Peter Firth

Peter Firth was born on October 27, 1953 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England, UK, to a couple who owned a pub in Pudsey.  It was early on in Firth's life that he got involved with acting.  Firth enrolled in acting classes at the Bradford Playhouse and starred in many plays.  By the time he was sixteen though he left school and became a well-known child star in TV's Double Decker.

In 1968 Firth would star in Equus in the UK and reprised the role of Arthur in the New York version and the film version to critical acclaim.

Firth is divorced, but has four children.  He is currently dating actress Caroline Langrishe.

 

 

Film

Greatest Game Ever Played~2005 - Lord Northcliffe

Pearl Harbor~2001 - Captain Mervyn Bennion (USS West Virginia)

Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Masks of Evil, The~1999 (V) - Stefan

Chill Factor~1999 - Col. Andrew Brynner

Mighty Joe Young~1998 - Garth

Amistad~1997 - Captain Fitzgerald

Gaston's War~1997 - Major Smith

Marco Polo: Haperek Ha'aharon~1996 - Rusticello

Merisairas~1996 - 1st Officer Jensen

Awfully Big Adventure, An~1995 - Bunny

Heartbeat~1994 - 

White Angel~1993 - Leslie Steckler (see Actor Connections - Film)

Shadowlands~1993 - Dr. Craig

Marido perfecto, El~1992 - Franz

Pleasure Principle, The~1991 - Dick

Laughter of God, The~1990 - Steve Clemant

Rescuers Down Under, The~1990 (voice) - 1990

Hunt for Red October, The~1990 - Ivan Putin (political officer, Red October)

Burndown~1989 - Jake Stern

Trouble in Paradise~1989 - Adriaan

Tree of Hands~1989 - Terence

Prisoner of Rio~1988 - Clive Ingram

State of Emergency, A~1986 - Dr. Kenneth Parrish

Letter to Brezhnev~1985 - Peter

Lifeforce~1985 - Colonel Colin Caine

Born of Fire~1983 - Paul Bergson

White Elephant~1983 - Peter Davidson

Feuer und Schwert - Die Legende von Tristan und Isolde~1982 - Dinas

Tess~1979 - Angel Clare

When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder?~1979 - Stephen Ryder

Equus~1977 - Alan Strang

Joseph Andrews~1977 - Joseph Andrews

Aces High~1976 - Lt. Stephen Croft

King Arthur, the Young Warlord~1975

Brother Sun, Sister Moon~1973 - 

Diamonds on Wheels~1973 - Robert Stewart

Daniele e Maria~1972

Fratello sole, sorella luna~1972 (see Actor Connections - Film)

 

TV

Ancient Rome – the Rise and Fall of an Empire~2006 - General Vespasian

Hawking~2004 - Sir Fred Hoyle

Spooks~2002  - Harry Pearce (2002-)

Me & Mrs. Jones~2002  - Benedict

That's Life~2000  - Dr. Victor Leski (2000-2001)

Magicians, The~2000  - Simon Magus

That's Life~2000 - Professor Victor Leski in  Larva (# 2.1) 9/28/01

Total Recall 2070~1999 - Vincent Nagle in 

Restitution (# 1.16) 4/27/99

Infiltration (# 1.6) 2/16/99

Nothing Like the Real Thing (# 1.3) 1/19/99

Magnificent Seven, The~1998 - Federal Marshal Walter Bryce in  The New Law (# 2.1) 1/8/99

Dead Man's Gun~1997 - Det. Insp Archibald McCann in  The Ripper (# 2.12) 11/27/98

Holding On~1997 (mini)  - Mick

Broker's Man, The~1997  - Alex 'Godzilla' Turnbull

Garden of Redemption, The~1997  - Nazi commandant

And the Beat Goes On~1996  - Francis

Witch's Daughter, The~1996  - Mr. Jones

Resort to Murder~1995 (mini)  - Peter Dennigan

Kavanagh QC~1994 - Charlie Beck in  Ancient History (# 3.3) 3/17/97

Soldier Soldier~1991 - Major Ben Collins in  Leaving (# 5.10) 1995

Heartbeat~1992 - Dr. James Radcliffe in 

A Bird in the Hand (# 4.15) 12/13/94

Arms and the Man (# 4.10) 11/6/94

 Red Herring (# 4.9)10/30/94

 Fair Game (# 4.8) 10/23/94

 Mid Day Sun (# 4.3) 9/18/94

Wild Thing (# 4.1) 9/4/94

Highlander~1992 - Arthur Drake, aka Drakov in  Warmonger (# 2.17) 3/14/94

Anna Lee~1993 - Peter Wainwright in  Stalker (# 1.3) 3/6/94

Heartbeat~1992  - Dr. James Radcliffe (6 episodes 1994)

Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, The~1992 - Stefan in  Istanbul, September 1918 (# 2.17) 7/17/93

Prisoner of Honor~1991  - Maj. Henry

Murder in Eden~1991 (mini)  - Kenneth Potter

Children Crossing~1990  - Joe

Incident, The~1990  - Geiger

Northanger Abbey~1986  - Henry Tilney

Aerodrome, The~1983  - Roy

Another Flip for Dominick~1982 - Dominick Hide

Flipside of Dominick Hide, The~1980  - Dominick Hide

Lady of the Camellias, The~1976  - Armand

Protectors, The~1973 -  in Implicado (#2.10) 

Chill Factor (A Cold Night's Death)~1973 - 

Arthur of the Britons~1972 - Corin in  The Pupil (# 1.7) 1/17/73

Here Come the Double Deckers~1970  - Scooper

Flaxton Boys, The~1969  - Archie Weekes #1 (1969)

Double Deckers~1969 - 

 

Theater

Romeo and Juliet~1974 - Romeo (National Theatre, UK)

Spring Awakening~ - 

Equus~1974 - Alan Strang (New York, NY)

Equus~1973 - Alan Strang (Old Vic Theatre, London, UK)

Amadeus~1981 - Mozart (Broadhurst Theatre, New York, NY)

Camelot~1968 - (Bradford Alhambra, Bradford, UK)

 

Video Games

Star Wars: Force Commander~2000  (voice) - Capt. Beri Tulon

 

Awards, Honors and Nominations

Academy Awards:

Nom 1978 Best Actor in a Supporting Role for Equus

BAFTA Awards:

Rec'd 1978 for his role in Equus

Evening Standard British Film Awards:

Rec'd 1977 Most Promising Newcomer - Actor 

Golden Globe Awards:

Rec'd 1978 Best Motion Picture Actor in a Supporting Role for Equus

 

Miscellany

1983 - Participated in a Shakespeare theatre workshop with William Hoyland

 

1977 - In John Willis' Screen World he's listed as one of the "Promising New Actors of 1977"

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