David Suchet

David Suchet

Acting
Born May 02, 1946
From 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

Arthur and the Invisibles
6.4

Arthur and the Invisibles

Narrator (voice)
Flushed Away
6.3

Flushed Away

Rita's Dad (voice)
American Assassin
6.4

American Assassin

Director Stansfield
The Bank Job
6.8

The Bank Job

Lew Vogel
A Perfect Murder
6.6

A Perfect Murder

Mohamed Karaman
Executive Decision
6.3

Executive Decision

Nagi Hassan
Solomon
6.7

Solomon

Joab
Harry and the Hendersons
6.1

Harry and the Hendersons

Jacques Lafleur
Effie Gray
5.9

Effie Gray

Mr. Ruskin
Iron Eagle
5.6

Iron Eagle

Minister of Defense Col. Akir Nakesh

Filmography — Acting

Arthur and the Invisibles
6.4
2006

Arthur and the Invisibles

Narrator (voice)
Flushed Away
6.3
2006

Flushed Away

Rita's Dad (voice)
American Assassin
6.4
2017

American Assassin

Director Stansfield
The Bank Job
6.8
2008

The Bank Job

Lew Vogel
A Perfect Murder
6.6
1998

A Perfect Murder

Mohamed Karaman
Executive Decision
6.3
1996

Executive Decision

Nagi Hassan
Solomon
6.7
1997

Solomon

Joab
Harry and the Hendersons
6.1
1987

Harry and the Hendersons

Jacques Lafleur
Effie Gray
5.9
2014

Effie Gray

Mr. Ruskin
Iron Eagle
5.6
1986

Iron Eagle

Minister of Defense Col. Akir Nakesh
Wing Commander
4.8
1999

Wing Commander

Capt. Jason Sansky
Flood
5.3
2007

Flood

DPM Campbell
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
6.4
1984

Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes

Buller
The In-Laws
5.6
2003

The In-Laws

Jean-Pierre Thibodoux
The Falcon and the Snowman
6.4
1985

The Falcon and the Snowman

Alex
Moses
8.0
1995

Moses

Aaron
A World Apart
6.3
1988

A World Apart

Muller
Foolproof
6.1
2003

Foolproof

Leo Gillette
Dracula
5.6
2006

Dracula

Abraham Van Helsing
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
5.7
1982

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Clopin Trouillefou
Live from Baghdad
6.7
2002

Live from Baghdad

Naji Al-Hadithi
The Little Drummer Girl
5.5
1984

The Little Drummer Girl

Mesterbein
RKO 281
6.4
1999

RKO 281

Louis B. Mayer
Thirteen at Dinner
5.8
1985

Thirteen at Dinner

Insp. Japp
The Missionary
5.5
1982

The Missionary

Corbett
A Bear Named Winnie
6.7
2004

A Bear Named Winnie

General Hallholland
A Tale of Two Cities
5.8
1980

A Tale of Two Cities

John Barsad
Peter Pan Goes Wrong
7.5
2016

Peter Pan Goes Wrong

Self (Narrator)
To Kill a Priest
6.0
1988

To Kill a Priest

Bishop
Murrow
5.0
1986

Murrow

William Shirer
Red Monarch
5.0
1983

Red Monarch

Beria
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
7.2
2016

Shakespeare Live! From the RSC

Oberon
Cause Célèbre
5.2
1987

Cause Célèbre

T.J. O'Connor
Victoria & Albert
7.6
2001

Victoria & Albert

Baron Christian Friedrich Stockmar, MD
Maxwell
6.0
2007

Maxwell

Robert Maxwell
Sunday
4.8
1997

Sunday

Oliver / Matthew Delacorta
Diverted
6.8
2009

Diverted

Samuel Stearn
The Secret Agent
8.0
1992

The Secret Agent

Alfred Verloc
2011

All My Sons

Joe Keller
Deadly Voyage
5.4
1996

Deadly Voyage

Vlachos
Act of God
4.8
2009

Act of God

Dr. Benjamin Cisco
Cruel Train
3.3
1995

Cruel Train

Ruben Roberts
The Last Innocent Man
4.9
1987

The Last Innocent Man

Jonathan Gault
Sabotage!!
5.5
2000

Sabotage!!

Napoleón
When the Whales Came
6.3
1989

When the Whales Came

Will
Trenchcoat
5.7
1983

Trenchcoat

Inspector Stagnos
The Mystery of Agatha Christie, With David Suchet
7.5
2013

The Mystery of Agatha Christie, With David Suchet

Self - Host / Narrator (voice)
6.0
1990

Separation

Joe
The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship
8.1
1990

The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship

Narrator (voice)
1990

Bingo: Scenes of Money and Death

Shakespeare
Near Myth: The Oskar Knight Story
2018

Near Myth: The Oskar Knight Story

Self
1988

James Joyce's 'Ulysses'

Leopold Bloom
2012

Starring Sigmund Freud
The Phoenix and the Carpet
2004

The Phoenix and the Carpet

The Phoenix (voice)
David Suchet on the Orient Express
6.8
2010

David Suchet on the Orient Express

Himself - Presenter
Der Fall Lucona
5.0
1993

Der Fall Lucona

Rudi Waltz
The Cause
1981

The Cause

Reger
1989

Nobody Here But Us Chickens
Death in the Clouds

Death in the Clouds

Hercule Poirot
The Importance of Being Earnest on Stage
9.0
2015

The Importance of Being Earnest on Stage

Lady Bracknell
3.5
1985

A Song for Europe

Steve Dyer
1983

Being Normal

Bill
Blott on the Landscape
8.8
1985

Blott on the Landscape
Agatha Christie - Unfinished Portrait
1990

Agatha Christie - Unfinished Portrait

Self
The Trouble With Agatha Christie
10.0
1991

The Trouble With Agatha Christie

Self - Actor
More Than Words
8.0
2018

More Than Words

Self
The Jesus Storybook Bible
10.0
2011

The Jesus Storybook Bible

Narrator
Long Day's Journey Into Night
2014

Long Day's Journey Into Night

James Tyrone
Being Poirot
7.7
2013

Being Poirot

Narrator
Poirot and More: A Retrospective
2024

Poirot and More: A Retrospective

Himself
The Stanford Prison Experiment
2002

The Stanford Prison Experiment

Narrator (voice)
Season of Light: Christmas with the Tabernacle Choir
2023

Season of Light: Christmas with the Tabernacle Choir

Self
David Suchet: People I Have Shot
2012

David Suchet: People I Have Shot

Self - Presenter
This Changed Everything
2016

This Changed Everything

Narrator