David Suchet
ActingBorn May 2, 1946
London, England, UK
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.
Known For
The Jesus Storybook Bible
movie2011
The Trouble With Agatha Christie
movie1991
The BAFTA Awards
tv1949
Playing Shakespeare
tv1984
The Importance of Being Earnest on Stage
movie2015
The Secret Agent
movie1992
Blott on the Landscape
movie1985
Murder in Mind
tv2001
Agatha Christie's Poirot
tv1989
Agatha Christie's Poirot
tv1989
Public Eye
tv1965
The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship
movie1990
Filmography
2025The Au Pairas Georgetv2025Travels with Agatha Christie & Sir David Suchetas Self - Presentertv2024Poirot and More: A Retrospectiveas Creatormovie2023Season of Light: Christmas with the Tabernacle Choiras Selfmovie2019His Dark Materialsas Kaisa (voice)tv2018Pressas George Emmersontv2018Near Myth: The Oskar Knight Storyas Selfmovie2018More Than Wordsas Selftv2017Concordeas Self - Narratortv2017American Assassinas Director Stansfieldmovie2017Decline and Fallas Dr Fagantv2017Urban Mythsas Salvador Dalitv2016Peter Pan Goes Wrongas Self (Narrator)movie2016This Changed Everythingas Narratormovie2016Shakespeare Live! From the RSCas Oberonmovie2015The Importance of Being Earnest on Stageas Lady Bracknellmovie2015Capitaine Marleauas Herbert Whitetv2015Doctor Who: The Fan Showtv2015David Suchet: In the Footsteps of St Peteras Self - Presentertv2014Effie Grayas Mr. Ruskinmovie2014Long Day's Journey Into Nightas James Tyronemovie2013Being Poirotas Narratormovie2013The Jesus Storybook Bibleas Narratortv2013The Mystery of Agatha Christie, With David Suchetas Self - Host / Narrator (voice)movie2012David Suchet: In the Footsteps of St. Paulas Self - Hosttv2012Starring Sigmund Freudmovie2012The Hollow Crownas Duke of Yorktv2012David Suchet: People I Have Shotas Self - Presentermovie2011Great Expectationsas Mr. Jaggerstv2011Hiddenas Sir Nigel Fountaintv2011Perspectivestv2011The Story of Jesusas Narratortv2011All My Sonsas Joe Kellermovie2011The Jesus Storybook Bibleas Narratormovie2010David Suchet on the Orient Expressas Himself - Presentermovie2010Going Postalas Reacher Gilttv2009Divertedas Samuel Stearnmovie2009Act of Godas Dr. Benjamin Ciscomovie2008Q&Aas Self - Panellisttv2008The Bank Jobas Lew Vogelmovie2007Floodas DPM Campbellmovie2007Maxwellas Robert Maxwellmovie2006Draculaas Abraham Van Helsingmovie2006Arthur and the Invisiblesas Narrator (voice)movie2006Flushed Awayas Rita's Dad (voice)movie2006The One Showas Selftv2005Extincttv2005Doctor Whoas The Landlordtv2004A Bear Named Winnieas General Hallhollandmovie2004Space Odyssey: Voyage to the Planetstv2004Who Do You Think You Are?as Selftv2004The Phoenix and the Carpetas The Phoenix (voice)movie2004Death on the Nileas Hercule Poirotmovie2003Henry VIIIas Thomas Wolseytv2003Foolproofas Leo Gillettemovie2003The In-Lawsas Jean-Pierre Thibodouxmovie2002Live from Baghdadas Naji Al-Hadithimovie2002The Stanford Prison Experimentas Narrator (voice)movie2002NCS: Manhuntas DI John Bornetv2001Richard & Judyas Selftv2001The Way We Live Nowas Augustus Melmottetv2001Victoria & Albertas Baron Christian Friedrich Stockmar, MDmovie2001Murder in Mindas Edward Palmertv2000Sabotage!!as Napoleónmovie1999RKO 281as Louis B. Mayermovie1999Wing Commanderas Capt. Jason Sanskymovie1998A Perfect Murderas Mohamed Karamanmovie1998Seesawas Morris Pricetv1997Solomonas Joabmovie1997Solomonas Joabtv1997The Phoenix and the Carpetas The Phoenix (voice)tv1997Sundayas Oliver / Matthew Delacortamovie1996Deadly Voyageas Vlachosmovie1996Mosesas Aarontv1996Executive Decisionas Nagi Hassanmovie1995Cruel Trainas Ruben Robertsmovie1993Der Fall Luconaas Rudi Waltzmovie1992The Secret Agentas Alfred Verlocmovie1991The Trouble With Agatha Christieas Self - Actormovie1990The Fool of the World and the Flying Shipas Narrator (voice)movie