Person
Peter Firth
Actor · Crew· Bradford, Yorkshire, England, UK
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
The roles that explain the career.
Pearl Harbor
2001
The Hunt for Red October
Capt. 2nd Ivan Putin (Political Officer, Red October) · 1990
Amistad
Captain Fitzgerald · 1997
The Rescuers Down Under
Red (voice) · 1990
Risen
Pontius Pilate · 2016
Mighty Joe Young
Garth · 1998
Lifeforce
Col. Colin Caine · 1985
Spooks: The Greater Good
Harry Pearce · 2015
Filmography
39 credits across 2 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Shardlake | Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk | Film |
| 2016 | Risen | Pontius Pilate | Film |
| 2015 | Dickensian | Jacob Marley | TV |
| 2015 | Spooks: The Greater Good | Harry Pearce | Film |
| 2012 | World Without End | Earl Roland | TV |
| 2007 | The Towers of Paine | self | Film |
| 2005 | The Greatest Game Ever Played | Lord Northcliffe | Film |
| 2004 | Hawking | Sir Fred Hoyle | Film |
| 2002 | Spooks | Harry Pearce | TV |
| 2000 | The Magicians | Simon Magus | Film |
| 1999 | Chill Factor | Col. Andrew Brynner | Film |
| 1998 | Mighty Joe Young | Garth | Film |
| 1997 | Amistad | Captain Fitzgerald | Film |
| 1995 | An Awfully Big Adventure | Bunny | Film |
| 1994 | White Angel | Leslie Steckler | Film |
| 1993 | Shadowlands | Dr Craig | Film |
| 1991 | Prisoner of Honor | Maj. Henry | Film |
| 1990 | The Hunt for Red October | Capt. 2nd Ivan Putin (Political Officer, Red October) | Film |
| 1990 | Blood Royal: William the Conqueror | William Rufus | Film |
| 1990 | Burndown | Jake Stern | Film |
| 1990 | The Incident | Geiger | Film |
| 1990 | The Rescuers Down Under | Red (voice) | Film |
| 1988 | Prisoner of Rio | Clive Ingram | Film |
| 1987 | Northanger Abbey | Henry Tilney | Film |
| 1987 | Born of Fire | Paul Bergson | Film |
| 1985 | Letter to Brezhnev | Peter | Film |
| 1985 | Lifeforce | Col. Colin Caine | Film |
| 1984 | Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight | Sir Gaiwan (uncredited voice) | Film |
| 1982 | Another Flip for Dominick | Dominick Hide | Film |
| 1980 | The Flipside of Dominick Hide | Dominick Hide | Film |
| 1979 | Tess | Angel Clare | Film |
| 1979 | When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder? | Stephen Ryder | Film |
| 1977 | Joseph Andrews | Joseph Andrews | Film |
| 1977 | Equus | Alan Strang | Film |
| 1976 | Aces High | Lt. Stephen Croft | Film |
| 1973 | Diamonds on Wheels | Robert 'Bobby' Stewart | Film |
| 1972 | Brother Sun, Sister Moon | Film | |
| 1972 | Home and Away | Fred | TV |
| 1970 | Here Come the Double Deckers | Scooper | TV |
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