Peter Firth

Known for

Acting

Born

October 27, 1953 (age 72)

Birthplace

Bradford, Yorkshire, England, UK

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.

Best known work

Pearl Harbor

2001

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999

The Hunt for Red October

1990

Amistad

1997

The Rescuers Down Under

1990

Risen

2016

Top Gear

2002

Mighty Joe Young

1998

Lifeforce

1985

Spooks: The Greater Good

2015

Filmography

TBA
The Simple Life
as Roger Blackburn
2024
ShardlakeTV
as Norfolk (2 episodes)
2019
CheatTV
as Michael Shadley (4 episodes)
2016
VictoriaTV
as Duke of Cumberland (4 episodes)
2016
Happily Ever After
as Walt
2016
Risen
as Pontius Pilate
2015
DickensianTV
as Jacob Marley (20 episodes)
2015
Spooks: The Greater Good
as Harry Pearce
2014
UndeniableTV
as Andrew Rawlins (2 episodes)
2013
MaydayTV
as Malcolm Spicer (5 episodes)
2012
World Without EndTV
as Earl Roland (8 episodes)
2011
South RidingTV
as Anthony Snaith (3 episodes)
2009
YellowstoneTV
as Self (3 episodes)
2006
Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an EmpireTV
as Vespasian (1 episode)
2005
The Greatest Game Ever Played
as Lord Northcliffe
2004
Hawking
as Sir Fred Hoyle
2003
Me & Mrs. Jones
as Benedict
2002
Top GearTV
as Self (1 episode)
2002
SpooksTV
as Harry Pearce (86 episodes)
2001
Pearl Harbor
as West Virginia Captain
2000
That's LifeTV
as Victor Leski (19 episodes)
2000
The Magicians
as Simon Magus
1999
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Masks of Evil
as Stefan
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims UnitTV
as Dr. Preston Blair (1 episode)
1999
Chill Factor
as Col. Andrew Brynner