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
Iron Eagle
(1986)
Minister of Defense Col. Akir Nakesh
Executive Decision
(1996)
Nagi Hassan
Arthur and the Invisibles
(2006)
Narrator (voice)
A Perfect Murder
(1998)
Mohamed Karaman
Wing Commander
(1999)
Capt. Jason Sansky
Harry and the Hendersons
(1987)
Jacques Lafleur
The Bank Job
(2008)
Lew Vogel
Effie Gray
(2014)
Mr. Ruskin
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
(1984)
Buller
Flood
(2007)
Deputy Prime Minister Campbell
RKO 281
(2000)
Louis B. Mayer
Moses
(1995)
Aaron
The Missionary
(1982)
Corbett
The In-Laws
(2003)
Jean-Pierre Thibodoux
Full Filmography
Acting
A Tale of Two Cities
(1980)
John Barsad
The Cause
(1981)
Reger
The Missionary
(1982)
Corbett
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
(1982)
Clopin Trouillefou
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
Blott on the Landscape
(1985)
The Falcon and the Snowman
(1985)
Alex
Thirteen at Dinner
(1985)
Insp. Japp
A Song for Europe
(1985)
Steve Dyer
Iron Eagle
(1986)
Minister of Defense Col. Akir Nakesh
Murrow
(1986)
William Shirer
Harry and the Hendersons
(1987)
Jacques Lafleur
The Last Innocent Man
(1987)
Jonathan Gault
Cause célèbre
(1987)
T.J. O'Connor
To Kill a Priest
(1988)
Bishop
A World Apart
(1988)
Muller
James Joyce's 'Ulysses'
(1988)
Leopold Bloom
When the Whales Came
(1989)
Will
Nobody Here But Us Chickens
(1989)
Separation
(1990)
Joe
The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship
(1990)
Narrator (voice)
The Trouble With Agatha Christie
(1991)
Self - Actor
The Secret Agent
(1992)
Alfred Verloc
Der Fall Lucona
(1993)
Rudi Waltz
Cruel Train
(1995)
Ruben Roberts
Moses
(1995)
Aaron
Deadly Voyage
(1996)
Vlachos
Executive Decision
(1996)
Nagi Hassan
Sunday
(1997)
Oliver / Matthew Delacorta
Solomon
(1997)
Joab
A Perfect Murder
(1998)
Mohamed Karaman
Wing Commander
(1999)
Capt. Jason Sansky
Sabotage!!
(2000)
Napoleón
RKO 281
(2000)
Louis B. Mayer
Victoria & Albert
(2001)
Baron Christian Friedrich Stockmar, MD
The Stanford Prison Experiment
(2002)
Narrator (voice)
Live from Baghdad
(2002)
Naji Al-Hadithi
The In-Laws
(2003)
Jean-Pierre Thibodoux
Foolproof
(2003)
Leo Gillette
A Bear Named Winnie
(2004)
General Hallholland
Dracula
(2006)
Abraham Van Helsing
Flushed Away
(2006)
Rita's Dad (voice)
Arthur and the Invisibles
(2006)
Narrator (voice)
Maxwell
(2007)
Robert Maxwell
Flood
(2007)
Deputy Prime Minister Campbell
The Bank Job
(2008)
Lew Vogel
Act of God
(2009)
Dr. Benjamin Cisco
Diverted
(2009)
Samuel Stearn
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
Season of Light: Christmas with the Tabernacle Choir
(2023)
Self
Near Myth: The Oskar Knight Story
(2023)
Himself