List of actors who have played Hercule Poirot

Last updated August 09, 2025

The following is a list of actors^{[note 1]} who have played Hercule Poirot in various media.

Stage plays

Name	Title	Date	Notes
Charles Laughton	Alibi	1928	Adaptation of The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
Francis L. Sullivan	Black Coffee	1930	Original play by Agatha Christie
Francis L. Sullivan	Peril at End House	1940	Adapted by Arnold Ridley
Robert Powell	Black Coffee	2014	UK Tour
Jason Durr	Black Coffee	2014	UK Tour
Allan Corduner	Murder on the Orient Express	2017	Adapted by Ken Ludwig
Katharina Thalbach		2021
Henry Goodman		2022
Michael Maloney		2024–25
Cameron Rhodes		2025

Radio and audio dramas

Name	Title	Date	Type
Orson Welles	The Campbell Playhouse - "The Murder of Roger Ackroyd"^[1]^[2]	1939	Radio (CBS)
Maurice Tarplin	Murder Clinic - "The Tragedy at Marsden Manor" ^[3]	1942	Radio (Mutual)
Harold Huber	Hercule Poirot	1945	Radio (Mutual-CBS)
Richard Williams	Murder in the Mews^[4]	1955	BBC Light Programme
Maurice Denham	Hercule Poirot	1985	BBC Radio 4
Peter Sallis		1986
John Moffatt		1987-2007
Tom Conti	Murder on the Orient Express^[5]	2017	Audible original
Alfred Molina	The Murder on the Links^[6]	2021	L.A. Theatre Works
Peter Dinklage	The Mysterious Affair at Styles^[7]	2024	Audible original
Sergi López	El misterioso caso de Styles^[8]	2025	Audible original (Spanish)
Claudio Santamaria	Poirot a Styles Court^[9]	2025	Audible original (Italian)
Marco Ricca	O Misterioso Caso de Styles^[10]	2025	Audible original (Brazilian)
Rufus Beck	Das geheimnisvolle Verbrechen in Styles^[11]	2025	Audible original (German)

Theatrical films

Name	Title	Date	Type
Austin Trevor	Alibi	1931	British film
	Black Coffee	1931
	Lord Edgware Dies	1934
Tony Randall	The Alphabet Murders	1965	British film
Albert Finney	Murder on the Orient Express	1974	Finney received an Academy Award nomination for this performance (British)
Peter Ustinov	Death on the Nile	1978	British film
	Evil Under the Sun	1982	British film
	Appointment with Death	1988	American film
Anatoly Ravikovich	Zagadka Endkhauza	1989	Soviet film
Kenneth Branagh	Murder on the Orient Express	2017	Also directed by Branagh (American), these films are produced by 20th Century Studios
	Death on the Nile	2022
	A Haunting in Venice	2023

Television and DTV films

Name	Title	Date	Type
José Ferrer	Hercule Poirot - "The Disappearance of Mr. Davenheim"	1961	Unaired pilot (American)
Horst Bollman	Black Coffee	1973	Television film (West German)
Peter Ustinov	Thirteen at Dinner	1985	Television film
	Dead Man's Folly	1986	Television film
	Murder in Three Acts	1986	Television film
Ian Holm	Murder by the Book	1986	Television film (British)
Alfred Molina	Murder on the Orient Express	2001	Television film (American)
Kontantin Raikin	Neudacha Puaro	2002	Television film (Russian)
Anthony O'Donnell	Agatha Christie: A Life in Pictures	2004	Television film (British)

Television series

Name	Title	Date	Type
Heini Göbel	Die Galerie der großen Detektive - "Hercule Poirot klärt den Mord im Orient-Express auf"	1955	TV episode (West German)
Martin Gabel	General Electric Theater - "The Disappearance of Mr. Davenheim"	1962	TV episode (American)
David Suchet	Agatha Christie's Poirot	1989-2013	TV series (British)
Arnolds Liniņš	Slepkavība Stailzā	1990	Miniseries (Latvian)
Kōtarō Satomi	Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple	2004-2005	Anime series (Japanese)
John Malkovich	The ABC Murders	2018	TV serial (British)

Video games

Name	Title	Date	Type
David Suchet	Agatha Christie: Murder on the Orient Express	2006	Voice role
Kevin Delaney	Agatha Christie: Evil Under the Sun	2007	Voice role
Julien Dutel	Agatha Christie: The ABC Murders	2016	Voice role
Will De Renzy-Martin	Agatha Christie – Hercule Poirot: The First Cases	2021	Voice role
Will De Renzy-Martin	Agatha Christie – Hercule Poirot: The London Cass	2023	Voice role
Leslie Clack	Agatha Christie: Murder on the Orient Express	2023	Voice role

Notes

↑ The gender-neutral term actors is used in this article. Also note that this list includes female actors, namely Katharina Thalbach.

References

↑ Cox, Jim (2002). Radio Crime Fighters. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. p. 18. ISBN 978-0-7864-1390-4.
↑ "The Murder of Roger Ackroyd". Orson Welles on the Air, 1938–1946. Indiana University Bloomington. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
↑ "Tragedy at Marsden Manor". Murder Clinic. Season 1. Episode 5. June 10, 1942. Mutual Broadcasting System . Retrieved 16 February 2025.
↑ "Murder in the Mews, Poirot – BBC Radio 4 Extra". BBC.
↑ "Audible Original dramatisation of Christie's classic story". Agatha Christie. 10 October 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
↑ "The Murder on the Links". latw.org. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
↑ "The Mysterious Affair at Styles". Audible. 14 November 2024. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
↑ "El misterioso caso de Styles". Audible. 13 March 2025. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
↑ "Poirot a Styles Court". Audible. 24 March 2025. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
↑ "O Misterioso Caso de Styles [The Mysterious Affair at Styles]". Audible. 27 May 2025. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
↑ "Das geheimnisvolle Verbrechen in Styles". Audible. 3 June 2025. Retrieved 24 June 2025.

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[1] The gender-neutral term actors is used in this article. Also note that this list includes female actors, namely Katharina Thalbach.

[Cox,_Jim_2002,_p._18-2] Cox, Jim (2002). Radio Crime Fighters. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. p. 18. ISBN 978-0-7864-1390-4.

[3] "The Murder of Roger Ackroyd". Orson Welles on the Air, 1938–1946. Indiana University Bloomington. Retrieved 16 February 2025.

[4] "Tragedy at Marsden Manor". Murder Clinic. Season 1. Episode 5. June 10, 1942. Mutual Broadcasting System . Retrieved 16 February 2025.

[5] "Murder in the Mews, Poirot – BBC Radio 4 Extra". BBC.

[6] "Audible Original dramatisation of Christie's classic story". Agatha Christie. 10 October 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2025.

[7] "The Murder on the Links". latw.org. Retrieved 16 February 2025.

[8] "The Mysterious Affair at Styles". Audible. 14 November 2024. Retrieved 16 February 2025.

[9] "El misterioso caso de Styles". Audible. 13 March 2025. Retrieved 20 April 2025.

[10] "Poirot a Styles Court". Audible. 24 March 2025. Retrieved 20 April 2025.

[11] "O Misterioso Caso de Styles [The Mysterious Affair at Styles]". Audible. 27 May 2025. Retrieved 24 June 2025.

[12] "Das geheimnisvolle Verbrechen in Styles". Audible. 3 June 2025. Retrieved 24 June 2025.

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