
Peter Firth
Known for Acting · 99 credits
- Born
- 1953-10-27 (age 72)
- Place of birth
- Bradford, Yorkshire, England, UK
- Also known as
- Peter Macintosh Firth · پیتر فرث
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
TV Shows (40)

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Dr. Preston Blair

Top Gear
2002
as Self

Play for Today
1970
as Arsenic / Dominick Hide

Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Nominee

Heartbeat
1992
as Dr. James Radcliffe

Highlander: The Series
1992
as Arthur Drake, aka Drakov

Spooks
2002
as Harry Pearce

BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Cis Farringdon / Dorian Gray

Tales of the Unexpected
1979

Screen Two
1985
as Henry Tilney / Joe / Steve Clemant

Victoria
2016
as Duke of Cumberland

The Magnificent Seven
1998
as Federal Marshal Walter Bryce

Soldier Soldier
1991
as Major Ben Collins

The Protectors
1972
as Stephen Douglas

Kavanagh Q.C.
1995
as Charlie Beck

The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Robert 'Bobby' Stewart

The Vice
1999
as Keith Beaumont

World Without End
2012
as Earl Roland

That's Life
2000
as Victor Leski

Cracker
1997
as Mitchell Grady

The Adventures of Black Beauty
1972
as David Abbott

Total Recall 2070
1999

Dickensian
2015
as Jacob Marley

Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire
2006
as Vespasian

Band of Gold
1995
as Brian Roberts

Dead Man's Gun
1997

Shardlake
2024
as Norfolk

Country Matters
1972
as Tommy Adams / Roger Blackburn

Arthur of the Britons
1972

Cheat
2019
as Michael Shadley

The Broker's Man
1997
as Alex 'Godzilla' Turnbull

Mayday
2013
as Malcolm Spicer

Yellowstone
2009
as Self

The Flaxton Boys
1969
as Archie Weekes
Resort to Murder
1995
as Peter Dennigan

South Riding
2011
as Anthony Snaith

Here Come the Double Deckers
1970
as Scooper

Murder in Eden
1991
as Kenneth Potter

Undeniable
2014
as Andrew Rawlins

The Flipside of Dominick Hide
1980
as Dominick Hide
Movies (59)

Pearl Harbor
2001
as West Virginia Captain

The Hunt for Red October
1990
as Capt. 2nd Ivan Putin (Political Officer, Red October)

Lifeforce
1985
as Col. Colin Caine

Risen
2016
as Pontius Pilate

Mighty Joe Young
1998
as Garth

The Greatest Game Ever Played
2005
as Lord Northcliffe

Tess
1979
as Angel Clare

Shadowlands
1993
as Dr Craig

Spooks: The Greater Good
2015
as Harry Pearce

Chill Factor
1999
as Col. Andrew Brynner

Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
1984
as Sir Gaiwan (uncredited voice)

Hawking
2004
as Sir Fred Hoyle

Brother Sun, Sister Moon
1972

Equus
1977
as Alan Strang

Seasick
1996
as 1st Officer Roald Jensen

The Perfect Husband
1993
as Franz

Amistad
1997
as Captain Fitzgerald

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Masks of Evil
1999
as Stefan

Aces High
1976
as Lt. Stephen Croft

Northanger Abbey
1987
as Henry Tilney

The Rescuers Down Under
1990
as Red (voice)

King Arthur, the Young Warlord
1975
as Corin

Me & Mrs. Jones
2003
as Benedict

An Awfully Big Adventure
1995
as Bunny

Letter to Brezhnev
1985
as Peter

Children Crossing
1990
as Joe

Born of Fire
1987
as Paul Bergson

Diamonds on Wheels
1973
as Robert 'Bobby' Stewart

Tree of Hands
1989
as Terence

Fire and Sword
1982
as Dinas

The Laughter of God
1991
as Steve Clemant

Joseph Andrews
1977
as Joseph Andrews

Prisoner of Honor
1991
as Maj. Henry

The Lady of the Camellias
1976
as Armand Duval

When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder?
1979
as Stephen Ryder

A State of Emergency
1986
as Ken Parrish

Prisoner of Rio
1988
as Clive Ingram

The Witch's Daughter
1996
as Mr. Jones

The Incident
1990
as Geiger

The Picture of Dorian Gray
1976
as Dorian Gray
Another Flip for Dominick
1982
as Dominick Hide

White Angel
1994
as Leslie Steckler

The Garden of Redemption
1997
as Nazi Commandant

White Elephant
1984
as Peter Davidson

Happily Ever After
2016
as Walt

Burndown
1990
as Jake Stern

Marco Polo: Haperek Ha'aharon
1997
as Rusticello

Trouble in Paradise
1989
as Adriaan

The Flipside of Dominick Hide
1980
as Dominick Hide

The Pleasure Principle
1992
as Dick

The Aerodrome
1983
as Roy

Her Majesty's Pleasure
1973
as Arsenic

The Magicians
2000
as Simon Magus
The Sullens Sisters
1972
as Tommy Adams
Daniele and Maria
1973
as Daniele

Blood Royal: William the Conqueror
as William Rufus
The Making Of Lifeforce
1985
as Self

The Ballad of Ben Bagot
1973
as Ben Bagot
The Simple Life
as Roger Blackburn
About 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. With 99 credits spanning from 1954 to 2024, Peter Firth has appeared in 59 films and 40 TV shows.
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Most Popular Peter Firth Movies
- Pearl Harbor (2001) — as West Virginia Captain
- The Hunt for Red October (1990) — as Capt. 2nd Ivan Putin (Political Officer, Red October)
- Lifeforce (1985) — as Col. Colin Caine
- Risen (2016) — as Pontius Pilate
- Mighty Joe Young (1998) — as Garth
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