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
Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor (2013)
as The Doctor (5) (archive footage)
Black Beauty (1994)
as Squire Gordon
Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks (1984)
as The Doctor
The Big Night In (2020)
as Self
Dream Horse (2021)
as Lord Avery
Cuts (1996)
as Henry Babbacombe
Patrick (2018)
as Alan Francis
Doctor Who: Tales Lost in Time (2011)
Actor
Doctor Who: A New Dimension (2005)
as Self
Frank and Percy (2026)
Actor
Doctor Who at the Proms (2013)
as Self - Special Guest Appearance / The Doctor (5) (archive footage)
Talking Doctor Who (2023)
as Self / The Doctor (5) (archive footage)
Earthshocked (2018)
Actor
You, Me and Him (2018)
as Teacher
Doctor Who: Snakedance (1983)
as The Doctor
Doctor Who: The Awakening (1984)
as The Doctor
Doctor Who: Logopolis (1981)
as The Doctor
Print-Out (1979)
as Edwin Styles
Adventures in Space and Time (1999)
as Himself
The Last Detective (2003)
as DC Davies
Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song (2015)
as The Doctor (5) (picture) (uncredited)
Jeremy Hardy Gives Good Sex (1995)
Actor
The PanoptiCon Tapes VI (1986)
Actor
Doctor Who: The Fifth Doctor vs. The Daleks (2025)
as The Fifth Doctor
Doctor Who: Frontios (1984)
as The Doctor
Doctor Who: The Next Doctor (2008)
as The Doctor (5) (archive footage)
Doctor Who: Jovanka Airlines (2018)
as Self
Five Doctors, One Studio (2008)
Actor
Wuthering Heights (1998)
as Joseph Lockwood
Kiss Me, Kate (2024)
as The General
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot (2013)
as Self
Who's Who (1986)
Actor
The Adventures of Toad (1996)
as Mole
Mole's Christmas (1994)
as Mouse
Doctor Who: The Five Doctors (1983)
as The Fifth Doctor
Doctor Who: Castrovalva (1982)
as The Doctor
Doctor Who at the Proms (2024)
as The Doctor (5) (archive footage)
Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War (2025)
as The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)
Doctor Who: Tales from the TARDIS (2013)
as Self
Snake Charmer: The Making of 'Snakedance' (2011)
Actor
Once Upon a Time Lord (1983)
as Self
The Ties That Bind Us (2008)
as The Fifth Doctor (archive footage)
The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy (1981)
as Dish of the Day
The PanoptiCon Tapes II (1990)
Actor
Showman: The Life of John Nathan-Turner (2019)
as Himself
The Stalker's Apprentice (1998)
as D.I. Maurice Burt
Tales of Television Centre (2012)
as Self
Blood Actually: A Murder, They Hope Mystery (2023)
as David
Parting Shots (1999)
as John
Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undead (1983)
as The Doctor
The PanoptiCon Tapes IV (1990)
Actor
The Airzone Solution (1993)
as Al Dunbar
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion (2014)
as Self / The Doctor (archive footage)
PROBE: The Devil of Winterborne (1995)
as Gavin Purcell
Doctor Who: Four to Doomsday (1982)
as The Doctor
The Story of Doctor Who (2003)
Actor
An Audience with Billy Connolly (1985)
as Self - Audience Member (uncredited)
A New Body at Last (2007)
Actor
Doctor Who: Time Crash (2007)
as The Doctor (5)
Doctor Who: The Caves of Androzani (1984)
as The Doctor
Gypsy (2015)
as Herbie
The PanoptiCon Tapes Vol 1 - The Main Event (1991)
Actor
PROBE: The Zero Imperative (1994)
as Patient One
Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty (2013)
as Self
Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time (1993)
as The 5th Doctor
Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983 (2008)
Actor
The Destinations of Doctor Who (2012)
as Self
Doctor Who: Time-Flight (1982)
as The Doctor
Benefit to Mankind (2004)
as DC Davies
Doctor Who: Warriors of the Deep (1984)
as The Doctor
Come in Number Five (2011)
Actor
Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor (2013)
as Self
Longleat '83: The Lost Footage (2015)
Actor
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Willesden (2007)
as DC Davies
Doctor Who: The Visitation (1982)
as The Doctor
A Man You Don't Meet Every Day (1994)
as Robert
The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel and Beyond (1995)
Actor
Doctor Who: Arc of Infinity (1983)
as The Doctor
Doctor Who: Kinda (1982)
as The Doctor
The Long Bank Holiday (2004)
as Dangerous Davies
The Adventures of Mole (1995)
as Mole
Now, Get Out of That (2008)
Actor
The Women of Doctor Who (2012)
Actor
The PanoptiCon Tapes III (1990)
Actor
The Doctors: The Peter Davison Years (2020)
as Self (archive footage)
Once Upon a Time on the Westway (2007)
as DC Davies
Doctor Who: Black Orchid (1982)
as The Doctor
Doctor Who: The King's Demons (1983)
as The Doctor
Micro Men (2009)
as Bank manager
Doctor Who: Terminus (1983)
as The Doctor
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Time Lord with Peter Davison (2014)
as Self - Presenter / The Fifth Doctor
Three Steps to Hendon (2005)
as DC Davies
Doctor Who: Enlightenment (1983)
as The Doctor
Doctor Who: Earthshock (1982)
as The Doctor
The Man from Montevideo (2007)
as DC Davies
Doctor Who: Planet of Fire (1984)
as The Doctor
The Muppets Take The O2 (2018)
as Self
Longleat '83: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (2001)
as Himself (archive footage)
Dangerous and the Lonely Hearts (2004)
as DC Davies
Doctor Who: The Television Centre of the Universe (2015)
as Self
Happy Mills: The Search for Agent Thorny (2024)
as The Big Boss (Voice)
Tricia (2003)
as Dangerous Davies
Willesden Confidential (2005)
as DC Davies
A Very Polish Practice (1992)
as Stephen Daker
The Timey-Wimey of Doctor Who (2012)
as Self
Say My Name (2018)
as Detective Rich Herbig
Chain Reaction (2010)
Actor
Harnessing Peacocks (1993)
as Jim Huxtable
PROBE: Ghosts of Winterborne (1996)
as Gavin Purcell
Stranger Than Fiction 3: Acting Up (1997)
Actor
Friends Reunited (2005)
as DC Davies
Towpaths of Glory (2005)
as DC Davies
The Dead Peasants Society (2007)
as DC Davies
Christine (2004)
as Dangerous Davies
Trials and Tribulations (2008)
as (archive footage)
The Kidnappers (1999)
as Himself
The PanoptiCon Tapes V (1990)
Actor
Doctor Who: Daleks - The Early Years (1992)
as Self - Host
Dangerous Liaisons (2007)
as Davies
End of Term (2021)
as Leigh
Peter Davison: In Conversation (2018)
as Self
Dear Nobody (1998)
as Mr. Garton
Stranger than Fiction (1994)
Actor
Too Good to Be True (2003)
as Robert Lewis
The Crowded TARDIS (2007)
Actor
Driven to Distractation (2011)
Actor
The Home Whovian (2001)
Actor
Peter Davison: Uncut! (2022)
as Self