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name: "Peter Davison"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/peter-davison"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "13 April 1951"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T18:11:19.438907+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Peter Davison

Actor. Born 13 April 1951 in Streatham, London, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 13 April 1951, Streatham, London, England, UK
- **Active:** 1963–2013
- **Also known as:** Peter Malcolm Gordon Moffett, پیتر دیویسون

## Biography

Peter Davison is an English actor. Born Peter Malcolm Gordon Moffett on 13 April 1951 in Streatham, London, he trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama. He made his television debut in the mid-1970s and first gained prominence as veterinary surgeon Tristan Farnon in the BBC series All Creatures Great and Small (1978–1980, 1988–1990).

Davison achieved international recognition as the fifth incarnation of the Doctor in Doctor Who (1981–1984), later reprising the role in specials and audio dramas. His other notable television roles include Dr Stephen Daker in A Very Peculiar Practice (1986–1988), Albert Campion in Campion (1989–1990), David Braithwaite in At Home with the Braithwaites (2000–2003), Dangerous Davies in The Last Detective (2003–2007) and Henry Sharpe in Law & Order: UK (2011–2014).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Doctor Who* (1963), Fi1m 81, as The Doctor — [page](https://film.one/tv/doctor-who.md)

## Also credited on (not yet reviewed)

- *Toast of London* (2013), Actor
- *A Very Peculiar Practice* (1986), Actor

## Also known for

- *Good Omens* (2019), Job
- *Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor* (2013), The Doctor (5) (archive footage)
- *Magnum, P.I.* (1980), Ian MacKerras
- *Midsomer Murders* (1997), Nicky Frazer, Archie Pollock
- *Black Beauty* (1994), Squire Gordon
- *Death in Paradise* (2011), Arnold Finch
- *Patrick* (2018), Alan Francis
- *Doctor Who: The Next Doctor* (2008), The Doctor (5) (archive footage)

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