Peter Sullivan
Born Jul 26, 1964 · Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, UK
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.
Known for
The Iris Affair
2025
22+1
2025
The Jetty
2024
The Sixth Commandment
2023
The Monkey's Paw
2022
Around the World in 80 Days
2021
Baptiste
2019
7 Days in Entebbe
2018
Earthy Encounters
2018
Strike
2017
Tobey
2017
The Limehouse Golem
2016
National Theatre Live: The Deep Blue Sea
2016
Poldark
2015
Critical
2015
Indian Summers
2015
Cuffs
2015
The Scandalous Lady W
2015
We Are Happy
2015
The Musketeers
2014
The Crimson Field
2014
The Face of an Angel
2014
Ripper Street
2012
The Borgias
2011
The Hour
2011
Morning Echo
2010
Trinity
2009
Krod Mandoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire
2009
The Fixer
2008
The Passion
2008
Hancock & Joan
2008
The IT Crowd
2006
Vital Signs
2006
Extras
2005
The Thick of It
2005
Nathan Barley
2005
A Very Social Secretary
2005
Sex Traffic
2004
Mile High
2003
Strange
2003
Monsieur N.
2003
Spooks
2002
Wire in the Blood
2002
Gypsy Woman
2002
Conspiracy
2001
Christie Malry's Own Double-Entry
2000
Shockers
1999
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Tales of Innocence
1999
The Jackal
1997
Backup
1995
The Butterfly Effect
1995
Chandler & Co
1994
Peak Practice
1993