
Peter Sullivan was born into a political family and he was expected to follow a career in politics and the law. He joined the National Youth Theatre at 17 and then trained at Central before studying in New York under Uta Hagen and at The Actors' Studio and then became a member of the Catalan theatre group La Fura Dels Baus. Over three decades he has played multiple leading roles in film and television in the US, UK and Europe and has been a National Theatre player for over 30 years. He speaks four languages and has performed in all of them.

The Jackal
1997 · as Vasilov

7 Days in Entebbe
2018 · as Amos Eiran

Conspiracy
2001 · as Karl Eberhard Schöngarth

The Limehouse Golem
2016 · as Inspector Roberts

The Scandalous Lady W
2015 · as Mr. James Farrar

The Face of an Angel
2014 · as James Pryce

Monsieur N.
2003 · as Thomas Reade

Gypsy Woman
2002 · as Policeman

Hancock & Joan
2008 · as Edward Joffe

The Butterfly Effect
1995 · as Duncan McHale

We Are Happy
2015 · as Steve

Lord of Misrule
1996 · as Dr. Glanville

A Very Social Secretary
2005 · as Gould

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Tales of Innocence
1999 · as Col. Serre

Friends Reunited
2005 · as Nick Roberts

National Theatre Live: The Deep Blue Sea
2016 · as William Collyer

Earthy Encounters
2018 · as John

Working with Pinter
2007 · as Self