Peter Davison

. He got a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor for his role in The Snapper. He has reprised the role of the Fifth Doctor in a series of audio plays by Big Finish Productions. He also guest starred on shows like Remington Steele and Moonlighting before embarking on a successful film career. He has also starred in the television series The Last Detective (2003) and Distant Shores (2004), the latter where he coincidentally also played a doctor. His first television appearance was in Z Cars on BBC television in 1978. He continued to appear occasionally on television, but it was not until 2000 that he returned in another major role, that of David Braithwaite in At Home with the Braithwaites. He started studying acting when he was 14 years of age and entered the Abbey Theatre school of Acting after secondary school. He became a member of the Irish National Theatre and after that spent eight years in England, touring with several theatre companies.

This, and the opportunity to play Tristan Farnon again in 1985 and 1990, kept Davison busy until the early 1990s, when he gradually faded from the public eye. Colm Meaney (born May 30, 1953 in Dublin, Ireland) is an Irish-born actor, mostly known for his role as Miles O'Brien in Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Davison also played the lead in Campion, a series based on the period whodunnits of Margery Allingham. The Dead (1987). The surreal comedy-drama was revived several years later as A Very Polish Practice. Die Hard 2 (1990). He played Dr Stephen Daker, the ingenuous hero of A Very Peculiar Practice, written by Andrew Davies. Dick Tracy (1990).

It was not until 1986 that Davison worked on another really popular series. The Commitments (1991). Reportedly, Patrick Troughton (who had played the Second Doctor) had recommended to Davison that he leave the role after three years, and Davison followed his advice. Far and Away (1992). Attracting such a high-profile actor was as much of a coup for the programme's producers as getting the role was for him, but he did not renew his contract because he feared being typecast. The Last of the Mohicans (1992). Davison appeared in some British sitcoms before signing a contract to play the Doctor for three years, succeeding Tom Baker. Under Siege (1992).

He and Dickinson appeared together in an episode of The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy. The Snapper (1993) (TV). He married American actress Sandra Dickinson in the same year, but they divorced in 1994. The Road to Wellville (1994). His performance as the ne'er-do-well Tristan Farnon in All Creatures Great and Small made him a household name. The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain (1995). He studied at the Central School of Speech and Drama, and appeared in several stage productions and some minor television roles before he got his big break in 1978. The Van (1996).

Davison was born Peter Moffett in London, his father being originally from Guyana. Owd Bob (1997). Davison's departure was regarded by many as the kiss of death for the programme, though it survived several more years with other actors in the role. Con Air (1997). Peter Davison (born April 13, 1951) is a popular British actor, most commonly associated with the leading role in Doctor Who, which he played from 1981 to 1984 (see List of Doctor Who serials). Snitch (1998). This is my Father (1998).

Mystery, Alaska (1999). Intermission (2002). Layer Cake (2004).