Peter Sullivan
Acting
Biography
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.
As actor 59
Spooks
2002
Peak Practice
1993
Ripper Street
2012
The IT Crowd
2006
The Borgias
2011
Poldark
2015
The Musketeers
2014
Strike
2017
Wire in the Blood
2002
The Jackal
1997
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
2024
The Thick of It
2005
Krod Mandoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire
2009
Extras
2005
The Hour
2011
Around the World in 80 Days
2021
The Iris Affair
2025
The Crimson Field
2014
Chandler & Co
1994
Baptiste
2019
Critical
2015
Indian Summers
2015
The Jetty
2024
Conspiracy
2001
7 Days in Entebbe
2018
Nathan Barley
2005
The Fixer
2008
Mile High
2003
The Limehouse Golem
2016
Trinity
2009
The Passion
2008
Backup
1995
Vital Signs
2006
Shockers
1999
Cuffs
2015
The Sixth Commandment
2023
The Face of an Angel
2014
The Scandalous Lady W
2015
Strange
2003
Sex Traffic
2004
The Butterfly Effect
1995
Monsieur N.
2003
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Tales of Innocence
1999
Hancock & Joan
2008
Christie Malry's Own Double-Entry
2000
Working with Pinter
2007
Lord of Misrule
1996
Gypsy Woman
2002
National Theatre Live: The Deep Blue Sea
2016
Friends Reunited
2005
Cut
1999
Earthy Encounters
2018
Morning Echo
2010
We Are Happy
2015
22+1
2025
Cyclops
2001
A Very Social Secretary
2005
The Monkey's Paw
2022
Tobey
2017
