Peter Firth

Born

October 27, 1953 (71 years old)

Known For

Acting

Place of Birth

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.

Known For

6.9

The Rescuers Down Under

Shardlake

Norfolk · (4 episodes)

6.9

2024

Cheat

Michael Shadley · (4 episodes)

6.4

2019

Victoria

Duke of Cumberland · (4 episodes)

7.3

2016

Happily Ever After

Walt

5.4

2016

Risen

Pontius Pilate

6.2

2016

Dickensian

Jacob Marley · (20 episodes)

7.3

2015

Spooks: The Greater Good

Harry Pearce

6.0

2015

Undeniable

Andrew Rawlins · (2 episodes)

6.0

2014

Mayday

Malcolm Spicer · (5 episodes)

6.1

2013

World Without End

Earl Roland · (8 episodes)

6.9

2012

South Riding

Anthony Snaith · (3 episodes)

6.8

2011

Yellowstone

Self · (3 episodes)

7.6

2009

Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire

Vespasian · (1 episode)

7.3

2006

The Greatest Game Ever Played

Lord Northcliffe

7.3

2005

Hawking

Sir Fred Hoyle

7.0

2004

Me & Mrs. Jones

Benedict

6.0

2003

Top Gear

Self · (1 episode)

7.5

2002

Spooks

Harry Pearce · (86 episodes)

7.7

2002

Pearl Harbor

Mervyn Bennion

6.9

2001

That's Life

Victor Leski · (19 episodes)

7.0

2000

The Magicians

Simon Magus

4.0

2000

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Masks of Evil

Stefan

5.1

1999

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Dr. Preston Blair · (1 episode)

7.9

1999

Chill Factor

Col. Andrew Brynner

4.9

1999

Total Recall 2070

(3 episodes)

6.1

1999

The Vice

(1 episode)

6.0

1999

Mighty Joe Young

Garth

6.3

1998

The Magnificent Seven

Federal Marshal Walter Bryce · (1 episode)

6.0

1998

Amistad

Captain Fitzgerald

7.0

1997

Cracker

(1 episode)

6.6

1997

Holding On

(1 episode)

8.0

1997

The Broker's Man

(12 episodes)

5.0

1997

The Garden of Redemption

Nazi Commandant

0.0

1997

Dead Man's Gun

(1 episode)

4.7

1997

Marco Polo: Haperek Ha'aharon

Rusticello

5.0

1997

Seasick

1st Officer Roald Jensen

1.0

1996

The Witch's Daughter

Mr. Jones

6.3

1996

Resort to Murder

(5 episodes)

0.0

1995

An Awfully Big Adventure

Bunny

6.7

1995

Band of Gold

(3 episodes)

5.6

1995

Kavanagh Q.C.

Charlie Beck · (1 episode)

7.0

1995

White Angel

Leslie Steckler

4.1

1994

Anna Lee

Peter Wainwright · (1 episode)

7.1

1994

Shadowlands

Dr Craig

6.9

1993

The Perfect Husband

Franz

4.8

1993

Highlander: The Series

Arthur Drake, aka Drakov · (1 episode)

7.4

1992

Heartbeat

Dr. James Radcliffe · (7 episodes)

7.1

1992

The Pleasure Principle

Dick

2.0

1992

The Laughter of God

Steve Clemant

0.0

1991

Prisoner of Honor

Maj. Henry

6.2

1991

Murder in Eden

Kenneth Potter · (3 episodes)

6.0

1991

Soldier Soldier

Major Ben Collins · (1 episode)

6.6

1991

The Rescuers Down Under

Red (voice)

6.6

1990

Burndown

Jake Stern

3.7

1990

Children Crossing

Joe

1.0

1990

The Incident

Geiger

6.1

1990

The Hunt for Red October

Capt. 2nd Ivan Putin (Political Officer, Red October)

7.4

1990

Trouble in Paradise

Adriaan

0.0

1989

Tree of Hands

Terence

0.0

1989

Prisoner of Rio

Clive Ingram

6.0

1988

Born of Fire

Paul Bergson

6.0

1987

Northanger Abbey

Henry Tilney

5.6

1987

A State of Emergency

Ken Parrish

1.3

1986

Letter to Brezhnev

Peter

6.4

1985

Lifeforce

Col. Colin Caine

6.2

1985

Screen Two

Henry Tilney · (1 episode)

6.8

1985

Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

Sir Gaiwan (uncredited voice)

5.3

1984

White Elephant

Peter Davidson

0.0

1984

The Aerodrome

Roy

7.0

1983

Another Flip for Dominick

Dominick Hide

1.0

1982

Fire and Sword

Dinas

5.0

1982

The Flipside of Dominick Hide

Dominick Hide

4.5

1980

The Flipside of Dominick Hide

Dominick Hide · (2 episodes)

0.0

1980

Tess

Angel Clare

7.1

1979

Tales of the Unexpected

(1 episode)

6.7

1979

When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder?

Stephen Ryder

6.2

1979

Equus

Alan Strang

7.0

1977

Joseph Andrews

4.7

1977

The Lady of the Camellias

Armand Duval

0.0

1976

The Picture of Dorian Gray

Dorian Gray

8.0

1976

Aces High

Lt. Stephen Croft

5.9

1976

King Arthur, the Young Warlord

Corin

7.0

1975

The Ballad of Ben Bagot

Ben Bagot

0.0

1973

Her Majesty's Pleasure

Arsenic

0.0

1973

Diamonds on Wheels

Robert 'Bobby' Stewart

8.0

1973

Daniele and Maria

Daniele

0.0

1973

Arthur of the Britons

(1 episode)

6.0

1972

The Protectors

Stephen Douglas · (1 episode)

5.6

1972

The Adventures of Black Beauty

David Abbott · (1 episode)

6.2

1972

Brother Sun, Sister Moon

7.0

1972

Play for Today

Arsenic · (1 episode)

6.3

1970

Play for Today

Dominick Hide · (2 episodes)

6.3

1970

Here Come the Double Deckers

Scooper · (17 episodes)

6.6

1970

The Flaxton Boys

Archie Weekes · (13 episodes)

5.5

1969

BBC Play of the Month

Cis Farringdon · (1 episode)

5.0

1965

BBC Play of the Month

Dorian Gray · (1 episode)

5.0

1965

Tony Awards

Self - Nominee · (1 episode)

5.1

1956

The Wonderful World of Disney

Robert 'Bobby' Stewart · (3 episodes)

7.8

1954