List of Peter Davison performances

Peter Malcolm Gordon Moffett, known professionally as Peter Davison, is an English actor. He made his television acting debut in 1975 and became famous as Tristan Farnon in the 1978 BBC television adaptation of James Herriot's All Creatures Great and Small stories. He starred as the fifth incarnation of the Doctor in Doctor Who (1981–1984), at the time the youngest actor to play the role.

He has worked in the mediums of film, television, stage and audio dramas. Below are a list of his credits.

Film YearTitleRoleNotes1993Harnessing PeacocksJim HuxtableThe Airzone SolutionAl Dunbar1994Black BeautySquire GordonThe Zero ImperativePatient OneA Man You Don't Meet Every DayRobert1995The Devil of WinterborneGavin Purcell1996Ghosts of Winterborne1998The Stalker's ApprenticeMaurice BurtParting ShotsJohn2014Nerd LoveHimself2016End of TermLeigh2017You, Me and HimTeacherCameo2018PatrickAlanSay My NameRich Herbig2020Dream HorseLord Avery2026 Post-production

Television YearTitleRoleNotes1975The Tomorrow PeopleElmerSerial: "A Man for Emily"1977Love for LydiaTom Holland10 episodes1978–1990All Creatures Great and SmallTristan Farnon65 episodes1980–1982Sink or SwimBrian WebberAll 19 episodesHolding the FortRussell MilburnAll 20 episodes1981The Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyDish of the DayEpisode: #1.51981–1984, 2007, 2022Doctor WhoFifth Doctor76 episodes (including a minisode)1983OmegaSerial: Arc of Infinity1985Fox TalesVariousVoice onlyAnna of the Five TownsHenry MynorsAll 4 episodesAgatha Christie's Miss MarpleLance FortescueEpisode: "A Pocket Full of Rye"Magnum, P.I.Ian MackerrasEpisode: "Déjà vu"1986–1988A Very Peculiar PracticeDr Stephen Daker15 episodes1988Tales of the UnexpectedJeremy TylerEpisode: "Wink Three Times"1989–1990CampionAlbert Campion16 episodes1991Fiddlers ThreeRalph WestAll 14 episodes1992Screen OneDr Stephen DakerEpisode: "A Very Polish Practice"KinseyBob Stacey2 episodes1993Dimensions in TimeFifth DoctorChildren in Need special1994HeartbeatDoctorEpisode: "A Bird in the Hand"1994–1995Ain't Misbehavin'Clive QuigleyAll 12 episodes1995Mole's ChristmasVariousVoice only1996CutsHenry BabbacombeTV film1997Dear NobodyMr GartonSceneEpisode: "A Man of Letters"1998Wuthering HeightsJoseph LockwoodTV filmJonathan CreekStephen ClaithorneEpisode: "Danse Macabre"VerdictMichael NaylorEpisode: "Be My Valentine"1999MollyMr GreenfieldUnknown episodesHope and GloryNeil BruceEpisode 1The Nearly Complete and UtterHistory of EverythingFerdinand MagellanTV film2000The Mrs Bradley MysteriesInspector Henry Christmas3 episodes2000–2003At Home with the BraithwaitesDavid Braithwaite26 episodes2003Too Good to Be TrueRobertTV film2003–2007The Last DetectiveDC 'Dangerous' DaviesAll 17 episodes2005–2008Distant ShoresBill Shore12 episodes2006The Complete Guide to ParentingProfessor George Huntley5 episodes2007Fear, Stress and AngerMartin ChadwickAll 6 episodesAgatha Christie's MarpleHubert CurtainEpisode: "At Bertram’s Hotel"2009UnforgivenJohn IngramsAll 3 episodesAl Murray's Multiple Personality DisorderNazi DoctorEpisode: #1.4Micro MenBank ManagerTV filmMidsomer MurdersNicky FrazerEpisode: "Secrets and Spies"MirandaMr ClaytonEpisode: "Teacher"The QueenDenis ThatcherEpisode: "The Rival"2010SherlockPlanetarium VoiceEpisode: "The Great Game"2011New TricksCharles AllenforthEpisode: "The End of the Line"2011–2014Law & Order: UKHenry Sharpe27 episodes2013LewisPeter Faulkner2 episodesPat & CabbageMichael4 episodesThe Five(ish) Doctors RebootHimselfAlso writer and director2014Death in ParadiseArnold FinchEpisode: "The Wrong Man"2014–2015Toast of LondonHimself3 episodes2017Brian Pern: A TributePeter TroughtonTV filmGrantchesterGeoff TowlerEpisode: #3.2LiarDenis Walters2 episodes2019VeraMatthew WellsEpisode "Blind Spot"The Name of the RoseOld Adso7 episodes2019–2022Gentleman JackWilliam Priestley7 episodes2020The Trial of Christine KeelerJames Burge2 episodesThunderbirds Are GoHigginsVoice; Episode: "Venom"LifeHenry ReynoldsAll 6 episodesCall the MidwifeMr. PercivalEpisode: "Christmas Special"2021–2022The LarkinsThe VicarAll 8 episodes2022BloodsAlistair MacBealEpisode: #2.62023–2025The GoldACP Gordon Stewart8 episodes2023The WindsorsWilliam IVCoronation specialGood OmensJobEpisode: "The Clue"Tales of the TARDISFifth DoctorEpisode: "Earthshock"Murder, They HopeDavidEpisode: "Blood Actually"2024Beyond ParadiseRichard Baxter3 episodes2025Riot WomenGrahamEpisode: #1.4Midsomer MurdersArchie PollockEpisode: "Lawn of the Dead"2026The Marlow Murder ClubMayor Geoffrey Truman2 episodes

Television appearances as himself YearTitleRoleNotes2018-2019Great British Car JourneysHimselfThe first series was also known as Vintage Roads Great and Small in North America2020–presentThe Yorkshire VetNarratorAlso features on-screen in a couple of the specials, acting in short dramatic scenes with the vets and farmer Jean Green2023The Big Steam AdventureHimselfPeter Davison, John Sergeant and steam buff Paul Middleton travel from London to Scotland using only steam power.

Theatre YearTitleRoleNotes1972Love's Labour's LostMercadeNottingham PlayhouseBrandvillagerRobin HoodRobin HoodThe Three MusketeersJohn Felton/Guard1973The Two Gentlemen of VeronaSpeedYoung Lyceum, EdinburghRosencrantz and Guildenstern Are DeadAlfredLedlanet House, EdinburghHamletOsricWoyzeckYoung Lyceum, EdinburghThe Three EstatesSoldierRoyal Lyceum Theatre, EdinburghThe Taming of the ShrewTranio/GrumioOpen Space Theatre/Dutch tour1974A Narrow Road to the Deep NorthRoyal Lyceum Theatre, EdinburghMidsummer Night's DreamLysanderLeith Festival, Edinburgh1980Barefoot in the ParkPaul BratterChurchill Theatre, Bromley1982CinderellaButtonsAssembly Hall Theatre Tunbridge Wells1984Barefoot in the ParkPaul BratterUK tour1986The Owl and the PussycatFelix1991Arsenic and Old LaceMortimer BrewsterChichester Festival Theatre1992The DecoratorYvonne Arnaud Theatre1992–1993The Last YankeeLeroy HamiltonYoung Vic Theatre and Duke of York's Theatre1994An Absolute TurkeyValetinGielgud Theatre1996Dial M for MurderTony WendiceUK tour1997CinderellaButtonsArts Theatre, Cambridge1998–1999ChicagoAmos HartAdelphi Theatre2001Under the DoctorDr Jean-Pierre MoulineauxYvonne Arnaud Theatre and Comedy Theatre, London2007–2008SpamalotKing ArthurPalace Theatre2009–2012Legally BlondeProfessor CalahanSavoy Theatre2014The Vertical HourOliver LucasPark Theatre2015GypsyHerbieSavoy Theatre2024Kiss Me, KateHarrison HowellBarbican Theatre2025Inside No. 9 Stage/FrightGuest star (6 December)The Alexandra, Birmingham

Audio drama YearTitleRoleNotes1985–1987King Street JuniorEric BrownBBC Radio 4 Series 1 and 21992Sherlock HolmesInspector ForresterBBC Radio 4 Episode; The Reigate Squires1995–1996Change at OglethorpeDavid ClareBBC Radio 21999–presentDoctor Who: The Audio AdventuresFifth DoctorBig Finish Productions; 156 episodes2003–2006Rigor MortisDr. Anthony WebsterBBC Radio 42006NebulousProfessor Diplodocus2008The Long Dark Tea-Time of the SoulSimon Draycott2012–2014Welcome to Our Village, Please Invade CarefullyRichard LyonsBBC Radio 22018The Diary of River SongFifth DoctorBig Finish Productions; Series 3

Video games YearTitleRoleNotes1997Destiny of the DoctorsFifth Doctor2015Lego DimensionsArchive recording sound2023Lies of PPulcinella

Web YearTitleRoleNotes2020The Doctors Say Thank YouHimself2025Destination: DaleksFifth DoctorDoctor Who mini-episode

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