Peter Firth
Known for acting · Born 27 October 1953 · 72 · Bradford, Yorkshire, England, UK
102 credits
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
Spooks
2002
Risen
2016
Lifeforce
1985
Spooks: The Greater Good
2015
Tess
1979
Mighty Joe Young
1998
Hawking
2004
Chill Factor
1999
The Greatest Game Ever Played
2005
Equus
1977
Shadowlands
1993
Dickensian
2015
Acting (102)
2024ShardlakeNorfolk · 2 episodesSeries
2019CheatMichael Shadley · 4 episodesSeries
2016RisenPontius PilateFilm
2016VictoriaDuke of Cumberland · 4 episodesSeries
2016Happily Ever AfterWaltFilm
2015Spooks: The Greater GoodHarry PearceFilm
2015DickensianJacob Marley · 20 episodesSeries
2014UndeniableAndrew Rawlins · 2 episodesSeries
2013MaydayMalcolm Spicer · 5 episodesSeries
2012World Without EndEarl Roland · 8 episodesSeries
2011South RidingAnthony Snaith · 3 episodesSeries
2009YellowstoneSelf · 3 episodesSeries
2006Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an EmpireVespasianSeries
2005The Greatest Game Ever PlayedLord NorthcliffeFilm
2004HawkingSir Fred HoyleFilm
2003Me & Mrs. JonesBenedictFilm
2002Top GearSelfSeries
2002SpooksHarry Pearce · 86 episodesSeries
2001Pearl HarborWest Virginia CaptainFilm
2000The MagiciansSimon MagusFilm
2000That's LifeVictor Leski · 19 episodesSeries
1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitDr. Preston BlairSeries
1999Chill FactorCol. Andrew BrynnerFilm
1999Total Recall 2070 · 3 episodesSeries
1999The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Masks of EvilStefanFilm
1999The ViceKeith BeaumontSeries
1998Mighty Joe YoungGarthFilm
1998The Magnificent SevenFederal Marshal Walter BryceSeries
1997AmistadCaptain FitzgeraldFilm
1997Dead Man's GunSeries
1997CrackerMitchell GradySeries
1997The Broker's ManAlex 'Godzilla' Turnbull · 6 episodesSeries
1997Marco Polo: Haperek Ha'aharonRusticelloFilm
1997The Garden of RedemptionNazi CommandantFilm
1996The Witch's DaughterMr. JonesFilm
1996Seasick1st Officer Roald JensenFilm
1995An Awfully Big AdventureBunnyFilm
1995Kavanagh Q.C.Charlie BeckSeries
1995Band of GoldBrian Roberts · 4 episodesSeries
1995Resort to MurderPeter Dennigan · 5 episodesSeries
1994White AngelLeslie StecklerFilm
1993ShadowlandsDr CraigFilm
1993The Perfect HusbandFranzFilm
1992Highlander: The SeriesArthur Drake, aka DrakovSeries
1992HeartbeatDr. James Radcliffe · 7 episodesSeries
1992The Pleasure PrincipleDickFilm
1991Prisoner of HonorMaj. HenryFilm
1991Soldier SoldierMajor Ben CollinsSeries
1991The Laughter of GodSteve ClemantFilm
1991Murder in EdenKenneth Potter · 3 episodesSeries
1990The Hunt for Red OctoberCapt. 2nd Ivan Putin (Political Officer, Red October)Film
1990The Rescuers Down UnderRed (voice)Film
1990The IncidentGeigerFilm
1990BurndownJake SternFilm
1990Children CrossingJoeFilm
1990Blood Royal: William the ConquerorWilliam RufusFilm
1989Tree of HandsTerenceFilm
1989Trouble in ParadiseAdriaanFilm
1988Prisoner of RioClive IngramFilm
1987Born of FirePaul BergsonFilm
1987Northanger AbbeyHenry TilneyFilm
1987Tickets for the TitanicMichaelSeries
1986A State of EmergencyKen ParrishFilm
1985LifeforceCol. Colin CaineFilm
1985Letter to BrezhnevPeterFilm
1985Screen TwoHenry Tilney, Joe, Steve ClemantSeries
1985The Making Of LifeforceSelfFilm
1984Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green KnightSir Gaiwan (uncredited voice)Film
1984White ElephantPeter DavidsonFilm
1983The AerodromeRoyFilm
1982Fire and SwordDinasFilm
1982Another Flip for DominickDominick HideFilm
1980The Flipside of Dominick HideDominick HideFilm
1980The Flipside of Dominick HideDominick Hide · 2 episodesSeries
1979TessAngel ClareFilm
1979Tales of the UnexpectedSeries
1979When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder?Stephen RyderFilm
1977EquusAlan StrangFilm
1977Joseph AndrewsJoseph AndrewsFilm
1976Aces HighLt. Stephen CroftFilm
1976The Picture of Dorian GrayDorian GrayFilm
1976The Lady of the CamelliasArmand DuvalFilm
1975King Arthur, the Young WarlordCorinFilm
1973Diamonds on WheelsRobert 'Bobby' StewartFilm
1973Daniele and MariaDanieleFilm
1973Her Majesty's PleasureArsenicFilm
1973The Ballad of Ben BagotBen BagotFilm
1972Brother Sun, Sister MoonFilm
1972The ProtectorsStephen DouglasSeries
1972The Adventures of Black BeautyDavid AbbottSeries
1972Country MattersTommy Adams, Roger BlackburnSeries
1972Arthur of the BritonsSeries
1972The Sullens SistersTommy AdamsFilm
1972Home and AwayFred · 7 episodesSeries
1971Owen, M.D.David RedmanSeries
1970Play for TodayArsenic, Dominick Hide · 2 episodesSeries
1970Here Come the Double DeckersScooper · 17 episodesSeries
1969The Flaxton BoysArchie Weekes · 13 episodesSeries
1965BBC Play of the MonthCis Farringdon, Dorian GraySeries
1956Tony AwardsSelf - NomineeSeries
1954The Wonderful World of DisneyRobert 'Bobby' Stewart · 3 episodesSeries
—The Simple LifeRoger BlackburnFilm