Peter Firth
Acting1953Bradford, Yorkshire, England, UK
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.
Known For
Acting History
Future
The Simple Life
as Roger Blackburn
2024
Shardlake
TVas Norflok / Norfolk
2019
Cheat
TVas Michael Shadley
2016
2015
Spooks: The Greater Good
as Harry Pearce
Dickensian
TVas Jacob Marley
2014
Undeniable
TVas Andrew Rawlins
2013
Mayday
TVas Malcolm Spicer
2012
World Without End
TVas Earl Roland• 8 eps
2011
South Riding
TVas Anthony Snaith
2009
Yellowstone
TVas Self
2008
Top Gear
TVas Self• 1 eps
2006
Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire
TVas Vespasian
2005
The Greatest Game Ever Played
as Lord Northcliffe
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TVas Dr. Preston Blair• 1 eps
2004
Hawking
as Sir Fred Hoyle
2003
Me and Mrs. Jones
as Benedict
2002
Spooks
TVas Harry Pearce• 86 eps
2001
Pearl Harbor
as Mervyn Bennion
2000
The Magicians
as Simon Magus
That's Life
TVas Victor Leski
1999
Chill Factor
as Col. Andrew Brynner
The Magnificent Seven
TVas Federal Marshal Walter Bryce• 1 eps
1998
Mighty Joe Young
as Garth
1997
Amistad
as Captain Fitzgerald
The Garden of Redemption
as Nazi Commandant
Marco Polo: Haperek Ha'aharon
as Rusticello
Cracker
TVas Mitchell Grady
Kavanagh Q.C.
TVas Charlie Beck• 1 eps
1996
The Witch's Daughter
as Mr. Jones
Seasick
as 1st Officer Roald Jensen
1995
An Awfully Big Adventure
as Bunny
Band of Gold
TVas Brian Roberts
Soldier Soldier
TVas Major Ben Collins• 1 eps
1994
White Angel
as Leslie Steckler
Heartbeat
TVas Dr. James Radcliffe• 7 eps
Highlander: The Series
TVas Arthur Drake, aka Drakov• 1 eps
1993
Shadowlands
as Dr Craig
The Perfect Husband
as Franz
1992
The Pleasure Principle
as Dick
1991
1990
Children Crossing
as Joe
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
Burndown
as Jake Stern
1989
Tree of Hands
as Terence
Trouble in Paradise
as Adriaan
1988
Prisoner of Rio
as Clive Ingram
1987
1986
A State of Emergency
as Ken Parrish
1985
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
Another Flip for Dominick
as Dominick Hide
Fire and Sword
as Dinas
1980
The Flipside of Dominick Hide
as Dominick Hide
Play for Today
TVas Dominick Hide• 2 eps
The Flipside of Dominick Hide
TVas Dominick Hide
1979
When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder?
as Stephen Ryder
Tess
as Angel Clare
1977
Equus
as Alan Strang
Joseph Andrews
as Joseph Andrews
1976
Aces High
as Lt. Stephen Croft
The Picture of Dorian Gray
as Dorian Gray
The Lady of the Camellias
as Armand Duval
BBC Play of the Month
TVas Dorian Gray• 1 eps
1975
King Arthur, the Young Warlord
as Corin
Tony Awards
TVas Self - Nominee• 1 eps
1973
Diamonds on Wheels
as Robert 'Bobby' Stewart
Daniele and Maria
as Daniele
Her Majesty's Pleasure
as Arsenic
The Ballad of Ben Bagot
as Ben Bagot
The Protectors
TVas Stephen Douglas• 1 eps
1972
The Sullens Sisters
as Tommy Adams
The Adventures of Black Beauty
TVas David Abbott
Country Matters
TVas Tommy Adams
1970
Here Come the Double Deckers
TVas Scooper
1969
The Flaxton Boys
TVas Archie Weekes
1954
The Wonderful World of Disney
TVas Robert 'Bobby' Stewart