Personal details
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Born
13 April 1951 (75)
Place of birth
Streatham, London, England, UK
Also known as
Peter Malcolm Gordon Moffett · پیتر دیویسون
Biography
Peter Davison (born Peter Malcolm Gordon Moffett; 13 April 1951) is an English actor with many credits in television dramas and sitcoms. He became famous as Tristan Farnon in the BBC's television adaptation of James Herriot's All Creatures Great and Small stories. His subsequent starring roles included the sitcoms Holding the Fort and Sink or Swim, the fifth incarnation of the Doctor in Doctor Who, Dr. Stephen Daker in A Very Peculiar Practice, and Albert Campion in Campion. He also played David Braithwaite in At Home with the Braithwaites, "Dangerous" Davies in The Last Detective, and Henry Sharpe in Law & Order: UK. Description above from the Wikipedia article Peter Davison, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Bekannt für
7.0
Series
Law & Order: UK
Henry Sharpe
2009–2014
7.8
Series
All Creatures Great and Small
Tristan Farnon
1978–1990
7.0
Series
The Name of the Rose
Old Adso / Narrator (voice)
2019
6.5
Series
At Home with the Braithwaites
David Braithwaite
2000–2003
6.3
Series
Campion
Albert Campion
1989–1990
8.4
Film
An Audience with Billy Connolly
Self - Audience Member (uncredited)
1985
6.7
Film
Black Beauty
Squire Gordon
1994
8.2
Film
Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor
The Doctor (5) (archive footage)
2013
7.8
Series
The Last Detective
Detective Constable 'Dangerous' Davies
2003–2007
8.2
Series
A Very Peculiar Practice
Dr Stephen Daker
1986–1988
7.3
Series
Miss Marple: A Pocketful of Rye
Lance Fortescue
1985
5.7
Series
The Larkins
Vicar
2021–2022
7.0
Series
The Queen
2009
7.4
Series
Life
Henry Reynolds
2020
7.3
Series
Distant Shores
Bill Shore
2005–2008
7.4
Series
Unforgiven
John Ingram
2009
7.0
Film
Dream Horse
Lord Avery
2021
6.4
Series
Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited
Self
2013
7.5
Series
Ain't Misbehavin'
Clive Quigley
1994–1995
5.5
Series
Holding the Fort
Russell Milburn
1980–1982
8.0
Series
Love for Lydia
Tom Holland
1977
7.0
Series
Sink or Swim
Brian Webber
1980–1982
6.7
Film
Patrick
Alan Francis
2018
3.5
Film
Kiss Me, Kate
The General
2024
0.0
Series
Fiddlers Three
Ralph West
1991
9.0
Series
Anna of the Five Towns
Henry Mynors
1985–
7.0
Series
Fear, Stress & Anger
Martin Chadwick
2007
5.6
Film
You, Me and Him
Teacher
2018
7.0
Series
Vintage Roads
Himself - Presenter
2018–
7.2
Film
Say My Name
Detective Rich Herbig
2018
5.7
Film
Blood Actually: A Murder, They Hope Mystery
David
2023
5.0
Film
Talking Doctor Who
Self / The Doctor (5) (archive footage)
2023
Acting credits 32 titles
Kiss Me, Kate
as The General
3.5
2024
Talking Doctor Who
as Self / The Doctor (5) (archive footage)
5.0
2023
Blood Actually: A Murder, They Hope Mystery
as David
5.7
2023
The Larkins
as Vicar
5.7
2021–2022
Dream Horse
as Lord Avery
7.0
2021
Life
as Henry Reynolds
7.4
2020
The Name of the Rose
as Old Adso / Narrator (voice)
7.0
2019
Vintage Roads
as Himself - Presenter
7.0
2018–
Say My Name
as Detective Rich Herbig
7.2
2018
Patrick
as Alan Francis
6.7
2018
You, Me and Him
as Teacher
5.6
2018
Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited
as Self
6.4
2013
Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor
as The Doctor (5) (archive footage)
8.2
2013
Unforgiven
as John Ingram
7.4
2009
Law & Order: UK
as Henry Sharpe
7.0
2009–2014
The Queen
7.0
2009
Fear, Stress & Anger
as Martin Chadwick
7.0
2007
Distant Shores
as Bill Shore
7.3
2005–2008
The Last Detective
as Detective Constable 'Dangerous' Davies
7.8
2003–2007
At Home with the Braithwaites
as David Braithwaite
6.5
2000–2003
Ain't Misbehavin'
as Clive Quigley
7.5
1994–1995
Black Beauty
as Squire Gordon
6.7
1994
Fiddlers Three
as Ralph West
0.0
1991
Campion
as Albert Campion
6.3
1989–1990
A Very Peculiar Practice
as Dr Stephen Daker
8.2
1986–1988
Anna of the Five Towns
as Henry Mynors
9.0
1985–
Miss Marple: A Pocketful of Rye
as Lance Fortescue
7.3
1985
An Audience with Billy Connolly
as Self - Audience Member (uncredited)
8.4
1985
Holding the Fort
as Russell Milburn
5.5
1980–1982
Sink or Swim
as Brian Webber
7.0
1980–1982
All Creatures Great and Small
as Tristan Farnon
7.8
1978–1990
Love for Lydia
as Tom Holland
8.0
1977