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Peter Firth

Peter Firth

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

Happily Ever After

Happily Ever After

Risen

2016 • Pontius Pilate

Spooks: The Greater Good

Spooks: The Greater Good

2015 • Harry Pearce

The Greatest Game Ever Played

The Greatest Game Ever Played

2005 • Lord Northcliffe

Hawking

2004 • Sir Fred Hoyle

Me & Mrs. Jones

Me & Mrs. Jones

2003 • Benedict

Pearl Harbor

2001 • Mervyn Bennion

The Magicians

2000 • Simon Magus

Full filmography

Happily Ever After

Happily Ever After

2016 • Walt

Risen

2016 • Pontius Pilate

Spooks: The Greater Good

Spooks: The Greater Good

2015 • Harry Pearce

The Greatest Game Ever Played

The Greatest Game Ever Played

2005 • Lord Northcliffe

Hawking

2004 • Sir Fred Hoyle

Me & Mrs. Jones

Me & Mrs. Jones

2003 • Benedict

Pearl Harbor

2001 • Mervyn Bennion

The Magicians

2000 • Simon Magus

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Masks of Evil

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Masks of Evil

1999 • Stefan

Chill Factor

1999 • Col. Andrew Brynner

Mighty Joe Young

Mighty Joe Young

1998 • Garth

Amistad

1997 • Captain Fitzgerald

The Garden of Redemption

The Garden of Redemption

1997 • Nazi Commandant

Marco Polo: Haperek Ha'aharon

Marco Polo: Haperek Ha'aharon

1997 • Rusticello

Seasick

1996 • 1st Officer Roald Jensen

The Witch's Daughter

The Witch's Daughter

1996 • Mr. Jones

An Awfully Big Adventure

An Awfully Big Adventure

1995 • Bunny

White Angel

1994 • Leslie Steckler

Shadowlands

1993 • Dr Craig

The Perfect Husband

The Perfect Husband

1993 • Franz

The Pleasure Principle

The Pleasure Principle

1992 • Dick

The Laughter of God

The Laughter of God

1991 • Steve Clemant

Prisoner of Honor

Prisoner of Honor

1991 • Maj. Henry

The Rescuers Down Under

The Rescuers Down Under

1990 • Red (voice)

Burndown

1990 • Jake Stern

Children Crossing

Children Crossing

1990 • Joe

The Incident

1990 • Geiger

The Hunt for Red October

The Hunt for Red October

1990 • Capt. 2nd Ivan Putin (Political Officer, Red October)

Trouble in Paradise

Trouble in Paradise

1989 • Adriaan

Tree of Hands

1989 • Terence

Prisoner of Rio

Prisoner of Rio

1988 • Clive Ingram

Born of Fire

1987 • Paul Bergson

Northanger Abbey

Northanger Abbey

1987 • Henry Tilney

A State of Emergency

A State of Emergency

1986 • Ken Parrish

Letter to Brezhnev

Letter to Brezhnev

1985 • Peter

Lifeforce

1985 • Col. Colin Caine

The Making Of Lifeforce

1985 • Self

Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

1984 • Sir Gaiwan (uncredited voice)

White Elephant

1984 • Peter Davidson

The Aerodrome

1983 • Roy

Another Flip for Dominick

1982 • Dominick Hide

Fire and Sword

1982 • Dinas

The Flipside of Dominick Hide

The Flipside of Dominick Hide

1980 • Dominick Hide

Tess

1979 • Angel Clare

When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder?

When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder?

1979 • Stephen Ryder

Equus

1977 • Alan Strang

Joseph Andrews

1977 • Joseph Andrews

The Lady of the Camellias

The Lady of the Camellias

1976 • Armand Duval

The Picture of Dorian Gray

The Picture of Dorian Gray

1976 • Dorian Gray

Aces High

1976 • Lt. Stephen Croft

King Arthur, the Young Warlord

King Arthur, the Young Warlord

1975 • Corin

The Ballad of Ben Bagot

The Ballad of Ben Bagot

1973 • Ben Bagot

Her Majesty's Pleasure

Her Majesty's Pleasure

1973 • Arsenic

Diamonds on Wheels

Diamonds on Wheels

1973 • Robert 'Bobby' Stewart

Daniele and Maria

1973 • Daniele

The Sullens Sisters

1972 • Tommy Adams

Brother Sun, Sister Moon

Brother Sun, Sister Moon

1972

The Simple Life

Unknown year • Roger Blackburn

Peter Firth – Biography, Known For & Filmography