David Suchet was born on the 2nd May 1946, in London, England, and is a BAFTA-nominated film, television, and stage actor, best known for his role as Hercule Poirot in the TV series “Agatha Christie’s Poirot” which he played from 1989 to 2013. Suchet has also played in such movies as “Executive Decision” (1996), “A Perfect Murder” (1998), and “Flushed Away” (2006), among other differing roles. His career started in 1966.
Have you ever wondered how rich David Suchet is, as of early 2017? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that Suchet’s net worth is as high as $5 million, an amount earned through his successful acting career. In addition to playing in both television and film, Suchet also works in theatre, which has improved his wealth.
David Suchet Net Worth $5 Million
David Suchet was a son of Joan Patricia, an actress, and South African Jack Suchet – actually of Lithuanian-Jewish descent – who worked as an obstetrician and gynecologist, and grew up in England with his two brothers. David went to the Grenham House boarding school in Birchington-on-Sea, Kent, and later to the Wellington School in Somerset. After that, he decided to join the National Youth Theatre when he was 18, and trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.
He began acting at the Watermill Theatre, Bagnor, Berkshire and later joined the Royal Shakespeare Company, while in 1966, David appeared in two episodes of the children’s TV series “Jackanory”. After spending most of the ‘70s in theatre, Suchet played in the Golden Globe Award-nominated TV movie “A Tale of Two Cities” (1980) starring Chris Sarandon, Peter Cushing, and Kenneth More. Also in 1980, David played in six episodes of the Golden Globe Award-nominated mini-series “Oppenheimer”, and then appeared in the Primetime Emmy Award-nominated “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” (1982) starring Anthony Hopkins.
In 1984, Suchet played in Hugh Hudson’s Oscar Award-nominated “Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes” starring Christopher Lambert, Andie MacDowell and Ralph Richardson, and then portrayed Dr. Sigmund Freud in the mini-series “Freud” (1984). In the mid-‘80s, David appeared in such movies as “The Falcon and the Snowman” (1985) starring Timothy Hutton and Sean Penn, “A Crime of Honour” (1985), and “Thirteen at Dinner” (1985) with Peter Ustinov and Faye Dunaway. He also played in the series “Mussolini: The Untold Story” (1985), and the films “Iron Eagle” (1986) alongside Louis Gossett Jr. and “The Last Innocent Man” (1987) starring Ed Harris. Suchet ended the ‘80s with roles in “Harry and the Hendersons” (1987) alongside John Lithgow, “To Kill a Priest” (1988) starring Christopher Lambert and Ed Harris, and in Chris Menges’s BAFTA-winning movie “A World Apart” (1988) alongside Barbara Hershey, which increased his net worth to a large degree.
In1989, David began portraying Hercule Poirot in the Primetime Emmy Award-nominated series “Agatha Christie’s Poirot”, eventually in 70 episodes until 2013. That role brought him a lot of popularity and also increased his net worth significantly. In the meantime, he worked in a Primetime Emmy Award-nominated “Moses” (1995) starring Ben Kingsley, Frank Langella and Christopher Lee, and in “Executive Decision” (1996) with Kurt Russell, Halle Berry, and Steven Seagal. In 1997, David was in “Sunday”, and then in “Solomon” alongside Ben Cross, Vivica A. Fox, and Max von Sydow. He continued with the TV mini-series “Seesaw” (1998), and the movies “A Perfect Murder” (1999) starring Michael Douglas, Gwyneth Paltrow and Viggo Mortensen, and the Golden Globe Award-winning “RKO 281” (1999) with Liev Schreiber, James Cromwell and Melanie Griffith.
In 2001, Suchet was cast as Augustus Melmotte in the mini-series “The Way We Live Now” and then appeared alongside Michael Keaton and Helena Bonham Carter in the Golden Globe Award-nominated movie “Live from Baghdad” (2002). David also worked in the TV movie “Henry VIII” (2003) with Ray Winstone, Charles Dance and Mark Strong, while he ended the decade with appearances in “Maxwell” (2007) and “The Bank Job” (2008) starring Jason Statham.
In 2011, Suchet was in the Primetime Emmy Award-winning TV mini-series “Great Expectations”, while most recently, he worked in “The Importance of Being Earnest” (2015), and “Shakespeare Live! From the RSC” (2016). Currently, Suchet is filming “American Assassin” and the movie will be released later in 2017.
Regarding his personal life, David Suchet married Sheila Ferris in 1976 and has two children with her. He enjoys music, photography and boating, and resides in London, England.
