David Suchet

Acting

Born May 2, 1946 (age 80)

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.

Filmography

The Au Pair

The Au Pair2025 · George

Travels with Agatha Christie & Sir David Suchet

Travels with Agatha Christie & Sir David Suchet2025 · Self - Presenter

Poirot and More: A Retrospective

Poirot and More: A Retrospective2024 · Himself

Season of Light: Christmas with the Tabernacle Choir

Season of Light: Christmas with the Tabernacle Choir2023 · Self

His Dark Materials

His Dark Materials2019 · Kaisa (voice)

Press

Press2018 · George Emmerson

Near Myth: The Oskar Knight Story

Near Myth: The Oskar Knight Story2018 · Self

More Than Words

More Than Words2018 · Self

John Dies at the End

John Dies at the End2017 · Self - Narrator

American Assassin

American Assassin2017 · Director Stansfield

Decline and Fall

Decline and Fall2017 · Dr Fagan

Urban Myths

Urban Myths2017 · Salvador Dali

Peter Pan Goes Wrong

Peter Pan Goes Wrong2016 · Self (Narrator)

This Changed Everything

This Changed Everything2016 · Narrator

Shakespeare Live! From the RSC

Shakespeare Live! From the RSC2016 · Oberon

The Importance of Being Earnest on Stage

The Importance of Being Earnest on Stage2015 · Lady Bracknell

Capitaine Marleau

Capitaine Marleau2015 · Herbert White

David Suchet: In the Footsteps of St Peter

David Suchet: In the Footsteps of St Peter2015 · Self - Presenter

Effie Gray

Effie Gray2014 · Mr. Ruskin

Long Day's Journey Into Night

Long Day's Journey Into Night2014 · James Tyrone

Being Poirot

Being Poirot2013 · Self - Narrator

The Jesus Storybook Bible

The Jesus Storybook Bible2013 · Narrator

The Mystery of Agatha Christie, With David Suchet

The Mystery of Agatha Christie, With David Suchet2013 · Self - Host / Narrator (voice)

David Suchet: In the Footsteps of St. Paul

David Suchet: In the Footsteps of St. Paul2012 · Self - Host

Starring Sigmund Freud

Starring Sigmund Freud2012

The Hollow Crown

The Hollow Crown2012 · Duke of York

David Suchet: People I Have Shot

David Suchet: People I Have Shot2012 · Self - Presenter

Great Expectations

Great Expectations2011 · Mr. Jaggers

Night Bus

Night Bus2011 · Sir Nigel Fountain

Going Postal 2in1

Going Postal 2in12011 · Reacherové pozlátko

Perspectives

Perspectives2011

The Story of Jesus

The Story of Jesus2011 · Narrator

All My Sons

All My Sons2011 · Joe Keller

The Jesus Storybook Bible

The Jesus Storybook Bible2011 · Narrator

David Suchet on the Orient Express

David Suchet on the Orient Express2010 · Himself - Presenter

Going Postal

Going Postal2010 · Reacher Gilt

Diverted

Diverted2009 · Samuel Stearn

Act of God

Act of God2009 · Dr. Benjamin Cisco

Q&A

Q&A2008 · Self - Panellist

The Bank Job

The Bank Job2008 · Lew Vogel

Dracula

A Bear Named Winnie

A Bear Named Winnie2004

Sabotage!!

Moses

Cruel Train

Cruel Train1995

Agatha Christie's Poirot

Agatha Christie's Poirot1989 · Hercule Poirot

Cause Célèbre

Cause Célèbre1987

Freud

Freud1984 · Dr. Sigmund Freud

Red Monarch

Red Monarch1983