Peter Firth

Biography

​Peter Firth is a British film and television actor best known for the films Tess, Equus and The Hunt for Red October, and for playing spymaster Harry Pearce in the BBC TV series Spooks and its movie spin-off Spooks: The Greater Good.

Known For

Pearl Harbor

as Mervyn Bennion

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Dr. Preston Blair

The Hunt for Red October

as Capt. 2nd Ivan Putin (Political Officer, Red October)

Amistad

as Captain Fitzgerald

The Rescuers Down Under

as Red (voice)

Risen

as Pontius Pilate

Mighty Joe Young

as Garth

Top Gear

as Self

Lifeforce

as Col. Colin Caine

Spooks: The Greater Good

as Harry Pearce