
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.

American Assassin
2017 · as Director Stansfield

Flushed Away
2006 · as Rita's Dad (voice)

Executive Decision
1996 · as Nagi Hassan

Arthur and the Invisibles
2006 · as Narrator (voice)

The Bank Job
2008 · as Lew Vogel

A Perfect Murder
1998 · as Mohamed Karaman

Harry and the Hendersons
1987 · as Jacques Lafleur

Flood
2007 · as DPM Campbell

Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
1984 · as Buller

Effie Gray
2014 · as Mr. Ruskin

Iron Eagle
1986 · as Minister of Defense Col. Akir Nakesh

Thirteen at Dinner
1985 · as Insp. Japp

The Falcon and the Snowman
1985 · as Alex

Foolproof
2003 · as Leo Gillette

The In-Laws
2003 · as Jean-Pierre Thibodoux

A Tale of Two Cities
1980 · as John Barsad

Wing Commander
1999 · as Capt. Jason Sansky

A World Apart
1988 · as Muller