Peter Davison

Biography

Peter Davison (born Peter Malcolm Gordon Moffett; 13 April 1951) is an English actor with many credits in television dramas and sitcoms. He became famous as Tristan Farnon in the BBC's television adaptation of James Herriot's All Creatures Great and Small stories. His subsequent starring roles included the sitcoms Holding the Fort and Sink or Swim, the fifth incarnation of the Doctor in Doctor Who, Dr. Stephen Daker in A Very Peculiar Practice, and Albert Campion in Campion. He also played David Braithwaite in At Home with the Braithwaites, "Dangerous" Davies in The Last Detective, and Henry Sharpe in Law & Order: UK. Description above from the Wikipedia article Peter Davison, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

Death in Paradise

Vera

Doctor Who

Magnum, P.I.

Agatha Christie's Marple

New Tricks

All Movies (126)

• Doctor Who: The Fifth Doctor vs. The Daleks2025 · as The Fifth Doctor
• Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War2025 · as The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Doctor Who at the Proms2024 · as The Doctor (5) (archive footage)
• Kiss Me, Kate2024 · as The General
• Happy Mills: The Search for Agent Thorny2024 · as The Big Boss (Voice)
• Blood Actually: A Murder, They Hope Mystery2023 · as David
• Talking Doctor Who2023 · as Self / The Doctor (5) (archive footage)
• Peter Davison: Uncut!2022 · as Self
• End of Term2021 · as Leigh
• Dream Horse2021 · as Lord Avery
• The Big Night In2020 · as Self
• The Doctors: The Peter Davison Years2020 · as Self (archive footage)
• Showman: The Life of John Nathan-Turner2019 · as Himself
• Peter Davison: In Conversation2018 · as Self
• Earthshocked2018
• Say My Name2018 · as Detective Rich Herbig
• Doctor Who: Jovanka Airlines2018 · as Self
• The Muppets Take The O22018 · as Self
• Patrick2018 · as Alan Francis
• You, Me and Him2018 · as Teacher
• Gypsy2015 · as Herbie
• Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song2015 · as The Doctor (5) (picture) (uncredited)
• Doctor Who: The Television Centre of the Universe2015 · as Self
• Longleat '83: The Lost Footage2015
• Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion2014 · as Self / The Doctor (archive footage)
• Doctor Who: The Ultimate Time Lord with Peter Davison2014 · as Self - Presenter / The Fifth Doctor
• Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty2013 · as Self
• The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot2013 · as Self
• Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor2013 · as The Doctor (5) (archive footage)
• Doctor Who: Tales from the TARDIS2013 · as Self
• Doctor Who at the Proms2013 · as Self - Special Guest Appearance
• Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor2013 · as Self
• The Destinations of Doctor Who2012 · as Self
• The Timey-Wimey of Doctor Who2012 · as Self
• The Women of Doctor Who2012
• Tales of Television Centre2012 · as Self
• Doctor Who: Tales Lost in Time2011
• Driven to Distractation2011
• Come in Number Five2011
• Snake Charmer: The Making of 'Snakedance'2011
• Chain Reaction2010
• Micro Men2009 · as Bank manager
• Doctor Who: The Next Doctor2008 · as The Doctor (5) (archive footage)
• Trials and Tribulations2008 · as (archive footage)
• Now, Get Out of That2008
• Celebration: Doctor Who in 19832008
• The Ties That Bind Us2008 · as The Fifth Doctor (archive footage)
• Five Doctors, One Studio2008
• Doctor Who: Time Crash2007 · as The Doctor (5)
• The Dead Peasants Society2007 · as DC Davies
• The Man from Montevideo2007 · as DC Davies
• A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Willesden2007 · as DC Davies
• Dangerous Liaisons2007 · as Davies
• Once Upon a Time on the Westway2007 · as DC Davies
• A New Body at Last2007
• The Crowded TARDIS2007
• Willesden Confidential2005 · as DC Davies
• Three Steps to Hendon2005 · as DC Davies
• Towpaths of Glory2005 · as DC Davies
• Friends Reunited2005 · as DC Davies
• Doctor Who: A New Dimension2005 · as Self
• Dangerous and the Lonely Hearts2004 · as DC Davies
• Benefit to Mankind2004 · as DC Davies
• The Long Bank Holiday2004 · as Dangerous Davies
• Christine2004 · as Dangerous Davies
• The Story of Doctor Who2003
• Too Good to Be True2003 · as Robert Lewis
• Tricia2003 · as Dangerous Davies
• The Last Detective2003 · as DC Davies
• Longleat '83: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy2001 · as Himself (archive footage)
• The Home Whovian2001
• Adventures in Space and Time1999 · as Himself
• The Kidnappers1999 · as Himself
• Parting Shots1999 · as John
• Wuthering Heights1998 · as Joseph Lockwood
• The Stalker's Apprentice1998 · as D.I. Maurice Burt
• Dear Nobody1998 · as Mr. Garton
• Stranger Than Fiction 3: Acting Up1997
• PROBE: Ghosts of Winterborne1996 · as Gavin Purcell
• The Adventures of Toad1996 · as Mole
• The Adventures of Mole1995 · as Mole
• The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel and Beyond1995
• PROBE: The Devil of Winterborne1995 · as Gavin Purcell
• Mole's Christmas1994 · as Mouse
• A Man You Don't Meet Every Day1994 · as Robert
• Black Beauty1994 · as Squire Gordon
• PROBE: The Zero Imperative1994 · as Patient One
• Stranger than Fiction1994
• Harnessing Peacocks1993 · as Jim Huxtable
• Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time1993 · as The 5th Doctor
• The Airzone Solution1993 · as Al Dunbar
• A Very Polish Practice1992 · as Stephen Daker
• Doctor Who: Daleks - The Early Years1992 · as Self - Host
• The PanoptiCon Tapes Vol 1 - The Main Event1991
• The PanoptiCon Tapes V1990
• The PanoptiCon Tapes IV1990
• The PanoptiCon Tapes III1990
• The PanoptiCon Tapes II1990
• The PanoptiCon Tapes VI1986
• Who's Who1986
• An Audience with Billy Connolly1985 · as Self - Audience Member (uncredited)
• Doctor Who: The Caves of Androzani1984 · as The Doctor
• Doctor Who: Planet of Fire1984 · as The Doctor
• Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks1984 · as The Doctor
• Doctor Who: Frontios1984 · as The Doctor
• Doctor Who: The Awakening1984 · as The Doctor
• Doctor Who: Warriors of the Deep1984 · as The Doctor
• Doctor Who: The Five Doctors1983 · as The Fifth Doctor
• Doctor Who: The King's Demons1983 · as The Doctor
• Doctor Who: Enlightenment1983 · as The Doctor
• Once Upon a Time Lord1983 · as Self
• Doctor Who: Terminus1983 · as The Doctor
• Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undead1983 · as The Doctor
• Doctor Who: Snakedance1983 · as The Doctor
• Doctor Who: Arc of Infinity1983 · as The Doctor
• Doctor Who: Time-Flight1982 · as The Doctor
• Doctor Who: Earthshock1982 · as The Doctor
• Doctor Who: Black Orchid1982 · as The Doctor
• Doctor Who: The Visitation1982 · as The Doctor
• Doctor Who: Kinda1982 · as The Doctor
• Doctor Who: Four to Doomsday1982 · as The Doctor
• Doctor Who: Castrovalva1982 · as The Doctor
• Doctor Who: Logopolis1981 · as The Doctor
• The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy1981 · as Dish of the Day
• Print-Out1979 · as Edwin Styles
• Frank and Percy—

All TV Shows (63)

• Tales of the Tardis2023 · as The Doctor
• The Big Steam Adventure2023 · as Himself
• Beyond Paradise2023 · as Richard Baxter
• The Gold2023 · as Assistant Commissioner Gordon Stewart
• The Gold2023 · as Commissioner Gordon Stewart
• Remembers…2022 · as Self
• The Larkins2021 · as Vicar
• Between the Covers2020 · as Self
• Life2020 · as Henry Reynolds
• Good Omens2019 · as Job
• Gentleman Jack2019 · as William Priestley
• The Name of the Rose2019 · as Old Adso / Narrator (voice)
• Vintage Roads2018 · as Himself - Presenter
• Doctor Who: Behind the Sofa2018 · as Self
• Liar2017 · as Denis Walters
• Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule2017 · as Self
• Sugar Free Farm2016 · as Self
• Toast of London2013 · as Peter Davison
• Pat & Cabbage2013 · as Michael
• Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited2013 · as Self
• Death in Paradise2011 · as Arnold Finch
• Vera2011 · as Matthew Wells
• The Queen2009
• Law & Order: UK2009 · as Henry Sharpe
• Unforgiven2009 · as John Ingram
• Fear, Stress & Anger2007 · as Martin Chadwick
• Lewis2007 · as Peter Faulkner
• The Complete Guide to Parenting2006 · as George Huntley
• Doctor Who Confidential2005
• Distant Shores2005 · as Bill Shore
• Agatha Christie's Marple2004 · as Hubert Curtain
• New Tricks2004 · as Charles Allenforth
• Hardware2003 · as Peter Davison
• The Last Detective2003 · as Detective Constable 'Dangerous' Davies
• Richard & Judy2001 · as Self
• At Home with the Braithwaites2000 · as David Braithwaite
• The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything2000
• Loose Women1999 · as Self
• Hope and Glory1999 · as Neil Bruce
• It's Only TV But I Like It1999 · as Self
• The Mrs Bradley Mysteries1998 · as Inspector Christmas
• Jonathan Creek1997 · as Stephen Claithorne
• Midsomer Murders1997 · as Nicky Frazer
• Midsomer Murders1997 · as Archie Pollock
• Ain't Misbehavin'1994 · as Clive Quigley
• Fiddlers Three1991 · as Ralph West
• Screen One1989 · as Dr. Stephen Daker
• Campion1989 · as Albert Campion
• Going Live!1987 · as Self
• A Very Peculiar Practice1986 · as Dr Stephen Daker
• Miss Marple: A Pocketful of Rye1985 · as Lance Fortescue
• Anna of the Five Towns1985 · as Henry Mynors
• Doctor Who's Who's Who1985 · as Doctor Who
• The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy1981 · as Dish of the Day
• Magnum, P.I.1980 · as Ian MacKerras
• Sink or Swim1980 · as Brian Webber
• Holding the Fort1980 · as Russell Milburn
• Tales of the Unexpected1979 · as Jeremy Tyler
• All Creatures Great and Small1978 · as Tristan Farnon
• An Audience with...1978 · as Self
• Love for Lydia1977 · as Tom Holland
• Warship1973
• Doctor Who1963 · as The Doctor