​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

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
2005
Tony Awards
1968
Play for Today
1973
Highlander: The Series
1994
Top Gear
2008
Heartbeat
1994
BBC Play of the Month
1972
Screen Two
1987
Spooks
2002
Tales of the Unexpected
1980
Victoria
2016
Soldier Soldier
1995

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
107
2024
Shardlake
as Norfolk
2019
Cheat
as Michael Shadley
2016
Risen
as Pontius Pilate
2016
Happily Ever After
as Walt
2016
Victoria
as Duke of Cumberland
2015
Spooks: The Greater Good
as Harry Pearce
2015
Dickensian
as Jacob Marley
2014
Undeniable
as Andrew Rawlins
2013
Mayday
as Malcolm Spicer
2012
World Without End
as Earl Roland
2011
South Riding
as Anthony Snaith
2009
Yellowstone
as Self
2008
Top Gear
as Self
2006
Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire
as Vespasian
2005
The Greatest Game Ever Played
as Lord Northcliffe
2005
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Dr. Preston Blair
2004
Hawking
as Sir Fred Hoyle
2003
Me & Mrs. Jones
as Benedict
2002
Spooks
as Harry Pearce
2002
The Vice
as Keith Beaumont
2001
Pearl Harbor
as West Virginia Captain
2000
The Magicians
as Simon Magus
2000
That's Life
as Victor Leski
1999
Chill Factor
as Col. Andrew Brynner
1999
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Masks of Evil
as Stefan
1999
Total Recall 2070
1999
The Magnificent Seven
as Federal Marshal Walter Bryce
1999
Cracker
as Mitchell Grady
1998
Mighty Joe Young
as Garth
1998
Dead Man's Gun
1997
Amistad
as Captain Fitzgerald
1997
Marco Polo: Haperek Ha'aharon
as Rusticello
1997
The Garden of Redemption
as Nazi Commandant
1997
Kavanagh Q.C.
as Charlie Beck
1997
The Broker's Man
as Alex 'Godzilla' Turnbull
1996
Seasick
as 1st Officer Roald Jensen
1996
The Witch's Daughter
as Mr. Jones
1996
Band of Gold
as Brian Roberts
1995
An Awfully Big Adventure
as Bunny
1995
Soldier Soldier
as Major Ben Collins
1995
Resort to Murder
as Peter Dennigan
1994
White Angel
as Leslie Steckler
1994
Heartbeat
as Dr. James Radcliffe
1994
Highlander: The Series
as Arthur Drake, aka Drakov
1993
Shadowlands
as Dr Craig
1993
The Perfect Husband
as Franz
1992
The Pleasure Principle
as Dick
1991
Prisoner of Honor
as Maj. Henry
1991
The Laughter of God
as Steve Clemant
1991
Murder in Eden
as Kenneth Potter
1991
Screen Two
as Steve Clemant
1990
The Hunt for Red October
as Capt. 2nd Ivan Putin (Political Officer, Red October)
1990
The Rescuers Down Under
as Red (voice)
1990
Children Crossing
as Joe
1990
Burndown
as Jake Stern
1990
The Incident
as Geiger
1990
Blood Royal: William the Conqueror
as William Rufus
1990
Screen Two
as Joe
1989
Trouble in Paradise
as Adriaan
1989
Tree of Hands
as Terence
1988
Prisoner of Rio
as Clive Ingram
1987
Born of Fire
as Paul Bergson
1987
Northanger Abbey
as Henry Tilney
1987
Screen Two
as Henry Tilney
1987
Tickets for the Titanic
as Michael
1986
A State of Emergency
as Ken Parrish
1985
Lifeforce
as Col. Colin Caine
1985
Letter to Brezhnev
as Peter
1985
The Making Of Lifeforce
as Self
1984
White Elephant
as Peter Davidson
1984
Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
as Sir Gaiwan (uncredited voice)
1983
The Aerodrome
as Roy
1982
Another Flip for Dominick
as Dominick Hide
1982
Fire and Sword
as Dinas
1980
The Flipside of Dominick Hide
as Dominick Hide
1980
Tales of the Unexpected
1980
Play for Today
as Dominick Hide
1980
The Flipside of Dominick Hide
as Dominick Hide
1979
Tess
as Angel Clare
1979
When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder?
as Stephen Ryder
1977
Joseph Andrews
as Joseph Andrews
1977
Equus
as Alan Strang
1976
Aces High
as Lt. Stephen Croft
1976
The Picture of Dorian Gray
as Dorian Gray
1976
The Lady of the Camellias
as Armand Duval
1976
BBC Play of the Month
as Dorian Gray
1975
King Arthur, the Young Warlord
as Corin
1974
The Wonderful World of Disney
as Robert 'Bobby' Stewart
1973
Daniele and Maria
as Daniele
1973
Diamonds on Wheels
as Robert 'Bobby' Stewart
1973
The Ballad of Ben Bagot
as Ben Bagot
1973
Her Majesty's Pleasure
as Arsenic
1973
Arthur of the Britons
1973
Play for Today
as Arsenic
1973
The Protectors
as Stephen Douglas
1973
Country Matters
as Roger Blackburn
1973
Owen, M.D.
as David Redman
1972
Brother Sun, Sister Moon
1972
The Sullens Sisters
as Tommy Adams
1972
The Adventures of Black Beauty
as David Abbott
1972
BBC Play of the Month
as Cis Farringdon
1972
Country Matters
as Tommy Adams
1972
Home and Away
as Fred
1970
Here Come the Double Deckers
as Scooper
1969
The Flaxton Boys
as Archie Weekes
1968
Tony Awards
as Self - Nominee
The Simple Life
as Roger Blackburn