Acting · Bradford, Yorkshire, England, UK · Born October 27, 1953
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.
MovieShardlake
2024
as Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk
TVShardlake
2024
as Norfolk
TVCheat
2019
as Michael Shadley
TVVictoria
2016
as Duke of Cumberland
MovieHappily Ever After
2016
as Walt
MovieRisen
2016
as Pontius Pilate
TVDickensian
2015
as Jacob Marley
MovieSpooks: The Greater Good
2015
as Harry Pearce
TVUndeniable
2014
as Andrew Rawlins
TVMayday
2013
as Malcolm Spicer
TVWorld Without End
2012
as Earl Roland
TVSouth Riding
2011
as Anthony Snaith
TVYellowstone
2009
as Self
TVAncient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire
2006
as Vespasian
MovieThe Greatest Game Ever Played
2005
as Lord Northcliffe
MovieHawking
2004
as Sir Fred Hoyle
MovieMe & Mrs. Jones
2003
as Benedict
TVTop Gear
2002
as Self
TVSpooks
2002
as Harry Pearce
MoviePearl Harbor
2001
as West Virginia Captain
TVThat's Life
2000
as Victor Leski
MovieThe Magicians
2000
as Simon Magus
MovieThe Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Masks of Evil
1999
as Stefan
TVLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Dr. Preston Blair
MovieChill Factor
1999
as Col. Andrew Brynner
TVTotal Recall 2070
1999
TVThe Vice
1999
as Keith Beaumont
MovieMighty Joe Young
1998
as Garth
TVThe Magnificent Seven
1998
as Federal Marshal Walter Bryce
MovieAmistad
1997
as Captain Fitzgerald
TVCracker
1997
as Mitchell Grady
TVThe Broker's Man
1997
as Alex 'Godzilla' Turnbull
MovieThe Garden of Redemption
1997
as Nazi Commandant
TVDead Man's Gun
1997
MovieMarco Polo: Haperek Ha'aharon
1997
as Rusticello
MovieSeasick
1996
as 1st Officer Roald Jensen
MovieThe Witch's Daughter
1996
as Mr. Jones
Resort to Murder
1995
as Peter Dennigan
MovieAn Awfully Big Adventure
1995
as Bunny
TVBand of Gold
1995
as Brian Roberts
TVKavanagh Q.C.
1995
as Charlie Beck
MovieWhite Angel
1994
as Leslie Steckler
MovieShadowlands
1993
as Dr Craig
MovieThe Perfect Husband
1993
as Franz
TVHighlander: The Series
1992
as Arthur Drake, aka Drakov
TVHeartbeat
1992
as Dr. James Radcliffe
MovieThe Pleasure Principle
1992
as Dick
MovieThe Laughter of God
1991
as Steve Clemant
MoviePrisoner of Honor
1991
as Maj. Henry
TVMurder in Eden
1991
as Kenneth Potter
TVSoldier Soldier
1991
as Major Ben Collins
MovieThe Rescuers Down Under
1990
as Red (voice)
MovieBurndown
1990
as Jake Stern
MovieChildren Crossing
1990
as Joe
MovieThe Incident
1990
as Geiger
MovieThe Hunt for Red October
1990
as Capt. 2nd Ivan Putin (Political Officer, Red October)
MovieBlood Royal: William the Conqueror
1990
as William Rufus
MovieTrouble in Paradise
1989
as Adriaan
MovieTree of Hands
1989
as Terence
MoviePrisoner of Rio
1988
as Clive Ingram
MovieBorn of Fire
1987
as Paul Bergson
MovieNorthanger Abbey
1987
as Henry Tilney
MovieA State of Emergency
1986
as Ken Parrish
MovieLetter to Brezhnev
1985
as Peter
MovieLifeforce
1985
as Col. Colin Caine
TVScreen Two
1985
as Henry Tilney
The Making Of Lifeforce
1985
as Self
MovieSword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
1984
as Sir Gaiwan (uncredited voice)
MovieWhite Elephant
1984
as Peter Davidson
MovieThe Aerodrome
1983
as Roy
Another Flip for Dominick
1982
as Dominick Hide
MovieFire and Sword
1982
as Dinas
MovieThe Flipside of Dominick Hide
1980
as Dominick Hide
TVThe Flipside of Dominick Hide
1980
as Dominick Hide
MovieTess
1979
as Angel Clare
TVTales of the Unexpected
1979
MovieWhen You Comin' Back, Red Ryder?
1979
as Stephen Ryder
MovieEquus
1977
as Alan Strang
MovieJoseph Andrews
1977
as Joseph Andrews
MovieThe Lady of the Camellias
1976
as Armand Duval
MovieThe Picture of Dorian Gray
1976
as Dorian Gray
MovieAces High
1976
as Lt. Stephen Croft
MovieKing Arthur, the Young Warlord
1975
as Corin
MovieThe Ballad of Ben Bagot
1973
as Ben Bagot
MovieHer Majesty's Pleasure
1973
as Arsenic
MovieDiamonds on Wheels
1973
as Robert 'Bobby' Stewart
Daniele and Maria
1973
as Daniele
TVArthur of the Britons
1972
TVThe Protectors
1972
as Stephen Douglas
TVThe Adventures of Black Beauty
1972
as David Abbott
The Sullens Sisters
1972
as Tommy Adams
TVCountry Matters
1972
as Tommy Adams
MovieBrother Sun, Sister Moon
1972
Home and Away
1972
as Fred
Owen, M.D.
1971
as David Redman
TVPlay for Today
1970
as Arsenic
TVHere Come the Double Deckers
1970
as Scooper
TVThe Flaxton Boys
1969
as Archie Weekes
TVBBC Play of the Month
1965
as Cis Farringdon
TVTony Awards
1956
as Self - Nominee
TVThe Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Robert 'Bobby' Stewart
The Simple Life
as Roger Blackburn
