David Suchet
David Suchet, OBE, CBE (born 2 May 1946), is an English actor, known for his work on British television. He is recognized for his RTS- and BPG award-winning performance as Augustus Melmotte in the 2001 British TV mini-drama “The Way We Live Now”, alongside Matthew Macfadyen and Paloma Baeza, and a 1991 British Academy Television Award (BAFTA) nomination. He is known for his role as Agatha Christie's great detective Hercule Poirot in the long-running British TV dramatic series “Poirot”. Suchet's older brother, John Suchet, is a British television presenter and newsreader.
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 1946-05-02 · London, England, UK
Known for
- Flushed Away (2006) — Rita's Dad (voice)
- Doctor Who (2005) — The Landlord
- American Assassin (2017) — Director Stansfield
- Arthur and the Invisibles (2006) — Narrator (voice)
- The Bank Job (2008) — Lew Vogel
- His Dark Materials (2019) — Kaisa (voice)
- A Perfect Murder (1998) — Mohamed Karaman
- Executive Decision (1996) — Nagi Hassan
- Harry and the Hendersons (1987) — Jacques Lafleur
- Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989) — Hercule Poirot
- Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984) — Buller
- Iron Eagle (1986) — Minister of Defense Col. Akir Nakesh
- The In-Laws (2003) — Jean-Pierre Thibodoux
- Wing Commander (1999) — Capt. Jason Sansky
- Going Postal (2010) — Reacher Gilt
- Foolproof (2003) — Leo Gillette