Portrait of Peter Sullivan

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.

Born: July 26, 1964

Place of Birth: Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, UK

Filmography

2025
22+1

as Doctor Farr

2024
The Jetty

as Blake

2023
The Sixth Commandment

as David Jeremy

2022
The Monkey's Paw

as Sergeant Major Morris

2021
2019
Baptiste

as Michael

2018
7 Days in Entebbe

as Amos Eiran

2017
Tobey

as Father

2017
Strike

as Andrew Fancourt

2016
The Limehouse Golem

as Inspector Roberts

2015
We Are Happy

as Steve

2015
Cuffs

as Chief Super Robert Vickers

2015
The Scandalous Lady W

as Mr. James Farrar

2015
Poldark

as Ralph Hanson

2015
Critical

as Clive Archerfield

2014
The Face of an Angel

as James Pryce

2014
2012
Ripper Street

as Franklin Stone

2011
The Hour

as Commander Laurence Stern

2011
The Borgias

as Cardinal Ascanio Sforza

2010
Morning Echo

as Donald Moffatt

2009
Trinity

as D.I. Ryan Worthing

2008
Hancock & Joan

as Edward Joffe

2008
The Passion

as Temple Lawyer

2008
2006
2005
Extras

as Film Director

2005
Friends Reunited

as Nick Roberts

2005
The Thick of It

as Geoffrey

2005
Nathan Barley

as Geoff Moss

2004
2003
Strange

as Bob

2003
Monsieur N.

as Thomas Reade

2002
Gypsy Woman

as Policeman

2002
Spooks

as Viktor Sarkisian

2001
Conspiracy

as Karl Eberhard Schöngarth

1999
Shockers

as Fred Powell

1999
1997
The Jackal

as Vasilov

1995
The Butterfly Effect

as Duncan McHale

1995
Backup

as Det. Insp. Overton

1993
Peak Practice

as Richard Beamer