David Suchet
English actor
David Suchet is an English actor who played Hercule Poirot in Agatha Christie's Poirot from 1989 to 2013. He won the Royal Television Society best actor award for Blott on the Landscape and an International Emmy Award for Maxwell. His stage work has brought several Olivier Award nominations.
Known for
- Agatha Christie’s Poirot (1989), Hercule Poirot. He played the Belgian detective for 25 years, in one of television’s longest-running detective dramas.
- Blott on the Landscape (1985), Blott. His role in the BBC comedy drama won the Royal Television Society best actor award.
- Maxwell (2007), Robert Maxwell. His portrayal of the publisher earned him an International Emmy Award for best actor.
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Quick answers
- What movies and TV shows has David Suchet been in?
- David Suchet appears in Agatha Christie’s Poirot (1989) and Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984) on The Remote.
- When was David Suchet born?
- David Suchet was born on 2 May 1946.
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