Peter Davison

Career timeline

1. 1951 · Born

   Born in Streatham, London, England, UK

2. 1963 · Screen debut

   Doctor Who (TV)

3. 1997 · Breakthrough

   Midsomer Murders (TV)

4. 2013 · Directing debut

   The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot (Movie)

5. 2013 · Writing debut

   The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot (Movie)

6. 2026 · Latest release

   Frank and Percy (Movie)

Career in numbers

1 1960s

3 1970s

18 1980s

11 1990s

20 2000s

13 2010s

11 2020s

• Drama50
• Comedy29
• Crime15
• Science Fiction15
• Mystery14
• Adventure13

Highest-rated title Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor 2013 8.2 Most popular title Midsomer Murders 1997 7.5

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Peter Davison in our catalogue.

Tom Baker

5 titles together

Jon Pertwee

4 titles together

Colin Baker

3 titles together

Steven Moffat

3 titles together

Sylvester McCoy

2 titles together

Simon Jones

2 titles together

Gemma Jones

2 titles together

Sophie Aldred

2 titles together

Louise Jameson

2 titles together

Ray Danton

2 titles together

1. 2026 Frank and Percy Movie
2. 2025 Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War as The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited) Movie
3. 2024 Doctor Who at the Proms as The Doctor (5) (archive footage) Movie
4. 2024 The Marlow Murder Club as Geoffrey 5.9 TV
5. 2023 Blood Actually: A Murder, They Hope Mystery as David Movie
6. 2023 Tales of the Tardis as The Doctor TV
7. 2023 Beyond Paradise as Richard Baxter 7.0 TV
8. 2023 The Gold as Assistant Commissioner Gordon Stewart 7.3 TV
9. 2021 The Larkins as Vicar TV
10. 2021 Dream Horse as Lord Avery 7.0 Movie
11. 2020 Life as Henry Reynolds TV
12. 2019 Good Omens as Job 8.0 TV
13. 2019 Gentleman Jack as William Priestley 7.9 TV
14. 2019 The Name of the Rose as Old Adso / Narrator (voice) 7.0 TV
15. 2018 Patrick as Alan Francis 6.7 Movie
16. 2018 You, Me and Him as Teacher 5.6 Movie
17. 2017 Liar as Denis Walters 6.6 TV
18. 2015 Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song as The Doctor (5) (picture) (uncredited) 8.0 Movie
19. 2013 Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor as The Doctor (5) (archive footage) 8.2 Movie
20. 2013 Toast of London as Peter Davison 7.5 TV
21. 2013 Pat & Cabbage as Michael TV
22. 2011 Death in Paradise as Arnold Finch 7.4 TV
23. 2011 Vera as Matthew Wells 7.4 TV
24. 2009 The Queen TV
25. 2009 Miranda as Mr. Clayton 7.6 TV
26. 2009 Micro Men as Bank manager 7.1 Movie
27. 2009 Law & Order: UK as Henry Sharpe 7.0 TV
28. 2009 Unforgiven as John Ingram 7.4 TV
29. 2008 Doctor Who: The Next Doctor as The Doctor (5) (archive footage) 7.4 Movie
30. 2008 The Ties That Bind Us as The Fifth Doctor (archive footage) Movie
31. 2007 Doctor Who: Time Crash as The Doctor (5) 7.7 Movie
32. 2007 Fear, Stress & Anger as Martin Chadwick TV
33. 2007 Lewis as Peter Faulkner 7.6 TV
34. 2006 The Complete Guide to Parenting as George Huntley TV
35. 2005 Doctor Who Confidential 8.0 TV
36. 2005 Distant Shores as Bill Shore TV
37. 2004 Agatha Christie's Marple as Hubert Curtain 7.9 TV
38. 2004 New Tricks as Charles Allenforth 7.3 TV
39. 2003 The Story of Doctor Who Movie
40. 2003 Hardware as Peter Davison TV
41. 2003 The Last Detective as Detective Constable 'Dangerous' Davies TV
42. 2000 At Home with the Braithwaites as David Braithwaite TV
43. 2000 The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything TV
44. 1999 Hope and Glory as Neil Bruce TV
45. 1999 Parting Shots as John Movie
46. 1998 Wuthering Heights as Joseph Lockwood 6.7 Movie
47. 1998 The Mrs Bradley Mysteries as Inspector Christmas TV
48. 1998 Verdict as Michael Naylor TV
49. 1997 Midsomer Murders as Nicky Frazer 7.5 TV
50. 1994 Black Beauty as Squire Gordon 6.7 Movie
51. 1994 Ain't Misbehavin' as Clive Quigley TV
52. 1994 PROBE: The Zero Imperative as Patient One Movie
53. 1993 Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time as The 5th Doctor Movie
54. 1991 Fiddlers Three as Ralph West TV
55. 1989 Screen One as Dr. Stephen Daker TV
56. 1989 Campion as Albert Campion TV
57. 1986 A Very Peculiar Practice as Dr Stephen Daker TV
58. 1985 Miss Marple: A Pocketful of Rye as Lance Fortescue 7.3 TV
59. 1985 Anna of the Five Towns as Henry Mynors TV
60. 1985 Doctor Who's Who's Who as Doctor Who TV
61. 1984 Miss Marple as Lance Fortescue TV
62. 1984 Doctor Who: The Caves of Androzani as The Doctor Movie
63. 1984 Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks as The Doctor Movie
64. 1983 Doctor Who: The Five Doctors as The Fifth Doctor 7.8 Movie
65. 1983 Doctor Who: The King's Demons as The Doctor Movie
66. 1983 Doctor Who: Arc of Infinity as The Doctor Movie
67. 1981 Doctor Who: Logopolis as The Doctor Movie
68. 1981 The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy as Dish of the Day 7.3 Movie
69. 1981 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy as Dish of the Day 8.0 TV
70. 1980 Magnum, P.I. as Ian MacKerras 7.3 TV
71. 1980 Sink or Swim as Brian Webber TV
72. 1980 Holding the Fort as Russell Milburn TV
73. 1979 Tales of the Unexpected as Jeremy Tyler 6.8 TV
74. 1978 All Creatures Great and Small as Tristan Farnon 7.8 TV
75. 1977 Love for Lydia as Tom Holland TV
76. 1963 Doctor Who as The Doctor 7.9 TV

1. 2013 The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot 7.8 Movie

1. 2013 The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot 7.8 Movie

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