David Suchet, OBE, CBE, (born 2 May 1946) is an English actor, known for his work on British television. He is recognized for his RTS- and BPG award-winning performance as Augustus Melmotte in the 2001 British TV mini-drama “The Way We Live Now”, alongside Matthew Macfadyen and Paloma Baeza, and a 1991 British Academy Television Award (BAFTA) nomination. He is known for his role as Agatha Christie's great detective Hercule Poirot in the long-running British TV dramatic series “Poirot”. Suchet's older brother, John Suchet, is a British television presenter and newsreader.
Known For
Flushed Away
(2006)
Rita's Dad (voice)
American Assassin
(2017)
Director Stansfield
Arthur and the Invisibles
(2006)
Narrator (voice)
The Bank Job
(2008)
Lew Vogel
Iron Eagle
(1986)
Minister of Defense Col. Akir Nakesh
A Perfect Murder
(1998)
Mohamed Karaman
Executive Decision
(1996)
Nagi Hassan
Harry and the Hendersons
(1987)
Jacques Lafleur
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
(1984)
Buller
The In-Laws
(2003)
Jean-Pierre Thibodoux
Effie Gray
(2014)
Mr. Ruskin
Wing Commander
(1999)
Capt. Jason Sansky
Moses
(1995)
Aaron
Flood
(2007)
Deputy Prime Minister Campbell
Thirteen at Dinner
(1985)
Insp. Japp
The Falcon and the Snowman
(1985)
Alex
Full Filmography
Acting
A Tale of Two Cities
(1980)
John Barsad
The Cause
(1981)
Reger
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
(1982)
Clopin Trouillefou
The Missionary
(1982)
Corbett
Red Monarch
(1983)
Beria
Trenchcoat
(1983)
Inspector Stagnos
Being Normal
(1983)
Bill
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
(1984)
Buller
The Little Drummer Girl
(1984)
Mesterbein
Thirteen at Dinner
(1985)
Insp. Japp
Blott on the Landscape
(1985)
A Song for Europe
(1985)
Steve Dyer
The Falcon and the Snowman
(1985)
Alex
Murrow
(1986)
William Shirer
Iron Eagle
(1986)
Minister of Defense Col. Akir Nakesh
Harry and the Hendersons
(1987)
Jacques Lafleur
Cause célèbre
(1987)
T.J. O'Connor
The Last Innocent Man
(1987)
Jonathan Gault
To Kill a Priest
(1988)
Bishop
James Joyce's 'Ulysses'
(1988)
Leopold Bloom
A World Apart
(1988)
Muller
Nobody Here But Us Chickens
(1989)
When the Whales Came
(1989)
Will
The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship
(1990)
Narrator (voice)
Separation
(1990)
Joe
The Trouble With Agatha Christie
(1991)
Self - Actor
The Secret Agent
(1992)
Alfred Verloc
Der Fall Lucona
(1993)
Rudi Waltz
Moses
(1995)
Aaron
Cruel Train
(1995)
Ruben Roberts
Executive Decision
(1996)
Nagi Hassan
Deadly Voyage
(1996)
Vlachos
Sunday
(1997)
Oliver / Matthew Delacorta
Solomon
(1997)
Joab
A Perfect Murder
(1998)
Mohamed Karaman
Wing Commander
(1999)
Capt. Jason Sansky
RKO 281
(2000)
Louis B. Mayer
Sabotage!!
(2000)
Napoleón
Victoria & Albert
(2001)
Baron Christian Friedrich Stockmar, MD
Live from Baghdad
(2002)
Naji Al-Hadithi
The Stanford Prison Experiment
(2002)
Narrator (voice)
Foolproof
(2003)
Leo Gillette
The In-Laws
(2003)
Jean-Pierre Thibodoux
A Bear Named Winnie
(2004)
General Hallholland
Flushed Away
(2006)
Rita's Dad (voice)
Dracula
(2006)
Abraham Van Helsing
Arthur and the Invisibles
(2006)
Narrator (voice)
Flood
(2007)
Deputy Prime Minister Campbell
Maxwell
(2007)
Robert Maxwell
The Bank Job
(2008)
Lew Vogel
Diverted
(2009)
Samuel Stearn
Act of God
(2009)
Dr. Benjamin Cisco
David Suchet on the Orient Express
(2010)
Himself - Presenter
The Jesus Storybook Bible
(2011)
Narrator
All My Sons
(2011)
Joe Keller
David Suchet: People I Have Shot
(2012)
Himself - Presenter
The Mystery of Agatha Christie, With David Suchet
(2013)
Self - Host / Narrator (voice)
Being Poirot
(2013)
Narrator
Effie Gray
(2014)
Mr. Ruskin
Long Day's Journey Into Night
(2014)
James Tyrone
The Importance of Being Earnest on Stage
(2015)
Lady Bracknell
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
(2016)
Oberon
Peter Pan Goes Wrong
(2016)
Narrator
This Changed Everything
(2016)
Narrator
American Assassin
(2017)
Director Stansfield
More Than Words
(2018)
Self
Near Myth: The Oskar Knight Story
(2023)
Himself
Season of Light: Christmas with the Tabernacle Choir
(2023)
Self