Peter Firth
Department: Acting
Biography
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.
Known For
Chill Factor
1999
The Hunt for Red October
1990
The Rescuers Down Under
1990
Tess
1979
An Awfully Big Adventure
1995
Amistad
1997
Lifeforce
1985
Born of Fire
1987
Mighty Joe Young
1998
Joseph Andrews
1977
Letter to Brezhnev
1985
Equus
1977
The Greatest Game Ever Played
2005
Aces High
1976
When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder?
1979
Prisoner of Rio
1988
The Flipside of Dominick Hide
1980
White Angel
1994
The Magicians
2000
Children Crossing
1990
Burndown
1990
Prisoner of Honor
1991
A State of Emergency
1986
Shadowlands
1993
Another Flip for Dominick
1982
Spooks: The Greater Good
2015
Daniele and Maria
1973
Hawking
2004
Marco Polo: Haperek Ha'aharon
1997
Risen
2016
King Arthur, the Young Warlord
1975
The Laughter of God
1991
Seasick
1996
The Aerodrome
1983
Northanger Abbey
1987
The Perfect Husband
1993
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Masks of Evil
1999
Diamonds on Wheels
1973
The Picture of Dorian Gray
1976
Pearl Harbor
2001
Happily Ever After
2016
Me & Mrs. Jones
2003
The Ballad of Ben Bagot
1973
The Lady of the Camellias
1976
Brother Sun, Sister Moon
1972
The Incident
1990
The Garden of Redemption
1997
Trouble in Paradise
1989
The Witch's Daughter
1996
Fire and Sword
1982
Her Majesty's Pleasure
1973
The Pleasure Principle
1992
White Elephant
1984
Tree of Hands
1989
Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
1984
The Making Of Lifeforce
1985
The Sullens Sisters
1972
The Simple Life
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Tales of the Unexpected
1979
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Heartbeat
1992
Spooks
2002
Kavanagh Q.C.
1995
Here Come the Double Deckers
1970
Total Recall 2070
1999
That's Life
2000
Arthur of the Britons
1972
The Magnificent Seven
1998
Play for Today
1970
Victoria
2016
The Broker's Man
1997
Dead Man's Gun
1997
The Vice
1999
Resort to Murder
1995
Murder in Eden
1991
Mayday
2013
Play for Today
1970
Undeniable
2014
South Riding
2011
Dickensian
2015
The Flipside of Dominick Hide
1980
Yellowstone
2009
Top Gear
2002
World Without End
2012
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
Cheat
2019
Highlander: The Series
1992
Soldier Soldier
1991
The Protectors
1972
The Adventures of Black Beauty
1972
Screen Two
1985
Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire
2006
BBC Play of the Month
1965
BBC Play of the Month
1965
Shardlake
2024
Shardlake
2024
Band of Gold
1995
Cracker
1997
The Flaxton Boys
1969
Country Matters
1972
Country Matters
1972
Tony Awards
1956