David Suchet
David Suchet is a distinguished British actor best known for his portrayal of Hercule Poirot in the television adaptation of Agatha Christie's novels. His career spans decades in film, television, and theater, earning him critical acclaim for his nuanced performances. Suchet's deep voice and meticulous... Read More
Known for
Agatha Christie’s Poirot (1989)
From England to Egypt, accompanied by his elegant and trustworthy sidekicks, the intelligent yet eccentrically-refined Belgian detective Hercule Poirot pits his wits against a...
American Assassin (2017)
Following the murder of his fiancée, Mitch Rapp trains under the instruction of Cold War veteran Stan Hurley. The pair then is enlisted to...
Flushed Away (2006)
London high-society mouse, Roddy is flushed down the toilet by Sid, a common sewer rat. Hang on for a madcap adventure deep in the...
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| Year | Title | Character | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |
The Au PairGeorge, a diabetic father moves next door to daughter Zoe Dalton. Zoe seems to have it all, including successful husband... |
George | |
| 2025 |
Travels with Agatha Christie & Sir David SuchetIn Travels with Agatha with Sir David Suchet, the actor will replicate Poirot author Christie’s journey, which spanned former British... |
Self - Presenter | |
| 2024 |
Poirot and More: A RetrospectiveDavid Suchet, in conversation with journalist Geoffrey Wansell, invites audiences to experience a rare opportunity with one of the world's... |
Himself | |
| 2023 |
Season of Light: Christmas with the Tabernacle ChoirThe Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square join with award-winning artists Lea Salonga and Sir David Suchet for Season... |
Self | |
| 2019 |
His Dark MaterialsLyra is an orphan who lives in a parallel universe in which science, theology and magic are entwined. Her search... |
Kaisa (voice) | |
| 2018 |
PressFollows the contrasting worlds of left-wing The Herald (broadsheet) and right-wing The Post (tabloid), highlighting the challenges of modern journalism,... |
George Emmerson | |
| 2018 |
Near Myth: The Oskar Knight StoryA documentary chronicle of one of our greatest directors. |
Self | |
| 2018 |
More Than WordsThe miniseries explores the possibilities and ways of behavior in non-verbal communication, primarily movements, gestures and ways of expression, but... |
Self | |
| 2017 |
ConcordeConcorde is a two-part documentary telling the story of the supersonic passenger jet. |
Self - Narrator | |
| 2017 |
American AssassinFollowing the murder of his fiancée, Mitch Rapp trains under the instruction of Cold War veteran Stan Hurley. The pair... |
Director Stansfield | |
| 2017 |
Decline and FallPaul Pennyfeather is an inoffensive divinity student at Oxford University in the 1920s who is wrongly dismissed for indecent exposure... |
Dr Fagan | |
| 2017 |
Urban MythsOur Urban Myths are stories that have been passed down over time and have now become part of urban folklore.... |
Salvador Dali | |
| 2016 |
Peter Pan Goes WrongThe Olivier Award-winning Mischief Theatre brings Peter Pan Goes Wrong to BBC One. As part of its commitment to community... |
Self (Narrator) | |
| 2016 |
This Changed EverythingThis Changed Everything: 500 Years of the Reformation celebrates the fruits of the Reformation while exploring difficult questions about the... |
Narrator | |
| 2016 |
Shakespeare Live! From the RSCFrom the stage of the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, David Tennant, Catherine Tate and guests mark the life of William Shakespeare... |
Oberon | |
| 2015 |
The Importance of Being Earnest on StageNational treasure and Poirot star David Suchet starred as the formidable Lady Bracknell in Oscar Wilde’s much loved masterpiece The... |
Lady Bracknell | |
| 2015 |
Capitaine MarleauBeneath her eccentric appearance, Captain Marleau is a formidable detective. Her Sherlock Holmes deerstalker cap, her character, her unusual appearance,... |
Herbert White | |
| 2015 |
Doctor Who: The Fan ShowDoctor Who: The Fan Show was a YouTube series on the official Doctor Who YouTube channel. It was hosted by... |
Unknown character | |
| 2015 |
David Suchet: In the Footsteps of St PeterActor David Suchet goes in search of one of the most puzzling characters in history - the man we know... |
Self - Presenter | |
| 2014 |
Effie GrayA look at the mysterious relationship between Victorian art critic John Ruskin and his teenage bride Effie Gray. |
Mr. Ruskin | |
| 2014 |
Long Day's Journey Into NightLong Day's Journey into Night focuses on one day in the life of the Tyrone family. Youngest son Edmund is... |
James Tyrone | |
| 2013 |
Being PoirotAfter 25 years playing Hercule Poirot, British actor David Suchet explores the enduring appeal of his most legendary character. |
Narrator | |
| 2013 |
The Jesus Storybook BibleSome people think the Bible is a book of rules. Or a book of heroes. But the Bible is most... |
Narrator | |
| 2013 |
The Mystery of Agatha Christie, With David SuchetDavid Suchet, TV's Poirot, has spent more of his life acting out the plots and dramas created by Agatha Christie... |
Self - Host / Narrator (voice) | |
| 2012 |
David Suchet: In the Footsteps of St. PaulIn this two-part documentary series, David Suchet undertakes an epic journey spanning the Mediterranean, inspired by the life and travels... |
Self - Host | |
| 2012 |
Starring Sigmund FreudStarring Sigmund Freud is a video memento for Sigmund Freud's little-known film career. Based on an essay John Menick published... |
Unknown character | |
| 2012 |
The Hollow CrownA series of British television films featuring William Shakespeare's History Plays. |
Duke of York | |
| 2012 |
David Suchet: People I Have ShotDavid Suchet follows in the footsteps of his grandfather, Fleet Street photographer Jimmy Jarche, in a quest to capture on... |
Self - Presenter | |
| 2011 |
Great ExpectationsOrphan Pip discovers through lawyer Mr. Jaggers that a mysterious benefactor wishes to ensure that he becomes a gentleman. Reunited... |
Mr. Jaggers | |
| 2011 |
HiddenWhen lawyer Gina Hawkes hires Harry to find a witness, he unexpectedly revisits his brother's decades-old death, embroiling him in... |
Sir Nigel Fountain | |
| 2011 |
PerspectivesA British TV documentary series for ITV. Each hour long program sees well-known celebrities travel to various parts of the... |
Unknown character | |
| 2011 |
The Story of JesusNine of the world's leading Biblical experts re-examine the Gospel accounts of Jesus's life. |
Narrator | |
| 2011 |
All My SonsArthur Miller's 20th century classic play about social responsibility set against personal gain. When Joe Keller places the prosperity of... |
Joe Keller | |
| 2011 |
The Jesus Storybook BibleThe award-winning Jesus Storybook Bible, written by Sally Lloyd-Jones and illustrated by Jago, now comes to life. Narrated by British... |
Narrator | |
| 2010 |
David Suchet on the Orient ExpressIn this travelogue, actor David Suchet journeys across Europe aboard the world famous Orient Express train, as he prepares to... |
Himself - Presenter | |
| 2010 |
Going PostalMoist von Lipwig is a con-man with a particular talent-- he is utterly unremarkable. When his execution is stayed in... |
Reacher Gilt | |
| 2009 |
DivertedOn September 11th, 2001, 38 planes headed to New York City were diverted to Gander, Newfoundland, Canada. A town of... |
Samuel Stearn | |
| 2009 |
Act of GodWhen a heart surgeon chooses to save one female patient's life over another, her boyfriend looks for revenge. |
Dr. Benjamin Cisco | |
| 2008 |
Q&AHosted by Hamish Macdonald, Q&A puts punters, pollies and pundits together in the studio to thrash out the hot issues... |
Self - Panellist | |
| 2008 |
The Bank JobTerry is a small-time car dealer trying to leave his shady past behind and start a family. Martine is a... |
Lew Vogel | |
| 2007 |
FloodTimely yet terrifying, The Flood predicts the unthinkable. When a raging storm coincides with high seas it unleashes a colossal... |
DPM Campbell | |
| 2007 |
MaxwellBasil Brookes joins "Captain Bob" - press mogul Robert Maxwell - as financial director and witnesses Maxwell's financial shenanigans as... |
Robert Maxwell | |
| 2006 |
DraculaThe Romanian count known as Dracula is summoned to London by Arthur Holmwood, a young Lord who is one the... |
Abraham Van Helsing | |
| 2006 |
Arthur and the InvisiblesTen-year-old Arthur, in a bid to save his grandfather's house from being demolished, goes looking for some much-fabled hidden treasure... |
Narrator (voice) | |
| 2006 |
Flushed AwayLondon high-society mouse, Roddy is flushed down the toilet by Sid, a common sewer rat. Hang on for a madcap... |
Rita's Dad (voice) | |
| 2006 |
The One ShowA topical magazine-style daily television programme broadcast live on BBC One. |
Self | |
| 2005 |
ExtinctExtinct is a British television series that aired on ITV, STV & UTV in 2006. It features eight celebrities highlighting... |
Unknown character | |
| 2005 |
Doctor WhoThe Doctor is a Time Lord: a 900 year old alien with 2 hearts, part of a gifted civilization who... |
The Landlord | |
| 2004 |
A Bear Named WinnieBased on the true story of a Canadian soldier, enroute to World War I from Winnipeg, who adopts an orphaned... |
General Hallholland | |
| 2004 |
Space Odyssey: Voyage to the PlanetsImagine crashing through the acid storms of Venus, taking a space walk in the magnificent rings of Saturn, or collecting... |
Unknown character | |
| 2004 |
Who Do You Think You Are?A British genealogy documentary series in which celebrities trace their ancestry, discovering secrets and surprises from their past. |
Self | |
| 2004 |
The Phoenix and the CarpetFour Edwardian children find a strange egg in their newly-arrived Persian carpet. It hatches into a Phoenix bird that grants... |
The Phoenix (voice) | |
| 2003 |
Henry VIIIThe life of Henry VIII of England from the disintegration of his first marriage to an aging Spanish princess until... |
Thomas Wolsey | |
| 2003 |
FoolproofKevin, Sam and Rob have an unusual hobby: planning foolproof heists, without intending to actually perform them. The game goes... |
Leo Gillette | |
| 2003 |
The In-LawsRight before his daughter's wedding, a mild-mannered foot doctor discovers that his new in-laws are international smugglers. |
Jean-Pierre Thibodoux | |
| 2002 |
Live from BaghdadA group of CNN reporters venture to the Iraqi capital to cover the Gulf War. |
Naji Al-Hadithi | |
| 2002 |
The Stanford Prison ExperimentAn intensive psychological test by Professor Philip Zimbardo in 1971 saw US students volunteer to play prisoners and guards in... |
Narrator (voice) | |
| 2002 |
NCS: ManhuntNCS: Manhunt is a British crime drama television series starring David Suchet, and based on the National Crime Squad. Created... |
DI John Borne | |
| 2001 |
Richard & JudyRichard & Judy was a British chat show presented by the married couple Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan. The show... |
Self | |
| 2001 |
The Way We Live NowAnthony Trollope’s epic tale of Victorian power and corruption, set in the 1870s. Within weeks of his arrival in London,... |
Augustus Melmotte | |
| 2001 |
Victoria & AlbertThe passionate love story that was Queen Victoria and Prince Albert's lengthy marriage. Beginning in 1837, the year of King... |
Baron Christian Friedrich Stockmar, MD | |
| 2001 |
Murder in MindMurder in Mind is a British television thriller drama anthology series of self-contained stories with a murderous theme seen from... |
Edward Palmer | |
| 2000 |
Sabotage!!June, 1815. Napoleon Bonaparte, surrounded by enemies, is about to play his definitive part in history. He has spent his... |
Napoleón | |
| 1999 |
RKO 281In 1939, boy-wonder Orson Welles leaves New York, where he has succeeded in radio and theater, and, hired by RKO... |
Louis B. Mayer | |
| 1999 |
Wing CommanderIn the mid-27th century, the Terran Confederation is at war with the vicious alien Kilrathi Empire. When the Kilrathi capture... |
Capt. Jason Sansky | |
| 1998 |
A Perfect MurderMillionaire industrialist Steven Taylor is a man who has everything but what he craves most: the love and fidelity of... |
Mohamed Karaman | |
| 1998 |
SeesawA well-to-do family is torn apart by the kidnapping of their teenage daughter in this harrowing thriller. |
Morris Price | |
| 1997 |
SolomonDavid, now an old man, is still king of Israel. Among his sons, the ambitious Adonijah and the clever Solomon,... |
Joab | |
| 1997 |
SolomonDavid, now an old man, is still king of Israel. Among his sons, the ambitious Adonijah and the clever Solomon.... |
Joab | |
| 1997 |
The Phoenix and the CarpetThe Phoenix and the Carpet is a six-part British miniseries based on E. Nesbit's 1904 fantasy novel of the same... |
The Phoenix (voice) | |
| 1997 |
SundayMistaking a homeless man for a famous director, a British actress seeks career help from him. |
Oliver / Matthew Delacorta | |
| 1996 |
Deadly VoyageWhen stowaways are found on board a Russian cargo ship, some of the officers and crew decide to dispose of... |
Vlachos | |
| 1996 |
MosesAn ordinary man is called upon by God to do the impossible in this lovingly told production of the Old... |
Aaron | |
| 1996 |
Executive DecisionTerrorists hijack a 747 inbound to Washington D.C., demanding the release of their imprisoned leader. Intelligence expert David Grant suspects... |
Nagi Hassan | |
| 1995 |
Cruel TrainIn wartime England, railway official Ruben Roberts discovers that his wife was sexually abused as a child by the Chairman... |
Ruben Roberts | |
| 1993 |
Der Fall LuconaBased on a true story. The Lucona was a ship that sank in the Indian Ocean in 1977. Allegedly, the... |
Rudi Waltz | |
| 1992 |
The Secret Agent1992 BBC adaptation of the Joseph Conrad novel of 1907 concerning the mostly inactive spy Alfred Verloc, who is ordered... |
Alfred Verloc | |
| 1991 |
The Trouble With Agatha ChristieAn investigation into the mysterious world of the crime novelist Agatha Christie, with comments from poison experts, policeman and pathologists... |
Self - Actor | |
| 1990 |
The Fool of the World and the Flying ShipBased on a Russian folk tale. A proclamation went out through all the land that whosoever could build a flying... |
Narrator (voice) | |
| 1990 |
Agatha Christie - Unfinished PortraitProfile celebrating the centenary of the famous author Agatha Christie’s birth. Looking at her life, her character and the key... |
Self | |
| 1990 |
Bingo: Scenes of Money and DeathThe ageing William Shakespeare has retreated to Warwickshire in search of an elusive inner peace. Disillusioned by human cruelty he... |
Shakespeare | |
| 1990 |
SeparationWhen Sarah, a New York actress, calls Joe, a London playwright they begin a very special relationship conducted through trans-Antlantic... |
Joe | |
| 1989 |
Nobody Here But Us ChickensThree short plays celebrating people with disabilities. |
Unknown character | |
| 1989 |
When the Whales CameA pair of children befriend an eccentric old man, who lives isolated on the far shore of their island home.... |
Will | |
| 1989 |
Long Ago and Far AwayLong Ago and Far Away is a TV series that aired on PBS Television from 1989 to 1993. It was... |
Unknown character | |
| 1989 |
Agatha Christie's PoirotFrom England to Egypt, accompanied by his elegant and trustworthy sidekicks, the intelligent yet eccentrically-refined Belgian detective Hercule Poirot pits... |
Hercule Poirot | |
| 1988 |
To Kill a PriestA young priest speaks out against the Communist regime in Poland and is killed for it. |
Bishop | |
| 1988 |
A World ApartA White enclave in Johannesburg, South Africa, in the 1960s. Molly Roth, 13 years old, is the daughter of leftist... |
Muller | |
| 1988 |
The Play on OneA series of television plays, some original, some based on pre-existing plays or novels. |
Joe | |
| 1988 |
The Modern World: Ten Great WritersThis documentary series uses drama and commentary to shed light on the lives and works of Joseph Conrad, Fyodor Dostoyevsky,... |
Leopold Bloom | |
| 1988 |
James Joyce's 'Ulysses'From the series "The Modern World: Ten Great Writers", this playful documentary introduces James Joyce's most famous work "Ulysses". It... |
Leopold Bloom | |
| 1987 |
The Dame Edna ExperienceThe Dame Edna Experience is a British television comedy talk-show hosted by Dame Edna Everage. It ran for twelve regular... |
Self | |
| 1987 |
Cause CélèbreWhen the ailing husband of an adulterous wife is discovered bludgeoned to death and suspicions fall on the older woman's... |
T.J. O'Connor | |
| 1987 |
Harry and the HendersonsReturning from a hunting trip in the forest, the Henderson family's car hits an animal in the road. At first... |
Jacques Lafleur | |
| 1987 |
The Last Innocent ManA retired criminal lawyer is persuaded to take on one more case and becomes involved with his client's wife. |
Jonathan Gault | |
| 1986 |
MurrowFollow legendary news reporter/commentator from his radio broadcasts from the rooftops of London during the Blitz to his TV documentary... |
William Shirer | |
| 1986 |
Iron EagleWhen Doug's father, an Air Force Pilot, is shot down by MiGs belonging to a radical Middle Eastern state, no... |
Minister of Defense Col. Akir Nakesh | |
| 1985 |
Mussolini: The Untold StoryThe rise and fall of Italy's fascist dictator Benito Mussolini. Recounting his life with his wife, children and mistress, this... |
Dino Grandi | |
| 1985 |
Thirteen at DinnerActress Jane Wilkinson wants a divorce, but her husband, Lord Edgware, refuses. She convinces Hercule Poirot to use his famed... |
Insp. Japp | |
| 1985 |
Theatre NightA series of dramas featuring staged theatre plays. |
Unknown character | |
| 1985 |
A Song for EuropeSteven Dyer, an executive working for a giant multinational drugs company, decides to report his employer for breaches of Common... |
Steve Dyer | |
| 1985 |
Blott on the LandscapeA thwarted Lady Maud runs off to her solicitor to start divorce proceedings and that gives Sir Giles his bright... |
Blott | |
| 1985 |
Blott on the LandscapeBawdy adaption of Tom Sharpe's comic tale. A landowning MP attempts to have a motorway built through the grounds of... |
Unknown character | |
| 1985 |
The Falcon and the SnowmanThe true story of a disillusioned military contractor employee and his drug pusher childhood friend who became walk-in spies for... |
Alex | |
| 1985 |
Screen TwoSeries of single made-for-television dramas. |
Vlachos | |
| 1984 |
Oxbridge BluesAn anthology series of seven linked plays about the lives of people connected with the universities of Oxford and Cambridge. |
Colin | |
| 1984 |
The Little Drummer GirlAn American Actress with a penchant for lying is forceably recruited by Mosad, the Israeli intelligence agency to trap a... |
Mesterbein | |
| 1984 |
FreudFreud, also known as Freud: The Life of a Dream, is a 1984 six-part BBC television serial dramatised by Carey... |
Sigmund Freud | |
| 1984 |
Playing ShakespeareJohn Barton holds a master class in how to play Shakespeare, using members of the RSC doing scenes, sonnets, and... |
Unknown character | |
| 1984 |
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the ApesA shipping disaster in the 19th Century has stranded a man and woman in the wilds of Africa. The lady... |
Buller | |
| 1984 |
Master of the GameElderly Kate Blackwell looks back at her family's life beginning with her Scottish father Jamie McGregor's journey to South Africa... |
André d'Usseau | |
| 1983 |
Reilly: Ace of SpiesReilly, Ace of Spies is a 1983 television miniseries dramatising the life of Sidney Reilly, a Russian Jew who became... |
Inspector Tsientsin | |
| 1983 |
Being NormalAnna Carteret and David Suchet (TV's Hercule Poirot) star in Being Normal. The pair play a British couple who must... |
Bill | |
| 1983 |
Red MonarchBritish comedy satirising Stalin's inner circle as an absolute monarchs court. In the face of rampant abuse of power and... |
Beria | |
| 1983 |
TrenchcoatAn aspiring mystery writer becomes accidently embroiled in an international plot during a two-week stay in Malta. |
Inspector Stagnos | |
| 1982 |
The MissionaryIn 1905, after 10 years of missionary work in Africa, the Rev. Charles Fortesque is recalled to England, where his... |
Corbett | |
| 1982 |
TimewatchTimewatch is a long-running British television series showing documentaries on historical subjects, spanning all human history. It was first broadcast... |
Self - Narrator (voice) | |
| 1982 |
The Hunchback of Notre DameQuasimodo, the hunchback bellringer of Notre Dame's cathedral, meets a beautiful gypsy dancer, Esmeralda, and falls in love with her.... |
Clopin Trouillefou | |
| 1981 |
The Cause"I wish I could write ... about what Spain was like - a real cause. Not just Cornford, Hemingway and... |
Reger | |
| 1980 |
A Tale of Two CitiesSet against the conditions leading up to the French Revolution and the Reign of Terror, French doctor Alexandre Manette serves... |
John Barsad | |
| 1980 |
OppenheimerThis seven-part series highlights scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer from 1938 to 1953 as he develops the Atomic bomb. |
Edward Teller | |
| 1979 |
Tales of the UnexpectedA British television anthology of stories, often with sinister and wryly comedic undertones, and a twist at the end. With... |
Yves Drouard | |
| 1978 |
An Audience with...An Audience with... is a British entertainment television show produced by London Weekend Television, in which a host, usually a... |
Self | |
| 1977 |
The ProfessionalsThe lives of Bodie and Doyle, top agents for Britain's CI5 (Criminal Intelligence 5), and their controller, George Cowley. The... |
Krivas | |
| 1972 |
The ProtectorsThe Protectors is a British television series, an action thriller created by Gerry Anderson. It was Anderson's second TV series... |
Detective | |
| 1972 |
The ProtectorsThe Protectors is a British television series, an action thriller created by Gerry Anderson. It was Anderson's second TV series... |
Leo | |
| 1970 |
Play for TodayPlay for Today is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC1 from 1970... |
Reger | |
| 1965 |
Public EyePublic Eye is a British television drama broadcast from 1965 to 1975 on ITV1. Produced by ABC Television for three... |
Martin Kulman | |
| 1949 |
The BAFTA AwardsBAFTA presents awards for film, television and games, including children's entertainment, at a number of annual ceremonies across the UK... |
Self |
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Got a question about David Suchet?
David Suchet is most famous for his role as Hercule Poirot in the television series based on Agatha Christie's novels, which he portrayed from 1990 to 2013.
Yes, David Suchet has received multiple awards including the Best Actor award at the International Emmy Awards for his role in 'The Way We Live Now' in 2002.
David Suchet's first film was 'The Last of Mrs. Cheyney,' released in 1974, where he played a small part early in his career.
In addition to his work on Poirot, David Suchet has appeared in films such as 'The Bank Job' (2008) and 'The Last Detective' (2006), showcasing his versatility.
David Suchet has been married to Sharon Maughan since 1976, and they have two children together. He is known for keeping his personal life private.
David Suchet's estimated net worth is approximately $15 million, accumulated through his extensive work in film, television, and theater.
Key milestones in David Suchet's career include his long-running role in 'Agatha Christie's Poirot' and his acclaimed performances in stage productions such as 'Amadeus' and 'The Importance of Being Earnest.'
David Suchet approached his role as Poirot with great dedication, studying the character's mannerisms and idiosyncrasies to bring authenticity to his portrayal over 70 episodes.