Peter Firth
Peter Firth
Biography
​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
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
96
Gender
Male
Birthday
1953-10-27 (71 years old)
Place of Birth
Bradford, Yorkshire, England, UK
Acting

2024

Shardlake as Norfolk

2019

Cheat as Michael Shadley

2016

Victoria as Duke of Cumberland

2016

Victoria as King of Hanover

2016

Risen as Pontius Pilate

2016

Happily Ever After as Walt

2015

Dickensian as Jacob Marley

2015

Spooks: The Greater Good as Harry Pearce

2014

Undeniable as Andrew Rawlins

2013

Mayday as Malcolm Spicer

2012

World Without End as Earl Roland

2011

South Riding as Anthony Snaith

2009

Yellowstone as Self

2005

The Greatest Game Ever Played as Lord Northcliffe

2004

Hawking as Sir Fred Hoyle

2003

Me & Mrs. Jones as Benedict

2002

Top Gear as Self

2002

Spooks as Harry Pearce

2001

Pearl Harbor as Mervyn Bennion

2000

That's Life as Victor Leski

2000

The Magicians as Simon Magus

1999

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Dr. Preston Blair

1999

The Vice as Not available

1999

Total Recall 2070 as Not available

1999

Chill Factor as Col. Andrew Brynner

1998

The Magnificent Seven as Not available

1998

Mighty Joe Young as Garth

1997

Dead Man's Gun as Not available

1997

The Broker's Man as Not available

1997

Holding On as Not available

1997

Cracker as Not available

1997

Amistad as Captain Fitzgerald

1997

The Garden of Redemption as Nazi Commandant

1996

The Witch's Daughter as Mr. Jones

1996

Seasick as 1st Officer Roald Jensen

1995

Kavanagh Q.C. as Charlie Beck

1995

Band of Gold as Not available

1995

Resort to Murder as Not available

1994

Anna Lee as Peter Wainwright

1994

White Angel as Leslie Steckler

1993

Shadowlands as Dr Craig

1993

The Perfect Husband as Franz

1992

Heartbeat as Dr. James Radcliffe

1992

Highlander: The Series as Arthur Drake, aka Drakov

1991

Soldier Soldier as Major Ben Collins

1991

Murder in Eden as Kenneth Potter

1991

Prisoner of Honor as Maj. Henry

1991

The Laughter of God as Not available

1990

The Hunt for Red October as Capt. 2nd Ivan Putin (Political Officer, Red October)

1990

The Rescuers Down Under as Red (voice)

1990

The Incident as Geiger

1990

Children Crossing as Joe

1990

Burndown as Jake Stern

1989

Tree of Hands as Terence

1989

Trouble in Paradise as Adriaan

1988

Prisoner of Rio as Clive Ingram

1987

Northanger Abbey as Henry Tilney

1987

Born of Fire as Paul Bergson

1986

A State of Emergency as Ken Parrish

1985

Screen Two as Henry Tilney

1985

Lifeforce as Col. Colin Caine

1985

Letter to Brezhnev as Peter

1984

White Elephant as Peter Davidson

1983

The Aerodrome as Roy

1982

Fire and Sword as Dinas

1982

Another Flip for Dominick as Dominick Hide

1980

The Flipside of Dominick Hide as Dominick Hide

1980

The Flipside of Dominick Hide as Dominick Hide

1979

Tales of the Unexpected as Not available

1979

Tess as Angel Clare

1979

When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder? as Stephen Ryder

1977

Equus as Alan Strang

1977

Joseph Andrews as Joseph Andrews

1976

Aces High as Lt. Stephen Croft

1976

The Picture of Dorian Gray as Dorian Gray

1976

The Lady of the Camellias as Armand Duval

1973

Daniele and Maria as Daniele

1973

Her Majesty's Pleasure as Arsenic

1973

The Ballad of Ben Bagot as Ben Bagot

1973

Diamonds on Wheels as Robert 'Bobby' Stewart

1972

The Adventures of Black Beauty as David Abbott

1972

Arthur of the Britons as Not available

1972

The Protectors as Stephen Douglas

1972

Brother Sun, Sister Moon as Not available

1970

Play for Today as Arsenic

1970

Play for Today as Dominick Hide

1969

The Flaxton Boys as Archie Weekes

1956

Tony Awards as Self - Nominee

1954

The Wonderful World of Disney as Robert 'Bobby' Stewart