Acting

Peter Firth

Born 1953-10-27 · Bradford, Yorkshire, England, UK

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.

Credits

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Shardlake
as Norfolk
2024
Cheat
as Michael Shadley
2019
Victoria
as Duke of Cumberland
2016
Happily Ever After
as Walt
2016
Risen
as Pontius Pilate
2016
Dickensian
as Jacob Marley
2015
Spooks: The Greater Good
as Harry Pearce
2015
Undeniable
as Andrew Rawlins
2014
Mayday
as Malcolm Spicer
2013
World Without End
as Earl Roland
2012
South Riding
as Anthony Snaith
2011
Yellowstone
as Self
2009
Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire
as Vespasian
2006
The Greatest Game Ever Played
as Lord Northcliffe
2005
Hawking
as Sir Fred Hoyle
2004
Me & Mrs. Jones
as Benedict
2003
Top Gear
as Self
2002
Spooks
as Harry Pearce
2002
Pearl Harbor
as West Virginia Captain
2001
That's Life
as Victor Leski
2000
The Magicians
as Simon Magus
2000
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Masks of Evil
as Stefan
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Dr. Preston Blair
1999
Chill Factor
as Col. Andrew Brynner
1999
Total Recall 2070
1999
The Vice
as Keith Beaumont
1999
Mighty Joe Young
as Garth
1998
The Magnificent Seven
as Federal Marshal Walter Bryce
1998
Amistad
as Captain Fitzgerald
1997
Cracker
as Mitchell Grady
1997
The Broker's Man
as Alex 'Godzilla' Turnbull
1997
The Garden of Redemption
as Nazi Commandant
1997
Dead Man's Gun
1997
Marco Polo: Haperek Ha'aharon
as Rusticello
1997
Seasick
as 1st Officer Roald Jensen
1996
The Witch's Daughter
as Mr. Jones
1996
Resort to Murder
as Peter Dennigan
1995
An Awfully Big Adventure
as Bunny
1995
Band of Gold
as Brian Roberts
1995
Kavanagh Q.C.
as Charlie Beck
1995
White Angel
as Leslie Steckler
1994
Shadowlands
as Dr Craig
1993
The Perfect Husband
as Franz
1993
Highlander: The Series
as Arthur Drake, aka Drakov
1992
Heartbeat
as Dr. James Radcliffe
1992
The Pleasure Principle
as Dick
1992
The Laughter of God
as Steve Clemant
1991
Prisoner of Honor
as Maj. Henry
1991
Murder in Eden
as Kenneth Potter
1991
Soldier Soldier
as Major Ben Collins
1991
The Rescuers Down Under
as Red (voice)
1990
Burndown
as Jake Stern
1990
Children Crossing
as Joe
1990
The Incident
as Geiger
1990
The Hunt for Red October
as Capt. 2nd Ivan Putin (Political Officer, Red October)
1990
Blood Royal: William the Conqueror
as William Rufus
1990
Trouble in Paradise
as Adriaan
1989
Tree of Hands
as Terence
1989
Prisoner of Rio
as Clive Ingram
1988
Born of Fire
as Paul Bergson
1987
Tickets for the Titanic
as Michael
1987
Northanger Abbey
as Henry Tilney
1987
A State of Emergency
as Ken Parrish
1986
Letter to Brezhnev
as Peter
1985
Lifeforce
as Col. Colin Caine
1985
Screen Two
as Henry Tilney
1985
Screen Two
as Joe
1985
Screen Two
as Steve Clemant
1985
The Making Of Lifeforce
as Self
1985
Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
as Sir Gaiwan (uncredited voice)
1984
White Elephant
as Peter Davidson
1984
The Aerodrome
as Roy
1983
Another Flip for Dominick
as Dominick Hide
1982
Fire and Sword
as Dinas
1982
The Flipside of Dominick Hide
as Dominick Hide
1980
The Flipside of Dominick Hide
as Dominick Hide
1980
Tess
as Angel Clare
1979
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder?
as Stephen Ryder
1979
Equus
as Alan Strang
1977