
Peter Sullivan was born into a political family and he was expected to follow a career in politics and the law. He joined the National Youth Theatre at 17 and then trained at Central before studying in New York under Uta Hagen and at The Actors' Studio and then became a member of the Catalan theatre group La Fura Dels Baus. Over three decades he has played multiple leading roles in film and television in the US, UK and Europe and has been a National Theatre player for over 30 years. He speaks four languages and has performed in all of them.

Peak Practice
TV • 1993

Spooks
TV • 2002

Poldark
TV • 2015

Ripper Street
TV • 2012

The IT Crowd
TV • 2006

Strike
TV • 2017

The Musketeers
TV • 2014

The Borgias
TV • 2011

The Thick of It
TV • 2005

Extras
TV • 2005

The Iris Affair
TV • 2025

Around the World in 80 Days
TV • 2021

Indian Summers
TV • 2015

The Jetty
TV • 2024

Chandler & Co
TV • 1994

The Hour
TV • 2011

Nathan Barley
TV • 2005

Mile High
TV • 2003