Peter Davison
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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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Peter Davison, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Credits
Dream Horse (2021)
as Lord Avery
Black Beauty (1994)
as Squire Gordon
Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor (2013)
as The Doctor (5) (archive footage)
An Audience with Billy Connolly (1985)
as Self - Audience Member (uncredited)
Patrick (2018)
as Alan Francis
Parting Shots (1999)
as John
Doctor Who: The Five Doctors (1983)
as The Fifth Doctor
Micro Men (2009)
as Bank manager
Wuthering Heights (1998)
as Joseph Lockwood
Doctor Who at the Proms (2024)
as The Doctor (5) (archive footage)
Kiss Me, Kate (2024)
as The General
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot (2013)
as Self
The Big Night In (2020)
as Self
Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song (2015)
as The Doctor (5) (picture) (uncredited)
Doctor Who: The Next Doctor (2008)
as The Doctor (5) (archive footage)
You, Me and Him (2018)
as Teacher
Who's Who (1986)
Actor
Frank and Percy (—)
Actor
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion (2014)
as Self / The Doctor (archive footage)
The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy (1981)
as Dish of the Day
Doctor Who: A New Dimension (2005)
as Self
The Airzone Solution (1993)
as Al Dunbar
Earthshocked (2018)
Actor
Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War (2025)
as The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel and Beyond (1995)
Actor
The Muppets Take The O2 (2018)
as Self
The Timey-Wimey of Doctor Who (2012)
as Self
Tales of Television Centre (2012)
as Self
The Women of Doctor Who (2012)
Actor
The Adventures of Toad (1996)
as Mole
Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty (2013)
as Self
The Kidnappers (1999)
as Himself
Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks (1984)
as The Doctor
The Ties That Bind Us (2008)
as The Fifth Doctor (archive footage)
Doctor Who: Time Crash (2007)
as The Doctor (5)
Say My Name (2018)
as Detective Rich Herbig
Doctor Who: Tales from the TARDIS (2013)
as Self
Print-Out (1979)
as Edwin Styles
End of Term (2021)
as Leigh
Doctor Who: Logopolis (1981)
as The Doctor
PROBE: The Zero Imperative (1994)
as Patient One
Doctor Who at the Proms (2013)
as Self - Special Guest Appearance
Doctor Who: Castrovalva (1982)
as The Doctor
Doctor Who: The Visitation (1982)
as The Doctor
Doctor Who: Planet of Fire (1984)
as The Doctor
The Destinations of Doctor Who (2012)
as Self
Talking Doctor Who (2023)
as Self / The Doctor (5) (archive footage)
A Very Polish Practice (1992)
as Stephen Daker
A New Body at Last (2007)
Actor
The Adventures of Mole (1995)
as Mole
A Man You Don't Meet Every Day (1994)
as Robert
Doctor Who: The Awakening (1984)
as The Doctor
The Story of Doctor Who (2003)
Actor
Adventures in Space and Time (1999)
as Himself
Five Doctors, One Studio (2008)
Actor
Once Upon a Time on the Westway (2007)
as DC Davies
Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time (1993)
as The 5th Doctor
Blood Actually: A Murder, They Hope Mystery (2023)
as David
Doctor Who: Kinda (1982)
as The Doctor
Doctor Who: Tales Lost in Time (2011)
Actor
Longleat '83: The Lost Footage (2015)
Actor
The Man from Montevideo (2007)
as DC Davies
Doctor Who: The Caves of Androzani (1984)
as The Doctor
Doctor Who: Frontios (1984)
as The Doctor
Doctor Who: Time-Flight (1982)
as The Doctor
Gypsy (2015)
as Herbie
Friends Reunited (2005)
as DC Davies
The Last Detective (2003)
as DC Davies
Doctor Who: Snakedance (1983)
as The Doctor
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Willesden (2007)
as DC Davies
Doctor Who: The King's Demons (1983)
as The Doctor
Dear Nobody (1998)
as Mr. Garton
PROBE: The Devil of Winterborne (1995)
as Gavin Purcell
Trials and Tribulations (2008)
as (archive footage)
Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor (2013)
as Self
The PanoptiCon Tapes Vol 1 - The Main Event (1991)
Actor
PROBE: Ghosts of Winterborne (1996)
as Gavin Purcell
Christine (2004)
as Dangerous Davies
Harnessing Peacocks (1993)
as Jim Huxtable
Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undead (1983)
as The Doctor
Come in Number Five (2011)
Actor
Doctor Who: Arc of Infinity (1983)
as The Doctor
Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983 (2008)
Actor
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Time Lord with Peter Davison (2014)
as Self - Presenter / The Fifth Doctor
The PanoptiCon Tapes III (1990)
Actor
The PanoptiCon Tapes II (1990)
Actor
Doctor Who: The Television Centre of the Universe (2015)
as Self
Longleat '83: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (2001)
as Himself (archive footage)
Towpaths of Glory (2005)
as DC Davies
Stranger than Fiction (1994)
Actor
Mole's Christmas (1994)
as Mouse
The PanoptiCon Tapes VI (1986)
Actor
The Dead Peasants Society (2007)
as DC Davies
The Long Bank Holiday (2004)
as Dangerous Davies
Doctor Who: The Fifth Doctor vs. The Daleks (2025)
as The Fifth Doctor
Doctor Who: Warriors of the Deep (1984)
as The Doctor
The PanoptiCon Tapes IV (1990)
Actor
Three Steps to Hendon (2005)
as DC Davies
Doctor Who: Black Orchid (1982)
as The Doctor
Willesden Confidential (2005)
as DC Davies
Dangerous Liaisons (2007)
as Davies
Tricia (2003)
as Dangerous Davies
The Crowded TARDIS (2007)
Actor
Now, Get Out of That (2008)
Actor
Doctor Who: Enlightenment (1983)
as The Doctor
Dangerous and the Lonely Hearts (2004)
as DC Davies
The Stalker's Apprentice (1998)
as D.I. Maurice Burt
Benefit to Mankind (2004)
as DC Davies
Doctor Who: Four to Doomsday (1982)
as The Doctor
Doctor Who: Daleks - The Early Years (1992)
as Self - Host
Driven to Distractation (2011)
Actor
The Doctors: The Peter Davison Years (2020)
as Self (archive footage)
Peter Davison: Uncut! (2022)
as Self
Too Good to Be True (2003)
as Robert Lewis
Snake Charmer: The Making of 'Snakedance' (2011)
Actor
Doctor Who: Terminus (1983)
as The Doctor
Showman: The Life of John Nathan-Turner (2019)
as Himself
The Home Whovian (2001)
Actor
Peter Davison: In Conversation (2018)
as Self
The PanoptiCon Tapes V (1990)
Actor
Doctor Who: Earthshock (1982)
as The Doctor
Once Upon a Time Lord (1983)
as Self
Doctor Who: Jovanka Airlines (2018)
as Self
Stranger Than Fiction 3: Acting Up (1997)
Actor
Chain Reaction (2010)
Actor
Happy Mills: The Search for Agent Thorny (2024)
as The Big Boss (Voice)