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Peter Davison Biography and Full Filmography - MovieWise

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Born:
1951-04-13

Birthplace:
Streatham, London, England, UK

Credits:
188 Total Roles

Peter Davison

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Biography

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.

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Known For

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
2025 Doctor Who: The Fifth Doctor vs. The Daleks MOVIE The Fifth Doctor
2025 Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War MOVIE The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)
2024 Doctor Who at the Proms MOVIE The Doctor (5) (archive footage)
2024 Kiss Me, Kate MOVIE The General
2024 Happy Mills: The Search for Agent Thorny MOVIE The Big Boss (Voice)
2023 Blood Actually: A Murder, They Hope Mystery MOVIE David
2023 Talking Doctor Who MOVIE Self / The Doctor (5) (archive footage)
2023 Tales of the Tardis TV The Doctor
2023 The Big Steam Adventure TV Himself
2023 Beyond Paradise TV Richard Baxter

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