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Peter Firth

Actor | * 10/27/1953 (70) | Bradford, Yorkshire, England (United Kingdom (UK))
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Peter Macintosh Firth (born 27 October 1953) is an English actor. He is best known for his role as Sir Harry Pearce in the BBC One programme Spooks; he is the only actor to have appeared in every episode of the programme's ten-series lifespan. He has given many other television and film performances, most notably as Alan Strang in Equus (1977), earning both a Golden Globe Award and an Academy Award nomination for the role. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Romance / Love | Crime

Known for these Movies & Shows

A space shuttle mission investigating Halley's Comet brings back a malevolent race of space vampires who transform most of London's population into zombies. The only survivor of the expedition and Bri ...

Lifeforce

R

1985 | 3.2/5 | 1h 42min
Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller
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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 government thinks Ramius is planning to attack ...

The Hunt for Red October

PG-13

1990 | 3.7/5 | 2h 15min
Action, Adventure, Thriller
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A psychiatrist, Martin Dysart, investigates the savage blinding of six horses with a metal spike in a stable in Hampshire, England. The atrocity was committed by an unassuming seventeen-year-old stabl ...

Equus

R

1977 | 3.6/5 | 2h 17min
Drama, Mystery
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Tense drama series about the different challenges faced by the British Security Service as they work against the clock to safeguard the nation. The title is a popular colloquialism for spies, and the ...

Spooks

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2002 | 3.8/5 | 1h per episode
Drama, Action & Adventure, Crime
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Awards & Nominations for Peter Firth

Theatre World Award Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play
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Movies with Peter Firth as Actor(52)

as Walt2016 Happily Ever After
as Pontius Pilate2016 Risen
as Harry Pearce2015 Spooks: The Greater Good
as Lord Northcliffe2005 The Greatest Game Ever Played
as Sir Fred Hoyle2004 Hawking
as Benedict2003 Me and Mrs. Jones
as Mervyn Bennion2001 Pearl Harbor
as Simon Magus2000 The Magicians
as Stefan1999 The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Masks of Evil
as Col. Andrew Brynner1999 Chill Factor
as Garth1998 Mighty Joe Young
as Captain Fitzgerald1997 Amistad
as Rusticello1997 Marco Polo: Haperek Ha'aharon
as Nazi Commandant1997 The Garden of Redemption
1996 The Witch's Daughter
as 1st Officer Roald Jensen1996 Seasick
as Bunny1995 An Awfully Big Adventure
as Leslie Steckler1994 White Angel
as Dr Craig1993 Shadowlands
as Franz1993 The Perfect Husband
as Dick1992 The Pleasure Principle
as Maj. Henry1991 Prisoner of Honor
as Geiger1990 The Incident
as Jake Stern1990 Burndown
as Ivan Putin1990 The Hunt for Red October
as Joe1990 Children Crossing
as Red (voice)1990 The Rescuers Down Under
as Terence1989 Tree of Hands
as Adriaan1989 Trouble in Paradise
as Clive Ingram1988 Prisoner of Rio
as Paul Bergson1987 Born of Fire
as Henry Tilney1986 Northanger Abbey
1986 A State of Emergency
as Peter1985 Letter to Brezhnev
as Col. Colin Caine1985 Lifeforce
as Peter Davidson1984 White Elephant
as Roy1983 The Aerodrome
as Dominick Hide1982 Another Flip for Dominick
as Dinas1982 Fire and Sword
as Dominick Hide1980 The Flipside of Dominick Hide
as Angel Clare1979 Tess
as Stephen Ryder1979 When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder?
as Alan Strang1977 Equus
as Joseph Andrews1977 Joseph Andrews
as Dorian Gray1976 The Picture of Dorian Gray
as Lt. Stephen Croft1976 Aces High
as Armand Duval1976 The Lady of the Camellias
as Corin1975 King Arthur, the Young Warlord
as Robert 'Bobby' Stewart1973 Diamonds on Wheels
as Arsenic1973 Her Majesty's Pleasure
as Daniele1973 Daniele and Maria
1972 Brother Sun, Sister Moon

TV Shows/Series with Peter Firth as Actor(35)

as Norfolk2024 Shardlake
as Michael Shadley2019 Cheat
as Duke of Cumberland2016 Victoria
as King of Hanover2016 Victoria
as Jacob Marley2015 Dickensian
as Andrew Rawlins2014 Undeniable
as Malcolm Spicer2013 Mayday
as Anthony Snaith2011 South Riding
as himself2009 Yellowstone
as Vespasian2006 Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire
as Harry Pearce2002 Spooks
as Victor Leski2000 That's Life
as Dr. Preston Blair1999 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 Total Recall 2070
as Stefan1999 The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones
1999 The Vice
1998 The Magnificent Seven
1997 Holding On
1997 The Broker's Man
1997 Cracker
1997 Dead Man's Gun
1995 Resort to Murder
as Charlie Beck1995 Kavanagh Q.C.
1995 Band of Gold
1994 Anna Lee
as Arthur Drake, aka Drakov1992 Highlander: The Series
as Dr. James Radcliffe1992 Heartbeat
as Kenneth Potter1991 Murder in Eden
1979 Tales of the Unexpected
as Stephen Douglas1972 The Protectors
1972 Arthur of the Britons
as Cap'taine1970 Here Come the Double Deckers
1970 Play for Today
as Dominick Hide1970 Play for Today
as Archie Weekes1969 The Flaxton Boys

Full Name: Peter Macintosh Firth
Citizenship: United Kingdom (UK)
Born: Tuesday, 10/27 1953 (October) in Bradford, Yorkshire, England (United Kingdom (UK)) (current age: 70 years + 175 days)
Zodiac sign: Scorpio (Chinese zodiac sign: Snake)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Hanson School
Other names for Peter Firth (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Peter Macintosh Firth"
Peter Firth frequently works together with these people:
Lou Martini Jr. (8x, Actor)
Freddie Jones (7x, Actor)
Terry Serpico (6x, Actor)
Elizabeth Spriggs (6x, Actress)
Tim Woodward (6x, Actor)
John Duttine (6x, Actor)
Andrew Ray (6x, Actor)
Isiah Whitlock Jr. (5x, Actor)
Linda Powell (5x, Actress)
David Fleeshman (5x, Actor)
Warren Leight (5x, Crew)
Bob Peck (3x, Actor)
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