Peter Firth

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Peter Firth

Acting 72 October 27, 1953

Bradford, Yorkshire, England, UK

​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…

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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

8.0 1999 TV Show
Pearl Harbor

Pearl Harbor

6.9 2001 Movie
The Hunt for Red October

The Hunt for Red October

7.4 1990 Movie
Top Gear

Top Gear

7.6 2002 TV Show
Amistad

Amistad

7.0 1997 Movie
The Rescuers Down Under

The Rescuers Down Under

6.6 1990 Movie
Risen

Risen

6.3 2016 Movie
Mighty Joe Young

Mighty Joe Young

6.3 1998 Movie
Lifeforce

Lifeforce

6.2 1985 Movie
Highlander: The Series

Highlander: The Series

7.4 1992 TV Show
Spooks: The Greater Good

Spooks: The Greater Good

6.0 2015 Movie
The Greatest Game Ever Played

The Greatest Game Ever Played

7.3 2005 Movie

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​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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2024
    Shardlake

    TV show Norfolk

  2. 2019
    Cheat

    TV show Michael Shadley

  3. 2016
    Victoria

    TV show Duke of Cumberland

  4. 2016
    Happily Ever After

    Movie Walt

  5. 2016
    Risen

    Movie Pontius Pilate

  6. 2015
    Dickensian

    TV show Jacob Marley

  7. 2015
    Spooks: The Greater Good

    Movie Harry Pearce

  8. 2014
    Undeniable

    TV show Andrew Rawlins

  9. 2013
    Mayday

    TV show Malcolm Spicer

  10. 2012
    World Without End

    TV show Earl Roland

  11. 2011
    South Riding

    TV show Anthony Snaith

  12. 2009
    Yellowstone

    TV show Self

  13. 2006
    Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire

    TV show Vespasian

  14. 2005
    The Greatest Game Ever Played

    Movie Lord Northcliffe

  15. 2004
    Hawking

    Movie Sir Fred Hoyle

  16. 2003
    Me & Mrs. Jones

    Movie Benedict

More credits
  1. 2002
    Top Gear

    TV show Self

  2. 2002
    Spooks

    TV show Harry Pearce

  3. 2001
    Pearl Harbor

    Movie West Virginia Captain

  4. 2000
    That's Life

    TV show Victor Leski

  5. 2000
    The Magicians

    Movie Simon Magus

  6. 1999
    The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Masks of Evil

    Movie Stefan

  7. 1999
    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

    TV show Dr. Preston Blair

  8. 1999
    Chill Factor

    Movie Col. Andrew Brynner

  9. 1999
    Total Recall 2070

    TV show

  10. 1999
    The Vice

    TV show Keith Beaumont

  11. 1998
    Mighty Joe Young

    Movie Garth

  12. 1998
    The Magnificent Seven

    TV show Federal Marshal Walter Bryce

  13. 1997
    Amistad

    Movie Captain Fitzgerald

  14. 1997
    Cracker

    TV show Mitchell Grady

  15. 1997
    The Broker's Man

    TV show Alex 'Godzilla' Turnbull

  16. 1997
    The Garden of Redemption

    Movie Nazi Commandant

  17. 1997
    Dead Man's Gun

    TV show

  18. 1997
    Marco Polo: Haperek Ha'aharon

    Movie Rusticello

  19. 1996
    Seasick

    Movie 1st Officer Roald Jensen

  20. 1996
    The Witch's Daughter

    Movie Mr. Jones

  21. 1995
    Resort to Murder

    TV show Peter Dennigan

  22. 1995
    An Awfully Big Adventure

    Movie Bunny

  23. 1995
    Band of Gold

    TV show Brian Roberts

  24. 1995
    Kavanagh Q.C.

    TV show Charlie Beck