Peter Davison (born Peter Malcolm Gordon Moffett; 13 April 1951) is an English actor with many credits in television dramas and sitcoms. He became famous as Tristan Farnon in the BBC's television adaptation of James Herriot's All Creatures Great and Small stories. His subsequent starring roles included the sitcoms Holding the Fort and Sink or Swim, the fifth incarnation of the Doctor in Doctor Who, Dr. Stephen Daker in A Very Peculiar Practice, and Albert Campion in Campion. He also played David Braithwaite in At Home with the Braithwaites, "Dangerous" Davies in The Last Detective, and Henry Sharpe in Law & Order: UK.
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Known For
Dream Horse
(2021)
Lord Avery
Black Beauty
(1994)
Squire Gordon
Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor
(2013)
The Doctor (5) (archive footage)
Patrick
(2018)
Alan Francis
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
(2013)
Himself
Full Filmography
Acting
Doctor Who: Logopolis
(1981)
The Doctor
The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy
(1981)
Dish of the Day
Doctor Who: Earthshock
(1982)
The Doctor
Doctor Who: Castrovalva
(1982)
The Doctor
Doctor Who: Black Orchid
(1982)
The Doctor
Doctor Who: Time-Flight
(1982)
The Doctor
Doctor Who: The Visitation
(1982)
The Doctor
Doctor Who: Four to Doomsday
(1982)
The Doctor
Doctor Who: Kinda
(1982)
The Doctor
Doctor Who: Terminus
(1983)
The Doctor
Doctor Who: Enlightenment
(1983)
The Doctor
Doctor Who: Snakedance
(1983)
The Doctor
Doctor Who: Arc of Infinity
(1983)
The Doctor
Doctor Who: The King's Demons
(1983)
The Doctor
Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undead
(1983)
The Doctor
Doctor Who: The Five Doctors
(1983)
The Doctor (5)
Doctor Who: The Caves of Androzani
(1984)
Fifth Doctor
Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks
(1984)
The Doctor
Doctor Who: Frontios
(1984)
The Doctor
Doctor Who: Warriors of the Deep
(1984)
The Doctor
Doctor Who: The Awakening
(1984)
The Doctor
Doctor Who: Planet of Fire
(1984)
The Doctor
An Audience with Billy Connolly
(1985)
Self - Audience Member (uncredited)
Myth Makers 5: Janet Fielding
(1985)
Who's Who
(1986)
The PanoptiCon Tapes VI
(1986)
The PanoptiCon Tapes
(1990)
The PanoptiCon Tapes II
(1990)
The PanoptiCon Tapes III
(1990)
The PanoptiCon Tapes IV
(1990)
The PanoptiCon Tapes V
(1990)
A Very Polish Practice
(1992)
Stephen Daker
The Airzone Solution
(1993)
Al Dunbar
Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
(1993)
The 5th Doctor
Harnessing Peacocks
(1993)
Jim Huxtable
Black Beauty
(1994)
Squire Gordon
Mole's Christmas
(1994)
Mouse
Stranger than Fiction
(1994)
A Man You Don't Meet Every Day
(1994)
Robert
The Zero Imperative
(1994)
Patient One
The Devil of Winterborne
(1995)
Gavin Purcell
The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel and Beyond
(1995)
The Adventures of Mole
(1995)
Mole
Ghosts of Winterborne
(1996)
Gavin Purcell
The Adventures of Toad
(1996)
Mole
Stranger Than Fiction 3: Acting Up
(1997)
Wuthering Heights
(1998)
Joseph Lockwood
The Stalker's Apprentice
(1998)
D.I. Maurice Burt
Dear Nobody
(1998)
Mr. Garton
Parting Shots
(1999)
John
Adventures in Space and Time
(1999)
Himself
The Kidnappers
(1999)
Himself
Longleat '83: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
(2001)
Himself (archive footage)
The Home Whovian
(2001)
Too Good to Be True
(2003)
Robert Lewis
The Story of Doctor Who
(2003)
Tricia
(2003)
Dangerous Davies
Christine
(2004)
Dangerous Davies
The Long Bank Holiday
(2004)
Dangerous Davies
Doctor Who: Time Crash
(2007)
The Doctor (5)
Dangerous Liaisons
(2007)
Davies
Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983
(2008)
Trials and Tribulations
(2008)
(archive footage)
Micro Men
(2009)
Bank manager
Doctor Who: Tales Lost in Time
(2011)
Tales of Television Centre
(2012)
The Women of Doctor Who
(2012)
The Destinations of Doctor Who
(2012)
Self
The Timey-Wimey of Doctor Who
(2012)
Self
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
(2013)
Himself
Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor
(2013)
The Doctor (5) (archive footage)
Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor
(2013)
Himself
Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty
(2013)
Self
Doctor Who at the Proms
(2013)
Self - Special Guest Appearance
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion
(2014)
Self / The Doctor (archive footage)
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Time Lord with Peter Davison
(2014)
Self - Presenter / The Fifth Doctor
Gypsy
(2015)
Herbie
Doctor Who: The Television Centre of the Universe
(2015)
Longleat '83: The Lost Footage
(2015)
Patrick
(2018)
Alan Francis
You, Me and Him
(2018)
Teacher
Peter Davison in Conversation
(2018)
The Muppets Take The O2
(2018)
Self
Say My Name
(2018)
Detective Rich Herbig
Doctor Who: Jovanka Airlines
(2018)
Self
Showman: The Life of John Nathan-Turner
(2019)
Himself
The Doctors: The Peter Davison Years
(2020)
Dream Horse
(2021)
Lord Avery
End of Term
(2021)
Leigh
Peter Davison: Uncut!
(2022)
Doctor Who: The Power of the Doctor
(2022)
The Doctor (5)
Talking Doctor Who
(2023)
Self / The Doctor (5) (archive footage)
Blood Actually: A Murder, They Hope Mystery
(2023)
David
Happy Mills: The Search for Agent Thorny
(2024)
The Big Boss (Voice)
Directing
Writing