Peter Firth

Acting / Production / Writing / Creator

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.

Personal Information

Place of Birth

Bradford, Yorkshire, England, UK

About

Acting, Male

Birthday

27 October 1953, 72 years old

Known For

Pearl Harbor

The Hunt for Red October

Amistad

The Rescuers Down Under

Risen

Mighty Joe Young

Lifeforce

Spooks: The Greater Good

The Greatest Game Ever Played

Filmography

Production

Writing

Creator

Happily Ever After

Walt

2016

Risen

Pontius Pilate

2016

Spooks: The Greater Good

Harry Pearce

2015

The Greatest Game Ever Played

Lord Northcliffe

2005

Hawking

Sir Fred Hoyle

2004

Me & Mrs. Jones

Benedict

2003

Pearl Harbor

Mervyn Bennion

2001

The Magicians

Simon Magus

2000

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Masks of Evil

Stefan

1999

Chill Factor

Col. Andrew Brynner

1999

Mighty Joe Young

Garth

1998

Amistad

Captain Fitzgerald

1997

The Garden of Redemption

Nazi Commandant

1997

Marco Polo: Haperek Ha'aharon

Rusticello

1997

Seasick

1st Officer Roald Jensen

1996

The Witch's Daughter

Mr. Jones

1996

An Awfully Big Adventure

Bunny

1995

White Angel

Leslie Steckler

1994

Shadowlands

Dr Craig

1993

The Perfect Husband

Franz

1993

The Pleasure Principle

Dick

1992

The Laughter of God

Steve Clemant

1991

Prisoner of Honor

Maj. Henry

1991

The Rescuers Down Under

Red (voice)

1990

Burndown

Jake Stern

1990

Children Crossing

Joe

1990

The Incident

Geiger

1990

The Hunt for Red October

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

1990

Trouble in Paradise

Adriaan

1989

Tree of Hands

Terence

1989

Prisoner of Rio

Clive Ingram

1988

Born of Fire

Paul Bergson

1987

Northanger Abbey

Henry Tilney

1987

A State of Emergency

Ken Parrish

1986

Letter to Brezhnev

Peter

1985

Lifeforce

Col. Colin Caine

1985

The Making Of Lifeforce

Self

1985

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

Sir Gaiwan (uncredited voice)

1984

White Elephant

Peter Davidson

1984

The Aerodrome

Roy

1983

Another Flip for Dominick

Dominick Hide

1982

Fire and Sword

Dinas

1982

The Flipside of Dominick Hide

Dominick Hide

1980

Tess

Angel Clare

1979

When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder?

Stephen Ryder

1979

Equus

Alan Strang

1977

Joseph Andrews

1977

The Lady of the Camellias

Armand Duval

1976

The Picture of Dorian Gray

Dorian Gray

1976

Aces High

Lt. Stephen Croft

1976

King Arthur, the Young Warlord

Corin

1975

The Ballad of Ben Bagot

Ben Bagot

1973

Her Majesty's Pleasure

Arsenic

1973

Diamonds on Wheels

Robert 'Bobby' Stewart

1973

Daniele and Maria

Daniele

1973

Brother Sun, Sister Moon

1972