Sir David Suchet is an award-winning English actor, best known around the world for his portrayal of Hercule Poirot.  In an acting career stretching over four decades, he has won awards for his theatre roles in David Mamet’s Oleanna and Peter Schaffer’s Amadeus, as well as on television disgraced tycoons Augustus Melmotte in Trollope’s The Way We Live Now and the late Robert Maxwell.  His memoir, Poirot and Me (Headline) co-written with Geoffrey Wansell, shares his memories of playing the role of Hercule Poirot from 1988 to 2013, in all seventy of Agatha Christie’s Poirot stories. He followed this with Behind the Lens: My Life, the story of David's remarkable life, seamlessly combining photo and memoir (Constable 2019).

For a television documentary (shown on Channel 4 in 5 episodes) David and his wife were invited to retrace Agatha Christie’s remarkable journey. In the companion book, Travels with Agatha (Constable, 2025), Suchet visited the diverse landscapes of South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Hawaii and Canada, exploring the enduring legacy of the British Empire and uncovering the profound impact these travels had on a young Agatha Christie, shaping her future as the Queen of Crime. Rich with personal anecdotes, David's own stunning photography and fascinating history, Travels with Agatha Christie offers a fresh, intimate look at the woman behind the distinguished mysteries.