Peter Firth

Known For	Acting
Birthday	Oct 27, 1953 (71)
Birthplace	Bradford, Yorkshire, England, UK
Popularity	0.7 (history)
Updated	Apr 21, 2025
Entry Date	Apr 13, 2024
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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

Filmography

Risen

2016

as Pontius Pilate

Happily Ever After

2016

as Walt

Spooks: The Greater Good

2015

as Harry Pearce

The Greatest Game Ever Played

2005

as Lord Northcliffe

Hawking

2004

as Sir Fred Hoyle

Me & Mrs. Jones

2003

as Benedict

Pearl Harbor

2001

as Mervyn Bennion

The Magicians

2000

as Simon Magus

Chill Factor

1999

as Col. Andrew Brynner

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Masks of Evil

1999

as Stefan

Mighty Joe Young

1998

as Garth

Marco Polo: Haperek Ha'aharon

1997

as Rusticello

The Garden of Redemption

1997

as Nazi Commandant

Amistad

1997

as Captain Fitzgerald

Seasick

1996

as 1st Officer Roald Jensen

An Awfully Big Adventure

1995

as Bunny

Band of Gold

1995

as Brian Roberts

White Angel

1994

as Leslie Steckler

Shadowlands

1993

as Dr Craig

The Pleasure Principle

1992

as Dick

Prisoner of Honor

1991

as Maj. Henry

Burndown

1990

as Jake Stern

Children Crossing

1990

as Joe

The Incident

1990

as Geiger

The Hunt for Red October

1990

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

The Rescuers Down Under

1990

as Red (voice)

Tree of Hands

1989

as Terence

Prisoner of Rio

1988

as Clive Ingram

Born of Fire

1987

as Paul Bergson

Northanger Abbey

1987

as Henry Tilney

A State of Emergency

1986

as Ken Parrish

Letter to Brezhnev

1985

as Peter

Lifeforce

1985

as Col. Colin Caine

The Aerodrome

1983

as Roy

Another Flip for Dominick

1982

as Dominick Hide

The Flipside of Dominick Hide

1980

as Dominick Hide

Tess

1979

as Angel Clare

When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder?

1979

as Stephen Ryder

Joseph Andrews

1977

as Joseph Andrews

Equus

1977

as Alan Strang

The Lady of the Camellias

1976

as Armand Duval

The Picture of Dorian Gray

1976

as Dorian Gray

Aces High

1976

as Lt. Stephen Croft

King Arthur, the Young Warlord

1975

as Corin

Daniele and Maria

1973

as Daniele

Diamonds on Wheels

1973

as Robert 'Bobby' Stewart

Her Majesty's Pleasure

1973

as Arsenic

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Organization	Category	Movie
BAFTA Awards	Best Actor	Equus	Won

Spooks

as Harry Pearce

Episodes: 86

First Aired: May 13, 2002

Dickensian

as Jacob Marley

Episodes: 20

First Aired: Dec 26, 2015

That's Life

as Victor Leski

Episodes: 19

First Aired: Oct 01, 2000

Here Come the Double Deckers

as Scooper

Episodes: 17

First Aired: Sep 12, 1970

The Flaxton Boys

as Archie Weekes

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Sep 21, 1969

World Without End

as Earl Roland

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Sep 04, 2012

Heartbeat

as Dr. James Radcliffe

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Apr 10, 1992

Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire

as Vespasian

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Sep 21, 2006

Mayday

as Malcolm Spicer

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Mar 03, 2013

Victoria

as Duke of Cumberland

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Aug 28, 2016

Shardlake

as Norfolk

Episodes: 4

First Aired: May 01, 2024

Cheat

as Michael Shadley

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Mar 11, 2019

Murder in Eden

as Kenneth Potter

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jul 19, 1991

South Riding

as Anthony Snaith

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Feb 20, 2011

The Wonderful World of Disney

as Robert 'Bobby' Stewart

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Oct 27, 1954

Play for Today

as Dominick Hide

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 15, 1970

Undeniable

as Andrew Rawlins

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Apr 07, 2014

The Flipside of Dominick Hide

as Dominick Hide

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Dec 09, 1980

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Dr. Preston Blair

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1999

Kavanagh Q.C.

as Charlie Beck

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 03, 1995

Anna Lee

as Peter Wainwright

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 27, 1994

Play for Today

as Arsenic

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 15, 1970

Victoria

as King of Hanover

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 28, 2016

Highlander: The Series

as Arthur Drake, aka Drakov

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 03, 1992

Soldier Soldier

as Major Ben Collins

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 10, 1991

The Protectors

as Stephen Douglas

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1972

The Adventures of Black Beauty

as David Abbott

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1972

The Broker's Man

Episodes: 12

First Aired: Jun 17, 1997

Resort to Murder

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Jul 27, 1995

Total Recall 2070

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jan 05, 1999

Band of Gold

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Mar 12, 1995

Yellowstone

as Self

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Mar 15, 2009

Tales of the Unexpected

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 24, 1979

Arthur of the Britons

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 06, 1972

Cracker

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 18, 1997

The Magnificent Seven

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 03, 1998

Dead Man's Gun

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 02, 1997

The Vice

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 04, 1999

Tony Awards

as Self - Nominee

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 01, 1956

Holding On

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 08, 1997

Top Gear

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 20, 2002

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