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.
Golden Globe Awards
Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture
Known For
Pearl Harbor
(2001)
Mervyn Bennion
The Hunt for Red October
(1990)
Ivan Putin
Risen
(2016)
Pontius Pilate
The Greatest Game Ever Played
(2005)
Lord Northcliffe
Lifeforce
(1985)
Col. Colin Caine
Aces High
(1976)
Lt. Stephen Croft
Mighty Joe Young
(1998)
Garth
Spooks: The Greater Good
(2015)
Harry Pearce
Tess
(1979)
Angel Clare
Chill Factor
(1999)
Col. Andrew Brynner
Shadowlands
(1993)
Dr Craig
Brother Sun, Sister Moon
(1972)
An Awfully Big Adventure
(1995)
Bunny
Equus
(1977)
Alan Strang
Full Filmography
Acting
Brother Sun, Sister Moon
(1972)
Daniele and Maria
(1973)
Daniele
Diamonds on Wheels
(1973)
Robert 'Bobby' Stewart
Her Majesty's Pleasure
(1973)
Arsenic
King Arthur, the Young Warlord
(1975)
Corin
Aces High
(1976)
Lt. Stephen Croft
The Lady of the Camellias
(1976)
Armand Duval
The Picture of Dorian Gray
(1976)
Dorian Gray
Joseph Andrews
(1977)
Joseph Andrews
Equus
(1977)
Alan Strang
Tess
(1979)
Angel Clare
When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder?
(1979)
Stephen Ryder
The Flipside of Dominick Hide
(1980)
Dominick Hide
Another Flip for Dominick
(1982)
Dominick Hide
Fire and Sword
(1982)
Dinas
The Aerodrome
(1983)
Roy
White Elephant
(1984)
Peter Davidson
Lifeforce
(1985)
Col. Colin Caine
Letter to Brezhnev
(1985)
Peter
A State of Emergency
(1986)
Ken Parrish
Born of Fire
(1987)
Paul Bergson
Northanger Abbey
(1987)
Henry Tilney
Prisoner of Rio
(1988)
Clive Ingram
Trouble in Paradise
(1989)
Adriaan
Tree of Hands
(1989)
Terence
The Hunt for Red October
(1990)
Ivan Putin
The Rescuers Down Under
(1990)
Red (voice)
Burndown
(1990)
Jake Stern
The Incident
(1990)
Geiger
Children Crossing
(1990)
Joe
The Laughter of God
(1991)
Prisoner of Honor
(1991)
Maj. Henry
The Pleasure Principle
(1992)
Dick
Shadowlands
(1993)
Dr Craig
The Perfect Husband
(1993)
Franz
White Angel
(1994)
Leslie Steckler
An Awfully Big Adventure
(1995)
Bunny
Band of Gold
(1995)
Brian Roberts
Seasick
(1996)
1st Officer Roald Jensen
The Witch's Daughter
(1996)
Amistad
(1997)
Captain Fitzgerald
Marco Polo: Haperek Ha'aharon
(1997)
Rusticello
The Garden of Redemption
(1997)
Nazi Commandant
Mighty Joe Young
(1998)
Garth
Chill Factor
(1999)
Col. Andrew Brynner
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Masks of Evil
(1999)
Stefan
The Magicians
(2000)
Simon Magus
Pearl Harbor
(2001)
Mervyn Bennion
Me and Mrs. Jones
(2003)
Benedict
Hawking
(2004)
Sir Fred Hoyle
The Greatest Game Ever Played
(2005)
Lord Northcliffe
Spooks: The Greater Good
(2015)
Harry Pearce
Risen
(2016)
Pontius Pilate
Happily Ever After
(2016)
Walt