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David Suchet

David Suchet in 2003
Born David Suchet
2 May 1946 (1946-05-02) (age 62)
London, England
Occupation Television actor, Voice-over artist
Years active 1970-present
Spouse(s) Sheila Ferris (1976-present)

David Suchet, OBE (born 2 May 1946) is an English actor, known for his work on British television. Events 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works Voice acting is the art of providing voices for animated characters (including those in feature films television series animated shorts and Video games) and Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. Events 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic He is recognised 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. The Royal Television Society (commonly known in the television industry as the RTS) is a British -based society for the discussion analysis and preservation of The Broadcasting Press Guild is a British association of Journalists who specialise in writing and Broadcasting about Television, Radio The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located For the Susan Sontag short story see " The Way We Live Now (short story " Matthew Macfadyen (born 17 October 1974 is a British Actor, known for his role as MI5 agent Tom Quinn in the BBC Television Paloma Baeza (born 1 May 1975 is a British Actress and director

He is also best known for his role as the main character, Hercule Poirot in the British TV drama Poirot, alongside Hugh Fraser and Pauline Moran. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Agatha Christie's Poirot is a British television Drama that has aired on ITV1 since 1989 Hugh Fraser is an English Actor. He studied acting at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Pauline Moran (born Blackpool) is an English Actress best known for her role as Miss Lemon in the British television series [1][2][3]

American audiences may know him best from his 1996 role as hijacker Nagi Hassan in the film Executive Decision. Executive Decision is a 1996 Action film, directed by Stuart Baird and starring Kurt Russell, Halle Berry, John Leguizamo

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Biography

Early life

Suchet was born in London, the son of Joan (née Jarche), an actress, and Jack Suchet, a doctor. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Jack Suchet (10 May 1908 - 9 September 2001 was an Obstetrician, Gynaecologist and Venereologist, who carried out research on the use of Penicillin [4] Suchet's father was Jewish and his mother was an Anglican; Suchet was raised in the Anglican religion. PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England, the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican [5][6] His paternal grandfather lived in Latvia. Latvia ( Latvija officially the Republic of Latvia (Latvijas Republika is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region. His surname was shortened from Suchedowitz to Suchet. [7] He also has some French blood on his mother's side. Legal residents and citizens To be French according to the first article of the Constitution is to be a citizen of France regardless of one's origin race or religion (

After attending the Wellington School in Somerset, he took an interest in acting and joined the National Youth Theatre at eighteen. Wellington School, is a Co-educational public school in Somerset catering for both boarders and day pupils Somerset ( or) is a county in south west England The County town is Taunton, which is in the south of the county The London -based National Youth Theatre or NYT is the United Kingdom 's leading organisation for young people in the field of Theatre. He studied at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, where he now serves as a council member. The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art ( LAMDA) founded 1861, is a leading British Drama school in west London. He began his acting career at the Watermill Theatre, Bagnor, Berkshire, and retains a great affection for the place, saying that it "fulfils my vision of a perfect theatre". The Watermill Theatre is a privately owned Repertory Theatre. Bagnor is a hamlet close to the town of Newbury in the English county of Berkshire and on the banks of the River Lambourn. Berkshire (ˈbɑːkʃə or /ˈbɑːkʃɪə/ say Baak-shuh/-sheer sometimes abbreviated to Berks) is a Home County in the South

Career

In 1973, he joined the Royal Shakespeare Company. The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC is a British Theatre company In 1980, he made his first appearance on screen in the 1980 film version of A Tale of Two Cities. A Tale of Two Cities (1859 is the second Historical novel by Charles Dickens, set in London and Paris before and during the In 1985, he played Blott in the television series Blott on the Landscape. Blott on the Landscape is a novel written in 1975 by Tom Sharpe. He was also awarded the Royal Television Society's award for best male actor for A Song for Europe in 1985. The Royal Television Society (commonly known in the television industry as the RTS) is a British -based society for the discussion analysis and preservation of Suchet appeared as Inspector Japp in the 1985 film adaptation of Lord Edgware Dies, screen-name Thirteen at Dinner, with Peter Ustinov portraying Poirot. Detective Chief Inspector James Japp is a Fictional character of Scotland Yard appearing in many of Agatha Christie 's novels and stories about Hercule Lord Edgware Dies is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club in September Lord Edgware Dies is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club in September Sir Peter Alexander Ustinov (ˈjuːstɪnɒf or /ˈuːstɪnɒf/ 16 April 1921 – 28 March 2004) born Peter Alexander Baron von Ustinow

Suchet's performance as Agatha Christie's famous detective Hercule Poirot in the television series Poirot earned him a 1991 British Academy Television Award (BAFTA) nomination. Agatha Christie's Poirot is a British television Drama that has aired on ITV1 since 1989 The British Academy Television Awards, also known as the BAFTAs &mdash or to differentiate them from the BAFTA Film Awards, the BAFTA Television Awards In preparation for the role he says that he has read every novel and short story and compiled an extensive file on Poirot. [1][2][3] He was given a Variety Club Award in 1994 for best actor for portraying John in David Mamet's play Oleanna at the Royal Court Theatre, London. David Alan Mamet (born November 30, 1947) is an American Author, Essayist, Playwright, Screenwriter and Oleanna is a two-character play by David Mamet about the power struggle between a University Professor and one of his female students Court Theatre The Royal Court Theatre is a non-commercial theatre on Sloane Square, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. Suchet later won another Variety Club Award (as well as a 2000 Tony nomination for best performance by a leading actor in a play) for his portrayal of Antonio Salieri in a revival of Amadeus. Antonio Salieri ( 18 August 1750 &ndash 7 May 1825) was an Italian Composer and conductor. Amadeus is a Stage play written in 1979 by Peter Shaffer, loosely based on the lives of the Composers Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Suchet was nominated for another Royal Television Society award in 2002 for his performance as Augustus Melmotte in The Way We Live Now, which also earned him a BAFTA nomination. For the Susan Sontag short story see " The Way We Live Now (short story " The same year, he was appointed an OBE by Queen Elizabeth II. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. For the ship see RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Context States headed by Elizabeth II In 2003, he played ambitious 16th century English primate Cardinal Wolsey in the 2-part ITV drama Henry VIII opposite Ray Winstone as Henry VIII and Helena Bonham Carter as Anne Boleyn. Thomas Cardinal Wolsey (c1470–1471 – November 28 or November 29 1530 who was born in Ipswich Suffolk England was an English Statesman and a cardinal Independent Television (generally known as ITV) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters set up under the Independent Raymond Andrew "Ray" Winstone Jr (born 19 February 1957) is an Emmy Award -winning English film and television actor Henry VIII (28 June 1491 &ndash 28 January 1547 was King of England and Lord of Ireland, later King of Ireland and claimant to the Kingdom of Helena Bonham Carter (born 26 May 1966 is an Oscar and Golden Globe -nominated English actress. Anne Boleyn (1501 or 1507 – 19 May 1536 was the Queen of England as the second wife of Henry VIII of England.

Suchet is vice-president of the Lichfield and Hatherton Canals Trust, whose most challenging achievement to date has been securing funding (both via an appeal and from influencing government decisions) concerning the building of the new M6 Toll motorway where it cuts the lines of the Lichfield Canal and the Hatherton Canal, both of which the Trust wishes to see reopened. Lichfield is a city and Civil parish in Staffordshire, England. Hatherton may refer to Hatherton Cheshire Hatherton Staffordshire The M6 Toll (or Birmingham North Relief Road, or BNRR, or Midland Expressway) connects M6 Junction 4 at the NEC to M6 Junction 11A at Motorway is a term for both a type of Road and a classification or designation The Lichfield Canal, as it is now known was historically a part of the Wyrley and Essington Canal, being the section of that canal from Ogley Junction at Brownhills The Hatherton Canal is a derelict branch of the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal in south Staffordshire, England. He has also been officially voted in as chairman of the River Thames Alliance in November 2005. The Thames ( is a major River flowing through southern England. [8] At the July 2006 Annual General Meeting of the River Thames Alliance, he agreed to continue being chairman for another year. Suchet also does a number of small appearances and voiceovers for religious dramatic works in accord with his own Christian faith. A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth [9] He also provided the voice of Aslan in Focus on the Family's radio version of C. S. Lewis's Chronicles of Narnia. Aslan, the "Great Lion " is the central character in The Chronicles of Narnia, a series of seven fantasy novels for children written by Clive Staples Lewis (29 November 1898 – 22 November 1963

In May 2006, he played the role of the fallen press baron Robert Maxwell in Maxwell, a BBC2 dramatisation of the final 18 months of Maxwell's life. A media proprietor is a person who controls either through personal ownership or a dominant position in a Public company, a significant part of the Mass media. Ian Robert Maxwell MC ( June 10, 1923 – November 5, 1991) was a Czechoslovakian born British Media proprietor [2][3] During the same year, he voiced Poirot in the adventure game Agatha Christie: Murder on the Orient Express. An adventure game is a type of Video game characterized by investigation exploration puzzle-solving, interaction with game characters and a focus on Narrative Agatha Christie Murder on the Orient Express is a 2006 Point-and-click Adventure game developed by AWE Productions and

In December 2006, he appeared on the ITV programme Extinct, presented by Sir Trevor McDonald and Zoe Ball, which saw Suchet and seven other well-known celebrities visit critically endangered species of animals and try and plead their case for the viewers so that they would pick up the phone and vote for the animal. Independent Television (generally known as ITV) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters set up under the Independent Extinct is a British Television series that aired on ITV1 in 2006 Sir Trevor McDonald OBE (born George McDonald on 16 August 1939 is a Trinidadian -born British Journalist and Television presenter Zoë Louise Ball (born 23 November 1970 in Blackpool, Lancashire) is an English television and radio personality most famous for becoming the An endangered species is a population of an organism which is at risk of becoming Extinct because it is either few in numbers or threatened by changing environmental or predation The animal with the most votes would receive a large sum of money which would be used to try and save them. Suchet and his animal, the Giant Panda, did not win; however, they finished in the top three. The Giant Panda ( Ailuropoda melanoleuca, "black-and-white cat-foot" is a Mammal classified in the Bear family ( Ursidae) native to The winners were Pauline Collins and the Bengal Tiger. Pauline Collins, OBE (born 3 September 1940) is an English actress who is known for playing Sarah in Upstairs The Bengal tiger, or Royal Bengal tiger ( Panthera tigris tigris or Panthera tigris bengalensis) is a Subspecies of Tiger primarily

At Christmas 2006, he played the vampire hunter Abraham Van Helsing in a BBC adaptation of Bram Stoker's novel Dracula. Vampires are mythological or folkloric revenants who subsist by feeding on the blood of the living Abraham "Bram" Stoker (8 November 1847 – 20 April 1912 was an Irish writer of novels and short stories who is best known today for his 1897 horror Dracula is an 1897 novel by Irish author Bram Stoker, featuring as its primary Antagonist the vampire Count Dracula. From 27 April to 19 May 2007, Suchet performed at The Chichester Festival Theatre in the play The Last Confession. Events 1124 - David I becomes King of Scotland. 1296 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated Events 1535 - French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships 110 men and Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Chichester Festival Theatre, located in Chichester, England, was designed by Philip Powell and Hidalgo Moya, and opened by its founder Leslie The Last Confession is a stage play by Roger Crane based around the election and death of Pope John Paul I. [10] He appears in the disaster film Flood, released in August 2007, as the Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom at a time when London is devastated by flooding. A disaster film is a movie genre that has an impending or ongoing Disaster (such as a damaged Airliner, Fire Flood is a Disaster film directed by Tony Mitchell. It features Robert Carlyle, David Suchet and veteran British actor Tom A Deputy Prime Minister or Vice Prime Minister is in some countries a government minister who can take the position of acting Prime Minister when the Suchet appeared on daytime TV chat show Loose Women on 6 February 2008 to talk about his film The Bank Job, in which he played Lew Vogel, alongside Jason Statham and Saffron Burrows. Loose Women, sometimes known as Live Talk or Loose @ 530, is an award-winning British, televised Talk show, which was first broadcast in 1999 Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats the combined army of Pompeian followers and Numidians under Metellus Scipio 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common The Bank Job is a 2008 British Crime Film directed by Roger Donaldson and starring Jason Statham, based on the 1971 Jason Michael Statham (born 12 September 1972 is an English actor known for his roles in the Guy Ritchie Crime films Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels Saffron Dominique Burrows (born October 21, 1972) is an English actress and former Fashion model.

In 2008, Suchet will be starring in the 11th season of the British TV drama Poirot as the title character, and will also appear in the British film thriller Act of God as Benjamin Cisco, alongside Max Brown and Jenny Agutter. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Agatha Christie's Poirot is a British television Drama that has aired on ITV1 since 1989 The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Act of God is a legal term for events outside of human control such as sudden Floods or other Natural disasters for which no one can be held responsible Max Brown (born February 10, 1981) is an English actor He was born in Ilkley, Yorkshire, England. Jennifer Ann "Jenny" Agutter (born 20 December 1952) is a BAFTA - and Emmy award-winning English actress best Recently, Suchet performed as the voice of the villainous Dr. Julius No in BBC Radio 4's radio adaptation of Fleming's 5th novel Dr. No. Dr Julius No is a Fictional character and the main Antagonist in the James Bond film and novel Dr Dr No (also Dr No and Doctor No This novel was inspired by Fleming's having read Sax Rohmer 's Fu Manchu stories

Personal life

Suchet is the brother of John Suchet, a national news presenter for ITN. John Suchet (pronounced "soo-shay" /ˈsuːʃeɪ/ (born 29 March 1944 is a British News reader and Television presenter. ITN ( Independent Television News) is a major news and content provider with headquarters in the United Kingdom. He has one son, Rob, and a daughter, Katharine. Suchet plays the clarinet, taught by Maurice Cowlin. The clarinet is a Musical instrument in the Woodwind family The name derives from adding the suffix -et meaning little to the Italian word

One of his hobbies is photography. Photography (fә'tɒgrәfi or fә'tɑːgrәfi (from Greek φωτο and γραφία is the process and Art of recording pictures by means of capturing His maternal grandfather, James Jarché, was a famous Fleet Street photographer. Fleet Street is a street in London, England named after the River Fleet. Suchet first got into photography when his grandfather gave him a Kodak camera as a present. Eastman Kodak Company ( is an American multinational Public company which produces imaging and photographic materials and equipment

He affectionately calls his fat suit for Hercule Poirot his "armadillo padding". A fatsuit is a Bodysuit -like undergarment used to thicken the appearance of an actress or actor of light to medium build into a heavy-set or obese character in conjunction with

Filmography

References

  1. ^ a b Interview: Dillin, John. The Bank Job is a 2008 British Crime Film directed by Roger Donaldson and starring Jason Statham, based on the 1971 Flood is a Disaster film directed by Tony Mitchell. It features Robert Carlyle, David Suchet and veteran British actor Tom Maxwell is a 2007 drama about Robert Maxwell, starring David Suchet as Maxwell and Patricia Hodge as his wife Betty Ian Robert Maxwell MC ( June 10, 1923 – November 5, 1991) was a Czechoslovakian born British Media proprietor Agatha Christie's Poirot is a British television Drama that has aired on ITV1 since 1989 Agatha Christie Murder on the Orient Express is a 2006 Point-and-click Adventure game developed by AWE Productions and A video game is a Game that involves interaction with a User interface to generate visual feedback on a video device. The Queen Drama film directed by Stephen Frears, Peter Morgan and starring Dame Helen Mirren in the title role Queen Dracula is a television Flushed Away is a 2006 computer animated British Film directed by David Bowers and Sam Fell. Space Odyssey Voyage To The Planets (released as Voyage To The Planets And Beyond in the United States) is a fictional story of a manned voyage Henry VIII is a British two-part television serial produced principally by Granada Television for ITV, based on the life of Henry VIII of Foolproof is a 2003 Canadian Heist film written and directed by William Phillips and starring Ryan Reynolds, The In-Laws is a 2003 Comedy starring Michael Douglas, Albert Brooks, Candice Bergen and Ryan Reynolds. Live from Baghdad is a television movie produced in 2002 by HBO. For the Susan Sontag short story see " The Way We Live Now (short story " Wing Commander is a Science fiction film based on the same titled video game series RKO 281 is a 1999 Dramatic Film directed by Benjamin Ross and starring Liev Schreiber, James Cromwell, Melanie A Perfect Murder is a 1998 Thriller film, made by Kopelson Entertainment and Warner Bros The Phoenix and the Carpet is a fantasy novel for children written in 1904 by E Executive Decision is a 1996 Action film, directed by Stuart Baird and starring Kurt Russell, Halle Berry, John Leguizamo When the Whales Came is a 1989 British Film, based on the 1985 children's book Why the Whales Came written by Michael Harry and the Hendersons, a 1987 American Film directed and produced by William Dear, and starring John Lithgow, Iron Eagle is a 1986 Action film about a teenage boy named Doug Masters ( Jason Gedrick) who commandeers two American F-16 fighter Lord Edgware Dies is a work of Detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club in September Detective Chief Inspector James Japp is a Fictional character of Scotland Yard appearing in many of Agatha Christie 's novels and stories about Hercule The Falcon and the Snowman is a 1985 Film about two young American men Christopher Boyce (played by Timothy Hutton) and Blott on the Landscape is a novel written in 1975 by Tom Sharpe. The Little Drummer Girl is a Spy novel by John le Carré, published in 1983. Greystoke The Legend of Tarzan Lord of the Apes is a 1984 British film directed by Hugh Hudson and based on Edgar Rice Burroughs Trenchcoat is a Live-action film produced by Walt Disney Pictures in 1983. The Missionary is a 1982 British comedy directed by Richard Loncraine, produced by George Harrison, Denis O'Brian Michael Palin The Hunchback is a 1982 American Television movie film starring Anthony Hopkins, Sir Derek Jacobi, Lesley-Anne Down The Professionals was a British crime-action Television drama series that aired on the ITV network from 1977 to 1983 filmed between 1977 "The Actor Behind Popular `Poirot'" - The Christian Science Monitor. The Christian Science Monitor (CSM is an international Newspaper published daily Monday through Friday - March 25, 1992.
  2. ^ a b c Interview: Dudley, Jane. "Award-winning actor David Suchet plays Robert Maxwell in a gripping account of the dramatic final stage of the media tycoon's life" - BBC.
  3. ^ a b c Interview: Dudley, Jane. "Inside the mind of a media monster". Yorkshire Post. The Yorkshire Post is a daily Broadsheet Newspaper, published in Leeds, England by Yorkshire Post Newspapers, a company 27 April 2007.
  4. ^ http://www.filmreference.com/film/2/David-Suchet.html
  5. ^ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2001/03/13/basuch13.xml&page=2
  6. ^ "Suchet's Acts of Faith" - This Is London
  7. ^ "Obitury of Jack Suchet, Father of David Suchet" - The British Medical Journal
  8. ^ River Thames Alliance
  9. ^ Suchet @ Strandmag. com
  10. ^ The Chichester Festival Theatre

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Persondata
NAME Suchet, David
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION English actor
DATE OF BIRTH 2 May 1946 (age 62)
PLACE OF BIRTH London, England
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH
Events 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
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