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Peter Firth

ActorBorn October 27, 1953 (71 years)
​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.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • MI-5
  • Heartbeat
  • Aces High
  • Kavanagh Q.C.
  • The Incident
  • The Witch's Daughter

Known For

  • The Hunt for Red October
  • MI-5
  • Spooks
  • Risen
  • Lifeforce
  • Tess
  • The Greatest Game Ever Played
  • Mighty Joe Young
  • Equus
  • Chill Factor
  • Hawking
  • Letter to Brezhnev
  • Dickensian
  • Aces High
  • Cheat (2019)
  • Born of Fire
  • An Awfully Big Adventure
  • Undeniable
  • Prisoner of Honor

Filmography

2024
Shardlake (TV Series) · as Norfolk
2019
Summer of Rockets (TV Series) · as Tezler
2019
Cheat (2019) (TV Series) · as Michael Shadley
2016
Victoria (TV Series) · as Duke Of Cumberland
2016
2016
Risen · as Pontius Pilate
2015
Dickensian (TV Series) · as Jacob Marley
2015
MI-5 · as Harry Pearce
2014
Undeniable (TV Series) · as Andrew Rawlins
2013
Mayday (2013) (TV Series) · as Malcolm Spicer
2012
World Without End (TV Series) · as Earl Roland
2011
South Riding (TV Series) · as Anthony Snaith
2010
Strike Back (TV Series) · as Milos Borisovich
2010
2006
2005
The Greatest Game Ever Played · as Lord Northcliffe
2004
Hawking · as Sir Fred Hoyle
2002
Me & Mrs Jones · as Benedict
2002
Spooks (TV Series) · as Harry Pearce
2001
Pearl Harbor · as Mervyn Bennion
2000
That's Life (TV Series) · as Victor Leski
2000
The Magicians · as Simon Magus
1999
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series) · as Dr. Preston Blair
1999
Chill Factor · as Col. Andrew Brynner
1999
Total Recall 2070 (TV Series)
1999
The Vice (TV Series)
1998
Mighty Joe Young · as Garth
1998
Woundings · as Louise's Attacker
1998
1997
Amistad · as Captain Fitzgerald
1997
Gaston's War · as Major Smith
1997
Cracker (US) (TV Series)
1997
Holding On (TV Series)
1997
The Broker's Man (TV Series)
1997
The Garden of Redemption · as Nazi Commandant
1997
Dead Man's Gun (TV Series)
1996
1996
Seasick · as 1st Officer Roald Jensen
1996
1995
Resort to Murder (TV Series)
1995
1995
Band of Gold (TV Series)
1995
Band of Gold · as Brian Roberts
1995
Kavanagh Q.C. (TV Series) · as Charlie Beck
1994
White Angel · as Leslie Steckler
1994
Anna Lee (TV Series) · as Peter Wainwright
1993
Shadowlands · as Dr Craig
1992
1992
Highlander: The Series (TV Series) · as Arthur Drake, Aka Drakov
1992
Heartbeat (TV Series) · as Dr. James Radcliffe
1992
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (TV Series) · as Stefan
1991
1991
Prisoner of Honor · as Maj. Henry
1991
Soldier Soldier (TV Series) · as Major Ben Collins
1990
The Rescuers Down Under · as Red (voice)
1990
Burndown · as Jake Stern
1990
1990
The Hunt for Red October · as Capt. 2nd Ivan Putin (political Officer, Red October)
1989
Trouble in Paradise · as Adriaan
1989
Innocent Victim · as Terence
1988
Prisoner of Rio · as Clive Ingram
1987
Born of Fire · as Paul Bergson
1986
Northanger Abbey · as Henry Tilney
1986
Invaders from Mars · as Caine
1985
Letter to Brezhnev · as Peter
1985
A State of Emergency · as Ken Parrish
1985
Lifeforce · as Col. Colin Caine
1984
Screen Two (TV Series) · as Henry Tilney
1984
Sword of the Valiant · as Sir Gawain
1984
White Elephant · as Peter Davidson
1981
Tristan and Isolde · as Dinas
1979
Tess · as Angel Clare
1979
1979
1977
Equus · as Alan Strang
1977
Joseph Andrews · as Joseph Andrews
1976
Aces High · as Lt. Stephen Croft
1975
1973
Diamonds on Wheels · as Robert 'bobby' Stewart
1972
1972
The Protectors (TV Series) · as Stephen Douglas
1972
The Adventures of Black Beauty (TV Series) · as David Abbott
1972
Country Matters (TV Series) · as Roger Blackburn
1972
1970
Play for Today (TV Series) · as Dominick Hide
1970
Here Come the Double Deckers (TV Series) · as Scooper
1969
The Flaxton Boys (TV Series) · as Archie Weekes
1968
How We Used To Live (TV Series) · as Urchin
1965
Play of the Month (TV Series) · as Cis Farringdon
1954
Disneyland (TV Series) · as Robert 'bobby' Stewart

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