodromeas RoyMovie
A
1982Another Flip for Dominickas Dominick HideMovie
Fire and Sword
1982Fire and Swordas DinasMovie
The Flipside of Dominick Hide
1980The Flipside of Dominick Hideas Dominick HideMovie
The Flipside of Dominick Hide
1980The Flipside of Dominick Hideas Dominick HideTV
Tess
1979Tessas Angel ClareMovie
Tales of the Unexpected
1979Tales of the UnexpectedTV
When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder?
1979When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder?as Stephen RyderMovie
Equus
1977Equusas Alan StrangMovie
Joseph Andrews
1977Joseph Andrewsas Joseph AndrewsMovie
The Lady of the Camellias
1976The Lady of the Camelliasas Armand DuvalMovie
The Picture of Dorian Gray
1976The Picture of Dorian Grayas Dorian GrayMovie
Aces High
1976Aces Highas Lt. Stephen CroftMovie
King Arthur, the Young Warlord
1975King Arthur, the Young Warlordas CorinMovie
The Ballad of Ben Bagot
1973The Ballad of Ben Bagotas Ben BagotMovie
Her Majesty's Pleasure
1973Her Majesty's Pleasureas ArsenicMovie
Diamonds on Wheels
1973Diamonds on Wheelsas Robert 'Bobby' StewartMovie
D
1973Daniele and Mariaas DanieleMovie
Arthur of the Britons
1972Arthur of the BritonsTV
The Protectors
1972The Protectorsas Stephen DouglasTV
The Adventures of Black Beauty
1972The Adventures of Black Beautyas David AbbottTV
T
1972The Sullens Sistersas Tommy AdamsMovie
Country Matters
1972Country Mattersas Tommy AdamsTV
Brother Sun, Sister Moon
1972Brother Sun, Sister MoonMovie
Play for Today
1970Play for Todayas ArsenicTV
Here Come the Double Deckers
1970Here Come the Double Deckersas ScooperTV
The Flaxton Boys
1969The Flaxton Boysas Archie WeekesTV
BBC Play of the Month
1965BBC Play of the Monthas Cis FarringdonTV
Tony Awards
1956Tony Awardsas Self - NomineeTV
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954The Wonderful World of Disneyas Robert 'Bobby' StewartTV
T
—The Simple Lifeas Roger BlackburnMovie