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  1. BornDavid Courtney Suchet · 2 May 1946 · Paddington, London, England
    SpouseSheila Ferris (m. 1976)
    Children2
    Early life and family

    Suchet was born on 2 May 1946 in the Paddington area of London, the son of Jack Suchet and his wife Joan Patricia (née Jarché; 1916–1992), an actress. Jack emigrated from South Africa to England in 1932, traine… See more

    Career

    Suchet began his acting career at the Gateway Theatre, Chester in 1969. He then appeared in many reps, including Worthing, Birmingham, Belgrade Theatre, Coventry, Liverpool Playhouse, and the Watermill Theatre. … See more

    Canal Trust and River Thames Alliance

    After starting work at Stratford-on-Avon in 1973, Suchet had a narrowboat named Prima Donna fitted out to his specification as a residence there. He later became vice-president of the Lichfield and Hatherton Canals Tru… See more

    Awards, honours and appointments

    In 2002, he was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE). In October 2008, Suchet was awarded an honorary degree for his contributions to the Arts, from the University of Chichester. This was presen… See more

    Personal life

    In 1972, Suchet first met his wife, Sheila Ferris, at the Belgrade Theatre, Coventry, where they were both working; he says that he fell in love with her as soon as he saw her, and that it took a while to persuade her to go out fo… See more

    Interviews and TV documentaries

    • Being Poirot BBC documentary (2014)
    • David Suchet on playing Hercule Poirot – Dead Man’s Folly Q&A – BFI
    • David Suchet Final Poirot scene hardest of my career BBC 2013 … See more

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