The Resume

(May 2, 1946- )
Best known as Hercule Poirot on BBC TV (1989- )
Acted in 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1982),' 'Reilly: The Ace of Spies (1983),' 'Greystoke (1984),' 'The Falcon and the Snowman (1985),' 'Harry and the Hendersons (1987),' 'To Kill a Priest (1988),' 'Executive Decision (1996),' 'Sunday (1997),' 'A Perfect Murder (1998),' 'Roberto Benigni's Pinocchio (2002)' and 'The In-Laws (2003)'
Performed on stage in 'Amadeus' and 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?'

Why he might be annoying:

Although British, he is typecast as French (or Belgian) characters.
He acted in Roberto Benigni's critical and commercial disaster 'Pinocchio.'
His eyebrows are so bushy that he must trim them to get acting work.
He's a neat freak.

Why he might not be annoying:

He is a renowned stage actor.
Agatha Christie's granddaughter personally asked him to play Hercule Poirot. His interpretation of that role is very popular.
He is modest, and often critical of his own performances.
He plays the clarinet.
He is an accomplished photographer.

Credit: Wieland Kalligaro

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Actors Appearing in Hallmark Movies
• Agatha Christie Films
• Bow Tie Wearers
• Bushy Eyebrows
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [May] (Ranked: 5021946)
• I Portrayed Geppetto
• I Portrayed Hercule Poirot
• I Portrayed Jeeves
• I Portrayed Sigmund Freud
• I Portrayed William Shakespeare
• Look at Me, I'm #1 [Extended Index Finger]
• Mustaches
• Profiles 12251-12500 (Ranked: 12376)
• Walruses
• Wieland Kalligaro's Profiles [Series 3]

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 8 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 9 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 90 Votes: 41.11% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 76 Votes: 56.58% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 8 Votes: 12.50% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 7 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 18 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 19 Votes: 31.58% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 57 Votes: 36.84% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 63 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 76 Votes: 52.63% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 57 Votes: 40.35% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 43 Votes: 34.88% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 100 Votes: 48.00% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 169 Votes: 50.30% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 220 Votes: 43.18% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 136 Votes: 50.0% Annoying