Poirot: 25 Years of Guest Cast

Famous: Zoe Wanamaker, David Suchet and Greta Scacchi

With the final curtain imminent, we will look back at the amazing Guest Cast that have been found to play Agatha Christie's amazing characters throughout all 25 years of the show. From big names to screen debuts, here's the cast of Agatha Christie's Poirot.

This series is famous for gathering together the cream of the crop of British acting talent. Several acting veterans who have graced the screen and stage have joined David Suchet, Hugh Fraser, Pauline Moran, Philip Jackson and Zoe Wanamaker and made the series an instant success.

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Edward Fox with David Suchet in The Hollow

Actors who have made a big name for themselves and have apppeared in this series include brothers James Fox and Edward Fox. James appeared in Death on the Nile (2004) as Colonel Race and his brother Edward appeared as Gudgeon the butler in The Hollow (2004).
Another acting family to have appeared in Poirot are the Cusack sisters. Sinead appeared as Mrs Folliat in Dead Man's Folly, Niamh appeared in The King of Clubs as Valerie St Clair and Sorcha Cusack appeared in Jewel Robbery on the Grand Metropolitan.
Death on the Nile had the most star studded cast to date including Judy Parfitt, JJ Feild, Frances de la Tour, David Soul and Barbara Flynn.
Other veteran acting talents include Lindsey Duncan (The Mystery of the Blue Train), Simon Callow and Orla Brady (The Labours of Hercules) Eileen Atkins and Hugh Bonneville (Murder on the Orient Express), Martin Shaw (Three Act Tragedy) and Greta Scacchi (Elephants Can Remember)

Hermione Norris went on the achieve fame after her role in Poirot

A lot of young actors got early roles in Poirot and went on to become great successes later on in their careers. David Suchet claimed he could always tell that they would become as star.
Hermione Norris appeared in Jewel Robbery on the Grand Metropolitan in 1993, and later went on to appear in Spooks and in Marple: A Caribbean Mystery earlier this year.
 Christopher Eccleston appeared in One, Two, Buckle My Shoe in 1992, and later became the 9th Doctor in the reboot of Dr Who.
Peter Capaldi appeared in Wasp's Nest in 1991, and will play the 12th Doctor in Dr Who as well as being famous for The Thick Of It.

Damian Lewis in Poirot

Damian Lewis appeared in Hickory Dickory Dock in 1995 and later went on to star in American films and TV seasons such as Life and the Stormbreaker film. Emily Blunt appeared in Death on the Nile in 2004, and later became famous for her roles in Hollywood blockbusters.
Russel Tovey appeared in 2001's Evil Under The Sun, and went on to achieve fame in Dr Who, Agatha Christie's Marple and Sherlock.
Samantha Bond appeared in The Adventure of the Cheap Flat in 1990 as Stella Robinson but later achieved fame for her role as Miss Moneypenny in James Bond film series and as Ms Wormwood in The Sarah Jane Adventures.

Sadly David Suchet has never won a BAFTA for his 25 year spanning role as Hercule Poirot, maybe it's about time he did.