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David Suchet

Actor | * 05/02/1946 (77) | London, England (United Kingdom (UK))
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Sir David Courtney Suchet (born 2 May 1946) is an English actor known for his work on stage and in television. He portrayed Edward Teller in the television serial Oppenheimer (1980) and received the RTS and BPG awards for his performance as Augustus Melmotte in the British serial The Way We Live Now (2001). International acclaim and recognition followed his performance as Agatha Christie's detective Hercule Poirot in Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989–2013), for which he received a 1991 British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) nomination. ()
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David Suchet, OBE, CBE, (born 2 May 1946) is an English actor, known for his work on British television. He is recognized for his RTS- and BPG award-winning performance as Augustus Melmotte in the 2001 British TV mini-drama “The Way We Live Now”, alongside Matthew Macfadyen and Paloma Baeza, and a 1991 British Academy Television Award (BAFTA) nomination. He is known for his role as Agatha Christie's great detective Hercule Poirot in the long-running British TV dramatic series “Poirot”. Suchet's older brother, John Suchet, is a British television presenter and newsreader.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Documentaries

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Awards & Nominations for David Suchet

Commander of The Order of The British Empire Knight Bachelor Agatha Award Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play
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Movies with David Suchet as Actor(63)

as himself2018 More Than Words
as Director Stansfield2017 American Assassin
as Narrator2016 This Changed Everything
as Narrator2016 Peter Pan Goes Wrong
as Mr. Ruskin2014 Effie Gray
as James Tyrone2014 Long Day's Journey Into Night
as Narrator2013 Being Poirot
as Self - Host / Narrator (voice)2013 The Mystery of Agatha Christie, With David Suchet
as Joe Keller2011 All My Sons
as Himself - Presenter2010 David Suchet on the Orient Express
as Dr. Benjamin Cisco2009 Act of God
as Samuel Stearn2009 Diverted
as Lew Vogel2008 The Bank Job
as Robert Maxwell2007 Maxwell
as Deputy Prime Minister Campbell2007 Flood
as Abraham Van Helsing2006 Dracula
as Rita's Dad (voice)2006 Flushed Away
as Narrator (voice)2006 Arthur and the Invisibles
as General Hallholland2004 A Bear Named Winnie
as Jean-Pierre Thibodoux2003 The In-Laws
as Leo Gillette2003 Foolproof
as Naji Al-Hadithi2002 Live from Baghdad
as Narrator (voice)2002 The Stanford Prison Experiment
as Baron Christian Friedrich Stockmar, MD2001 Victoria & Albert
as Napoleón2000 Sabotage!!
as Louis B. Mayer2000 RKO 281
as Capt. Jason Sansky1999 Wing Commander
as Mohamed Karaman1998 A Perfect Murder
as Oliver / Matthew Delacorta1997 Sunday
as Joab1997 Solomon
as Nagi Hassan1996 Executive Decision
as Vlachos1996 Deadly Voyage
as Ruben Roberts1995 Cruel Train
as Aaron1995 Moses
as Alfred Verloc1992 The Secret Agent
as Joe1990 Separation
as Bishop1988 To Kill a Priest
as Leopold Bloom1988 James Joyce's 'Ulysses'
as Muller1988 A World Apart
as T.J. O'Connor1987 Cause célèbre
as Jonathan Gault1987 The Last Innocent Man
as Jacques Lafleur1987 Harry and the Hendersons
as William Shirer1986 Murrow
as Minister of Defense Col. Akir Nakesh1986 Iron Eagle
as Steve Dyer1985 A Song for Europe
as Insp. Japp1985 Thirteen at Dinner
as Mesterbein1984 The Little Drummer Girl
as Inspector Stagnos1983 Trenchcoat
as Beria1983 Red Monarch
as Clopin Trouillefou1982 The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as Corbett1982 The Missionary
as Reger1981 The Cause
as John Barsad1980 A Tale of Two Cities

TV Shows/Series with David Suchet as Actor(34)

as Self/ Narrator2019 The Goes Wrong Show
as Kaisa (voice)2019 His Dark Materials
as George Emmerson2018 Press
as Salvador Dali2017 Urban Myths
as Self - Narrator2017 Concorde
as Dr. Fagan2017 Decline and Fall
as Duke of York2012 The Hollow Crown
as Sir Nigel Fountain2011 Hidden
as Mr. Jaggers2011 Great Expectations
as Self - Panellist2008 Q&A
as The Landlord2005 Doctor Who
2005 Extinct
as DI John Borne2002 NCS: Manhunt
as Edward Palmer2001 Murder in Mind
as himself2001 Richard & Judy
as Augustus Melmotte2001 The Way We Live Now
as Morris Price1998 Seesaw
as Hercule Poirot1989 Agatha Christie's Poirot
as André d'Usseau1984 Master of the Game
as Freud1984 Freud
as Colin1984 Oxbridge Blues
as Inspector Tsientsin1983 Reilly: Ace of Spies
as Self - Narrator (voice)1982 Timewatch
as Edward Teller1980 Oppenheimer
as Yves Drouard1979 Tales of the Unexpected
as himself1978 An Audience with...
as Krivas1977 The Professionals
as Leo1972 The Protectors
as Detective1972 The Protectors
as Martin Kulman1965 Public Eye

TV Shows/Series with David Suchet as Crew(1)

Production/Associate Producer1989 Agatha Christie's Poirot

Additional Information

Official websites:
Full Name: David Suchet
Citizenship: United Kingdom (UK)
Born: Thursday, 05/02 1946 (May) in London, England (United Kingdom (UK)) (current age: 77 years + 331 days)
Zodiac sign: Taurus (Chinese zodiac sign: Dog)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, Wellington School
Siblings: John Suchet
Father: Jack Suchet
Mother: Joan Patricia Jarché
Other names for David Suchet (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"David Courtney Suchet"
"Дэвид Суше"
"데이비드 수쳇"
David Suchet frequently works together with these people:
Paul Kasey (20x, Actor)
Nicholas Briggs (12x, Actor)
Dan Starkey (8x, Actor)
Frances Barber (8x, Actress)
Mark Gatiss (7x, Actor)
Geoffrey Palmer (7x, Actor)
Peter Davison (6x, Actor)
John Castle (6x, Actor)
Cyril Luckham (6x, Actor)
Andrew Ray (6x, Actor)
Antony Carrick (6x, Actor)
William Dear (5x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:8037, Added: 05/06/2018, Last updated: 03/21/2024