Biography
David Suchet is an English actor. Born on 2 May 1946 in London, he trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art and became a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1973.
He is best known for playing Hercule Poirot in the ITV series Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989–2013). Other credits include voicing Rita's Dad in the animated film Flushed Away (2006) and appearing as Martin Kulman in the early series Public Eye (1965).
Suchet has received an OBE (2002), a CBE (2011) and a knighthood (2020) for services to drama. His older brother is the journalist and presenter John Suchet.
