David Suchet

Highest Rated: 100% The Missionary (1982)

Lowest Rated: 0% Pinocchio (2002)

Birthday: May 2, 1946

Birthplace: London, England, UK

Maternal grandfather was famed photographer James Jarché; father Jack Suchet was a noted obstetrician and gynaecologist. Joined the National Youth Theatre at the age of 18. Joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1973. Made his Broadway debut in 1999 in a revival of Amadeus, playing Salieri opposite Michael Sheen's Mozart. Is a council member of LAMDA, the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. Received an honorary Doctorate from the University of Chichester in October 2008. Awarded the Freedom of the City of London in 2009. Awarded a CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2011 New Year's Honours List for his services to drama. In 2014, was given a Lifetime Achievement Award at the RTS Programme Awards for his outstanding performace in Agatha Christie's Poirot. Played the role of Lady Bracknell in the 2015 West End production of The Importance of Being Earnest. Is the President of pastoral care charity School's Outreach.

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Filmography

Movies

		Credit
No Score Yet	The Dali and the Cooper	Salvador Dali	—	2018
No Score Yet	Decline and Fall	Actor	—	2017
No Score Yet	Vaudeville Theatre London - The Importance of Being Earnest	Actor	—	2016
No Score Yet	This Changed Everything: 500 Years of the Reformation	Narrator	—	2016
No Score Yet	The Importance Of Being Earnest Live	Actor	—	2015
42%	Effie Gray	Mr. Ruskin	—	2015
No Score Yet	Going Postal	Reacher Gilt	—	2010
No Score Yet	Diverted	Actor	—	2009
79%	The Bank Job	Lew Vogel	$30.1M	2008
No Score Yet	Generation RX	Narrator	—	2008
No Score Yet	Dracula	Van Helsing	—	2007
No Score Yet	Flood	DPM Campbell	—	2007
73%	Flushed Away	Rita's Dad	$64.5M	2006
No Score Yet	A Bear Named Winnie	General Hallholland	—	2005
No Score Yet	Foolproof	Leo Gillette	—	2004
No Score Yet	Henry VIII	Actor	—	2003
33%	The In-Laws	Thibodoux	$20.4M	2003
0%	Pinocchio	Geppetto [U.S. Version]	$3.7M	2002
88%	Live from Baghdad	Naji Al-Hadithi	—	2002
No Score Yet	Victoria & Albert	Stockmar	—	2001
93%	RKO 281	Louis B. Mayer	—	1999
10%	Wing Commander	Captain Sansky	—	1999
56%	A Perfect Murder	Det. Mohamed Karaman	—	1998
No Score Yet	Seesaw	Actor	—	1998
No Score Yet	Solomon	Joab	—	1997
No Score Yet	The Phoenix and the Carpet	Phoenix	—	1997
80%	Sunday	Oliver	—	1997
No Score Yet	Deadly Voyage	Vlachos	—	1996
64%	Executive Decision	Naji Hassan	—	1996
No Score Yet	Moses	Aaron	—	1995
No Score Yet	Days of Majesty	Actor	—	1993
No Score Yet	The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship	Narrator	—	1991
No Score Yet	Don't Hang Up	Actor	—	1990
60%	When the Whales Came	Will	—	1989
80%	To Kill a Priest	Bishop	—	1988
91%	A World Apart	Muller	—	1988
42%	Harry and the Hendersons	Jacques LaFleur	—	1987
No Score Yet	El Último Inocente	Jonathan Gault	—	1987
No Score Yet	Cause Célèbre	T.J. O'Connor	—	1987
No Score Yet	Murrow	Actor	—	1986
20%	Iron Eagle	Minister of Defense Col. Akir Nakesh	—	1986
No Score Yet	Crime of Honor	Stephen Dyer	—	1986
No Score Yet	Agatha Christie's 'Thirteen at Dinner'	Inspector Japp	—	1985
80%	The Falcon and the Snowman	Alex	—	1985
No Score Yet	Gulag	Matvei	—	1985
71%	The Little Drummer Girl	Mesterbein	—	1984
73%	Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes	Buller	—	1984
No Score Yet	Freud	Sigmund Freud	—	1984
No Score Yet	Trenchcoat	Inspector	—	1983
100%	The Missionary	Corbett	—	1982
No Score Yet	The Hunchback of Notre Dame	Trouillefou	—	1982
No Score Yet	A Tale of Two Cities	Actor	—	1980
No Score Yet	Act of God	Actor	—	1980

TV

		Credit
80%	His Dark Materials 2019	Voice	2019
95%	Press 2018	George Emmerson	2019
91%	Decline and Fall 2017	Dr Fagan	2018 2017
94%	Doctor Who 2006		2017
No Score Yet	Masterpiece 1971-2014	Jaggers Augustus Melmotte Hercule Poirot Cardinal Wolsey Poirot Dr. Abraham Van Helsing	2014 2012 2011 2010 2009 2007 2004 2002
No Score Yet	Great Performances 2000	Duke of York	2013
No Score Yet	David Suchet: In the Footsteps of St. Paul 2012	Host	2012
No Score Yet	Great Expectations 2011	Jaggers	2012
98%	The Hollow Crown 2012-2016		2012
No Score Yet	Mystery! 1980-2007	O'Connor Hercule Poirot Poiret Poirot	1996 1993 1992 1991 1988
No Score Yet	American Playhouse 1982-1996	Edward Teller Teller
No Score Yet	Tales of the Unexpected 1979-1988	Yves Drouard
No Score Yet	The Way We Live Now 2002	Augustus Melmotte
No Score Yet	Urban Myths 2017-2018

QUOTES FROM David Suchet CHARACTERS

Leo Gillette says: If you want something protected, you have to protect it yourself.

Leo Gillette says: Never trust a woman or an automatic weapon.

Alex says: You can't leave here tonight free of it all anymore than I can. Did you really think you could?

Lew Vogel says: I have a very jaundice view of life, from what I see most of it is corrupt, venile, and vile.

Lew Vogel says: I think drugs are responsible for the moral decay of this country's young. Smut, smut, and more smut - that's my special area of interest.