Skip to content
Lumovio
Sign in
David Suchet

Acting

David Suchet

Born May 2, 1946 · London, England, UK

Biography

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

Flushed Away

6.4 TMDB

Flushed Away

Rita's Dad (voice)

Doctor Who

7.6 TMDB

Doctor Who

The Landlord

American Assassin

6.4 TMDB

American Assassin

Director Stansfield

Arthur and the Invisibles

6.4 TMDB

Arthur and the Invisibles

Narrator (voice)

The Bank Job

6.9 TMDB

The Bank Job

Lew Vogel

His Dark Materials

7.8 TMDB

His Dark Materials

Kaisa (voice)

A Perfect Murder

6.6 TMDB

A Perfect Murder

Mohamed Karaman

Executive Decision

6.3 TMDB

Executive Decision

Nagi Hassan

Harry and the Hendersons

6.1 TMDB

Harry and the Hendersons

Jacques Lafleur

Agatha Christie's Poirot

8.2 TMDB

Agatha Christie's Poirot

Hercule Poirot

Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes

6.4 TMDB

Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes

Buller

Iron Eagle

5.6 TMDB

Iron Eagle

Minister of Defense Col. Akir Nakesh

The In-Laws

5.6 TMDB

The In-Laws

Jean-Pierre Thibodoux

Wing Commander

4.9 TMDB

Wing Commander

Capt. Jason Sansky

Going Postal

7.3 TMDB

Going Postal

Reacher Gilt

Foolproof

6.1 TMDB

Foolproof

Leo Gillette

Effie Gray

6.0 TMDB

Effie Gray

Mr. Ruskin

The Falcon and the Snowman

6.4 TMDB

The Falcon and the Snowman

Alex

Flood

5.3 TMDB

Flood

DPM Campbell

Great Expectations

7.3 TMDB

Great Expectations

Mr. Jaggers

Filmography

  1. 2025The Au PairGeorgeSeries
  2. 2025Travels with Agatha Christie & Sir David SuchetSelf - PresenterSeries
  3. 2024Poirot and More: A RetrospectiveHimself, CreatorMovie
  4. 2023Season of Light: Christmas with the Tabernacle ChoirSelfMovie
  5. 2019His Dark MaterialsKaisa (voice)Series
  6. 2018PressGeorge EmmersonSeries
  7. 2018Near Myth: The Oskar Knight StorySelfMovie
  8. 2017American AssassinDirector StansfieldMovie
  9. 2017Decline and FallDr FaganSeries
  10. 2017Urban MythsSalvador DaliSeries
  11. 2016Peter Pan Goes WrongSelf (Narrator)Movie
  12. 2016This Changed EverythingNarratorMovie
  13. 2016Shakespeare Live! From the RSCOberonMovie
  14. 2015The Importance of Being Earnest on StageLady BracknellMovie
  15. 2015Capitaine MarleauHerbert WhiteSeries
  16. 2015David Suchet: In the Footsteps of St PeterSelf - PresenterSeries
  17. 2014Effie GrayMr. RuskinMovie
  18. 2014Long Day's Journey Into NightJames TyroneMovie
  19. 2013Being PoirotSelf - NarratorMovie
  20. 2013The Mystery of Agatha Christie, With David SuchetSelf - Host / Narrator (voice)Movie
  21. 2012Starring Sigmund FreudMovie
  22. 2012The Hollow CrownDuke of YorkSeries
  23. 2012David Suchet: People I Have ShotSelf - PresenterMovie
  24. 2011Great ExpectationsMr. JaggersSeries
  25. 2011HiddenSir Nigel FountainSeries
  26. 2011All My SonsJoe KellerMovie
  27. 2011The Jesus Storybook BibleNarratorMovie
  28. 2010David Suchet on the Orient ExpressHimself - PresenterMovie
  29. 2010Going PostalReacher GiltSeries
  30. 2009DivertedSamuel StearnMovie
  31. 2009Act of GodDr. Benjamin CiscoMovie
  32. 2008Q&ASelf - PanellistSeries
  33. 2008The Bank JobLew VogelMovie
  34. 2007FloodDPM CampbellMovie
  35. 2007MaxwellRobert MaxwellMovie
  36. 2006DraculaAbraham Van HelsingMovie
  37. 2006Arthur and the InvisiblesNarrator (voice)Movie
  38. 2006Flushed AwayRita's Dad (voice)Movie
  39. 2006The One ShowSelfSeries
  40. 2005Doctor WhoThe LandlordSeries
  41. 2004A Bear Named WinnieGeneral HallhollandMovie
  42. 2004Space Odyssey: Voyage to the PlanetsSeries
  43. 2004Who Do You Think You Are?SelfSeries
  44. 2004The Phoenix and the CarpetThe Phoenix (voice)Movie
  45. 2003Henry VIIICardinal Thomas WolseySeries
  46. 2003FoolproofLeo GilletteMovie
  47. 2003The In-LawsJean-Pierre ThibodouxMovie
  48. 2002Live from BaghdadNaji Al-HadithiMovie
  49. 2002The Stanford Prison ExperimentNarrator (voice)Movie
  50. 2002NCS: ManhuntDI John BorneSeries
  51. 2001Richard & JudySelfSeries
  52. 2001The Way We Live NowAugustus MelmotteSeries
  53. 2001Victoria & AlbertBaron Christian Friedrich Stockmar, MDMovie
  54. 2001Murder in MindEdward PalmerSeries
  55. 2000Sabotage!!NapoleónMovie
  56. 1999RKO 281Louis B. MayerMovie
  57. 1999Wing CommanderCapt. Jason SanskyMovie
  58. 1998A Perfect MurderMohamed KaramanMovie
  59. 1998SeesawMorris PriceSeries
  60. 1997SolomonJoabMovie
  61. 1997SolomonJoabSeries
  62. 1997SundayOliver / Matthew DelacortaMovie
  63. 1996Deadly VoyageVlachosMovie
  64. 1996MosesAaronSeries
  65. 1996Executive DecisionNagi HassanMovie
  66. 1995Cruel TrainRuben RobertsMovie
  67. 1993Der Fall LuconaRudi WaltzMovie
  68. 1992The Secret AgentAlfred VerlocMovie
  69. 1991The Trouble With Agatha ChristieSelf - ActorMovie
  70. 1990The Fool of the World and the Flying ShipNarrator (voice)Movie
  71. 1990Agatha Christie - Unfinished PortraitSelfMovie
  72. 1990Bingo: Scenes of Money and DeathShakespeareMovie
  73. 1990SeparationJoeMovie
  74. 1989Nobody Here But Us ChickensMovie
  75. 19894 PlayCarverSeries
  76. 1989When the Whales CameWillMovie
  77. 1989Long Ago and Far AwaySeries
  78. 1989Agatha Christie's PoirotHercule PoirotSeries
  79. 1988To Kill a PriestBishopMovie
  80. 1988A World ApartMullerMovie
  81. 1988The Play on OneJoeSeries
  82. 1988The Modern World: Ten Great WritersLeopold BloomSeries
  83. 1988James Joyce's 'Ulysses'Leopold BloomMovie
  84. 1987The Dame Edna ExperienceSelfSeries
  85. 1987Cause CélèbreT.J. O'ConnorMovie
  86. 1987Harry and the HendersonsJacques LafleurMovie
  87. 1987The Last Innocent ManJonathan GaultMovie
  88. 1986MurrowWilliam ShirerMovie
  89. 1986Iron EagleMinister of Defense Col. Akir NakeshMovie
  90. 1985Mussolini: The Untold StoryDino GrandiSeries
  91. 1985Thirteen at DinnerInsp. JappMovie
  92. 1985A Song for EuropeSteve DyerMovie
  93. 1985Blott on the LandscapeMovie
  94. 1985Blott on the LandscapeBlottSeries
  95. 1985The Falcon and the SnowmanAlexMovie
  96. 1985Screen TwoVlachosSeries
  97. 1984Oxbridge BluesColinSeries
  98. 1984The Little Drummer GirlMesterbeinMovie
  99. 1984FreudSigmund FreudSeries
  100. 1984Playing ShakespeareSeries
  101. 1984Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the ApesBullerMovie
  102. 1984Master of the GameAndré d'UsseauSeries
  103. 1983Reilly: Ace of SpiesInspector TsientsinSeries
  104. 1983Being NormalBillMovie
  105. 1983Red MonarchBeriaMovie
  106. 1983TrenchcoatInspector StagnosMovie
  107. 1982The MissionaryCorbettMovie
  108. 1982TimewatchSelf - Narrator (voice)Series
  109. 1982The Hunchback of Notre DameClopin TrouillefouMovie
  110. 1982American PlayhouseEdward Teller, JoeSeries
  111. 1981The CauseRegerMovie
  112. 1980A Tale of Two CitiesJohn BarsadMovie
  113. 1980OppenheimerEdward TellerSeries
  114. 1979Tales of the UnexpectedYves DrouardSeries
  115. 1978An Audience with...SelfSeries
  116. 1977The ProfessionalsKrivasSeries
  117. 1972The ProtectorsDetective, LeoSeries
  118. 1970Play for TodayRegerSeries
  119. 1965Public EyeMartin KulmanSeries
  120. 1949The BAFTA AwardsSelfSeries