Peter Firth

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1953-10-27 (72 years old)

Place of Birth

Bradford, Yorkshire, England, UK

Peter Firth

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.

Acting

1999

Chill Factor

as Col. Andrew Brynner

1990

The Hunt for Red October

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

1990

1979

Tess

as Angel Clare

1997

Amistad

as Captain Fitzgerald

1985

Lifeforce

as Col. Colin Caine

1987

Born of Fire

as Paul Bergson

1998

1977

Joseph Andrews

as Joseph Andrews

1985

1977

Equus

as Alan Strang

2005

1976

Aces High

as Lt. Stephen Croft

1988

Prisoner of Rio

as Clive Ingram

1980

1994

White Angel

as Leslie Steckler

2000

The Magicians

as Simon Magus

1990

Burndown

as Jake Stern

1991

Prisoner of Honor

as Maj. Henry

1986

A State of Emergency

as Ken Parrish

1993

Shadowlands

as Dr Craig

1982

2015

1973

2004

Hawking

as Sir Fred Hoyle

2016

Risen

as Pontius Pilate

1991

The Laughter of God

as Steve Clemant

1996

Seasick

as 1st Officer Roald Jensen

1983

1987

Northanger Abbey

as Henry Tilney

1973

Diamonds on Wheels

as Robert 'Bobby' Stewart

1976

2001

Pearl Harbor

as Mervyn Bennion

2003

Me & Mrs. Jones

as Benedict

1973

1976

1990

The Incident

as Geiger

1997

The Garden of Redemption

as Nazi Commandant

1989

1996

1982

1984

White Elephant

as Peter Davidson

1989

Tree of Hands

as Terence

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