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David Suchet

David Suchet

Actor · Born May 2, 1946 (80) · London, England, UK

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.

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Born
May 2, 1946 (80)
From
London, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
44 on MovieCove · 112 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 14% in 30 days

What are David Suchet's films like?

Across their 36 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Action6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 41st percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 45th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Biography3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 78th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 46th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Animation2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile
: browse their Animation movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 97th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
19%
Bonds
19%
Society
16%
Survival
13%
Power
13%
Ideas
10%
Self
10%
Survival7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeLegacy4 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 29 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 12 · Serious 8 · Dark 9

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 14 · Stylized 12 · Heightened 3

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 7 · Charged 13 · Intense 9

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 15 · Shifting 13 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 17 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 6

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 17 · Relentless 4

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 13 · Engaged 16 · Full focus 0

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 14 · Affecting 9 · Heavy 6

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 26 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

14 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 4 of 14 analyzed roles.

Shadow
4 of 14
Threshold guardian
3 of 14
Shapeshifter
2 of 14
Mentor
2 of 14
Trickster
1 of 14
Ally
1 of 14
Hero
1 of 14
Show the 14 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
22
Warm
11
Contemplative
10
Joyful
7
Thrilling
8
Other
32

How their films linger

Feel-good12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy14
  • Bittersweet12
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous4
  • Cyclical3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch David Suchet's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 29 of their 44 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Roku Channel (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for David Suchet's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

112 credits, 44 with a MovieCove page; 22 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Au Pair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 4 episodes · as George

  • Poirot and More: A Retrospective (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Creator · as Himself

  • Atlantic: A Year in the Wild(2020)

    Show as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • His Dark Materials(2019)

    Show 7 episodes · as Kaisa (voice)

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Press(2018)

    Show 3 episodes · as George Emmerson

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • American Assassin(2017)

    as Director Stansfield

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Decline and Fall(2017)

    Show 3 episodes · as Dr Fagan

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • Urban Myths (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Salvador Dali

  • Alaska: A Year in the Wild(2017)

    Show as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • This Changed Everything (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Narrator

  • Shakespeare Live! From the RSC(2016)

    as Oberon

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The Importance of Being Earnest on Stage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Lady Bracknell

  • Captain Marleau(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Herbert White

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • Effie Gray(2014)

    as Mr. Ruskin

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Long Day's Journey Into Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as James Tyrone

  • The Jesus Storybook Bible (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 44 episodes · as Narrator

  • Starring Sigmund Freud (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Actor

  • The Hollow Crown(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Duke of York

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Great Expectations (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 3 episodes · as Mr. Jaggers

  • Hidden(2011)

    Show 4 episodes · as Sir Nigel Fountain

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all shows

  • Going Postal 2in1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Reacherové pozlátko

  • Perspectives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • The Story of Jesus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 2 episodes · as Narrator

  • All My Sons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Joe Keller

  • The Jesus Storybook Bible (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Narrator

  • Going Postal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 2 episodes · as Reacher Gilt

  • Diverted(2009)

    as Samuel Stearn

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Act of God (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Dr. Benjamin Cisco

  • The Bank Job(2008)

    as Lew Vogel

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Flood(2007)

    as DPM Campbell

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Maxwell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Robert Maxwell

  • Dracula(2006)

    as Abraham Van Helsing

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Arthur and the Invisibles(2006)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Flushed Away(2006)

    as Rita's Dad (voice)

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Extinct (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 5 episodes · Actor

  • Doctor Who(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as The Landlord

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • A Bear Named Winnie(2004)

    as General Hallholland

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Space Odyssey: The Robot Pioneers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Narrator

  • Space Odyssey: Voyage to the Planets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • The Phoenix and the Carpet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as The Phoenix (voice)

  • Henry VIII (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 2 episodes · as Cardinal Thomas Wolsey

  • Foolproof(2003)

    as Leo Gillette

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The In-Laws(2003)

    as Jean-Pierre Thibodoux

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Live from Baghdad(2002)

    as Naji Al-Hadithi

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Stanford Prison Experiment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • NCS: Manhunt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 6 episodes · as DI John Borne

  • The Way We Live Now (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 4 episodes · as Augustus Melmotte

  • Victoria & Albert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Baron Christian Friedrich Stockmar, MD

  • Murder in Mind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Edward Palmer

  • Sabotage!! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Napoleón

  • RKO 281(1999)

    as Louis B. Mayer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Wing Commander(1999)

    as Capt. Jason Sansky

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • A Perfect Murder(1998)

    as Mohamed Karaman

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Seesaw (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 3 episodes · as Morris Price

  • Solomon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Joab

  • Solomon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 2 episodes · as Joab

  • The Phoenix and the Carpet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 6 episodes · as The Phoenix (voice)

  • Sunday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Oliver / Matthew Delacorta

  • Deadly Voyage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Vlachos

  • Moses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 2 episodes · as Aaron

  • Executive Decision(1996)

    as Nagi Hassan

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Cruel Train (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Ruben Roberts

  • Der Fall Lucona (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Rudi Waltz

  • The Secret Agent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Alfred Verloc

  • The Secret Agent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 3 episodes · as Alfred Verloc

  • The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Bingo: Scenes of Money and Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Shakespeare

  • Separation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Joe

  • Nobody Here But Us Chickens (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Actor

  • 4 Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Carver

  • When the Whales Came(1989)

    as Will

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Long Ago and Far Away (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

  • Poirot(1989)

    Show 70 episodes · as Hercule Poirot

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • To Kill A Priest(1988)

    as Bishop

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • A World Apart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Muller

  • The Play on One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 1 episode · as Joe

  • James Joyce's 'Ulysses' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Leopold Bloom

  • The Modern World: Ten Great Writers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 1 episode · as Leopold Bloom

  • Cause Célèbre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as T.J. O'Connor

  • Harry and the Hendersons(1987)

    as Jacques Lafleur

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Last Innocent Man(1987)

    as Jonathan Gault

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Murrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as William Shirer

  • Iron Eagle(1986)

    as Minister of Defense Col. Akir Nakesh

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Mussolini: The Untold Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 4 episodes · as Dino Grandi

  • Thirteen at Dinner(1985)

    as Insp. Japp

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Theatre Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • A Song for Europe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Steve Dyer

  • Blott on the Landscape (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Actor

  • Blott on the Landscape (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 6 episodes · as Blott

  • The Falcon and the Snowman(1985)

    as Alex

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Screen Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Vlachos

  • Oxbridge Blues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 2 episodes · as Colin

  • The Little Drummer Girl(1984)

    as Mesterbein

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Freud (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 6 episodes · as Sigmund Freud

  • Playing Shakespeare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 9 episodes · Actor

  • Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes(1984)

    as Buller

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Master of the Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 9 episodes · as André d'Usseau

  • Reilly: Ace of Spies(1983)

    Show 1 episode · as Inspector Tsientsin

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Being Normal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Bill

  • Red Monarch(1983)

    as Beria

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Trenchcoat(1983)

    as Inspector Stagnos

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • The Missionary(1982)

    as Corbett

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Hunchback of Notre Dame(1982)

    as Clopin Trouillefou

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • American Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 6 episodes · as Edward Teller · as Joe

  • The Cause (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Reger

  • A Tale of Two Cities(1980)

    as John Barsad

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Oppenheimer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Show 6 episodes · as Edward Teller

  • Tales of the Unexpected(1979)

    Show 1 episode · as Yves Drouard

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • The Professionals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Krivas

  • The Protectors(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as Detective · as Leo

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Play for Today (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Show 1 episode · as Reger

  • Public Eye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Martin Kulman

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 110 titles from 1965 to 2025; peak year 2007.

Biggest box office

Flushed Away (2006)

$178M worldwide

Highest rated

Peter Pan Goes Wrong (2016)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Poirot (1989)

Film career

19652025

Peak 2007 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 2 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting109 of 110: 109 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score54thOther crew1 of 110: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1960s1 · acting1970s4 · acting1980s39 · acting1990s18 · acting2000s24 · acting2010s22 · acting2020s2 · 1 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 7th · top billed in 0% of 25 roles
828702

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do David Suchet's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 50th percentile, the median of all 31; across their 29 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 52nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 29

Approval · how many liked their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 29

Reach · how many have seen their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 29

Midcredits score across 44 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up11
  • 50th to 74th14
  • 25th to 49th16
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

19 of their 44 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser19
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed16

Most divisive · actor

Red Monarch (1983)

73rd percentile spread · 19% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Poirot (1989)

Midcredits 98th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the acting 68/100 in their films, across 29 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 42. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is David Suchet's work okay for kids?

Across up to 11 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore9 titles28–69 · median 42 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity11 titles9–48 · median 26 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity10 titles15–65 · median 56 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs8 titles19–35 · median 29 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense8 titles23–66 · median 43 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does David Suchet work with?

People who share at least 2 of David Suchet's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Joanne Whalley shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles