Peter Firth

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.

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Known For

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999 • as Dr. Preston Blair

Play for Today

1970 • as Arsenic

Play for Today

1970 • as Dominick Hide

Top Gear

2002 • as Self

Highlander: The Series

1992 • as Arthur Drake, aka Drakov

Tales of the Unexpected

1979

Filmography

2024

Shardlake

as Norfolk

TV - Released: 5/1/2024

2019

Cheat

as Michael Shadley

TV - Released: 3/11/2019

2016

Risen

as Pontius Pilate

Movie - Released: 2/18/2016

Happily Ever After

as Walt

Movie - Released: 3/18/2016

Victoria

as Duke of Cumberland

TV - Released: 8/28/2016

Victoria

as King of Hanover

TV - Released: 8/28/2016

2015

Spooks: The Greater Good

as Harry Pearce

Movie - Released: 4/11/2015

Dickensian

as Jacob Marley

TV - Released: 12/26/2015

2014

Undeniable

as Andrew Rawlins

TV - Released: 4/7/2014

2013

Mayday

as Malcolm Spicer

TV - Released: 3/3/2013

2012

World Without End

as Earl Roland

TV - Released: 9/4/2012

2011

South Riding

as Anthony Snaith

TV - Released: 2/20/2011

2009

Yellowstone

as Self

TV - Released: 3/15/2009

2006

Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire

as Vespasian

TV - Released: 9/21/2006

2005

The Greatest Game Ever Played

as Lord Northcliffe

Movie - Released: 9/30/2005

2004

Hawking

as Sir Fred Hoyle

Movie - Released: 12/10/2004

2003

Me & Mrs. Jones

as Benedict

Movie - Released: 1/26/2003

2002

Spooks

as Harry Pearce

TV - Released: 5/13/2002

Top Gear

as Self

TV - Released: 10/20/2002

2001

Pearl Harbor

as Mervyn Bennion

Movie - Released: 5/21/2001

2000

The Magicians

as Simon Magus

Movie - Released: 3/10/2000

That's Life

as Victor Leski

TV - Released: 10/1/2000

1999

Chill Factor

as Col. Andrew Brynner

Movie - Released: 9/1/1999

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Masks of Evil

as Stefan

Movie - Released: 10/26/1999

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Dr. Preston Blair

TV - Released: 9/20/1999

Total Recall 2070

TV - Released: 1/5/1999

The Vice

TV - Released: 1/4/1999

1998

Mighty Joe Young

as Garth

Movie - Released: 12/25/1998

The Magnificent Seven

TV - Released: 1/3/1998

1997

Amistad

as Captain Fitzgerald

Movie - Released: 12/10/1997

Marco Polo: Haperek Ha'aharon

as Rusticello

Movie - Released: 1/2/1997

The Garden of Redemption

as Nazi Commandant

Movie - Released: 5/25/1997

Cracker

TV - Released: 9/18/1997

The Broker's Man

TV - Released: 6/17/1997

Dead Man's Gun

TV - Released: 3/2/1997

Holding On

TV - Released: 9/8/1997

1996

Seasick

as 1st Officer Roald Jensen

Movie - Released: 4/5/1996

The Witch's Daughter

as Mr. Jones

Movie - Released: 1/1/1996

1995

An Awfully Big Adventure

as Bunny

Movie - Released: 5/11/1995

Kavanagh Q.C.

as Charlie Beck

TV - Released: 1/3/1995

Resort to Murder

TV - Released: 7/27/1995

Band of Gold

TV - Released: 3/12/1995

1994

White Angel

as Leslie Steckler

Movie - Released: 4/15/1994

Anna Lee

as Peter Wainwright

TV - Released: 2/27/1994

1993

Shadowlands

as Dr Craig

Movie - Released: 12/25/1993

The Perfect Husband

as Franz

Movie - Released: 6/2/1993

1992

The Pleasure Principle

as Dick

Movie - Released: 1/31/1992

Heartbeat

as Dr. James Radcliffe

TV - Released: 4/10/1992

Highlander: The Series

as Arthur Drake, aka Drakov

TV - Released: 10/3/1992

1991

Prisoner of Honor

as Maj. Henry

Movie - Released: 11/2/1991

Movie

The Laughter of God

Movie - Released: 11/10/1991

Murder in Eden

as Kenneth Potter

TV - Released: 7/19/1991

Soldier Soldier

as Major Ben Collins

TV - Released: 6/10/1991

1990

The Hunt for Red October

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

Movie - Released: 3/2/1990

The Rescuers Down Under

as Red (voice)

Movie - Released: 11/16/1990

Children Crossing

as Joe

Movie - Released: 3/25/1990

Burndown

as Jake Stern

Movie - Released: 9/22/1990

The Incident

as Geiger

Movie - Released: 3/4/1990

1989

Trouble in Paradise

as Adriaan

Movie - Released: 5/25/1989

Tree of Hands

as Terence

Movie - Released: 3/7/1989

1988

Prisoner of Rio

as Clive Ingram

Movie - Released: 1/1/1988

1987

Born of Fire

as Paul Bergson

Movie - Released: 3/31/1987

Northanger Abbey

as Henry Tilney

Movie - Released: 2/15/1987

1986

A State of Emergency

as Ken Parrish

Movie - Released: 11/1/1986

1985

Lifeforce

as Col. Colin Caine

Movie - Released: 6/21/1985

Letter to Brezhnev

as Peter

Movie - Released: 11/15/1985

Screen Two

as Henry Tilney

TV - Released: 1/6/1985

1984

White Elephant

as Peter Davidson

Movie - Released: 1/1/1984

1983

The Aerodrome

as Roy

Movie - Released: 12/13/1983

1982

Movie

Another Flip for Dominick

as Dominick Hide

Movie - Released: 12/14/1982

Fire and Sword

as Dinas

Movie - Released: 1/15/1982

1980

The Flipside of Dominick Hide

as Dominick Hide

Movie - Released: 12/9/1980

The Flipside of Dominick Hide

as Dominick Hide

TV - Released: 12/9/1980

1979

Tess

as Angel Clare

Movie - Released: 10/6/1979

When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder?

as Stephen Ryder

Movie - Released: 2/9/1979

Tales of the Unexpected

TV - Released: 3/24/1979

1977

Joseph Andrews

as Joseph Andrews

Movie - Released: 3/9/1977

Equus

as Alan Strang

Movie - Released: 10/16/1977

1976

Aces High

as Lt. Stephen Croft

Movie - Released: 5/19/1976

The Picture of Dorian Gray

as Dorian Gray

Movie - Released: 9/19/1976

The Lady of the Camellias

as Armand Duval

Movie - Released: 12/13/1976

1975

King Arthur, the Young Warlord

as Corin

Movie - Released: 1/1/1975

1973

Movie

Daniele and Maria

as Daniele

Movie - Released: 2/16/1973

Diamonds on Wheels

as Robert 'Bobby' Stewart

Movie - Released: 8/19/1973

The Ballad of Ben Bagot

as Ben Bagot

Movie - Released: 11/8/1973

Her Majesty's Pleasure

as Arsenic

Movie - Released: 10/25/1973

1972

Brother Sun, Sister Moon

Movie - Released: 3/3/1972

Arthur of the Britons

TV - Released: 12/6/1972

The Protectors

as Stephen Douglas

TV - Released: 9/29/1972

The Adventures of Black Beauty

as David Abbott

TV - Released: 9/17/1972

1970

Here Come the Double Deckers

as Scooper

TV - Released: 9/12/1970

Play for Today

as Arsenic

TV - Released: 10/15/1970

Play for Today

as Dominick Hide

TV - Released: 10/15/1970

1969

The Flaxton Boys

as Archie Weekes

TV - Released: 9/21/1969

1956

Tony Awards

as Self - Nominee

TV - Released: 4/1/1956

1954

The Wonderful World of Disney

as Robert 'Bobby' Stewart

TV - Released: 10/27/1954