David Suchet

David Suchet

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.

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CREDITS
PHOTOS

TV Series

Agatha Christie's Poirot

Agatha Christie's Poirot

8.156
Tales of the Unexpected

Tales of the Unexpected

6.7
The Protectors

The Protectors

5.6
Richard & Judy

Richard & Judy

2.9
The Protectors

The Protectors

5.6
Space Odyssey: Voyage To The Planets

Space Odyssey: Voyage To The Planets

6.6
Extinct

Extinct

0
Going Postal

Going Postal

7.2
The Way We Live Now

The Way We Live Now

7.8
Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer

6.7
David Suchet: In the Footsteps of St. Paul

David Suchet: In the Footsteps of St. Paul

0
Public Eye

Public Eye

7.8
Concorde

Concorde

0
Great Expectations

Great Expectations

7.2
Blott on the Landscape

Blott on the Landscape

7.5
Hidden

Hidden

6.5
Timewatch

Timewatch

6.9
Oxbridge Blues

Oxbridge Blues

5
Who Do You Think You Are?

Who Do You Think You Are?

6.7
The Dame Edna Experience

The Dame Edna Experience

5
An Audience with...

An Audience with...

5.3
Doctor Who

Doctor Who

7.5
The Jesus Storybook Bible

The Jesus Storybook Bible

0
Murder in Mind

Murder in Mind

8.4
David Suchet: In the Footsteps of St Peter

David Suchet: In the Footsteps of St Peter

8
Freud

Freud

3
Master of the Game

Master of the Game

5.9
Urban Myths

Urban Myths

7.381
Playing Shakespeare

Playing Shakespeare

10
Press

Press

6.9
Seesaw

Seesaw

0
The Hollow Crown

The Hollow Crown

7.3
Henry VIII

Henry VIII

6.867
Q&A

Q&A

3.8
Capitaine Marleau

Capitaine Marleau

5.9
His Dark Materials

His Dark Materials

7.869
Decline and Fall

Decline and Fall

5.639
NCS: Manhunt

NCS: Manhunt

5
Long Ago and Far Away

Long Ago and Far Away

9
Travels with Agatha Christie & Sir David Suchet

Travels with Agatha Christie & Sir David Suchet

8
Theatre Night

Theatre Night

0
Play for Today

Play for Today

6.333
The Au Pair

The Au Pair

6.5
The Play on One

The Play on One

6
Moses

Moses

8
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers

The Modern World: Ten Great Writers

0
Perspectives

Perspectives

0
The Phoenix and the Carpet

The Phoenix and the Carpet

0
Reilly: Ace of Spies

Reilly: Ace of Spies

7
The Professionals

The Professionals

7.4
The Story of Jesus

The Story of Jesus

0
Solomon

Solomon

0
The BAFTA Awards

The BAFTA Awards

10
The One Show

The One Show

4.538

Movies

A Perfect Murder

A Perfect Murder

6.541
The Stanford Prison Experiment

The Stanford Prison Experiment

0
Thirteen at Dinner

Thirteen at Dinner

5.681
Flushed Away

Flushed Away

6.308
Flood

Flood

5.319
The Bank Job

The Bank Job

6.834
Harry and the Hendersons

Harry and the Hendersons

6.115
Live from Baghdad

Live from Baghdad

6.7
Foolproof

Foolproof

6.1
Diverted

Diverted

6.8
RKO 281

RKO 281

6.401
The Hunchback of Notre Dame

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

5.8
Sunday

Sunday

5.2
The Missionary

The Missionary

5.6
The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship

The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship

8.1
Red Monarch

Red Monarch

5
Cause Célèbre

Cause Célèbre

6
Sabotage!!

Sabotage!!

5.5
Effie Gray

Effie Gray

5.89
Separation

Separation

6
Victoria & Albert

Victoria & Albert

7.6
Dracula

Dracula

5.6
Blott on the Landscape

Blott on the Landscape

8.8
The Last Innocent Man

The Last Innocent Man

5.182
Nobody Here But Us Chickens

Nobody Here But Us Chickens

0
Season of Light: Christmas with the Tabernacle Choir

Season of Light: Christmas with the Tabernacle Choir

0
Act of God

Act of God

4.8
Cruel Train

Cruel Train

4.5
The Jesus Storybook Bible

The Jesus Storybook Bible

10
Trenchcoat

Trenchcoat

5.7
Executive Decision

Executive Decision

6.312
The Falcon and the Snowman

The Falcon and the Snowman

6.452
Der Fall Lucona

Der Fall Lucona

5
Being Normal

Being Normal

0
To Kill a Priest

To Kill a Priest

5.926
More Than Words

More Than Words

8
Deadly Voyage

Deadly Voyage

5.4
The Importance of Being Earnest on Stage

The Importance of Being Earnest on Stage

9
The Mystery of Agatha Christie, With David Suchet

The Mystery of Agatha Christie, With David Suchet

7.5
Near Myth: The Oskar Knight Story

Near Myth: The Oskar Knight Story

0
A Song for Europe

A Song for Europe

3.5
A Bear Named Winnie

A Bear Named Winnie

6.5
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC

Shakespeare Live! From the RSC

7.5
Wing Commander

Wing Commander

4.783
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes

Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes

6.365
Starring Sigmund Freud

Starring Sigmund Freud

0
Murrow

Murrow

5
Maxwell

Maxwell

6
Peter Pan Goes Wrong

Peter Pan Goes Wrong

7.452
The Trouble With Agatha Christie

The Trouble With Agatha Christie

10
James Joyce's 'Ulysses'

James Joyce's 'Ulysses'

0
American Assassin

American Assassin

6.416
The In-Laws

The In-Laws

5.636
A Tale of Two Cities

A Tale of Two Cities

5.7
A World Apart

A World Apart

6.3
The Little Drummer Girl

The Little Drummer Girl

5.5
David Suchet on the Orient Express

David Suchet on the Orient Express

6.8
When the Whales Came

When the Whales Came

6.4
Arthur and the Invisibles

Arthur and the Invisibles

6.389
Being Poirot

Being Poirot

8
This Changed Everything

This Changed Everything

0
David Suchet: People I Have Shot

David Suchet: People I Have Shot

0
All My Sons

All My Sons

0
Long Day's Journey Into Night

Long Day's Journey Into Night

0
Iron Eagle

Iron Eagle

5.559
The Cause

The Cause

0
Solomon

Solomon

6.6
The Secret Agent

The Secret Agent

8
Agatha Christie - Unfinished Portrait

Agatha Christie - Unfinished Portrait

0
The Phoenix and the Carpet

The Phoenix and the Carpet

0