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Peter Firth

Highest Rated: 100% Shadowlands (1993)

Lowest Rated: 10% Chill Factor (1999)

Birthday: Oct 27, 1953

Birthplace: Bradford, Yorkshire, England, UK

This former child actor first gained attention and acclaim for his stage performance as Alan Strang the boy who mysteriously blinds horse in Peter Shaffer's well-received play "Equus." Peter Firth reprised the role in Sidney Lumet's 1977 film version and earned a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination.

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Highest rated movies

100% 89% Shadowlands
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100% 70% Letter to Brezhnev
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88% 88% The Hunt for Red October
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81% 78% Tess
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72% 68% The Rescuers Down Under
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70% 77% Equus
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66% 53% MI-5
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62% 82% The Greatest Game Ever Played
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58% 46% Lifeforce
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54% 41% Mighty Joe Young
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Peter Firth

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Filmography

Movies

Credit
No Score Yet 100% Happily Ever After Walt (Character) - 2016
53% 70% Risen Pilate (Character) $36.9M 2016
66% 53% MI-5 Harry Pearce (Character) - 2015
62% 82% The Greatest Game Ever Played Lord Northcliffe (Character) $15.3M 2005
No Score Yet 60% Me & Mrs. Jones Benedict (Character) - 2002
24% 66% Pearl Harbor Capt. Mervyn Bennion (Character) $198.5M 2001
No Score Yet No Score Yet Death by Magic Simon Magus (Character) - 2000
10% 30% Chill Factor Col. Andrew Brynner (Character) $11.2M 1999
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Witch's Daughter Mr. Jones (Character) - 1998
54% 41% Mighty Joe Young Garth (Character) $50.6M 1998
No Score Yet No Score Yet Gaston's War Major Smith (Character) - 1997
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Garden of Redemption Nazi commandant (Character) - 1997
No Score Yet No Score Yet Marco Polo: The Missing Chapter Rusticello (Character) - 1996
40% 57% An Awfully Big Adventure Bunny (Character) $258.0K 1995
No Score Yet No Score Yet Anna Lee: Stalker Peter Wainwright (Character) - 1994
No Score Yet No Score Yet White Angel Leslie Steckler (Character) - 1993
100% 89% Shadowlands Dr. Craig (Character) $25.0M 1993
No Score Yet 73% The Perfect Husband Franz (Character) - 1992
No Score Yet 89% Prisoner of Honor Maj. Henry (Character) - 1991
No Score Yet No Score Yet Married to Murder Steve Clemant (Character) - 1991
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Pleasure Principle Dick (Character) - 1991
88% 88% The Hunt for Red October Political Officer Ivan Putin - Red October (Character) $119.1M 1990
72% 68% The Rescuers Down Under Red (Voice) - 1990
No Score Yet 64% The Incident Geiger (Character) - 1990
No Score Yet No Score Yet Burndown Jake Stern (Character) - 1989
No Score Yet No Score Yet Tree of Hands Terence (Character) - 1989
No Score Yet No Score Yet Prisoner of Rio Clive Ingram (Character) - 1988
No Score Yet No Score Yet Children Crossing Joe (Character) - 1988
No Score Yet 67% Born of Fire Paul Bergson (Character) - 1987
No Score Yet No Score Yet Northanger Abbey Henry Tilney (Character) - 1986
No Score Yet No Score Yet A State of Emergency Dr. Kenneth Parrish (Character) - 1986
58% 46% Lifeforce Colonel Colin Caine/Security Officer on phone (Character) - 1985
100% 70% Letter to Brezhnev Peter (Character) - 1985
No Score Yet No Score Yet White Elephant Peter Davidson (Character) - 1984
No Score Yet No Score Yet Fire and Sword Dinas (Character) - 1982
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Aerodrome Roy (Character) - 1982
No Score Yet No Score Yet Another Flip for Dominick Dominick Hide (Character) - 1982
No Score Yet No Score Yet Flip Side of Dominick Hide Dominick Hide (Character) - 1980
81% 78% Tess Angel Clare (Character) - 1979
No Score Yet 88% When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder? Stephen Ryder (Character) - 1979
No Score Yet 45% Joseph Andrews Joseph Andrews (Character) - 1977
70% 77% Equus Alan Strang (Character) - 1977
No Score Yet 66% Aces High Lt. Stephen Croft (Character) - 1976
No Score Yet No Score Yet Diamonds on Wheels Robert "Bobby" Stewart (Character) - 1973

TV

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81% 77% Shardlake Norfolk (Character) 2024
87% 84% Victoria on Masterpiece Duke Of Cumberland (Character) 2016-2017 2019
No Score Yet No Score Yet Dickensian Jacob Marley (Character) 2015-2016
No Score Yet No Score Yet Mayday Unknown (Character) 2013
No Score Yet No Score Yet Spooks Harry Pearce (Character) 2002-2011
50% No Score Yet South Riding Anthony Snaith (Character) 2011
No Score Yet 66% Top Gear Guest 2008
78% 83% Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Dr. Preston Blair (Guest Star) 2005
83% No Score Yet That's Life Unknown (Character),
Unknown (Guest Star) 		2000-2001
33% 92% Total Recall 2070 Unknown (Guest Star) 1999
33% No Score Yet The Magnificent Seven Unknown (Guest Star) 1999
No Score Yet No Score Yet Dead Man's Gun Det. Insp Archibald McCann (Guest Star) 1998
No Score Yet No Score Yet Heartbeat Unknown (Character) 1994 1996
78% 85% The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles Unknown (Guest Star) 1993
No Score Yet No Score Yet Tales of the Unexpected Hardy (Character) 1980