Peter Firth

Born: 1953-10-27 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England, UK

Known For: Acting

Biography

Peter Firth is a British film and television actor best known for the films Tess, Equus and The Hunt for Red October, and for playing spymaster Harry Pearce in the BBC TV series Spooks and its movie spin-off Spooks: The Greater Good.

Filmography

2024

Shardlake as Norfolk

2019

Cheat as Michael Shadley

2016

Victoria as Duke of Cumberland
Risen as Pontius Pilate
Happily Ever After as Walt

2015

Dickensian as Jacob Marley
Spooks: The Greater Good as Harry Pearce

2014

Undeniable as Andrew Rawlins

2013

Mayday as Malcolm Spicer

2012

World Without End as Earl Roland

2011

South Riding as Anthony Snaith

2004

Hawking as Sir Fred Hoyle

2003

Me & Mrs. Jones as Benedict

2002

Top Gear as Self
Spooks as Harry Pearce

2001

Pearl Harbor as West Virginia Captain

2000

That's Life as Victor Leski
The Magicians as Simon Magus

1999

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Dr. Preston Blair
The Vice as Keith Beaumont
Total Recall 2070
Chill Factor as Col. Andrew Brynner
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Masks of Evil as Stefan

1998

The Magnificent Seven as Federal Marshal Walter Bryce
Mighty Joe Young as Garth

1997

Cracker as Mitchell Grady
Dead Man's Gun
The Broker's Man as Alex 'Godzilla' Turnbull
The Garden of Redemption as Nazi Commandant
Marco Polo: Haperek Ha'aharon as Rusticello
Amistad as Captain Fitzgerald

1996

The Witch's Daughter as Mr. Jones
Seasick as 1st Officer Roald Jensen

1995

Kavanagh Q.C. as Charlie Beck
Band of Gold as Brian Roberts
An Awfully Big Adventure as Bunny
Resort to Murder as Peter Dennigan

1994

White Angel as Leslie Steckler

1993

Shadowlands as Dr Craig
The Perfect Husband as Franz

1992

Highlander: The Series as Arthur Drake, aka Drakov
Heartbeat as Dr. James Radcliffe
The Pleasure Principle as Dick

1991

Soldier Soldier as Major Ben Collins
Murder in Eden as Kenneth Potter
The Laughter of God as Steve Clemant
Prisoner of Honor as Maj. Henry

1990

The Hunt for Red October as Capt. 2nd Ivan Putin (Political Officer, Red October)
The Rescuers Down Under as Red (voice)
The Incident as Geiger
Blood Royal: William the Conqueror as William Rufus
Burndown as Jake Stern
Children Crossing as Joe

1989

Tree of Hands as Terence
Trouble in Paradise as Adriaan

1988

Prisoner of Rio as Clive Ingram

1987

Tickets for the Titanic as Michael
Northanger Abbey as Henry Tilney
Born of Fire as Paul Bergson

1986

A State of Emergency as Ken Parrish

1985

Screen Two as Henry Tilney
Lifeforce as Col. Colin Caine
Letter to Brezhnev as Peter
The Making Of Lifeforce as Self

1984

Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight as Sir Gaiwan (uncredited voice)
White Elephant as Peter Davidson

1983

The Aerodrome as Roy

1982

Fire and Sword as Dinas
Another Flip for Dominick as Dominick Hide

1980

The Flipside of Dominick Hide as Dominick Hide
The Flipside of Dominick Hide as Dominick Hide

1979

Tales of the Unexpected
Tess as Angel Clare
When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder? as Stephen Ryder

1977

Equus as Alan Strang
Joseph Andrews as Joseph Andrews

1976

The Lady of the Camellias as Armand Duval
The Picture of Dorian Gray as Dorian Gray
Aces High as Lt. Stephen Croft

1975

King Arthur, the Young Warlord as Corin

1973

Her Majesty's Pleasure as Arsenic
Diamonds on Wheels as Robert 'Bobby' Stewart
The Ballad of Ben Bagot as Ben Bagot
Daniele and Maria as Daniele

1972

The Protectors as Stephen Douglas
Country Matters as Tommy Adams
The Adventures of Black Beauty as David Abbott
Arthur of the Britons
Brother Sun, Sister Moon
Home and Away as Fred
The Sullens Sisters as Tommy Adams

1971

Owen, M.D. as David Redman

1970

Play for Today as Arsenic
Here Come the Double Deckers as Scooper

1969

The Flaxton Boys as Archie Weekes

1965

BBC Play of the Month as Cis Farringdon

1956

Tony Awards as Self - Nominee

1954

The Wonderful World of Disney as Robert 'Bobby' Stewart