Peter Davison: movies and TV shows
Peter Davison has 192 credits in the archive: 129 films and 63 TV series, from 1963 to 2025. Highest rated: An Audience with Billy Connolly (8.4/10).
Career timeline
1963 – 2025 · busiest year: 2013 (11 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War | The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited) | Film | 5.0 | 74 |
| 2025 | Doctor Who: The Fifth Doctor vs. The Daleks | The Fifth Doctor | Film | — | 74 |
| 2024 | Doctor Who at the Proms | The Doctor (5) (archive footage) | Film | 7.2 | 73 |
| 2024 | Kiss Me, Kate | The General | Film | 3.5 | 73 |
| 2024 | Happy Mills: The Search for Agent Thorny | The Big Boss (Voice) | Film | — | 73 |
| 2023 | The Gold | Assistant Commissioner Gordon Stewart | TV | 7.3 | 72 |
| 2023 | The Gold | Commissioner Gordon Stewart | TV | 7.3 | 72 |
| 2023 | Beyond Paradise | Richard Baxter | TV | 6.9 | 72 |
| 2023 | Tales of the Tardis | The Doctor | TV | 5.6 | 72 |
| 2023 | Talking Doctor Who | Self / The Doctor (5) (archive footage) | Film | 5.0 | 72 |
| 2023 | The Big Steam Adventure | Himself | TV | 7.0 | 72 |
| 2023 | Blood Actually: A Murder, They Hope Mystery | David | Film | 5.7 | 72 |
| 2022 | Remembers… | Self | TV | 7.0 | 71 |
| 2022 | Peter Davison: Uncut! | Self | Film | — | 71 |
| 2021 | The Larkins | Vicar | TV | 5.7 | 70 |
| 2021 | Dream Horse | Lord Avery | Film | 7.0 | 70 |
| 2021 | End of Term | Leigh | Film | — | 70 |
| 2020 | Between the Covers | Self | TV | 5.5 | 69 |
| 2020 | Life | Henry Reynolds | TV | 7.4 | 69 |
| 2020 | The Big Night In | Self | Film | 9.0 | 69 |
| 2020 | The Doctors: The Peter Davison Years | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 69 |
| 2019 | Good Omens | Job | TV | 8.0 | 68 |
| 2019 | Gentleman Jack | William Priestley | TV | 7.8 | 68 |
| 2019 | The Name of the Rose | Old Adso / Narrator (voice) | TV | 7.0 | 68 |
| 2019 | Showman: The Life of John Nathan-Turner | Himself | Film | — | 68 |
| 2018 | Doctor Who: Behind the Sofa | Self | TV | — | 67 |
| 2018 | Patrick | Alan Francis | Film | 6.7 | 67 |
| 2018 | You, Me and Him | Teacher | Film | 5.6 | 67 |
| 2018 | The Muppets Take The O2 | Self | Film | 8.3 | 67 |
| 2018 | Doctor Who: Jovanka Airlines | Self | Film | — | 67 |
| 2018 | Earthshocked | Film | — | 67 | |
| 2018 | Vintage Roads | Himself - Presenter | TV | 7.0 | 67 |
| 2018 | Say My Name | Detective Rich Herbig | Film | 7.2 | 67 |
| 2018 | Peter Davison: In Conversation | Self | Film | — | 67 |
| 2017 | Liar | Denis Walters | TV | 6.5 | 66 |
| 2017 | Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule | Self | TV | 8.0 | 66 |
| 2016 | Sugar Free Farm | Self | TV | — | 65 |
| 2015 | Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song | The Doctor (5) (picture) (uncredited) | Film | 8.0 | 64 |
| 2015 | Gypsy | Herbie | Film | 7.8 | 64 |
| 2015 | Longleat '83: The Lost Footage | Film | — | 64 | |
| 2015 | Doctor Who: The Television Centre of the Universe | Self | Film | — | 64 |
| 2014 | Doctor Who: The Ultimate Companion | Self / The Doctor (archive footage) | Film | 8.1 | 63 |
| 2014 | Doctor Who: The Ultimate Time Lord with Peter Davison | Self - Presenter / The Fifth Doctor | Film | — | 63 |
| 2013 | Toast of London | Peter Davison | TV | 7.4 | 62 |
| 2013 | Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor | The Doctor (5) (archive footage) | Film | 8.2 | 62 |
| 2013 | Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited | Self | TV | 6.4 | 62 |
| 2013 | Doctor Who: Tales from the TARDIS | Self | Film | — | 62 |
| 2013 | The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot | Self | Film | 7.8 | 62 |
| 2013 | The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot | Film | 7.8 | 62 | |
| 2013 | The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot | Film | 7.8 | 62 | |
| 2013 | Doctor Who at the Proms | Self - Special Guest Appearance | Film | 8.0 | 62 |
| 2013 | Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor | Self | Film | 5.0 | 62 |
| 2013 | Pat & Cabbage | Michael | TV | — | 62 |
| 2013 | Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty | Self | Film | 9.0 | 62 |
| 2012 | The Women of Doctor Who | Film | 8.5 | 61 | |
| 2012 | Tales of Television Centre | Self | Film | 8.0 | 61 |
| 2012 | The Destinations of Doctor Who | Self | Film | 7.0 | 61 |
| 2012 | The Timey-Wimey of Doctor Who | Self | Film | 8.5 | 61 |
| 2011 | Death in Paradise | Arnold Finch | TV | 7.5 | 60 |
| 2011 | Vera | Matthew Wells | TV | 7.4 | 60 |
| 2011 | Doctor Who: Tales Lost in Time | Film | 8.0 | 60 | |
| 2011 | Snake Charmer: The Making of 'Snakedance' | Film | — | 60 | |
| 2011 | Come in Number Five | Film | — | 60 | |
| 2011 | Driven to Distractation | Film | — | 60 | |
| 2010 | Chain Reaction | Film | — | 59 | |
| 2009 | Law & Order: UK | Henry Sharpe | TV | 7.0 | 58 |
| 2009 | The Queen | TV | 7.0 | 58 | |
| 2009 | Unforgiven | John Ingram | TV | 7.4 | 58 |
| 2009 | Micro Men | Bank manager | Film | 7.1 | 58 |
| 2008 | Doctor Who: The Next Doctor | The Doctor (5) (archive footage) | Film | 7.4 | 57 |
| 2008 | The Ties That Bind Us | The Fifth Doctor (archive footage) | Film | — | 57 |
| 2008 | Five Doctors, One Studio | Film | — | 57 | |
| 2008 | Now, Get Out of That | Film | — | 57 | |
| 2008 | Celebration: Doctor Who in 1983 | Film | — | 57 | |
| 2008 | Trials and Tribulations | (archive footage) | Film | — | 57 |
| 2007 | Lewis | Peter Faulkner | TV | 7.6 | 56 |
| 2007 | Doctor Who: Time Crash | The Doctor (5) | Film | 7.7 | 56 |
| 2007 | A New Body at Last | Film | — | 56 | |
| 2007 | Once Upon a Time on the Westway | DC Davies | Film | — | 56 |
| 2007 | Fear, Stress & Anger | Martin Chadwick | TV | 7.0 | 56 |
| 2007 | The Man from Montevideo | DC Davies | Film | — | 56 |
| 2007 | The Dead Peasants Society | DC Davies | Film | — | 56 |
| 2007 | Dangerous Liaisons | Davies | Film | — | 56 |
| 2007 | A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Willesden | DC Davies | Film | 8.0 | 56 |
| 2007 | The Crowded TARDIS | Film | — | 56 | |
| 2006 | The Complete Guide to Parenting | George Huntley | TV | — | 55 |
| 2005 | Doctor Who Confidential | TV | 8.1 | 54 | |
| 2005 | Doctor Who: A New Dimension | Self | Film | 9.0 | 54 |
| 2005 | Willesden Confidential | DC Davies | Film | — | 54 |
| 2005 | Distant Shores | Bill Shore | TV | 7.3 | 54 |
| 2005 | Three Steps to Hendon | DC Davies | Film | — | 54 |
| 2005 | Towpaths of Glory | DC Davies | Film | — | 54 |
| 2005 | Friends Reunited | DC Davies | Film | — | 54 |
| 2004 | Agatha Christie's Marple | Hubert Curtain | TV | 7.8 | 53 |
| 2004 | New Tricks | Charles Allenforth | TV | 7.3 | 53 |
| 2004 | Benefit to Mankind | DC Davies | Film | — | 53 |
| 2004 | The Long Bank Holiday | Dangerous Davies | Film | 8.0 | 53 |
| 2004 | Dangerous and the Lonely Hearts | DC Davies | Film | — | 53 |
| 2004 | Christine | Dangerous Davies | Film | 6.0 | 53 |
| 2003 | The Last Detective | Detective Constable 'Dangerous' Davies | TV | 7.8 | 52 |
| 2003 | Hardware | Peter Davison | TV | 5.4 | 52 |
| 2003 | The Last Detective | DC Davies | Film | — | 52 |
| 2003 | The Story of Doctor Who | Film | 8.0 | 52 | |
| 2003 | Tricia | Dangerous Davies | Film | 10.0 | 52 |
| 2003 | Too Good to Be True | Robert Lewis | Film | 3.5 | 52 |
| 2001 | Richard & Judy | Self | TV | 3.4 | 50 |
| 2001 | Longleat '83: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy | Himself (archive footage) | Film | 7.0 | 50 |
| 2001 | The Home Whovian | Film | — | 50 | |
| 2000 | At Home with the Braithwaites | David Braithwaite | TV | 6.5 | 49 |
| 2000 | The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything | TV | — | 49 | |
| 1999 | Loose Women | Self | TV | 3.4 | 48 |
| 1999 | It's Only TV But I Like It | Self | TV | 6.5 | 48 |
| 1999 | Hope and Glory | Neil Bruce | TV | 7.5 | 48 |
| 1999 | Parting Shots | John | Film | 5.5 | 48 |
| 1999 | Adventures in Space and Time | Himself | Film | 9.0 | 48 |
| 1999 | The Kidnappers | Himself | Film | 7.0 | 48 |
| 1998 | The Mrs Bradley Mysteries | Inspector Christmas | TV | 7.3 | 47 |
| 1998 | Wuthering Heights | Joseph Lockwood | Film | 6.7 | 47 |
| 1998 | Dear Nobody | Mr. Garton | Film | 4.0 | 47 |
| 1998 | The Stalker's Apprentice | D.I. Maurice Burt | Film | 4.6 | 47 |
| 1997 | Midsomer Murders | Nicky Frazer | TV | 7.5 | 46 |
| 1997 | Midsomer Murders | Archie Pollock | TV | 7.5 | 46 |
| 1997 | Jonathan Creek | Stephen Claithorne | TV | 7.6 | 46 |
| 1997 | Stranger Than Fiction 3: Acting Up | Film | — | 46 | |
| 1996 | Cuts | Henry Babbacombe | Film | — | 45 |
| 1996 | The Adventures of Toad | Mole | Film | — | 45 |
| 1996 | PROBE: Ghosts of Winterborne | Gavin Purcell | Film | 5.9 | 45 |
| 1995 | PROBE: The Devil of Winterborne | Gavin Purcell | Film | 8.4 | 44 |
| 1995 | The Adventures of Mole | Mole | Film | 7.5 | 44 |
| 1995 | The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel and Beyond | Film | 7.0 | 44 | |
| 1994 | Black Beauty | Squire Gordon | Film | 6.7 | 43 |
| 1994 | PROBE: The Zero Imperative | Patient One | Film | 7.2 | 43 |
| 1994 | Ain't Misbehavin' | Clive Quigley | TV | 7.5 | 43 |
| 1994 | Stranger than Fiction | Film | 8.0 | 43 | |
| 1994 | Mole's Christmas | Mouse | Film | 5.4 | 43 |
| 1994 | A Man You Don't Meet Every Day | Robert | Film | 3.7 | 43 |
| 1993 | The Airzone Solution | Al Dunbar | Film | 5.3 | 42 |
| 1993 | Harnessing Peacocks | Jim Huxtable | Film | 5.0 | 42 |
| 1993 | Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time | The 5th Doctor | Film | 4.8 | 42 |
| 1992 | A Very Polish Practice | Stephen Daker | Film | — | 41 |
| 1992 | Doctor Who: Daleks - The Early Years | Self - Host | Film | — | 41 |
| 1991 | Fiddlers Three | Ralph West | TV | — | 40 |
| 1991 | The PanoptiCon Tapes Vol 1 - The Main Event | Film | — | 40 | |
| 1990 | The PanoptiCon Tapes IV | Film | — | 39 | |
| 1990 | The PanoptiCon Tapes V | Film | — | 39 | |
| 1990 | The PanoptiCon Tapes II | Film | — | 39 | |
| 1990 | The PanoptiCon Tapes III | Film | — | 39 | |
| 1989 | Screen One | Dr. Stephen Daker | TV | 7.2 | 38 |
| 1989 | Campion | Albert Campion | TV | 6.3 | 38 |
| 1987 | Going Live! | Self | TV | 8.0 | 36 |
| 1986 | A Very Peculiar Practice | Dr Stephen Daker | TV | 8.2 | 35 |
| 1986 | Who's Who | Film | 10.0 | 35 | |
| 1986 | The PanoptiCon Tapes VI | Film | — | 35 | |
| 1985 | Miss Marple: A Pocketful of Rye | Lance Fortescue | TV | 7.3 | 34 |
| 1985 | Doctor Who's Who's Who | Doctor Who | TV | — | 34 |
| 1985 | An Audience with Billy Connolly | Self - Audience Member (uncredited) | Film | 8.4 | 34 |
| 1985 | Anna of the Five Towns | Henry Mynors | TV | 9.0 | 34 |
| 1984 | Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks | The Doctor | Film | 7.9 | 33 |
| 1984 | Doctor Who: The Awakening | The Doctor | Film | 5.4 | 33 |
| 1984 | Doctor Who: Frontios | The Doctor | Film | 7.8 | 33 |
| 1984 | Doctor Who: Warriors of the Deep | The Doctor | Film | 4.8 | 33 |
| 1984 | Doctor Who: The Caves of Androzani | The Doctor | Film | 9.8 | 33 |
| 1984 | Doctor Who: Planet of Fire | The Doctor | Film | 6.0 | 33 |
| 1983 | Doctor Who: Snakedance | The Doctor | Film | 5.0 | 32 |
| 1983 | Doctor Who: The King's Demons | The Doctor | Film | 4.3 | 32 |
| 1983 | Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undead | The Doctor | Film | 7.0 | 32 |
| 1983 | Doctor Who: Terminus | The Doctor | Film | 6.4 | 32 |
| 1983 | Doctor Who: Enlightenment | The Doctor | Film | 7.7 | 32 |
| 1983 | Doctor Who: Arc of Infinity | The Doctor | Film | 7.2 | 32 |
| 1983 | Doctor Who: The Five Doctors | The Fifth Doctor | Film | 7.8 | 32 |
| 1983 | Once Upon a Time Lord | Self | Film | — | 32 |
| 1982 | Doctor Who: Castrovalva | The Doctor | Film | 8.0 | 31 |
| 1982 | Doctor Who: Kinda | The Doctor | Film | 7.5 | 31 |
| 1982 | Doctor Who: Time-Flight | The Doctor | Film | 5.5 | 31 |
| 1982 | Doctor Who: Earthshock | The Doctor | Film | 8.1 | 31 |
| 1982 | Doctor Who: The Visitation | The Doctor | Film | 7.5 | 31 |
| 1982 | Doctor Who: Black Orchid | The Doctor | Film | 6.2 | 31 |
| 1982 | Doctor Who: Four to Doomsday | The Doctor | Film | 5.3 | 31 |
| 1981 | The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy | Dish of the Day | TV | 8.0 | 30 |
| 1981 | Doctor Who: Logopolis | The Doctor | Film | 7.0 | 30 |
| 1981 | The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy | Dish of the Day | Film | 7.3 | 30 |
| 1980 | Magnum, P.I. | Ian MacKerras | TV | 7.3 | 29 |
| 1980 | Holding the Fort | Russell Milburn | TV | 5.5 | 29 |
| 1980 | Sink or Swim | Brian Webber | TV | 7.0 | 29 |
| 1979 | Tales of the Unexpected | Jeremy Tyler | TV | 6.8 | 28 |
| 1979 | Print-Out | Edwin Styles | Film | — | 28 |
| 1978 | An Audience with... | Self | TV | 5.3 | 27 |
| 1978 | All Creatures Great and Small | Tristan Farnon | TV | 7.8 | 27 |
| 1977 | Love for Lydia | Tom Holland | TV | 8.0 | 26 |
| 1973 | Warship | TV | 6.7 | 22 | |
| 1963 | Doctor Who | The Doctor | TV | 7.9 | 12 |
| Frank and Percy | Film | — | — |