Editing David Suchet (section)

===Religious beliefs===
Raised without religion, in 1986 Suchet underwent a religious conversion after having read [[Romans 8]] in his hotel room. Soon afterwards, he was baptised into the [[Church of England]].<ref name="NIV"/><ref>{{cite news |last1=Ouzounian |first1=Richard |title=David Suchet and the mystery of faith |url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/stage/2014/04/25/david_suchet_and_the_mystery_of_faith.html |access-date=7 May 2020 |work=[[Toronto Star]] |date=25 April 2014}}</ref> Suchet stated in an interview with ''Strand'' Magazine, "I'm a Christian by faith. I like to think it sees me through a great deal of my life. I very much believe in the principles of Christianity and the principles of most religions, actually—that one has to abandon oneself to a higher good."<ref>[http://www.strandmag.com/suchet.htm Suchet religious conversion] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530010249/http://www.strandmag.com/suchet.htm |date=30 May 2015 }}, Strandmag.com</ref>

In 2012, Suchet made a documentary for the BBC on his personal hero, [[Saint Paul]], to discover what he was like as a man by charting his evangelistic journey around the Mediterranean.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/arts/television/one-for-paul/story-fncnjrwn-1226467531432|title=Profile in ''The Australian''}}</ref> In 2014, he filmed a documentary about the apostle [[Saint Peter]].<ref name="NIV"/>

In November 2012, the [[British and Foreign Bible Society|British Bible Society]] appointed David Suchet and Dr [[Paula Gooder]] as new vice-presidents. They joined the existing vice-presidents: [[John Sentamu]] ([[Archbishop of York]]), [[Vincent Nichols]] ([[Archbishop of Westminster]]), [[Barry Morgan (bishop)|Barry Morgan]] ([[Archbishop of Wales]]), [[David F. Ford]] ([[Regius Professor of Divinity]] at [[University of Cambridge|Cambridge]]), [[Joel Edwards (Evangelical Alliance)|Joel Edwards]] (International Director of [[Micah Challenge]]) and [[David Alton, Baron Alton of Liverpool|Lord Alton]] of Liverpool.<ref>{{cite web|last=Whitnall|first=Bill|title=Bible Society announce Suchet and Gooder as new VPs.|work=British Bible Society News|date=22 November 2012|url=http://www.biblesociety.org.uk/news/bible-society-announce-suchet-and-gooder-as-new-vps|access-date=2 December 2012|archive-date=2 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402201509/http://www.biblesociety.org.uk/news/bible-society-announce-suchet-and-gooder-as-new-vps/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Following the time when he bade farewell to his role as Hercule Poirot, Suchet fulfilled a 27-year ambition to make an audio recording of [[The Bible]]'s [[New International Version]], which was released in April 2014.<ref name="NIV">{{cite web|last=Lodge|first=Carey|title=David Suchet: Recording the NIV Bible is my legacy|work=[[Christian Today]]|date=21 April 2014|url=http://www.christiantoday.com/article/david.suchet.recording.the.niv.bible.is.my.legacy/36866.htm|access-date=19 March 2015}}</ref>