Peter Wight
Peter Wight
Biography
Peter Wight is a British character actor of stage, film and TV who is perhaps best known for his work with Mike Leigh on films such as Meantime, Naked, Vera Drake, Another Year and Mr Turner. Wight regularly plays a police officer - most notably in the BBC sitcom Early Doors and in the mid 90s BBC drama Out of the Blue, as well as films like Shiner, Atonement and The Look of Love - and has had numerous period roles in dramas such as Jane Eyre, Pride and Prejudice, Persuasion, and Our Mutual Friend. His other films include Hot Fuzz, Babel, Cass, and The Sense of an Ending.
Known For
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
117
Gender
Male
Birthday
1950-01-01 (75 years old)
Place of Birth
Worthing, Sussex, England, UK
Acting

2025

The Conjuring: Last Rites as Grandpa Smurl

2023

The Reckoning as Peter Jaconelli

2021

Cyrano as Ragueneau

2021

Early Doors - Live as Nige

2020

Uncle Vanya as Telegin

2019

His Dark Materials as Boatman

2019

A Confession as Charlie Edwards

2019

This Time with Alan Partridge as John Baskell

2019

Only You as Andrew

2018

Hamlet as Polonius

2018

Early Days as Kate’s Dad

2017

The Sense of an Ending as Colin Simpson

2017

Brakes as Alan

2016

The Crown as Newspaper Editor

2016

I Want My Wife Back as Don (Bex's father)

2016

Trespass Against Us as Dog Owner

2016

Brief Encounters as Brian

2016

Ethel & Ernest as Detective Sergeant Burnley (voice)

2015

The Program as Sunday Times Editor

2014

Our Zoo as Albert Mottershead

2014

Mr. Turner as Joseph Gillot

2013

The Look of Love as Police Inspector

2013

The Security Men as Kenneth

2012

The Paradise as Edmund Lovett

2012

Titanic as Joseph Rushton

2012

Room at the Top as Mr. Hoylake

2012

Hit & Miss as Eddie

2012

Kon-Tiki as Spinden

2012

Salmon Fishing in the Yemen as Tory Grandee - Angus Butler

2012

Public Enemies as Ken Whiteley

2012

Best Laid Plans as Roger

2012

Hard Boiled Sweets as Jimmy 'The Gent'

2012

The Casebook of Eddie Brewer as Ray Riddle

2011

The Reckoning as Frederick Taylor

2011

Case Sensitive as Robbie Proust

2011

My Week with Marilyn as Lucy's Father

2011

Ghosted as Not available

2010

Money as Vince People

2010

Accused as Alan Maxfield

2010

Womb as Ralph

2010

Another Year as Ken

2009

Boy Meets Girl as Not available

2009

Monday Monday as Not available

2008

Lark Rise to Candleford as Not available

2008

Sunshine as Not available

2008

Sunshine as Philip

2008

Cass as Cecil

2008

A Bunch of Amateurs as Mike Bell

2008

Slapper as Stuart

2007

Atonement as Police Inspector

2007

Hot Fuzz as Roy Porter

2007

Party Animals as George Morgan

2007

Persuasion as Admiral Croft

2007

Flood as Johnson - Transport Chief

2006

Life on Mars as Frank Miller

2006

Hotel Babylon as Not available

2006

Babel as Tom

2006

Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa! as Charlie Williams

2005

Pride & Prejudice as Mr. Gardiner

2005

Lassie as Dr. Jarrett

2005

Heidi as Pastor

2005

Uncle Adolf as Heinrich Hoffman

2004

New Tricks as Colin Beck

2004

Murder Prevention as Not available

2004

Vera Drake as Det. Inspector Webster

2003

Fortysomething as Nobby

2003

Early Doors as Nige

2003

The Second Coming as Chief Supt. Len Chadwick

2003

The Statement as Inspector Cholet

2003

The Gathering as Dave Elford

2003

Three Blind Mice as Tomlinson

2003

The Brides in the Bath as Charles Burnham

2002

Ultimate Force as Not available

2002

The Project as Neville

2001

Waking the Dead as Donald Hunt

2001

The Fourth Angel as M.P.

2001

Lucky Break as George Barratt

2000

Shiner as Det. Insp. Grant

2000

Care as Francis Chambers

1999

The Passion as Ron

1998

Our Mutual Friend as Not available

1997

Midsomer Murders as Ludlow

1997

FairyTale: A True Story as Newspaper Editor

1997

Jane Eyre as Clergyman

1996

Silent Witness as Lucas Garner

1996

Dalziel & Pascoe as Not available

1996

Secrets & Lies as Father in Family Group

1995

Out of the Blue as D.C. Ron Ludlow

1995

Hamish Macbeth as Sydney Braithwaite

1995

Devil's Advocate as Inspector Costello

1994

Anna Lee as Bernie Schiller

1994

Meat as Frank

1994

Speaking In Tongues as Ben's Father

1993

Naked as Brian

1992

Heartbeat as Len Peters

1992

Heartbeat as Bill Budge

1992

Scanners III: The Takeover as Mark Dragon

1991

Sleepers as Village Policeman

1988

Codename: Kyril as Evans

1987

Personal Services as Detective Gibson

1986

Casualty as Trevor

1983

Meantime as Estate Manager

1982

Shine on Harvey Moon as Geoff Woodcock

1980

Murphy's Stroke as Betting Office Clerk

1979

The Bitch as Ricky

1979

Where the Heart Is as Jack

1977

Secret Army as Squadron Leader Kennedy

1975

The Sweeney as Jimmy Park

1973

Sunshine City as Not available

1959

Journey to the Center of the Earth as Laird Of Glendarick

NaN

Shakespeare’s Wart as Director 1
Crew

1997

Jane Eyre Screenplay