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Peter Macintosh Firth (born 27 October 1953) is an English actor. He is best known for his role as Sir Harry Pearce in the BBC One show ''Spooks''; he is the only actor to have appeared in every episode of the show's ten-series lifespan. He is also known for playing a variety of starring roles in film and on television from the 1970s to present day, most notably that of Alan Strang in Equus. == Early career == Firth was born in Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, the son of publicans Mavis (née Hudson) and Eric Macintosh Firth, who also had a daughter (Shiela). 〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Peter Firth Biography (1953–) )〕 Firth was a leading child actor by mid-1970, starring in ''The Flaxton Boys'' as Archie Weekes and the ''Here Come the Double Deckers'' series, which featured child actors in the leading roles. Firth played Scooper, the leader of the gang. In July 1973, he appeared at Laurence Olivier's National Theatre,〔(【引用サイトリンク】 url=http://www.phyllis.demon.co.uk/theatricalia/05nt/nt70s.htm )〕 starring in the stage version of Peter Shaffer's play ''Equus'', as a teenager being treated by a psychiatrist, and in October 1974 repeated the role in the Broadway production, receiving a Tony Award nomination for his performance as Alan Strang. His first major role as an adult was in the title role in a BBC Television ''Play of the Month'' adaptation of Oscar Wilde's novel ''The Picture of Dorian Gray'' (1976). The adaptation was based on a stage adaptation by John Osborne and also starred Jeremy Brett and John Gielgud. That same year saw the release of the World War I film ''Aces High'' which featured Firth as the inexperienced RFC pilot Lt. Stephen Croft. Firth played the lead role in the unsuccessful film adaptation of Henry Fielding's ''Joseph Andrews'' (1977). That same year, he starred in the film adaptation of ''Equus'', with Richard Burton. The film was only a moderate box office success, but earned Firth a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and a Golden Globe award in the same category. Further film work quickly followed, most notably Roman Polanski's ''Tess'' (1979). In May 1981, he appeared on Broadway again in Peter Shaffer's ''Amadeus'' as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart replacing Tim Curry. Shaffer had offered him the role in the original London production, but he was unavailable due to film commitments. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Peter Firth」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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