Peter Sullivan
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.
58 acting credits
Acting · 58
Spooks
2002
Peak Practice
1993
Poldark
2015
The IT Crowd
2006
The Borgias
2011
Ripper Street
2012
Strike
2017
The Musketeers
2014
Extras
2005
The Thick of It
2005
Wire in the Blood
2002
The Jackal
1997
The Hour
2011
The Iris Affair
2025
Around the World in 80 Days
2021
Mile High
2003
Indian Summers
2015
Baptiste
2019
Critical
2015
Strange
2003
Nathan Barley
2005
The Jetty
2024
Cuffs
2015
The Crimson Field
2014
Conspiracy
2001
7 Days in Entebbe
2018
Fixer
2008
The Passion
2008
The Sixth Commandment
2023
Sex Traffic
2004
Backup
1995
Chandler & Co
1994
Shockers
1999
Vital Signs
2006
Trinity
2009
Krod Mandoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire
2009
The Limehouse Golem
2016
Monsieur N.
2003
The Face of an Angel
2014
The Scandalous Lady W
2015
The Butterfly Effect
1995
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Tales of Innocence
1999
Gypsy Woman
2002
National Theatre Live: The Deep Blue Sea
2016
Christie Malry's Own Double-Entry
2000
Hancock & Joan
2008
A Very Social Secretary
2005
The Monkey's Paw
2022
Cyclops
2001
Earthy Encounters
2018
Cut
1999
Lord of Misrule
1996
Friends Reunited
2005
Morning Echo
2010
We Are Happy
2015
Tobey
2017
22+1
2025
Working with Pinter
2007