Peter Firth

Peter Firth

Known for
Acting
Born
October 27, 1953 (age 73)
Birthplace
Bradford, Yorkshire, England, UK

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

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The Simple Life

The Simple Life

Movie · as Roger Blackburn

2024
Shardlake poster

Shardlake

TV · as Norfolk · 2 eps

2019
Cheat poster

Cheat

TV · as Michael Shadley · 4 eps

2016
Risen poster

Risen

Movie · as Pontius Pilate

2016
Happily Ever After poster

Happily Ever After

Movie · as Walt

2016
Victoria poster

Victoria

TV · as Duke of Cumberland · 4 eps

2015
Spooks: The Greater Good poster

Spooks: The Greater Good

Movie · as Harry Pearce

2015
Dickensian poster

Dickensian

TV · as Jacob Marley · 20 eps

2014
Undeniable poster

Undeniable

TV · as Andrew Rawlins · 2 eps

2013
Mayday poster

Mayday

TV · as Malcolm Spicer · 5 eps

2012
World Without End poster

World Without End

TV · as Earl Roland · 8 eps

2011
South Riding poster

South Riding

TV · as Anthony Snaith · 3 eps

2009
Yellowstone poster

Yellowstone

TV · as Self · 3 eps

2006
Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire poster

Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire

TV · as Vespasian · 1 ep

2005
The Greatest Game Ever Played poster

The Greatest Game Ever Played

Movie · as Lord Northcliffe

2004
Hawking poster

Hawking

Movie · as Sir Fred Hoyle

2003
Me & Mrs. Jones poster

Me & Mrs. Jones

Movie · as Benedict

2002
Spooks poster

Spooks

TV · as Harry Pearce · 86 eps

2002
Top Gear poster

Top Gear

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2001
Pearl Harbor poster

Pearl Harbor

Movie · as West Virginia Captain

2000
The Magicians poster

The Magicians

Movie · as Simon Magus

2000
That's Life poster

That's Life

TV · as Victor Leski · 19 eps

1999
Chill Factor poster

Chill Factor

Movie · as Col. Andrew Brynner

1999
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Masks of Evil poster

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Masks of Evil

Movie · as Stefan

1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit poster

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

TV · as Dr. Preston Blair · 1 ep

1999
Total Recall 2070 poster

Total Recall 2070

TV · 3 eps

1999
The Vice poster

The Vice

TV · as Keith Beaumont · 1 ep

1998
Mighty Joe Young poster

Mighty Joe Young

Movie · as Garth

1998
The Magnificent Seven poster

The Magnificent Seven

TV · as Federal Marshal Walter Bryce · 1 ep

1997
Amistad poster

Amistad

Movie · as Captain Fitzgerald

1997
Marco Polo: Haperek Ha'aharon poster

Marco Polo: Haperek Ha'aharon

Movie · as Rusticello

1997
The Garden of Redemption poster

The Garden of Redemption

Movie · as Nazi Commandant

1997
The Broker's Man poster

The Broker's Man

TV · as Alex 'Godzilla' Turnbull · 6 eps

1997
Dead Man's Gun poster

Dead Man's Gun

TV · 1 ep

1997
Cracker poster

Cracker

TV · as Mitchell Grady · 1 ep

1996
Seasick poster

Seasick

Movie · as 1st Officer Roald Jensen

1996
The Witch's Daughter poster

The Witch's Daughter

Movie · as Mr. Jones

1995
An Awfully Big Adventure poster

An Awfully Big Adventure

Movie · as Bunny

1995
Kavanagh Q.C. poster

Kavanagh Q.C.

TV · as Charlie Beck · 1 ep

1995
Band of Gold poster

Band of Gold

TV · as Brian Roberts · 4 eps

1995
Resort to Murder

Resort to Murder

TV · as Peter Dennigan · 5 eps

1994
White Angel poster

White Angel

Movie · as Leslie Steckler

1993
Shadowlands poster

Shadowlands

Movie · as Dr Craig

1993
The Perfect Husband poster

The Perfect Husband

Movie · as Franz

1992
The Pleasure Principle poster

The Pleasure Principle

Movie · as Dick

1992
Heartbeat poster

Heartbeat

TV · as Dr. James Radcliffe · 7 eps

1992
Highlander: The Series poster

Highlander: The Series

TV · as Arthur Drake, aka Drakov · 1 ep

1991
Prisoner of Honor poster

Prisoner of Honor

Movie · as Maj. Henry

1991
The Laughter of God poster

The Laughter of God

Movie · as Steve Clemant

1991
Murder in Eden poster

Murder in Eden

TV · as Kenneth Potter · 3 eps

1991
Soldier Soldier poster

Soldier Soldier

TV · as Major Ben Collins · 1 ep

1990
The Hunt for Red October poster

The Hunt for Red October

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

1990
The Rescuers Down Under poster

The Rescuers Down Under

Movie · as Red (voice)

1990
Children Crossing poster

Children Crossing

Movie · as Joe

1990
Burndown poster

Burndown

Movie · as Jake Stern

1990
The Incident poster

The Incident

Movie · as Geiger

1990
Blood Royal: William the Conqueror poster

Blood Royal: William the Conqueror

Movie · as William Rufus

1989
Trouble in Paradise poster

Trouble in Paradise

Movie · as Adriaan

1989
Tree of Hands poster

Tree of Hands

Movie · as Terence

1988
Prisoner of Rio poster

Prisoner of Rio

Movie · as Clive Ingram

1987
Born of Fire poster

Born of Fire

Movie · as Paul Bergson

1987
Northanger Abbey poster

Northanger Abbey

Movie · as Henry Tilney

1987
Tickets for the Titanic

Tickets for the Titanic

TV · as Michael · 1 ep

1986
A State of Emergency poster

A State of Emergency

Movie · as Ken Parrish

1985
Lifeforce poster

Lifeforce

Movie · as Col. Colin Caine

1985
Letter to Brezhnev poster

Letter to Brezhnev

Movie · as Peter

1985
The Making Of Lifeforce

The Making Of Lifeforce

Movie · as Self

1985
Screen Two poster

Screen Two

TV · as Henry Tilney, Joe, Steve Clemant · 1 ep

1984
White Elephant poster

White Elephant

Movie · as Peter Davidson

1984
Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight poster

Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

Movie · as Sir Gaiwan (uncredited voice)

1983
The Aerodrome poster

The Aerodrome

Movie · as Roy

1982
Another Flip for Dominick

Another Flip for Dominick

Movie · as Dominick Hide

1982
Fire and Sword poster

Fire and Sword

Movie · as Dinas

1980
The Flipside of Dominick Hide poster

The Flipside of Dominick Hide

Movie · as Dominick Hide

1980
The Flipside of Dominick Hide poster

The Flipside of Dominick Hide

TV · as Dominick Hide · 2 eps

1979
Tess poster

Tess

Movie · as Angel Clare

1979
When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder? poster

When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder?

Movie · as Stephen Ryder

1979
Tales of the Unexpected poster

Tales of the Unexpected

TV · 1 ep

1977
Joseph Andrews poster

Joseph Andrews

Movie · as Joseph Andrews

1977
Equus poster

Equus

Movie · as Alan Strang

1976
Aces High poster

Aces High

Movie · as Lt. Stephen Croft

1976
The Picture of Dorian Gray poster

The Picture of Dorian Gray

Movie · as Dorian Gray

1976
The Lady of the Camellias poster

The Lady of the Camellias

Movie · as Armand Duval

1975
King Arthur, the Young Warlord poster

King Arthur, the Young Warlord

Movie · as Corin

1973
Daniele and Maria

Daniele and Maria

Movie · as Daniele

1973
Diamonds on Wheels poster

Diamonds on Wheels

Movie · as Robert 'Bobby' Stewart

1973
The Ballad of Ben Bagot poster

The Ballad of Ben Bagot

Movie · as Ben Bagot

1973
Her Majesty's Pleasure poster

Her Majesty's Pleasure

Movie · as Arsenic

1972
Brother Sun, Sister Moon poster

Brother Sun, Sister Moon

Movie

1972
The Sullens Sisters

The Sullens Sisters

Movie · as Tommy Adams

1972
Arthur of the Britons poster

Arthur of the Britons

TV · 1 ep

1972
The Protectors poster

The Protectors

TV · as Stephen Douglas · 1 ep

1972
The Adventures of Black Beauty poster

The Adventures of Black Beauty

TV · as David Abbott · 1 ep

1972
Country Matters poster

Country Matters

TV · as Tommy Adams, Roger Blackburn · 1 ep

1972
Home and Away

Home and Away

TV · as Fred · 6 eps

1971
Owen, M.D.

Owen, M.D.

TV · as David Redman · 1 ep

1970
Here Come the Double Deckers poster

Here Come the Double Deckers

TV · as Scooper · 17 eps

1970
Play for Today poster

Play for Today

TV · as Arsenic, Dominick Hide · 1 ep

1969
The Flaxton Boys poster

The Flaxton Boys

TV · as Archie Weekes · 13 eps

1965
BBC Play of the Month poster

BBC Play of the Month

TV · as Cis Farringdon, Dorian Gray · 1 ep

1956
Tony Awards poster

Tony Awards

TV · as Self - Nominee · 1 ep

1954
The Wonderful World of Disney poster

The Wonderful World of Disney

TV · as Robert 'Bobby' Stewart · 3 eps