Actor profile

Peter Sullivan

26th July 1964 Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, UK Acting

Peter Sullivan was born into a political family and he was expected to follow a career in politics and the law. He joined the National Youth Theatre at 17 and then trained at Central before studying in New York under Uta Hagen and at The Actors' Studio and then became a member of the Catalan theatre group La Fura Dels Baus. Over three decades he has played multiple leading roles in film and television in the US, UK and Europe and has been a National Theatre player for over 30 years. He speaks four languages and has performed in all of them.

25 Movies 33 TV Shows 58 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

22+1 poster

22+1 14th October 2025 as Doctor Farr

The Monkey's Paw poster

The Monkey's Paw 8th May 2022 as Sergeant Major Morris

Earthy Encounters poster

Earthy Encounters 22nd April 2018 as John

7 Days in Entebbe poster

7 Days in Entebbe 15th March 2018 as Amos Eiran

Tobey poster

Tobey 8th November 2017 as Father

National Theatre Live: The Deep Blue Sea poster

National Theatre Live: The Deep Blue Sea 14th November 2016 as William Collyer

The Limehouse Golem poster

The Limehouse Golem 18th October 2016 as Inspector Roberts

We Are Happy poster

We Are Happy 29th October 2015 as Steve

The Scandalous Lady W poster

The Scandalous Lady W 17th August 2015 as Mr. James Farrar

The Face of an Angel poster

The Face of an Angel 6th September 2014 as James Pryce

Morning Echo poster

Morning Echo 16th April 2010 as Donald Moffatt

Hancock & Joan poster

Hancock & Joan 26th March 2008 as Edward Joffe

Working with Pinter 26th February 2007 as Self

A Very Social Secretary poster

A Very Social Secretary 10th October 2005 as Gould

Friends Reunited poster

Friends Reunited 29th May 2005 as Nick Roberts

Monsieur N. poster

Monsieur N. 15th January 2003 as Thomas Reade

Gypsy Woman poster

Gypsy Woman 12th September 2002 as Policeman

Cyclops poster

Cyclops 28th May 2001

Conspiracy poster

Conspiracy 19th May 2001 as Karl Eberhard Schöngarth

Christie Malry's Own Double-Entry poster

Christie Malry's Own Double-Entry 7th December 2000 as Wagner

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Tales of Innocence poster

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Tales of Innocence 26th October 1999 as Col. Serre

Cut poster

Cut 1st January 1999

The Jackal poster

The Jackal 14th November 1997 as Vasilov

Lord of Misrule 6th May 1996 as Dr. Glanville

The Butterfly Effect poster

The Butterfly Effect 20th December 1995 as Duncan McHale

The Iris Affair poster

The Iris Affair 16th October 2025 as Julian Baxter

The Jetty poster

The Jetty 15th July 2024 as Blake

The Sixth Commandment poster

The Sixth Commandment 17th July 2023 as David Jeremy

Around the World in 80 Days poster

Around the World in 80 Days 5th December 2021 as Nyle Bellamy

Baptiste poster

Baptiste 17th February 2019 as Michael

Strike poster

Strike 27th August 2017 as Andrew Fancourt

Cuffs poster

Cuffs 28th October 2015 as CS Robert Vickers

Poldark poster

Poldark 8th March 2015 as Ralph Hanson

Critical poster

Critical 24th February 2015 as Dr. Clive Archerfield

Indian Summers poster

Indian Summers 15th February 2015

The Crimson Field poster

The Crimson Field 6th April 2014 as Major Jocelyn Ballard

The Musketeers poster

The Musketeers 19th January 2014 as Vargas

Ripper Street poster

Ripper Street 30th December 2012 as Franklin Stone

The Hour poster

The Hour 19th July 2011 as Commander Laurence Stern

The Borgias poster

The Borgias 3rd April 2011 as Cardinal Ascanio Sforza

Trinity poster

Trinity 20th September 2009 as D.I. Ryan Worthing

Krod Mandoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire poster

Krod Mandoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire 9th April 2009

The Passion poster

The Passion 16th March 2008 as Temple Lawyer

Fixer poster

Fixer 10th March 2008

Vital Signs poster

Vital Signs 20th April 2006 as Gareth Reeves

The IT Crowd poster

The IT Crowd 3rd February 2006 as John

Extras poster

Extras 21st July 2005 as Film Director

The Thick of It poster

The Thick of It 19th May 2005 as Geoffrey

Nathan Barley poster

Nathan Barley 11th February 2005 as Geoff Moss

Sex Traffic poster

Sex Traffic 10th October 2004 as Rick

Strange poster

Strange 31st May 2003 as Bob

Mile High poster

Mile High 16th February 2003

Wire in the Blood poster

Wire in the Blood 14th November 2002 as ACC Eden

Spooks poster

Spooks 13th May 2002 as Viktor Sarkisian

Shockers poster

Shockers 19th October 1999 as Fred Powell

Backup poster

Backup 7th September 1995 as Det. Insp. Overton

Chandler & Co poster

Chandler & Co 12th July 1994 as Paul Stoddard

Peak Practice poster

Peak Practice 10th May 1993 as Richard Beamer