Peter Davison

Peter Davison

Peter Davison (born Peter Malcolm Gordon Moffett; 13 April 1951) is an English actor with many credits in television dramas and sitcoms. He became famous as Tristan Farnon in the BBC's television adaptation of James Herriot's All Creatures Great and Small stories. His subsequent starring roles included the sitcoms Holding the Fort and Sink or Swim, the fifth incarnation of the Doctor in Doctor Who, Dr. Stephen Daker in A Very Peculiar Practice, and Albert Campion in Campion. He also played David Braithwaite in At Home with the Braithwaites, "Dangerous" Davies in The Last Detective, and Henry Sharpe in Law & Order: UK. Description above from the Wikipedia article Peter Davison, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Filmography

2024

Happy Mills: The Search for Agent Thorny
Happy Mills: The Search for Agent Thorny
as The Big Boss (Voice)
Movie - Released: 3/29/2024
Kiss Me, Kate
Kiss Me, Kate
as The General
Movie - Released: 11/17/2024
Doctor Who at the Proms
Doctor Who at the Proms
as The Doctor (5) (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 12/24/2024

2023

Talking Doctor Who
Talking Doctor Who
as Self / The Doctor (5) (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 11/1/2023
Blood Actually: A Murder, They Hope Mystery
Blood Actually: A Murder, They Hope Mystery
as David
Movie - Released: 12/16/2023
The Gold
The Gold
as Assistant Commissioner Gordon Stewart
TV - Released: 2/12/2023
The Big Steam Adventure
The Big Steam Adventure
as Himself
TV - Released: 4/25/2023
Beyond Paradise
Beyond Paradise
as Richard Baxter
TV - Released: 2/24/2023
Tales of the Tardis
Tales of the Tardis
as The Doctor
TV - Released: 11/1/2023

2022

Peter Davison: Uncut!
Peter Davison: Uncut!
as Self
Movie - Released: 8/1/2022

2021

End of Term
End of Term
as Leigh
Movie - Released: 10/12/2021
Dream Horse
Dream Horse
as Lord Avery
Movie - Released: 5/21/2021
The Larkins
The Larkins
as Vicar
TV - Released: 10/10/2021
Murder, They Hope
Murder, They Hope
as David
TV - Released: 5/8/2021

2020

The Doctors: The Peter Davison Years
The Doctors: The Peter Davison Years
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 2/11/2020
Between the Covers
Between the Covers
as Self
TV - Released: 10/9/2020
Life
Life
as Henry Reynolds
TV - Released: 9/29/2020

2019

Showman: The Life of John Nathan-Turner
Showman: The Life of John Nathan-Turner
as Himself
Movie - Released: 11/23/2019
Good Omens
Good Omens
as Job
TV - Released: 5/31/2019
The Name of the Rose
The Name of the Rose
as Old Adso / Narrator (voice)
TV - Released: 3/4/2019
Gentleman Jack
Gentleman Jack
as William Priestley
TV - Released: 4/22/2019

2018

Doctor Who: Jovanka Airlines
Doctor Who: Jovanka Airlines
as Self
Movie - Released: 8/21/2018
Patrick
Patrick
as Alan Francis
Movie - Released: 6/29/2018
You, Me and Him
You, Me and Him
as Teacher
Movie - Released: 2/1/2018
Peter Davison in Conversation
Peter Davison in Conversation
as Self
Movie - Released: 12/4/2018
Movie
The Muppets Take The O2
as Self
Movie - Released: 7/13/2018
Say My Name
Say My Name
as Detective Rich Herbig
Movie - Released: 10/14/2018
Movie
Earthshocked
Movie - Released: 11/26/2018
TV
Vintage Roads
as Himself - Presenter
TV - Released: 10/23/2018

2017

Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule
Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule
as Self
TV - Released: 3/2/2017
Liar
Liar
as Denis Walters
TV - Released: 9/11/2017

2015

Longleat '83: The Lost Footage
Longleat '83: The Lost Footage
Movie - Released: 10/1/2015
Gypsy
Gypsy
as Herbie
Movie - Released: 12/27/2015
Doctor Who: The Television Centre of the Universe
Doctor Who: The Television Centre of the Universe
as Self
Movie - Released: 10/26/2015
Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song
Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song
as The Doctor (5) (picture) (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 12/25/2015

2014

Doctor Who: The Ultimate Time Lord with Peter Davison
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Time Lord with Peter Davison
as Self - Presenter / The Fifth Doctor
Movie - Released: 8/1/2014
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion
as Self / The Doctor (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 8/13/2014

2013

Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty
Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty
as Self
Movie - Released: 11/23/2013
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
as Self
Movie - Released: 11/23/2013
Doctor Who at the Proms
Doctor Who at the Proms
as Self - Special Guest Appearance
Movie - Released: 8/26/2013
Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor
Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor
as The Doctor (5) (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 11/23/2013
Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor
Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor
as Self
Movie - Released: 8/4/2013
Pat & Cabbage
Pat & Cabbage
as Michael
TV - Released: 9/5/2013
Toast of London
Toast of London
as Peter Davison
TV - Released: 10/20/2013
Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited
Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited
as Self
TV - Released: 1/27/2013

2012

The Destinations of Doctor Who
The Destinations of Doctor Who
as Self
Movie - Released: 8/25/2012
The Timey-Wimey of Doctor Who
The Timey-Wimey of Doctor Who
as Self
Movie - Released: 8/18/2012
The Women of Doctor Who
The Women of Doctor Who
Movie - Released: 8/11/2012
Tales of Television Centre
Tales of Television Centre
as Self
Movie - Released: 5/17/2012
Call the Midwife
Call the Midwife
as Mr. Percival
TV - Released: 1/15/2012

2011

Doctor Who: Tales Lost in Time
Doctor Who: Tales Lost in Time
Movie - Released: 10/31/2011
Come in Number Five
Come in Number Five
Movie - Released: 3/28/2011
Driven to Distractation
Driven to Distractation
Movie - Released: 5/30/2011
Vera
Vera
as Matthew Wells
TV - Released: 5/1/2011
Death in Paradise
Death in Paradise
as Arnold Finch
TV - Released: 10/25/2011

2010

Chain Reaction
Chain Reaction
Movie - Released: 10/4/2010

2009

Micro Men
Micro Men
as Bank manager
Movie - Released: 10/8/2009
Law & Order: UK
Law & Order: UK
as Henry Sharpe
TV - Released: 2/23/2009
Unforgiven
Unforgiven
as John Ingram
TV - Released: 1/12/2009
The Queen
The Queen
TV - Released: 11/29/2009

2008

Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983
Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983
Movie - Released: 3/3/2008
Trials and Tribulations
Trials and Tribulations
as (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 9/30/2008
Doctor Who: The Next Doctor
Doctor Who: The Next Doctor
as The Doctor (5) (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 12/25/2008
The Ties That Bind Us
The Ties That Bind Us
as The Fifth Doctor (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 3/3/2008

2007

Dangerous Liaisons
Dangerous Liaisons
as Davies
Movie - Released: 5/10/2007
Doctor Who: Time Crash
Doctor Who: Time Crash
as The Doctor (5)
Movie - Released: 11/16/2007
A New Body at Last
A New Body at Last
Movie - Released: 1/27/2007
The Crowded TARDIS
The Crowded TARDIS
Movie - Released: 1/27/2007
Fear, Stress & Anger
Fear, Stress & Anger
as Martin Chadwick
TV - Released: 2/22/2007
Lewis
Lewis
as Peter Faulkner
TV - Released: 2/18/2007

2006

TV
The Complete Guide to Parenting
as George Huntley
TV - Released: 9/11/2006

2005

Doctor Who: A New Dimension
Doctor Who: A New Dimension
as Self
Movie - Released: 3/26/2005
Doctor Who Confidential
Doctor Who Confidential
TV - Released: 3/26/2005
Distant Shores
Distant Shores
as Bill Shore
TV - Released: 1/5/2005
Doctor Who
Doctor Who
as The Doctor (archive footage)
TV - Released: 3/26/2005
Doctor Who
Doctor Who
as Self
TV - Released: 3/26/2005
Doctor Who
Doctor Who
as The Doctor
TV - Released: 3/26/2005

2004

Christine
Christine
as Dangerous Davies
Movie - Released: 2/13/2004
The Long Bank Holiday
The Long Bank Holiday
as Dangerous Davies
Movie - Released: 2/20/2004
New Tricks
New Tricks
as Charles Allenforth
TV - Released: 1/1/2004
Agatha Christie's Marple
Agatha Christie's Marple
as Hubert Curtain
TV - Released: 12/12/2004

2003

Too Good to Be True
Too Good to Be True
as Robert Lewis
Movie - Released: 9/22/2003
The Story of Doctor Who
The Story of Doctor Who
Movie - Released: 12/30/2003
Tricia
Tricia
as Dangerous Davies
Movie - Released: 2/21/2003
Hardware
Hardware
as Peter Davison
TV - Released: 3/23/2003
The Last Detective
The Last Detective
as Detective Constable 'Dangerous' Davies
TV - Released: 2/7/2003

2001

The Home Whovian
The Home Whovian
Movie - Released: 1/1/2001
Longleat '83: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
Longleat '83: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
as Himself (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 2/20/2001
Richard & Judy
Richard & Judy
as Self
TV - Released: 11/26/2001

2000

At Home with the Braithwaites
At Home with the Braithwaites
as David Braithwaite
TV - Released: 1/20/2000

1999

Parting Shots
Parting Shots
as John
Movie - Released: 5/14/1999
Adventures in Space and Time
Adventures in Space and Time
as Himself
Movie - Released: 11/13/1999
The Kidnappers
The Kidnappers
as Himself
Movie - Released: 11/13/1999
Hope and Glory
Hope and Glory
as Neil Bruce
TV - Released: 6/22/1999
TV
It's Only TV But I Like It
as Self
TV - Released: 6/3/1999
Loose Women
Loose Women
as Self
TV - Released: 9/6/1999

1998

Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights
as Joseph Lockwood
Movie - Released: 9/11/1998
Dear Nobody
Dear Nobody
as Mr. Garton
Movie - Released: 2/27/1998
The Stalker's Apprentice
The Stalker's Apprentice
as D.I. Maurice Burt
Movie - Released: 5/25/1998
The Mrs Bradley Mysteries
The Mrs Bradley Mysteries
as Inspector Christmas
TV - Released: 8/31/1998

1997

Stranger Than Fiction 3: Acting Up
Stranger Than Fiction 3: Acting Up
Movie - Released: 9/1/1997
Jonathan Creek
Jonathan Creek
as Stephen Claithorne
TV - Released: 5/9/1997
Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders
as Nicky Frazer
TV - Released: 3/23/1997

1996

Ghosts of Winterborne
Ghosts of Winterborne
as Gavin Purcell
Movie - Released: 10/31/1996
The Adventures of Toad
The Adventures of Toad
as Mole
Movie - Released: 7/30/1996

1995

The Devil of Winterborne
The Devil of Winterborne
as Gavin Purcell
Movie - Released: 8/1/1995
The Adventures of Mole
The Adventures of Mole
as Mole
Movie - Released: 12/24/1995

1994

Black Beauty
Black Beauty
as Squire Gordon
Movie - Released: 7/29/1994
The Zero Imperative
The Zero Imperative
as Patient One
Movie - Released: 1/1/1994
Mole's Christmas
Mole's Christmas
as Mouse
Movie - Released: 12/25/1994
Stranger than Fiction
Stranger than Fiction
Movie - Released: 1/1/1994
A Man You Don't Meet Every Day
A Man You Don't Meet Every Day
as Robert
Movie - Released: 11/9/1994
Ain't Misbehavin'
Ain't Misbehavin'
as Clive Quigley
TV - Released: 3/20/1994

1993

The Airzone Solution
The Airzone Solution
as Al Dunbar
Movie - Released: 1/1/1993
Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
as The 5th Doctor
Movie - Released: 11/27/1993
Harnessing Peacocks
Harnessing Peacocks
as Jim Huxtable
Movie - Released: 11/28/1993

1992

A Very Polish Practice
A Very Polish Practice
as Stephen Daker
Movie - Released: 9/6/1992
Doctor Who: Daleks - The Early Years
Doctor Who: Daleks - The Early Years
as Host
Movie - Released: 1/1/1992

1991

Fiddlers Three
Fiddlers Three
as Ralph West
TV - Released: 2/19/1991

1990

The PanoptiCon Tapes III
The PanoptiCon Tapes III
Movie - Released: 1/3/1990
The PanoptiCon Tapes II
The PanoptiCon Tapes II
Movie - Released: 1/2/1990
The PanoptiCon Tapes
The PanoptiCon Tapes
Movie - Released: 1/1/1990
The PanoptiCon Tapes V
The PanoptiCon Tapes V
Movie - Released: 1/5/1990
The PanoptiCon Tapes IV
The PanoptiCon Tapes IV
Movie - Released: 1/4/1990

1989

Campion
Campion
as Albert Campion
TV - Released: 1/22/1989

1987

Going Live!
Going Live!
as Self
TV - Released: 9/26/1987

1986

Who's Who
Who's Who
Movie - Released: 8/13/1986
The PanoptiCon Tapes VI
The PanoptiCon Tapes VI
Movie - Released: 12/1/1986
A Very Peculiar Practice
A Very Peculiar Practice
as Dr. Stephen Daker
TV - Released: 5/21/1986

1985

An Audience with Billy Connolly
An Audience with Billy Connolly
as Self - Audience Member (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 10/26/1985
Myth Makers 5: Janet Fielding
Myth Makers 5: Janet Fielding
Movie - Released: 12/1/1985
Anna of the Five Towns
Anna of the Five Towns
as Henry Mynors
TV - Released: 1/9/1985
Miss Marple: A Pocketful of Rye
Miss Marple: A Pocketful of Rye
as Lance Fortescue
TV - Released: 3/7/1985
Doctor Who's Who's Who
Doctor Who's Who's Who
as Doctor Who
TV - Released: 1/1/1985

1984

Doctor Who: Planet of Fire
Doctor Who: Planet of Fire
as The Doctor
Movie - Released: 2/23/1984
Doctor Who: The Caves of Androzani
Doctor Who: The Caves of Androzani
as Fifth Doctor
Movie - Released: 3/16/1984
Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks
Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks
as The Doctor
Movie - Released: 2/15/1984
Doctor Who: Warriors of the Deep
Doctor Who: Warriors of the Deep
as The Doctor
Movie - Released: 1/13/1984
Doctor Who: The Awakening
Doctor Who: The Awakening
as The Doctor
Movie - Released: 1/20/1984
Doctor Who: Frontios
Doctor Who: Frontios
as The Doctor
Movie - Released: 2/3/1984
Miss Marple
Miss Marple
as Lance Fortescue
TV - Released: 12/26/1984

1983

Doctor Who: Snakedance
Doctor Who: Snakedance
as The Doctor
Movie - Released: 1/26/1983
Doctor Who: Arc of Infinity
Doctor Who: Arc of Infinity
as The Doctor
Movie - Released: 1/12/1983
Doctor Who: Terminus
Doctor Who: Terminus
as The Doctor
Movie - Released: 2/23/1983
Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undead
Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undead
as The Doctor
Movie - Released: 2/9/1983
Doctor Who: The King's Demons
Doctor Who: The King's Demons
as The Doctor
Movie - Released: 3/16/1983
Doctor Who: Enlightenment
Doctor Who: Enlightenment
as The Doctor
Movie - Released: 3/9/1983
Doctor Who: The Five Doctors
Doctor Who: The Five Doctors
as The Doctor (5)
Movie - Released: 11/25/1983

1982

Doctor Who: Castrovalva
Doctor Who: Castrovalva
as The Doctor
Movie - Released: 1/12/1982
Doctor Who: The Visitation
Doctor Who: The Visitation
as The Doctor
Movie - Released: 2/23/1982
Doctor Who: Four to Doomsday
Doctor Who: Four to Doomsday
as The Doctor
Movie - Released: 1/26/1982
Doctor Who: Time-Flight
Doctor Who: Time-Flight
as The Doctor
Movie - Released: 3/30/1982
Doctor Who: Black Orchid
Doctor Who: Black Orchid
as The Doctor
Movie - Released: 3/2/1982
Doctor Who: Kinda
Doctor Who: Kinda
as The Doctor
Movie - Released: 2/9/1982
Doctor Who: Earthshock
Doctor Who: Earthshock
as The Doctor
Movie - Released: 3/16/1982

1981

The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy
The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy
as Dish of the Day
Movie - Released: 2/9/1981
Doctor Who: Logopolis
Doctor Who: Logopolis
as The Doctor
Movie - Released: 3/21/1981
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
as Dish of the Day
TV - Released: 1/5/1981

1980

Magnum, P.I.
Magnum, P.I.
as Ian MacKerras
TV - Released: 12/11/1980
TV
Holding the Fort
as Russell Milburn
TV - Released: 9/5/1980
Sink or Swim
Sink or Swim
as Brian Webber
TV - Released: 12/4/1980

1979

Tales of the Unexpected
Tales of the Unexpected
as Jeremy Tyler
TV - Released: 3/24/1979

1978

All Creatures Great and Small
All Creatures Great and Small
as Tristan Farnon
TV - Released: 1/8/1978
An Audience with...
An Audience with...
as Self
TV - Released: 1/8/1978

1977

Love for Lydia
Love for Lydia
as Tom Holland
TV - Released: 9/9/1977

1973

The Tomorrow People
The Tomorrow People
as Elmer
TV - Released: 4/30/1973
Warship
Warship
TV - Released: 6/7/1973

1963

Doctor Who
Doctor Who
as The Doctor
TV - Released: 11/23/1963