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Peter Macintosh Firth is an English actor. He is best known for his role as Sir Harry Pearce in the BBC One show Spooks; he is the only actor to have appeared in every episode of the show's ten-series lifespan. He has given a myriad of additional television and film performances, most notably as Alan Strang in Equus (1977), earning both a Golden Globe Award and an Academy Award nomination for the role.
Born
Tuesday, 27 October 1953
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Summer of Rockets | Tezler | 2019 |
| Cheat | Michael / Michael Shadley | 2019 |
| Victoria | Duke of Cumberland / King of Hanover | 2016 |
| Happily Ever After | Walt | 2016 |
| Risen | Pontius Pilate / Pilate | 2016 |
| Dickensian | Jacob Marley | 2015 |
| MI-5 | Harry Pearce | 2015 |
| Undeniable | Andrew Rawlins | 2014 |
| Mayday | Malcolm Spicer | 2013 |
| World Without End | Earl Roland | 2012 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Summer of Rockets | Tezler | 2019 |
| Cheat | Michael / Michael Shadley | 2019 |
| Victoria | Duke of Cumberland / King of Hanover | 2016 |
| Happily Ever After | Walt | 2016 |
| Risen | Pontius Pilate / Pilate | 2016 |
| Dickensian | Jacob Marley | 2015 |
| MI-5 | Harry Pearce | 2015 |
| Undeniable | Andrew Rawlins | 2014 |
| Mayday | Malcolm Spicer | 2013 |
| World Without End | Earl Roland | 2012 |
| South Riding | Anthony Snaith | 2011 |
| Strike Back | Milos Borisovich | 2010 |
| Yellowstone | Self - Narrator / Self | 2009 |
| Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire | Vespasian | 2006 |
| The Greatest Game Ever Played | Lord Northcliffe | 2005 |
| Hawking | Sir Fred Hoyle | 2004 |
| Top Gear | Self | 2002 |
| Me & Mrs Jones | Benedict | 2002 |
| MI-5 | Harry Pearce | 2002 |
| Pearl Harbor | Mervyn Bennion / Captain of the West Virginia | 2001 |
| That's Life | Victor Leski | 2000 |
| The Magicians | Simon Magus | 2000 |
| The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Masks of Evil | Stefan | 1999 |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Dr. Preston Blair | 1999 |
| Chill Factor | Col. Andrew Brynner / Colonel Andrew Brynner | 1999 |
| Total Recall 2070 | Vincent Nagle | 1999 |
| The Vice | Keith Beaumont | 1999 |
| Mighty Joe Young | Garth | 1998 |
| Woundings | Louise's Attacker | 1998 |
| The Magnificent Seven | Federal Marshal Walter Bryce | 1998 |
| Amistad | Captain Fitzgerald | 1997 |
| Gaston's War | Major Smith | 1997 |
| Cracker: Mind Over Murder | Mitchell Grady | 1997 |
| Holding On | Mick | 1997 |
| The Broker's Man | Alex 'Godzilla' Turnbull | 1997 |
| The Garden of Redemption | Nazi Commandant | 1997 |
| Dead Man's Gun | Det. Insp Archibald McCann | 1997 |
| Marco Polo: The Missing Chapter | Rusticello | 1997 |
| Seasick | 1st Officer Roald Jensen | 1996 |
| The Witch's Daughter | Mr. Jones | 1996 |
| Resort to Murder | Peter Dennigan | 1995 |
| An Awfully Big Adventure | Bunny | 1995 |
| Band of Gold | Brian Roberts | 1995 |
| Kavanagh QC | Charlie Beck | 1995 |
| White Angel | Leslie Steckler | 1994 |
| Anna Lee | Peter Wainwright | 1994 |
| Shadowlands | Dr. Craig / Dr Craig | 1993 |
| The Perfect Husband | Franz | 1993 |
| Highlander | Arthur Drake, aka Drakov | 1992 |
| Heartbeat | Dr. James Radcliffe | 1992 |
| The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles | Stefan | 1992 |
| The Pleasure Principle | Dick | 1992 |
| Prisoner of Honor | Maj. Henry | 1991 |
| Murder in Eden | Kenneth Potter | 1991 |
| Soldier Soldier | Major Ben Collins | 1991 |
| The Rescuers Down Under | Red / Red (voice) | 1990 |
| Burndown | Jake Stern | 1990 |
| The Incident | Geiger | 1990 |
| The Hunt for Red October | Ivan Putin | 1990 |
| Innocent Victim | Terence | 1989 |
| Prisoner of Rio | Clive Ingram | 1988 |
| Born of Fire | Paul Bergson | 1987 |
| Invaders from Mars | Caine | 1986 |
| Letter to Brezhnev | Peter | 1985 |
| A State of Emergency | Ken Parrish | 1985 |
| Lifeforce | Col. Colin Caine / Caine | 1985 |
| Screen Two | Steve Clemant / Joe / Henry Tilney | 1985 |
| The Making of... 'Lifeforce' | Self | 1985 |
| Sword of the Valiant | Sir Gawain | 1984 |
| White Elephant | Peter Davidson | 1984 |
| Tristan and Isolde | Dinas | 1982 |
| Tess | Angel Clare | 1979 |
| Tales of the Unexpected | Hardy | 1979 |
| When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder? | Stephen Ryder | 1979 |
| The 50th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Nominee | 1978 |
| Equus | Alan Strang | 1977 |
| Joseph Andrews | Joseph Andrews | 1977 |
| The Paul Ryan Show | Self | 1977 |
| Aces High | Lt. Stephen Croft / Croft | 1976 |
| King Arthur, the Young Warlord | Corin | 1975 |
| Diamonds on Wheels | Robert 'Bobby' Stewart | 1973 |
| Daniele and Maria | Daniele | 1973 |
| The Protectors | Stephen Douglas | 1972 |
| The Adventures of Black Beauty | David Abbott | 1972 |
| Country Matters | Roger Blackburn / Tommy Adams | 1972 |
| Brother Sun, Sister Moon | 1972 | |
| Play for Today | Dominick / Dominick Hide / Arsenic | 1970 |
| Here Come the Double Deckers! | Cap'taine / Scooper | 1970 |
| The Flaxton Boys | Archie Weekes | 1969 |
| How We Used to Live | Urchin | 1968 |
| BBC Play of the Month | Cis Farringdon / Dorian Gray | 1965 |
| Horizon | Self - Narrator | 1964 |
| The Magical World of Disney | Robert 'Bobby' Stewart | 1954 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1978 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
| 1978 | Golden Globe | Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Motion Picture | Won |
