Peter Firth

Known for: Acting

Born: 1953-10-27 (age 72)

From: 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.

Filmography (101)

TV★ 6.7
Shardlake
2024
as Norfolk
TV★ 6.3
Cheat
2019
as Michael Shadley
TV★ 7.4
Victoria
2016
as Duke of Cumberland
MOVIE★ 5.4
Happily Ever After
2016
as Walt
MOVIE★ 6.3
Risen
2016
as Pontius Pilate
TV★ 7.4
Dickensian
2015
as Jacob Marley
MOVIE★ 6.0
Spooks: The Greater Good
2015
as Harry Pearce
TV★ 6.0
Undeniable
2014
as Andrew Rawlins
TV★ 6.2
Mayday
2013
as Malcolm Spicer
TV★ 6.9
World Without End
2012
as Earl Roland
TV★ 6.9
South Riding
2011
as Anthony Snaith
TV★ 7.7
Yellowstone
2009
as Self
TV★ 7.6
Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire
2006
as Vespasian
MOVIE★ 7.3
The Greatest Game Ever Played
2005
as Lord Northcliffe
MOVIE★ 7.0
Hawking
2004
as Sir Fred Hoyle
MOVIE★ 8.0
Me & Mrs. Jones
2003
as Benedict
TV★ 7.6
Top Gear
2002
as Self
TV★ 7.7
Spooks
2002
as Harry Pearce
MOVIE★ 6.9
Pearl Harbor
2001
as West Virginia Captain
TV★ 7.0
That's Life
2000
as Victor Leski
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Magicians
2000
as Simon Magus
MOVIE★ 5.3
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Masks of Evil
1999
as Stefan
TV★ 8.0
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Dr. Preston Blair
MOVIE★ 4.9
Chill Factor
1999
as Col. Andrew Brynner
TV★ 6.3
Total Recall 2070
1999
TV★ 5.6
The Vice
1999
as Keith Beaumont
MOVIE★ 6.3
Mighty Joe Young
1998
as Garth
TV★ 6.6
The Magnificent Seven
1998
as Federal Marshal Walter Bryce
MOVIE★ 7.0
Amistad
1997
as Captain Fitzgerald
TV★ 7.2
Cracker
1997
as Mitchell Grady
TV★ 6.8
The Broker's Man
1997
as Alex 'Godzilla' Turnbull
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Garden of Redemption
1997
as Nazi Commandant
TV★ 5.0
Dead Man's Gun
1997
MOVIE★ 6.5
Marco Polo: Haperek Ha'aharon
1997
as Rusticello
MOVIE★ 3.3
Seasick
1996
as 1st Officer Roald Jensen
MOVIE★ 6.8
The Witch's Daughter
1996
as Mr. Jones
TV★ 7.0
Resort to Murder
1995
as Peter Dennigan
MOVIE★ 6.5
An Awfully Big Adventure
1995
as Bunny
TV★ 5.5
Band of Gold
1995
as Brian Roberts
TV★ 7.3
Kavanagh Q.C.
1995
as Charlie Beck
MOVIE★ 4.9
White Angel
1994
as Leslie Steckler
MOVIE★ 6.9
Shadowlands
1993
as Dr Craig
MOVIE★ 5.2
The Perfect Husband
1993
as Franz
TV★ 7.4
Highlander: The Series
1992
as Arthur Drake, aka Drakov
TV★ 7.2
Heartbeat
1992
as Dr. James Radcliffe
MOVIE★ 4.7
The Pleasure Principle
1992
as Dick
MOVIE★ 4.0
The Laughter of God
1991
as Steve Clemant
MOVIE★ 6.3
Prisoner of Honor
1991
as Maj. Henry
TV★ 7.0
Murder in Eden
1991
as Kenneth Potter
TV★ 6.9
Soldier Soldier
1991
as Major Ben Collins
MOVIE★ 6.6
The Rescuers Down Under
1990
as Red (voice)
MOVIE★ 4.5
Burndown
1990
as Jake Stern
MOVIE★ 3.7
Children Crossing
1990
as Joe
MOVIE★ 6.5
The Incident
1990
as Geiger
MOVIE★ 7.4
The Hunt for Red October
1990
as Capt. 2nd Ivan Putin (Political Officer, Red October)
MOVIE
Trouble in Paradise
1989
as Adriaan
MOVIE★ 8.0
Tree of Hands
1989
as Terence
MOVIE★ 8.0
Prisoner of Rio
1988
as Clive Ingram
MOVIE★ 6.0
Born of Fire
1987
as Paul Bergson
MOVIE★ 6.3
Northanger Abbey
1987
as Henry Tilney
MOVIE★ 3.5
A State of Emergency
1986
as Ken Parrish
MOVIE★ 6.4
Letter to Brezhnev
1985
as Peter
MOVIE★ 6.2
Lifeforce
1985
as Col. Colin Caine
TV★ 7.1
Screen Two
1985
as Henry Tilney
MOVIE
The Making Of Lifeforce
1985
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.2
Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
1984
as Sir Gaiwan (uncredited voice)
MOVIE★ 8.0
White Elephant
1984
as Peter Davidson
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Aerodrome
1983
as Roy
MOVIE★ 3.3
Another Flip for Dominick
1982
as Dominick Hide
MOVIE★ 4.8
Fire and Sword
1982
as Dinas
MOVIE★ 5.0
The Flipside of Dominick Hide
1980
as Dominick Hide
TV
The Flipside of Dominick Hide
1980
as Dominick Hide
MOVIE★ 7.1
Tess
1979
as Angel Clare
TV★ 6.8
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
MOVIE★ 5.8
When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder?
1979
as Stephen Ryder
MOVIE★ 7.0
Equus
1977
as Alan Strang
MOVIE★ 5.2
Joseph Andrews
1977
as Joseph Andrews
MOVIE★ 9.0
The Lady of the Camellias
1976
as Armand Duval
MOVIE★ 9.0
The Picture of Dorian Gray
1976
as Dorian Gray
MOVIE★ 5.9
Aces High
1976
as Lt. Stephen Croft
MOVIE★ 7.0
King Arthur, the Young Warlord
1975
as Corin
MOVIE
The Ballad of Ben Bagot
1973
as Ben Bagot
MOVIE★ 8.0
Her Majesty's Pleasure
1973
as Arsenic
MOVIE★ 8.0
Diamonds on Wheels
1973
as Robert 'Bobby' Stewart
MOVIE★ 10.0
Daniele and Maria
1973
as Daniele
TV★ 8.0
Arthur of the Britons
1972
TV★ 6.1
The Protectors
1972
as Stephen Douglas
TV★ 6.2
The Adventures of Black Beauty
1972
as David Abbott
MOVIE
The Sullens Sisters
1972
as Tommy Adams
TV★ 4.6
Country Matters
1972
as Tommy Adams
MOVIE★ 7.0
Brother Sun, Sister Moon
1972
TV
Home and Away
1972
as Fred
TV
Owen, M.D.
1971
as David Redman
TV★ 6.6
Play for Today
1970
as Arsenic
TV★ 6.8
Here Come the Double Deckers
1970
as Scooper
TV★ 6.0
The Flaxton Boys
1969
as Archie Weekes
TV★ 5.3
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Cis Farringdon
TV
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Nominee
TV★ 7.9
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Robert 'Bobby' Stewart
MOVIE
The Simple Life
—
as Roger Blackburn
MOVIE★ 10.0
Blood Royal: William the Conqueror
—
as William Rufus