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Acting

Peter Firth

Career: Active from 1970 to 2019, busiest in 1973 and 1990 with 4 main titles each.

Leading roles: 41
top three billing

Average score: 65/100

Highest rated: Shadowlands
88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 55 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Peter Firth Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Contemporary Realism
3.3, average 5.4
Absurdist Humor
1.0, average 2.0
Pop Culture
1.2, average 2.2
Cringe Humor
1.4, average 2.2

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Character-Driven 6
Character Study 5
Psychological Thriller 4
Historical Drama 3
Political Intrigue 3
Dark Secrets 2
Character-Driven Plot 2
Social Satire 2
Inspirational 2
Coming-of-Age 2
Slow-Burn Narrative 2
Tragic Loss 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

97

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

Upcoming

1 title

The Simple Life

as Roger Blackburn

2020s

1 title · average score 72

Shardlake

72

TV show · as Norfolk

2010s

10 titles · average score 64

Cheat

65

TV show · as Michael Shadley

Risen

58

as Pontius Pilate

Victoria

76

TV show · as Duke of Cumberland

Happily Ever After

55

as Walt

Spooks: The Greater Good

57

as Harry Pearce

Dickensian

75

TV show · as Jacob Marley

Undeniable

63

TV show · as Andrew Rawlins

Mayday

64

TV show · as Malcolm Spicer

World Without End

66

TV show · as Earl Roland

South Riding

63

TV show · as Anthony Snaith

2000s

8 titles · average score 69

Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire

77

TV show · as Vespasian

The Greatest Game Ever Played

67

as Lord Northcliffe

Hawking

76

as Sir Fred Hoyle

Me & Mrs. Jones

71

as Benedict

Spooks

80

TV show · as Harry Pearce

Pearl Harbor

48

as West Virginia Captain

The Magicians

as Simon Magus

That's Life

61

TV show · as Victor Leski

1990s

35 titles · average score 63

Chill Factor

35

as Col. Andrew Brynner

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

73

TV show · as Dr. Preston Blair

Mighty Joe Young

56

as Garth

Marco Polo: Haperek Ha'aharon

as Rusticello

White Angel

51

as Leslie Steckler

Shadowlands

88

as Dr Craig

The Perfect Husband

61

as Franz

Heartbeat

80

TV show · as Dr. James Radcliffe

Prisoner of Honor

71

as Maj. Henry

Murder in Eden

TV show · as Kenneth Potter

The Laughter of God

47

as Steve Clemant

Burndown

as Jake Stern

1980s

17 titles · average score 62

Trouble in Paradise

as Adriaan

Prisoner of Rio

as Clive Ingram

Northanger Abbey

58

as Henry Tilney

Born of Fire

60

as Paul Bergson

A State of Emergency

as Ken Parrish

Lifeforce

56

as Col. Colin Caine

Letter to Brezhnev

83

as Peter

The Aerodrome

as Roy

Another Flip for Dominick

as Dominick Hide

Fire and Sword

as Dinas

The Flipside of Dominick Hide

81

TV show · as Dominick Hide

The Flipside of Dominick Hide

65

as Dominick Hide

1970s

22 titles · average score 68

Tess

78

as Angel Clare

Tales of the Unexpected

72

TV show

Equus

71

as Alan Strang

Joseph Andrews

51

as Joseph Andrews

The Picture of Dorian Gray

81

as Dorian Gray

The Lady of the Camellias

as Armand Duval

Aces High

64

as Lt. Stephen Croft

King Arthur, the Young Warlord

as Corin

Diamonds on Wheels

as Robert 'Bobby' Stewart

The Protectors

64

TV show · as Stephen Douglas

Here Come the Double Deckers

72

TV show · as Scooper

Play for Today

72

TV show · as Arsenic / Dominick Hide

1960s

2 titles · average score 61

The Flaxton Boys

TV show · as Archie Weekes

BBC Play of the Month

61

TV show · as Cis Farringdon / Dorian Gray

1950s

1 title · average score 81

The Wonderful World of Disney

81

TV show · as Robert 'Bobby' Stewart