Peter Firth

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Biography

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

Pearl Harbor

Mervyn Bennion

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Dr. Preston Blair

The Hunt for Red October

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

Amistad

Captain Fitzgerald

The Rescuers Down Under

Red (voice)

Risen

Pontius Pilate

Mighty Joe Young

Garth

Top Gear

Self

Full Filmography

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

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