Peter Firth

Q: Has Peter Firth won any awards?

Peter Firth has received several nominations throughout his career, including BAFTA nominations for his work in television. However, he has not won an Oscar.

Q: What was Peter Firth's first film?

Peter Firth made his film debut in 1977 with 'The Last Valley', which showcased his early acting talent and set the stage for his future career.

Q: What are some of Peter Firth's successful films?

In addition to his television work, Peter Firth has appeared in films like 'Equus' and 'The Hunt for Red October', both of which contributed to his reputation as a skilled actor.

Q: Is Peter Firth involved in theater?

Yes, Peter Firth has a strong background in theater. He has performed in various stage productions, demonstrating his range and commitment to acting.

Q: What is Peter Firth's estimated net worth?

Peter Firth's estimated net worth is around $5 million, reflecting his successful career in film, television, and theater.

Q: What is a notable milestone in Peter Firth's career?

A significant milestone in Peter Firth's career was his long-running role in 'Spooks', which helped redefine British television drama and showcased his acting prowess.

Q: What is Peter Firth's acting style?

Peter Firth's acting style is often characterized by his intense presence and ability to convey deep emotion, making him a compelling choice for complex roles.

Known for

Risen (2021)

IMDb 3.5 / 10

2021 / Drama, Mystery / 109mins

Disaster unfolds when a meteor strikes a small town, turning the environment uninhabitable and killing everything in the surrounding area. Exobiologist Lauren Stone is...

The Hunt for Red October (1990)

IMDb 7.5 / 10

1990 / Action, Adventure / 135 min

A new technologically-superior Soviet nuclear sub, the Red October, is heading for the U.S. coast under the command of Captain Marko Ramius. The American...

Name

Peter Firth

Height

6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)

Born

27 October 1953, Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England

Spouses

Annie Firth (1990–present)

Children

2 known children: Jessica Firth, William Firth

Parents

John Firth, Mary Firth

Estimated Net Worth

$5 million

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2016	TV Victoria The story of Queen Victoria, who came to the throne at a time of great economic turbulence and resurgent republicanism...	Duke of Cumberland	TMDB 7.4 / 10
2016	Movie Happily Ever After When Heather and Sarah Ann were growing up they told each other every secret. But Heather left their small town...	Walt	TMDB 5.4 / 10
2016	Movie Risen Clavius, a powerful Roman military tribune, and his aide, Lucius, are tasked with solving the mystery of what happened to...	Pontius Pilate	TMDB 6.3 / 10
2015	TV Dickensian Dickensian intertwines the realm of fictional characters in Charles Dickens’ novels—including Scrooge, Fagin and Miss Havisham—in half-hour episodes, as their...	Jacob Marley	TMDB 7.4 / 10
2015	Movie Spooks: The Greater Good During a handover to the head of counter-terrorism of MI5, Harry Pearce, a terrorist escapes custody. When Harry disappears soon...	Harry Pearce	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2014	TV Undeniable Nearly a quarter of a century after she witnessed the murder of her mother, Jane Fielding is married and has...	Andrew Rawlins	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2013	TV Mayday It's Mayday in a small town steeped in pagan traditions where the crowning of the May Queen is the highlight...	Malcolm Spicer	TMDB 6.2 / 10
2012	TV World Without End Two hundred years after the construction of the great cathedral, the medieval town of Kingsbridge is taken under siege by...	Earl Roland	TMDB 6.8 / 10
2011	TV South Riding The lives and loves of a 1930s Yorkshire town explored in a passionate tale of politics in small places. South...	Anthony Snaith	TMDB 6.9 / 10
2009	TV Yellowstone A natural history portrait of a year in Yellowstone, following the fortunes of America's wildlife icons as they face the...	Self	TMDB 7.7 / 10
2006	TV Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire Turning points in ancient Roman history and some of the Empire's greatest stories are brought to life in this drama...	Vespasian	TMDB 7.6 / 10
2005	Movie The Greatest Game Ever Played A biopic of 20-year-old Francis Ouimet who defeated his golfing idol and 1900 US Open Champion, Harry Vardon.	Lord Northcliffe	TMDB 7.3 / 10
2004	Movie Hawking The story of Professor Stephen Hawking's early years. It is 1963, and our young cosmologist celebrates his 21st birthday. At...	Sir Fred Hoyle	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2003	Movie Me & Mrs. Jones A top tabloid journalist poses as a political fundraiser to get dirt on the prime minister, but things take a...	Benedict	TMDB 8.0 / 10
2002	TV Top Gear This fast-paced and stunt-filled motor show tests whether cars, both mundane and extraordinary, live up to their manufacturers' claims. The...	Self	TMDB 7.6 / 10
2002	TV Spooks Tense drama series about the different challenges faced by the British Security Service as they work against the clock to...	Harry Pearce	TMDB 7.7 / 10
2001	Movie Pearl Harbor The lifelong friendship between Rafe McCawley and Danny Walker is put to the ultimate test when the two ace fighter...	West Virginia Captain	TMDB 6.9 / 10
2000	TV That's Life Lydia DeLucca is a New Jersey bartender who wants more out of her life than just marriage and kids. So...	Victor Leski	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2000	Movie The Magicians A magician searches for his successor to fight evil.	Simon Magus	TMDB 6.0 / 10
1999	Movie The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Masks of Evil A top secret mission for French Intelligence brings Indy to Istanbul during the first world war. Exploring the city's dark...	Stefan	TMDB 5.3 / 10
1999	TV Law & Order: Special Victims Unit In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate...	Dr. Preston Blair	TMDB 7.9 / 10
1999	Movie Chill Factor A store clerk and an ice cream truck driver are thrown together when a dying scientist entrusts them with a...	Col. Andrew Brynner	TMDB 4.9 / 10
1999	TV Total Recall 2070 Total Recall 2070 is a science fiction television series first broadcast in 1999 on the Canadian television channel CHCH-TV and...	Unknown character	TMDB 6.3 / 10
1999	TV The Vice The Vice is an ITV police drama about the Metropolitan Police Vice Unit. Spanning five short series from 1999 and...	Keith Beaumont	TMDB 5.6 / 10
1998	Movie Mighty Joe Young As a child living in Africa, Jill Young saw her mother killed while protecting wild gorillas from poachers led by...	Garth	TMDB 6.3 / 10
1998	TV The Magnificent Seven The Magnificent Seven is an American western television series based on the 1960 movie, which is a remake of the...	Federal Marshal Walter Bryce	TMDB 6.6 / 10
1997	Movie Amistad In 1839, the slave ship Amistad set sail from Cuba to America. During the long trip, Cinque leads the slaves...	Captain Fitzgerald	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1997	TV Cracker Crime drama based on the UK TV series about Gerry "Fitz" Fitzgerald, a brilliant but troubled criminal psychologist working alongside...	Mitchell Grady	TMDB 7.2 / 10
1997	TV The Broker's Man Drama series about an ex-policeman, who now uses his detective skills while working for insurance companies.	Alex 'Godzilla' Turnbull	TMDB 6.8 / 10
1997	Movie The Garden of Redemption A priest struggles with his religious beliefs as he sees his countrymen murdered in Nazi occupied Italy and as he...	Nazi Commandant	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1997	TV Dead Man's Gun Dead Man's Gun is a western anthology series broadcast on Showtime from 1997 to 1999. The series follows the travels...	Unknown character	TMDB 5.0 / 10
1997	Movie Marco Polo: Haperek Ha'aharon In the midst of a war between Venice and Genoa, Marco Polo, a citizen of Venice, is imprisoned by the...	Rusticello	TMDB 6.5 / 10
1996	Movie Seasick Eco-terrorists attack a ship carrying toxic waste.	1st Officer Roald Jensen	TMDB 3.3 / 10
1996	Movie The Witch's Daughter While visiting the island of Skua, reliable Tim and his blind sister Janey are joined by a waif-like "witch" named...	Mr. Jones	TMDB 6.8 / 10
1995	TV Resort to Murder Post-grad Joshua Penny investigates the murder of his mother in Brighton, who was killed after witnessing another murder. He delves...	Peter Dennigan	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1995	Movie An Awfully Big Adventure Liverpool. 1947. Right after World War II, a star struck naive teenage girl joins a shabby theatre troupe in Liverpool....	Bunny	TMDB 6.5 / 10
1995	TV Band of Gold Band of Gold is a British drama series written by Kay Mellor and produced by Granada Television. It was initially...	Brian Roberts	TMDB 5.5 / 10
1995	TV Kavanagh Q.C. John Thaw dons the silks as barrister James Kavanagh Q.C., one of the most highly respected criminal advocates in London,...	Charlie Beck	TMDB 7.3 / 10
1994	Movie White Angel Ellen Carter's career is on the rocks. She hasn't written a worthy novel since her husband went missing and she...	Leslie Steckler	TMDB 4.9 / 10
1993	Movie Shadowlands C.S. Lewis, a world-renowned writer and professor, leads a passionless life until he meets spirited poet Joy Gresham.	Dr Craig	TMDB 6.9 / 10
1993	Movie The Perfect Husband A drama set in 1900s Prague about a bored arrogant playboy who spends time seducing other men's wives and dueling....	Franz	TMDB 5.2 / 10
1992	TV Highlander: The Series Duncan MacLeod cannot die -- he is a 400-year-old immortal, who has seen his share of humanity's history. Still, he...	Arthur Drake, aka Drakov	TMDB 7.4 / 10
1992	TV Heartbeat Set during the 1960s in the fictional North Yorkshire village of Aidensfield, this enduringly popular series interweaves crime and medical...	Dr. James Radcliffe	TMDB 7.2 / 10
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1991	Movie The Laughter of God Steve and Jane Clemant live a seemingly conent and happy life. They are both successful, professional people with a comfy...	Steve Clemant	TMDB 4.0 / 10
1991	Movie Prisoner of Honor France, 1897: Colonel Georges Picquart challenges the government when he discovers the obscure political maneuvers that leads to the imprisonment...	Maj. Henry	TMDB 6.3 / 10
1991	TV Murder in Eden In rural County Donegal, Ireland, a pub landlord murders his barman and is then blackmailed by an anonymous 'Bogmailer', leading...	Kenneth Potter	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1991	TV Soldier Soldier The daily lives of a group of soldiers in 'B' Company, 1st Battalion The King's Fusiliers.	Major Ben Collins	TMDB 6.8 / 10
1990	Movie The Rescuers Down Under A lawless poacher wants to capture a majestic and rare golden eagle, so he kidnaps the boy who knows where...	Red (voice)	TMDB 6.6 / 10
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1990	Movie The Incident Small town lawyer, Harmon Cobb, defends a Nazi prisoner of war against murder charges. Set during World War II, Cobb...	Geiger	TMDB 6.5 / 10
1990	Movie The Hunt for Red October A new technologically-superior Soviet nuclear sub, the Red October, is heading for the U.S. coast under the command of Captain...	Capt. 2nd Ivan Putin (Political Officer, Red October)	TMDB 7.4 / 10
1989	Movie Trouble in Paradise In the harbor of Rotterdam, an action group called "Redpeace" discovers illegal weapon transports. Those are executed by shipping-trade Kusters...	Adriaan	Not rated
1989	Movie Tree of Hands A woman is attempting to cope with her son's tragic death when her mother arrives on an ill-timed visit with...	Terence	TMDB 8.0 / 10
1988	Movie Prisoner of Rio The story of the great train robber Ronald Biggs.	Clive Ingram	TMDB 8.0 / 10
1987	Movie Born of Fire For reasons unknown, a flautist and an astronomer find themselves drawn to one another. But, when the flautist stumbles upon...	Paul Bergson	TMDB 6.0 / 10
1987	Movie Northanger Abbey A young girl, whose head is full of romantic and melodramatic notions, goes to stay with the wealthy Tilney family....	Henry Tilney	TMDB 6.3 / 10
1986	Movie A State of Emergency This story is about a crusading scientist out to stop nuclear testing who is motivated by scientific fact, conscience and...	Ken Parrish	TMDB 3.5 / 10
1985	Movie Letter to Brezhnev The factories, pubs, clubs, hotels and streets of 1980s Liverpool form the backdrop for this tale of love, friendship, sex...	Peter	TMDB 6.4 / 10
1985	Movie Lifeforce A race of space vampires arrives in London and infects the populace, commencing an apocalyptic descent into chaos.	Col. Colin Caine	TMDB 6.2 / 10
1985	TV Screen Two Series of single made-for-television dramas.	Steve Clemant	TMDB 7.1 / 10
1985	TV Screen Two Series of single made-for-television dramas.	Henry Tilney	TMDB 7.1 / 10
1985	TV Screen Two Series of single made-for-television dramas.	Joe	TMDB 7.1 / 10
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1984	Movie Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Gawain was a squire in King Arthur's court when the Green Knight burst in and offered to play a game...	Sir Gaiwan (uncredited voice)	TMDB 5.2 / 10
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1983	Movie The Aerodrome In the future England is ruled by a fascist government, and one day the leaders begin the construction of a...	Roy	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1982	Movie Another Flip for Dominick Now a respected teacher of temporal observers, Dominick has not visited the past for several years. He is content with...	Dominick Hide	TMDB 3.3 / 10
1982	Movie Fire and Sword The young knight Tristan is injured in a fight in Ireland and cared for by the beautiful Isolde. He falls...	Dinas	TMDB 4.8 / 10
1980	TV The Flipside of Dominick Hide The Flipside of Dominick Hide is a British television play first transmitted by the BBC on 9 December 1980 as...	Dominick Hide	Not rated
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1979	Movie When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder? A drug dealer's car breaks down in a small U.S. town. In turn, the town's people become victim to his...	Stephen Ryder	TMDB 5.9 / 10
1977	Movie Equus A psychiatrist, Martin Dysart, investigates the savage blinding of six horses with a metal spike in a stable in Hampshire,...	Alan Strang	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1977	Movie Joseph Andrews Lady Booby alias 'Belle', the lively wife of the fat landed squire Sir Thomas Booby, has a lusty eye on...	Joseph Andrews	TMDB 5.2 / 10
1976	Movie The Lady of the Camellias The doomed love story between Marguerite Gautier, a French courtesan frequented by high-class gentlemen, who is suffering from tuberculosis, and...	Armand Duval	TMDB 9.0 / 10
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1976	Movie Aces High The first World War is in its third year and aerial combat above the Western Front is consuming the nation's...	Lt. Stephen Croft	TMDB 5.9 / 10
1975	Movie King Arthur, the Young Warlord This is the inspiring, epic journey of a noble warrior's quest to prove his worth, his might, and his destined...	Corin	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1973	Movie The Ballad of Ben Bagot Ben Bagot is 17; bright, charming and attractive, but he has difficulty setting his sights on reality and always makes...	Ben Bagot	Not rated
1973	Movie Her Majesty's Pleasure They are all 'in' for life so the pleasures are sparse, and strictly of their own making.Their really big event...	Arsenic	TMDB 8.0 / 10
1973	Movie Diamonds on Wheels Three kids get mixed up with jewel thieves and stolen diamonds in a 24-hour road rally.	Robert 'Bobby' Stewart	TMDB 8.0 / 10
1973	Movie Daniele and Maria Directed by the Oscar-winning screenwriter Ennio De Concini, Daniele e Maria (1973) is the tale of a forbidden romance between...	Daniele	TMDB 10.0 / 10
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1972	TV Home and Away Brenda leads a conventional domestic life, but after 21 years of marriage she starts to take small steps away from...	Fred	Not rated
1971	TV Owen, M.D. Owen, M.D. is a BBC 1 television series that ran from 1971 to 1973. It centred on the eponymous lead...	David Redman	Not rated
1970	TV Play for Today Play for Today is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC1 from 1970...	Dominick Hide	TMDB 6.6 / 10
1970	TV Play for Today Play for Today is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC1 from 1970...	Arsenic	TMDB 6.6 / 10
1970	TV Here Come the Double Deckers Here Come the Double Deckers was a 17-part British children's TV series from 1970-71 revolving around the adventures of seven...	Scooper	TMDB 6.8 / 10
1969	TV The Flaxton Boys The Flaxton Boys is a British historical children's television series produced by Yorkshire Television for ITV, created by Sid Waddell....	Archie Weekes	TMDB 6.0 / 10
1965	TV BBC Play of the Month A BBC television anthology series featuring productions of classic and contemporary stage plays usually broadcast on BBC1. Each production featured...	Dorian Gray	TMDB 5.3 / 10
1965	TV BBC Play of the Month A BBC television anthology series featuring productions of classic and contemporary stage plays usually broadcast on BBC1. Each production featured...	Cis Farringdon	TMDB 5.3 / 10
1956	TV Tony Awards The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award, recognizes achievement in live Broadway...	Self - Nominee	Not rated
1954	TV The Wonderful World of Disney Walt Disney Productions has produced an anthology television series under several different titles since 1954. The original version of the...	Robert 'Bobby' Stewart	TMDB 7.9 / 10
TBA	Movie The Simple Life A country cottage is the cause of marital strife.	Roger Blackburn	Not rated
TBA	Movie Blood Royal: William the Conqueror	William Rufus	TMDB 10.0 / 10

Happily Ever After

2016 / TMDB 5.4

Risen

2016 / TMDB 6.3

Spooks: The Greater Good

2015 / TMDB 6.0

The Greatest Game Ever Played

2005 / TMDB 7.3

Hawking

2004 / TMDB 7.1

Me & Mrs. Jones

2003 / TMDB 8.0

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