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
Wuthering Heights
(1998)
Joseph Lockwood
Patrick
(2018)
Alan Francis
Black Beauty
(1994)
Squire Gordon
Micro Men
(2009)
Bank manager
Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor
(2013)
The Doctor (5) (archive footage)
Full Filmography
Acting
Doctor Who: Logopolis
(1981)
The Doctor
The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy
(1981)
Dish of the Day
Doctor Who: The Visitation
(1982)
The Doctor
Doctor Who: Castrovalva
(1982)
The Doctor
Doctor Who: Time-Flight
(1982)
The Doctor
Doctor Who: Kinda
(1982)
The Doctor
Doctor Who: Black Orchid
(1982)
The Doctor
Doctor Who: Four to Doomsday
(1982)
The Doctor
Doctor Who: Earthshock
(1982)
The Doctor
Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undead
(1983)
The Doctor
Doctor Who: The Five Doctors
(1983)
The Doctor (5)
Doctor Who: Snakedance
(1983)
The Doctor
Doctor Who: Arc of Infinity
(1983)
The Doctor
Doctor Who: Enlightenment
(1983)
The Doctor
Doctor Who: The King's Demons
(1983)
The Doctor
Doctor Who: Terminus
(1983)
The Doctor
Doctor Who: Planet of Fire
(1984)
The Doctor
Doctor Who: The Caves of Androzani
(1984)
Fifth Doctor
Doctor Who: Warriors of the Deep
(1984)
The Doctor
Doctor Who: The Awakening
(1984)
The Doctor
Doctor Who: Frontios
(1984)
The Doctor
Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks
(1984)
The Doctor
An Audience with Billy Connolly
(1985)
Self - Audience Member (uncredited)
Myth Makers 5: Janet Fielding
(1985)
The PanoptiCon Tapes VI
(1986)
Who's Who
(1986)
The PanoptiCon Tapes IV
(1990)
The PanoptiCon Tapes III
(1990)
The PanoptiCon Tapes
(1990)
The PanoptiCon Tapes II
(1990)
The PanoptiCon Tapes V
(1990)
Doctor Who: Daleks - The Early Years
(1992)
Host
A Very Polish Practice
(1992)
Stephen Daker
Harnessing Peacocks
(1993)
Jim Huxtable
Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
(1993)
The 5th Doctor
The Airzone Solution
(1993)
Al Dunbar
Mole's Christmas
(1994)
Mouse
Black Beauty
(1994)
Squire Gordon
A Man You Don't Meet Every Day
(1994)
Robert
Stranger than Fiction
(1994)
The Zero Imperative
(1994)
Patient One
The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel and Beyond
(1995)
The Adventures of Mole
(1995)
Mole
The Devil of Winterborne
(1995)
Gavin Purcell
Ghosts of Winterborne
(1996)
Gavin Purcell
The Adventures of Toad
(1996)
Mole
Stranger Than Fiction 3: Acting Up
(1997)
The Stalker's Apprentice
(1998)
D.I. Maurice Burt
Dear Nobody
(1998)
Mr. Garton
Wuthering Heights
(1998)
Joseph Lockwood
Parting Shots
(1999)
John
The Kidnappers
(1999)
Himself
Adventures in Space and Time
(1999)
Himself
The Home Whovian
(2001)
Longleat '83: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
(2001)
Himself (archive footage)
Too Good to Be True
(2003)
Robert Lewis
Tricia
(2003)
Dangerous Davies
The Story of Doctor Who
(2003)
The Long Bank Holiday
(2004)
Dangerous Davies
Christine
(2004)
Dangerous Davies
Doctor Who: Time Crash
(2007)
The Doctor (5)
Dangerous Liaisons
(2007)
Davies
Trials and Tribulations
(2008)
(archive footage)
Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983
(2008)
Micro Men
(2009)
Bank manager
Doctor Who: Tales Lost in Time
(2011)
The Timey-Wimey of Doctor Who
(2012)
Self
The Women of Doctor Who
(2012)
The Destinations of Doctor Who
(2012)
Self
Tales of Television Centre
(2012)
Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor
(2013)
Himself
Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty
(2013)
Self
Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor
(2013)
The Doctor (5) (archive footage)
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
(2013)
Himself
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
Doctor Who: The Television Centre of the Universe
(2015)
Gypsy
(2015)
Herbie
Longleat '83: The Lost Footage
(2015)
The Muppets Take The O2
(2018)
Self
Say My Name
(2018)
Detective Rich Herbig
Peter Davison in Conversation
(2018)
You, Me and Him
(2018)
Teacher
Patrick
(2018)
Alan Francis
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
Doctor Who: The Power of the Doctor
(2022)
The Doctor (5)
Peter Davison: Uncut!
(2022)
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