Clockwise from top left: Peter Ustinov (1978-1988), Albert Finney (1974), Kenneth Branagh (2017-), David Suchet (1989-2013)
A list of actors and actresses with a TV Tropes page who have appeared in adaptations of Agatha Christie's literary hero, the Great Detective Hercule Poirot.
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TV Series
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Appeared in Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989-2013):
Main cast:
- David Suchet: Hercule Poirot.
- Inspector James Japp in Thirteen at Dinner (1985).
- Hugh Fraser: Captain Hastings
Guest actors:
- Amanda Abbington: Miss Blake in "Cat Among the Pigeons".
- Jenny Agutter: Adela Marchmont in "Taken at the Flood".
- Lysette Anthony: Veronica Cray in "The Hollow".
- Jonathan Aris: Receptionist in "Lord Edgware Dies".
- Patrick Baladi: Rowley Cloade in "Taken at the Flood".
- Jamie Bamber: Ralph Paton in "The Murder of Roger Ackroyd".
- Frances Barber: Lady Millicent in "The Veiled Lady" and Merlina Rival in "The Clocks".
- Helen Baxendale: Elizabeth Cole in "Curtain: Poirot's Last Case".
- Emily Blunt: Linnet Ridgeway in "Death on the Nile".
- Samantha Bond: Stella Robinson in "The Adventure of the Cheap Flat".
- Orla Brady: Countess Rossakoff in "The Labours of Hercules".
- Peter Capaldi: Claude Langton in "Wasps' Nest".
- Jessica Chastain: Mary Debenham in "Murder on the Orient Express".
- Scott Cleverdon: President in "The Case of the Missing Will".
- Michael Culkin: Savaranoff in "The Big Four".
- Tim Curry: Lord Boynton in "Appointment with Death".
- James D'Arcy: Derek Ketterin in "The Mystery of the Blue Train".
- Alexandra Dowling: Marie McDermott in "Elephants Can Remember".
- Angela Down: Marjorie Gold in "Triangle at Rhodes".
- Lindsay Duncan: Lady Tamplin in "The Mystery of the Blue Train".
- Christopher Eccleston: Frank Carter in "One, Two, Buckle My Shoe".
- Alice Eve: Lenox Tamplin in "The Mystery of the Blue Train".
- Tom Ellis: Detective Inspector Bland in "Dead Man's Folly".
- Michael Fassbender: George Abernethie in "After the Funeral".
- JJ Feild: Simon Doyle in "Death on the Nile".
- Edward Fox: Gudgeon in "The Hollow".
- Rebecca Front: Miss Brewis in "Dead Man's Folly".
- Mark Gatiss: Leonard Boynton in "Appointment with Death".
- Aidan Gillen: Amyas Crale in "Five Little Pigs".
- Iain Glen: Doctor Willoughby in "Elephants Can Remember".
- Philip Glenister: Sir William Boyd Carrington in "Curtain: Poirot's Last Case".
- Caroline Goodall: Lady Yardly in "The Adventure of the Western Star".
- John Hannah: Dr. Gerard in "Appointment with Death".
- Lisa Harrow: Mrs. Daniels in "The Kidnapped Prime Minister".
- Michel Hazanavicius: Xavier Bouc in "Murder on the Orient Express".
- Guy Henry: Matthew Waterhouse in "The Clocks".
- Celia Imrie: Kathy Cloade in "Taken at the Flood".
- Martin Jarvis: Captain Warburton in "Dead Man's Folly".
- Caroline John: Mrs Tolliver in "Problem at Sea".
- Toby Jones: Samuel Ratchett in "Murder on the Orient Express".
- Amara Karan: Princess Shaista in "Cat Among the Pigeons".
- Georgia King: Frances Drake in "Hallowe'en Party".
- Ferdinand Kingsley: Desmond Burton-Cox in "Elephants Can Remember".
- Vanessa Kirby: Celia Ravenscroft in "Elephants Can Remember".
- Daniel Lapaine: Tim Allerton in "Death on the Nile".
- Stephanie Leonidas: Hattie Stubs in "Dead Man's Folly".
- Anton Lesser: Inspector Kelsey in "Cat Among the Pigeons".
- Katie Leung: Hsui Tai in "Cat Among the Pigeons".
- Damian Lewis: Leonard Bateson in "Hickory Dickory Dock".
- Anna Madeley: Barbara Franklin in "Curtain: Poirot's Last Case".
- Patrick Malahide: Depleach in "Five Little Pigs".
- Anna Massey: Miss Pebmarsh in "The Clocks".
- Joseph Mawle: Antonio Foscarelli in "Murder on the Orient Express".
- Ian McCulloch: Jonathan Maltravers in "The Tragedy at Marsdon Manor"
- Paul McGann: Dr. Peter Lord in "Sad Cypress".
- Elizabeth McGovern: Dame Celia Westholme in "Appointment with Death".
- Denis Ménochet: Pierre Michel in "Murder on the Orient Express".
- Sarah Miles: Lucy Angkatell in The Hollow.
- David Morrissey: John Arbuthnot in "Murder on the Orient Express".
- Jaime Murray: Ruth Kettering in "The Mystery of the Blue Train".
- John Noble: Rigoletto in "The Mystery of the Spanish Chest".
- Jim Norton (actor): Roger Havering in "The Mystery of Hunter's Lodge".
- Steven Pacey: Stephen Paynter in "The Big Four".
- Geoffrey Palmer: Vice Admiral Hamling in "The Clocks".
- Nathaniel Parker: Chris Davidson in "The Affair at the Victory Ball".
- Rupert Penry-Jones: Roddy Winter in "Sad Cypress".
- Sean Pertwee: Ronnie Oglander in "The King of Clubs".
- Sir George Stubbs in "Dead Man's Folly".
- Siân Phillips: Mrs. Upward in "Mrs McGinty's Dead".
- Lucy Punch: Susannah Henderson in "After the Funeral".
- Miranda Raison: Mlle. Blanche in "Cat Among the Pigeons".
- Sonia Armstrong in Murder on the Orient Express.
- Kelly Reilly: Mary Gerrard in "Sad Cypress".
- Talulah Riley: Young Angela Warren in "Five Little Pigs".
- William Russell: Lanscombe in "After The Funeral".
- Elena Satine: Countess Andrenyi in "Murder on the Orient Express".
- Serena Scott Thomas: The model girl in "Wasps' Nest".
- Martin Shaw: Charles Cartwright in "Three Act Tragedy".
- Alexander Siddig: Mr. Shaitana in "Cards on the Table".
- Josette Simon: Mirelle Milesi in "The Mystery of the Blue Train"
- Toby Stephens: Philip Blake in "Five Little Pigs".
- Rachael Stirling: Caroline Crale in "Five Little Pigs".
- Donald Sumpter: Cust in "The ABC Murders".
- Mary Tamm: Mrs. Farley in "The Dream".
- Russell Tovey: Lionel Marshall in "Evil Under the Sun".
- David Troughton: Barton Russell in "The Yellow Iris".
- Polly Walker: Magdala 'Nick' Buckley in "Peril at End House".
- Harriet Walter: Miss Bulstrode in "Cat Among the Pigeons".
- Zoë Wanamaker: Ariadne Oliver (six episodes).
- Sophie Winkleman: Angela Warren in "Five Little Pigs".
Peter Ustinov Films
Death on the Nile (1978)
Appeared in Death on the Nile (1978):
- Jane Birkin: Louise Bourget.
- Christine Redfern in Evil Under the Sun (1982).
- Lois Chiles: Linnet Ridgeway.
- Bette Davis: Marie Van Schuyler.
- Mia Farrow: Jacqueline De Bellefort.
- Jon Finch: Mr. Ferguson.
- Olivia Hussey: Rosalie Otterbourne.
- George Kennedy: Andrew Pennington.
- Angela Lansbury: Salome Otterbourne.
- David Niven: Colonel Race.
- Maggie Smith: Miss Bowers.
- Daphne Castle in Evil Under the Sun (1982).
- Peter Ustinov: Hercule Poirot.
- Sam Wanamaker: Rockford.
- Jack Warden: Doctor Ludwig Bessner.
Evil Under the Sun (1982)
Appeared in Evil Under the Sun (1982):
- James Mason: Odell Gardener.
- Roddy McDowall: Rex Brewster.
- Diana Rigg: Arlena Stuart Marshall.
Thirteen at Dinner
Appeared in Thirteen at Dinner (1985):
- Faye Dunaway: Jane Wilkinson / Carlotta Adams.
- Bill Nighy: Ronald Marsh.
Murder in Three Acts
Appeared in Murder in Three Acts (1986):
- Tony Curtis: Charles Cartwright.
Dead Man's Folly
Appeared in Dead Man's Folly (1986):
- Kenneth Cranham: Detective Inspector Bland.
- Sandra Dickinson: Marilyn Gale.
- Nicollette Sheridan: Hattie Stubbs.
- Jean Stapleton: Ariadne Oliver.
Appointment with Death (1988)
Appeared in Appointment with Death (1988):
- Carrie Fisher: Nadine Boynton.
- Piper Laurie: Emily Boynton.
- Hayley Mills: Miss Quinton.
Kenneth Branagh Films
Murder on the Orient Express (2017)
Appeared in Murder on the Orient Express (2017):
- Tom Bateman: Bouc.
- Lucy Boynton: Countess Helena Andrenyi.
- Kenneth Branagh: Hercule Poirot.
- Olivia Colman: Hildegarde Schmidt.
- Penélope Cruz: Pilar Estravados.
- Willem Dafoe: Gerhard Hardman.
- Judi Dench: Princess Dragomiroff.
- Johnny Depp: Edward Ratchett.
- Josh Gad: Hector McQueen.
- Adam Garcia: Italian Fan.
- Syd in Death on the Nile (2022).
- Manuel Garcia-Rulfo: Biniamino Marquez.
- Derek Jacobi: Edward Henry Masterman.
- Marwan Kenzari: Pierre Michel.
- Leslie Odom Jr.: Dr. Arbuthnot.
- Michelle Pfeiffer: Caroline Hubbard.
- Daisy Ridley: Mary Debenham.
Death on the Nile (2022)
Appeared in Death on the Nile (2022):
- Annette Bening: Euphemia.
- Russell Brand: Dr. Bessner.
- Dawn French: Mrs. Bowers.
- Gal Gadot: Linnet Doyle, née Ridgeway.
- Armie Hammer: Simon Doyle.
- Rose Leslie: Louise Bourget.
- Emma Mackey: Jacqueline "Jackie" de Bellefort.
- Sophie Okonedo: Salome Otterbourne.
- Jennifer Saunders: Marie Van Schuyler.
- Letitia Wright: Rosalie Otterbourne.
A Haunting in Venice
Appeared in A Haunting in Venice (2023):
- Jamie Dornan: Leopold Ferrier's father.
- Tina Fey: Ariadne Oliver.
- Kelly Reilly: Rowena Drake.
- Riccardo Scamarcio: Vitale Portfoglio.
- Michelle Yeoh: Joyce Reynolds.
Miscellaneous
The Alphabet Murders
Appeared in The Alphabet Murders (1965):
- Julian Glover: Don Fortune.
- Robert Morley: Captain Hastings.
Murder on the Orient Express (1974)
Appeared in Murder on the Orient Express (1974):
- Lauren Bacall: Harriet Belinda Hubbard / Linda Arden.
- Lady Westholme in Appointment with Death (1988).
- Ingrid Bergman: Greta Ohlsson.
- Jean-Pierre Cassel: Pierre Paul Michel.
- Sean Connery: Colonel Arbuthnot.
- George Coulouris: Dr. Constantine.
- Albert Finney: Hercule Poirot.
- John Gielgud: Beddoes.
- Colonel Carbury in Appointment with Death.
- Wendy Hiller: Princess Dragomiroff.
- Anthony Perkins: Hector McQueen.
- Vanessa Redgrave: Mary Debenham.
- Richard Widmark: Lanfranco Cassetti.
- Michael York: Count Rudolf Andrenyi.
Murder on the Orient Express (2001)
Appeared in Murder on the Orient Express (2001):
- David Hunt: Bob Arbuthnot.
- Alfred Molina: Hercule Poirot.
The A.B.C. Murders (2018)
Appeared in The A.B.C. Murders (2018):
- Tara Fitzgerald: Lady Hermione Clarke.
- Rupert Grint: Inspector Crome.
- Shirley Henderson: Rose Marbury.
- John Malkovich: Hercule Poirot.
Theatre
Alibi
Appeared in Alibi (1928):
- Charles Laughton: Hercule Poirot.
Foreign Dubs
Canadian French
Kenneth Branagh Films:
Appeared in Murder on the Orient Express (2017):
- Élise Bertrand: Caroline Hubbard.
- Nicolas Charbonneaux-Collombet: Pierre Michel.
- Andrew Katchadourian in Death on the Nile (2022).
Appeared in Death on the Nile (2022):
- Catherine Brunet: Rosalie "Rosie" Otterbourne.
- Michèle Lituac: Mrs. Bowers.
Appeared in A Haunting in Venice (2023):
- Mélanie Laberge: Ariadne Oliver.
European French
Appeared in Murder on the Orient Express (1974):
- Bernard Dhéran: Mr. Beddoes.
Appeared in Evil Under the Sun (1982):
- Perrette Pradier: Daphne Castle.
Appeared in ITV's Poirot (1989-2013):
- Daniel Beretta: Major Eustace.
- Roger Carel: Hercule Poirot (Seasons 1-12).
Kenneth Branagh Films:
Appeared in Murder on the Orient Express (2017):
- Dominique Collignon-Maurin: Gerhard Hardman.
- Ethel Houbiers: Pilar Estravados.
- Christophe Lemoine: Hector MacQueen.
Appeared in Death on the Nile (2022):
- Véronique Augereau: Marie Van Schuyler.
- Anatole de Bodinat: Dr. Windlesham.
- Ingrid Donnadieu: Linnet Ridgeway-Doyle.
