Personal life
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, taught by Maurice Cowlin.
He affectionately calls his fat suit for Hercule Poirot his "armadillo padding".
He lived in Pinner, a suburb in Greater London for many years.
More about David Suchet (From Wikipedia)
Early Life
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 read more...
Career
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 read more...
Personal Life
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 read more...
David Suchet, OBE (born 2 May 1946) is an English actor, known for his work on British television. He is recognised for his RTS- and BPG award-winning performance as Augustus Melmotte read more...