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  • NAME: David Suchet
  • OCCUPATION: Film Actor, Television Actor
  • BIRTH DATE: May 02, 1946 (Age: 67)
  • EDUCATION: London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts
  • PLACE OF BIRTH: London, England
  • ZODIAC SIGN: Taurus

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David Suchet is a British actor who became known to international audiences as Agatha Christie's detective Hercule Poirot.

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On stage, Suchet's compelling portrayal of George in a 1997 production of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? won him a London Critics' Circle Award for Best Actor. He also turned in starring performance in such acclaimed productions as Timon of Athens (1991),

and David Mamet's Oleanna (1993). He earned a Tony nomination for Best Actor for his role as Salieri in the Broadway revival of Peter Hall's Amadeus (1999).

Suchet has two children, Robert and Katherine. He and his wife, Sheila, have been married since 1976.

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