David Suchet

Sir David Suchet CBE
Suchet in 2006
Born	David Courtney Suchet (1946-05-02) 2 May 1946 (age 78) Paddington, London, England[1]
Alma mater	London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1969–present
Spouse	Sheila Ferris ​ (m. 1976)​
Children	2
Father	Jack Suchet
Relatives	John Suchet (brother) James Jarché (grandfather)
David Suchet's voice Recorded February 2009 from the BBC Radio 4 programme Desert Island Discs

Sir David Courtney Suchet CBE (/ˈsuːʃeɪ/ SOO-shay; born 2 May 1946) is an English actor known for his work on stage and in television. He portrayed Edward Teller in the television serial Oppenheimer (1980) and received the RTS and BPG awards for his performance as Augustus Melmotte in the British serial The Way We Live Now (2001). International acclaim and recognition followed his performance as Agatha Christie's detective Hercule Poirot^[2] in Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989–2013), for which he received a 1991 British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) nomination.^[3][4]