Hercule Poirot
| Hercule Poirot | |
|---|---|
David Suchet as Hercule Poirot in Agatha Christie's Poirot | |
| First appearance | |
| Last appearance | Curtain (1975, by Agatha Christie) |
| Created by | Agatha Christie |
| Portrayed by | Charles Laughton Francis L. Sullivan Austin Trevor Orson Welles Harold Huber Richard Williams John Malkovich José Ferrer Martin Gabel Tony Randall Albert Finney Dudley Jones Peter Ustinov Ian Holm David Suchet John Moffatt Maurice Denham Peter Sallis Konstantin Raikin Alfred Molina Robert Powell Jason Durr Kenneth Branagh Anthony O'Donnell Shirō Itō (Takashi Akafuji) Mansai Nomura (Takeru Suguro) Tom Conti Pál Mácsai Peter Dinklage |
| Voiced by | Kōtarō Satomi |
| In-universe information | |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | Private investigator Police officer (former occupation) |
| Family | Jules-Louis Poirot (father) Godelieve Poirot (mother) |
| Religion | Catholic |
| Nationality | Belgian |
Hercule Poirot (UK: /ˈɛərkjuːl ˈpwɑːroʊ/ ⓘ, US: /hɜːrˈkjuːl pwɑːˈroʊ/ ⓘ) is a fictional Belgian detective created by the English writer Agatha Christie. Poirot is Christie's most famous and longest-running character, appearing in 33 novels, two plays (Black Coffee and Alibi) and 51 short stories published between 1920 and 1975.
Poirot has been portrayed on radio, in film and on television by various actors, including Austin Trevor, John Moffatt, Albert Finney, Peter Ustinov, Ian Holm, Tony Randall, Alfred Molina, Orson Welles, David Suchet, Kenneth Branagh, Peter Dinklage and John Malkovich.