Acting · Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, UK · Born July 26, 1964
Peter Sullivan was born into a political family and he was expected to follow a career in politics and the law. He joined the National Youth Theatre at 17 and then trained at Central before studying in New York under Uta Hagen and at The Actors' Studio and then became a member of the Catalan theatre group La Fura Dels Baus. Over three decades he has played multiple leading roles in film and television in the US, UK and Europe and has been a National Theatre player for over 30 years. He speaks four languages and has performed in all of them.
TVThe Iris Affair
2025
as Julian Baxter
Movie22+1
2025
as Doctor Farr
TVThe Jetty
2024
as Blake
TVThe Sixth Commandment
2023
as David Jeremy
MovieThe Monkey's Paw
2022
as Sergeant Major Morris
TVAround the World in 80 Days
2021
as Nyle Bellamy
TVBaptiste
2019
as Michael
MovieEarthy Encounters
2018
as John
Movie7 Days in Entebbe
2018
as Amos Eiran
MovieTobey
2017
as Father
TVStrike
2017
as Andrew Fancourt
MovieNational Theatre Live: The Deep Blue Sea
2016
as William Collyer
MovieThe Limehouse Golem
2016
as Inspector Roberts
MovieWe Are Happy
2015
as Steve
TVCuffs
2015
as CS Robert Vickers
MovieThe Scandalous Lady W
2015
as Mr. James Farrar
TVPoldark
2015
as Ralph Hanson
TVCritical
2015
as Dr. Clive Archerfield
TVIndian Summers
2015
MovieThe Face of an Angel
2014
as James Pryce
TVThe Crimson Field
2014
as Major Jocelyn Ballard
TVThe Musketeers
2014
as Vargas
TVRipper Street
2012
as Franklin Stone
TVThe Hour
2011
as Commander Laurence Stern
TVThe Borgias
2011
as Cardinal Ascanio Sforza
MovieMorning Echo
2010
as Donald Moffatt
TVTrinity
2009
as D.I. Ryan Worthing
TVKrod Mandoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire
2009
MovieHancock & Joan
2008
as Edward Joffe
TVThe Passion
2008
as Temple Lawyer
TVFixer
2008
Working with Pinter
2007
as Self
TVVital Signs
2006
as Gareth Reeves
TVThe IT Crowd
2006
as John
MovieA Very Social Secretary
2005
as Gould
TVExtras
2005
as Film Director
MovieFriends Reunited
2005
as Nick Roberts
TVThe Thick of It
2005
as Geoffrey
TVNathan Barley
2005
as Geoff Moss
TVSex Traffic
2004
as Rick
TVStrange
2003
as Bob
TVMile High
2003
MovieMonsieur N.
2003
as Thomas Reade
TVWire in the Blood
2002
as ACC Eden
MovieGypsy Woman
2002
as Policeman
TVSpooks
2002
as Viktor Sarkisian
MovieCyclops
2001
MovieConspiracy
2001
as Karl Eberhard Schöngarth
MovieChristie Malry's Own Double-Entry
2000
as Wagner
MovieThe Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Tales of Innocence
1999
as Col. Serre
TVShockers
1999
as Fred Powell
MovieCut
1999
MovieThe Jackal
1997
as Vasilov
Lord of Misrule
1996
as Dr. Glanville
MovieThe Butterfly Effect
1995
as Duncan McHale
TVBackup
1995
as Det. Insp. Overton
TVChandler & Co
1994
as Paul Stoddard
TVPeak Practice
1993
as Richard Beamer
