Peter Davison
Acting
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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Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Peter Davison
Patrick
2018
Dream Horse
2021
Filmography
Acting (128)
2026
2025
Doctor Who: The Fifth Doctor vs. The Daleksas The Fifth Doctor
2025
Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality Waras The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)
5.1
2024
Doctor Who at the Promsas The Doctor (5) (archive footage)
7.2
2024
Kiss Me, Kateas The General
3.5
2024
Happy Mills: The Search for Agent Thornyas The Big Boss (Voice)
2023
5.7
2023
Talking Doctor Whoas Self / The Doctor (5) (archive footage)
5.0
2022
Peter Davison: Uncut!as Self
2021
End of Termas Leigh
2021
Dream Horseas Lord Avery
7.0
2020
The Big Night Inas Self
9.0
2020
The Doctors: The Peter Davison Yearsas Self (archive footage)
2019
Showman: The Life of John Nathan-Turneras Himself
2018
2018
2018
Say My Nameas Detective Rich Herbig
7.2
2018
Doctor Who: Jovanka Airlinesas Self
2018
The Muppets Take The O2as Self
8.3
2018
Patrickas Alan Francis
6.7
2018
You, Me and Himas Teacher
5.6
2015
Gypsyas Herbie
7.8
2015
Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Songas The Doctor (5) (picture) (uncredited)
8.0
2014
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companionas Self / The Doctor (archive footage)
8.1
2014
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Time Lord with Peter Davisonas Self - Presenter / The Fifth Doctor
2013
9.0
2013
The Five(ish) Doctors Rebootas Self
7.8
2013
Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctoras The Doctor (5) (archive footage)
8.2
2013
2013
Doctor Who at the Promsas Self - Special Guest Appearance
8.0
2013
5.0
2012
7.0
2012
8.5
8.5
2012
Tales of Television Centreas Self
8.0
2010
2009
Micro Menas Bank manager
7.1
2008
Doctor Who: The Next Doctoras The Doctor (5) (archive footage)
7.4
2008
Trials and Tribulationsas (archive footage)
2008
The Ties That Bind Usas The Fifth Doctor (archive footage)
2007
Doctor Who: Time Crashas The Doctor (5)
7.7
2007
The Dead Peasants Societyas DC Davies
2007
The Man from Montevideoas DC Davies
2007
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Willesdenas DC Davies
4.5
2007
Dangerous Liaisonsas Davies
2007
Once Upon a Time on the Westwayas DC Davies
8.0
7.0
2005
Willesden Confidentialas DC Davies
2005
Three Steps to Hendonas DC Davies
2005
Towpaths of Gloryas DC Davies
2005
Friends Reunitedas DC Davies
2005
Doctor Who: A New Dimensionas Self
9.0
2004
Dangerous and the Lonely Heartsas DC Davies
2004
Benefit to Mankindas DC Davies
2004
The Long Bank Holidayas Dangerous Davies
8.0
2004
Christineas Dangerous Davies
6.0
8.0
2003
Too Good to Be Trueas Robert Lewis
3.5
2003
Triciaas Dangerous Davies
10.0
2003
The Last Detectiveas DC Davies
2001
Longleat '83: The Greatest Show in the Galaxyas Himself (archive footage)
7.0
2001
1999
Adventures in Space and Timeas Himself
9.0
1999
The Kidnappersas Himself
7.0
1999
Parting Shotsas John
5.5
1998
Wuthering Heightsas Joseph Lockwood
6.7
1998
The Stalker's Apprenticeas D.I. Maurice Burt
4.6
1998
Dear Nobodyas Mr. Garton
4.0
1996
Cutsas Henry Babbacombe
1996
PROBE: Ghosts of Winterborneas Gavin Purcell
5.9
1996
The Adventures of Toadas Mole
1995
The Adventures of Moleas Mole
7.5
2.0
1995
PROBE: The Devil of Winterborneas Gavin Purcell
8.4
1994
Mole's Christmasas Mouse
5.4
1994
A Man You Don't Meet Every Dayas Robert
3.7
1994
Black Beautyas Squire Gordon
6.7
1994
PROBE: The Zero Imperativeas Patient One
7.2
8.0
1993
Harnessing Peacocksas Jim Huxtable
5.0
1993
Doctor Who: Dimensions in Timeas The 5th Doctor
4.8
1993
The Airzone Solutionas Al Dunbar
5.3
1992
A Very Polish Practiceas Stephen Daker
1992
Doctor Who: Daleks - The Early Yearsas Self - Host
1986
10.0
1985
An Audience with Billy Connollyas Self - Audience Member (uncredited)
8.4
1984
Doctor Who: The Caves of Androzanias The Doctor
9.8
1984
Doctor Who: Planet of Fireas The Doctor
6.0
1984
Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleksas The Doctor
7.9
1984
Doctor Who: Frontiosas The Doctor
7.8
1984
Doctor Who: The Awakeningas The Doctor
5.4
1984
Doctor Who: Warriors of the Deepas The Doctor
4.8
1983
Doctor Who: The Five Doctorsas The Fifth Doctor
7.8
1983
Doctor Who: The King's Demonsas The Doctor
4.3
1983
Doctor Who: Enlightenmentas The Doctor
7.7
1983
Once Upon a Time Lordas Self
1983
Doctor Who: Terminusas The Doctor
6.4
1983
Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undeadas The Doctor
7.0
1983
Doctor Who: Snakedanceas The Doctor
5.0
1983
Doctor Who: Arc of Infinityas The Doctor
7.2
1982
Doctor Who: Time-Flightas The Doctor
6.4
1982
Doctor Who: Earthshockas The Doctor
8.1
1982
Doctor Who: Black Orchidas The Doctor
6.2
1982
Doctor Who: The Visitationas The Doctor
7.2
1982
Doctor Who: Kindaas The Doctor
7.5
1982
Doctor Who: Four to Doomsdayas The Doctor
5.3
1982
Doctor Who: Castrovalvaas The Doctor
7.8
1981
Doctor Who: Logopolisas The Doctor
7.4
1981
The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxyas Dish of the Day
7.3
1979
Print-Outas Edwin Styles
Production & Directing (2)
2013
The Five(ish) Doctors RebootDirector
7.8
2013
7.8