David Suchet

Sir
David Suchet
CBE
Suchet in 2006
Born
David Courtney Suchet

(1946-05-02) 2 May 1946 (age 78)
Paddington, London, England[1]
Alma materLondon Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
Occupation(s)Actor, photographer
Years active1969–present
Spouse
Sheila Ferris
​
(m. 1976)​
Children2
FatherJack Suchet
Relatives
David Suchet's voice
Recorded February 2009 from the BBC Radio 4 programme Desert Island Discs

Sir David Courtney Suchet CBE (/ˈsuːʃeɪ/ SOO-shay; born 2 May 1946) is an English actor. He is known for his work on stage and in television. He portrayed Edward Teller in the television serial Oppenheimer (1980) and received the RTS and BPG awards for his performance as Augustus Melmotte in the British serial The Way We Live Now (2001). International acclaim and recognition followed his performance as Agatha Christie's detective Hercule Poirot[2] in Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989–2013), for which he received a 1991 British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) nomination.[3][4]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference park grand was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "David Suchet interview: the clue to Poirot's long life". The Daily Telegraph. 13 May 2010.
  3. ^ "The Actor Behind Popular 'Poirot", The Christian Science Monitor, 25 March 1992.
  4. ^ "Inside the mind of a media monster". Yorkshire Post. 27 April 2007.