Peter Davison

Born: 1951-04-13

Birthplace: Streatham, London, England, UK

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.

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Known For

Dream Horse
Cuts
Black Beauty
Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor
PROBE: The Zero Imperative
Parting Shots
Doctor Who at the Proms
The Big Night In
Patrick
Doctor Who: Tales from the TARDIS

Top Movie Credits

Dream Horse Lord Avery
Cuts Henry Babbacombe
Black Beauty Squire Gordon
Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor The Doctor (5) (archive footage)
Doctor Who at the Proms The Doctor (5) (archive footage)
Patrick Alan Francis