For the baseball player, see Harry Pearce (baseball).
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Fictional character
Sir Harry Pearce KBE
Spooks character
First appearance
Series 1, Episode 1
Last appearance
Spooks: The Greater Good
Portrayed by
Peter Firth
In-universe information
Gender
Male
Occupation
Head of MI5 counter-terrorism department - "Section D" (1994–2015)
Family
1 brother, Ben
Spouse
Jane Townsend (divorced, 1977–1986)
Children
Catherine Townsend (daughter) Graham (surname unknown, son)
Sir Henry James "Harry" Pearce, KBE (born 1 November 1953[1]) was a fictional character, head of the counter-terrorism department ("Section D") of MI5 as featured in the British television series Spooks. He was played by Peter Firth during the whole run of the series from 2002 to 2011, and reprised for the 2015 film, Spooks: The Greater Good.
^Harry's Diary. London: Headline Publishing. 2007. p. 320. ISBN 978-0-7553-3398-1.
Sir Henry James "Harry" Pearce, KBE (born 1 November 1953) was a fictional character, head of the counter-terrorism department ("Section D") of MI5 as...
October 1953) is an English actor. He is best known for his role as Sir HarryPearce in the BBC One programme Spooks; he is the only actor to have appeared...
Count of Monte Cristo and The Time Machine. Pearce portrayed pop artist Andy Warhol in Factory Girl and Harry Houdini in Death Defying Acts. He also appeared...
former Russian spy-turned-politician Ilya Gavrik (Jonathan Hyde), HarryPearce's (Peter Firth) opposite during the Cold War, proposes a strategic partnership...
to actor Barnaby Kay. The couple have a son Harry (born in October 2006), who is named after HarryPearce, the character of her co-star Peter Firth in...
first two episodes of Series 10. Main characters for Series 10: Sir HarryPearce KBE (Peter Firth) (2002–2011) – Head of Counter-Terrorism Department...
skills." He has expensive taste and is chewed out by department head HarryPearce after it is discovered that he has been using MI5 resources to increase...
references to the Moscow Rules. In particular, in Season 6 Episode 10, HarryPearce tells someone, "Treat London as enemy territory, keep your head down...
series. Peter Firth plays the head of the counter-terrorism department, HarryPearce. Firth was interested in the series after hearing of Brenton's involvement...
spooks form a very strong bond. She also forms strong relationships with HarryPearce (her boss and someone whom she respected a lot), and Ruth Evershed. Zoe...
opening episode "Project Friendly Fire", hired by head of Section D HarryPearce (Peter Firth) to help clear Tom Quinn (Matthew Macfadyen) who has been...
1950 15:00 BST Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 100,000 Referee: HarryPearce General FA Cup Final kits, 1950–59 Specific "Liverpoolfc.tv: LFC STORY...
MacGregor as Colin Wells Nicola Walker as Ruth Evershed Peter Firth as HarryPearce Anna Chancellor as Juliet Shaw James Dicker as Wes Carter William Armstrong...
MacGregor as Colin Wells Nicola Walker as Ruth Evershed Peter Firth as HarryPearce Megan Dodds as Christine Dale Natasha Little as Vicki Westbrook Enzo...
which time he was often subjected to torture. In the seventh series, HarryPearce (Peter Firth) is able to secure Lucas' release from prison in exchange...
fisherman and ran a boatshed. Pearce's grandfather Henry John "Harry" Pearce, Sr. was an Australian champion in sculling. HarryPearce had five sons and seven...
Wynn-Jones Gemma Jones as Connie James (episodes 2–10) Peter Firth as HarryPearce Matthew Marsh as Bob Hogan Simon Abkarian as Dariush Bakhshi Agni Scott...
was sent to stop. Peter Firth, Gemma Jones and Hugh Simon returned as HarryPearce, Connie James and Malcolm Wynn-Jones, respectively. The writers and producers...
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