Suchet was born in London, the son of Joan (née Jarche), an actress, and Jack Suchet, a doctor. Suchet's father was Jewish and his mother was an Anglican; Suchet was raised in the Anglican religion. His paternal grandfather lived in Latvia. His surname was shortened from Suchedowitz to Suchet. He also has some French blood on his mother's side.[citation needed]

After attending the Wellington Read more...

In 1973, he joined the Royal Shakespeare Company. After making his first TV appearance in 1970, he made his first appearance on the big screen in the 1980 film version of A Tale of Two Cities. In 1985, he played Blott in the television series Blott on the Landscape. He was also awarded the Royal Television Society's award for best male actor for A Song for Europe in 1985. Suchet appeared as Inspector Read more...

Suchet has one son, Robert, and a daughter, Katharine, with wife Sheila Ferris. Suchet is the brother of John Suchet, a national news presenter for ITN.

One of his hobbies is photography. His maternal grandfather, James Jarché, was a famous Fleet Street photographer. Suchet first got into photography when his grandfather gave him a Kodak camera as a present. Suchet also plays the clarinet, Read more...