# List of actors who have played Hercule Poirot

The following is a list of actors who have played Hercule Poirot in various media.

## Stage plays

| Name | Title | Date | Notes |
| Charles Laughton | Alibi | 1928 | Adaptation of The Murder of Roger Ackroyd |
| Francis L. Sullivan | Black Coffee | 1930 | Original play by Agatha Christie |
| Francis L. Sullivan | Peril at End House | 1940 | Adapted by Arnold Ridley |
| Robert Powell | Black Coffee | 2014 | UK Tour |
| Jason Durr | Black Coffee | 2014 | UK Tour |
| Allan Corduner | Murder on the Orient Express | 2017 | Adapted by Ken Ludwig |
| Katharina Thalbach | Murder on the Orient Express | 2021 | Adapted by Ken Ludwig |
| Henry Goodman | Murder on the Orient Express | 2022 | Adapted by Ken Ludwig |
| Michael Maloney | Murder on the Orient Express | 2024–25 | Adapted by Ken Ludwig |
| Cameron Rhodes | Murder on the Orient Express | 2025 | Adapted by Ken Ludwig |

## Radio and audio dramas

| Name | Title | Date | Type |
| Orson Welles | The Campbell Playhouse - "The Murder of Roger Ackroyd" | 1939 | Radio (CBS) |
| Maurice Tarplin | Murder Clinic - "The Tragedy at Marsden Manor" | 1942 | Radio (Mutual) |
| Harold Huber | Hercule Poirot | 1945 | Radio (Mutual-CBS) |
| Richard Williams | Murder in the Mews | 1955 | BBC Light Programme |
| Maurice Denham | Hercule Poirot | 1985 | BBC Radio 4 |
| Peter Sallis | Hercule Poirot | 1986 | BBC Radio 4 |
| John Moffatt | Hercule Poirot | 1987-2007 | BBC Radio 4 |
| Tom Conti | Murder on the Orient Express | 2017 | Audible original |
| Alfred Molina | The Murder on the Links | 2021 | L.A. Theatre Works |
| Peter Dinklage | The Mysterious Affair at Styles | 2024 | Audible original |

## Theatrical films

| Name | Title | Date | Type |
| Austin Trevor | Alibi | 1931 | British film |
| Austin Trevor | Black Coffee | 1931 | British film |
| Austin Trevor | Lord Edgware Dies | 1934 | British film |
| Tony Randall | The Alphabet Murders | 1965 | British film |
| Albert Finney | Murder on the Orient Express | 1974 | Finney received an Academy Award nomination for this performance (British) |
| Peter Ustinov | Death on the Nile | 1978 | British film |
| Peter Ustinov | Evil Under the Sun | 1982 | British film |
| Peter Ustinov | Appointment with Death | 1988 | American film |
| Anatoly Ravikovich | Zagadka Endkhauza | 1989 | Soviet film |
| Kenneth Branagh | Murder on the Orient Express | 2017 | Also directed by Branagh (American) |
| Kenneth Branagh | Death on the Nile | 2022 | Also directed by Branagh (American) |
| Kenneth Branagh | A Haunting in Venice | 2023 | Also directed by Branagh (American) |

## Television and DTV films

| Name | Title | Date | Type |
| José Ferrer | Hercule Poirot - "The Disappearance of Mr. Davenheim" | 1961 | Unaired pilot (American) |
| Horst Bollman | Black Coffee | 1973 | Television film (West German) |
| Peter Ustinov | Thirteen at Dinner | 1985 | Television film |
| Peter Ustinov | Dead Man's Folly | 1986 | Television film |
| Peter Ustinov | Murder in Three Acts | 1986 | Television film |
| Ian Holm | Murder by the Book | 1986 | Television film (British) |
| Alfred Molina | Murder on the Orient Express | 2001 | Television film (American) |
| Kontantin Raikin | Neudacha Puaro | 2002 | Television film (Russian) |
| Anthony O'Donnell | Agatha Christie: A Life in Pictures | 2004 | Television film (British) |

## Television series

| Name | Title | Date | Type |
| Heini Göbel | Die Galerie der großen Detektive - "Hercule Poirot klärt den Mord im Orient-Express auf" | 1955 | TV episode (West German) |
| Martin Gabel | General Electric Theater - "The Disappearance of Mr. Davenheim" | 1962 | TV episode (American) |
| David Suchet | Agatha Christie's Poirot | 1989-2013 | TV series (British) |
| Arnolds Liniņš | Slepkavība Stailzā | 1990 | Miniseries (Latvian) |
| Kōtarō Satomi | Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple | 2004-2005 | Anime series (Japanese) |
| John Malkovich | The ABC Murders | 2018 | TV serial (British) |

## Video games

| Name | Title | Date | Type |
| David Suchet | Agatha Christie: Murder on the Orient Express | 2006 | Voice role |
| Kevin Delaney | Agatha Christie: Evil Under the Sun | 2007 | Voice role |
| Julien Dutel | Agatha Christie: The ABC Murders | 2016 | Voice role |
| Will De Renzy-Martin | Agatha Christie – Hercule Poirot: The First Cases | 2021 | Voice role |
| Will De Renzy-Martin | Agatha Christie – Hercule Poirot: The London Cass | 2023 | Voice role |
| Leslie Clack | Agatha Christie: Murder on the Orient Express | 2023 | Voice role |