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.
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
The Conjuring: Last Rites
Character:Grandpa Smurl
Release Date:03/09/2025
National Theatre Live: London Tide
Character:Noddy Boffin
Release Date:17/10/2024
Cyrano
Character:Ragueneau
Release Date:17/12/2021
Early Doors - Live
Character:Nige
Release Date:09/09/2021
Uncle Vanya
Character:Telegin
Release Date:27/10/2020
Only You
Character:Andrew
Release Date:12/07/2019
Early Days
Character:Kate’s Dad
Release Date:13/07/2018
Hamlet
Character:Polonius
Release Date:31/03/2018
Brakes
Character:Alan
Release Date:24/11/2017
Another Mother's Son
Character:Rene
Release Date:24/03/2017
The Sense of an Ending
Character:Colin Simpson
Release Date:10/03/2017
Ethel & Ernest
Character:Detective Sergeant Burnley (voice)
Release Date:15/10/2016
Trespass Against Us
Character:Dog Owner
Release Date:14/10/2016
The Program
Character:Sunday Times Editor
Release Date:16/09/2015
Mr. Turner
Character:Joseph Gillot
Release Date:31/10/2014
The Look of Love
Character:Police Inspector
Release Date:26/04/2013
The Security Men
Character:Kenneth
Release Date:12/04/2013
Kon-Tiki
Character:Spinden
Release Date:24/08/2012
The Casebook of Eddie Brewer
Character:Ray Riddle
Release Date:18/03/2012
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
Character:Tory Grandee - Angus Butler
Release Date:09/03/2012
Hard Boiled Sweets
Character:Jimmy 'The Gent'
Release Date:09/03/2012
Best Laid Plans
Character:Roger
Release Date:03/02/2012
My Week with Marilyn
Character:Lucy's Father
Release Date:23/11/2011
Ghosted
Character:
Release Date:24/06/2011
Another Year
Character:Ken
Release Date:05/11/2010
Womb
Character:Ralph
Release Date:15/07/2010
A Bunch of Amateurs
Character:Mike Bell
Release Date:17/11/2008
Slapper
Character:Stuart
Release Date:21/06/2008
Cass
Character:Cecil
Release Date:08/01/2008
Common Ground: Under Construction Notes
Character:Self
Release Date:30/09/2007
Flood
Character:Johnson - Transport Chief
Release Date:24/08/2007
Persuasion
Character:Admiral Croft
Release Date:01/04/2007
Atonement
Character:Police Inspector
Release Date:27/02/2007
Hot Fuzz
Character:Roy Porter
Release Date:14/02/2007
Babel
Character:Tom
Release Date:26/10/2006
Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa!
Character:Charlie Williams
Release Date:16/03/2006
Lassie
Character:Dr. Jarrett
Release Date:16/12/2005
Pride & Prejudice
Character:Mr. Gardiner
Release Date:16/09/2005
Heidi
Character:Pastor
Release Date:19/08/2005
Uncle Adolf
Character:Heinrich Hoffman
Release Date:03/01/2005
Vera Drake
Character:Det. Inspector Webster
Release Date:22/10/2004
The Brides in the Bath
Character:Charles Burnham
Release Date:31/12/2003
The Statement
Character:Inspector Cholet
Release Date:12/12/2003
Three Blind Mice
Character:Tomlinson
Release Date:08/10/2003
The Gathering
Character:Dave Elford
Release Date:23/02/2003
The Project
Character:Neville
Release Date:10/11/2002
Lucky Break
Character:George Barratt
Release Date:24/08/2001
The Fourth Angel
Character:M.P.
Release Date:15/08/2001
Care
Character:Francis Chambers
Release Date:08/10/2000
Shiner
Character:Det. Insp. Grant
Release Date:22/09/2000
The Passion
Character:Ron
Release Date:01/05/1999
FairyTale: A True Story
Character:Newspaper Editor
Release Date:24/10/1997
Jane Eyre
Character:Clergyman
Release Date:09/03/1997
Secrets & Lies
Character:Father in Family Group
Release Date:24/05/1996
Meat
Character:Frank
Release Date:25/09/1994
Speaking In Tongues
Character:Ben's Father
Release Date:27/07/1994
Naked
Character:Brian
Release Date:06/08/1993
Scanners III: The Takeover
Character:Mark Dragon
Release Date:31/01/1992
Sleepers
Character:Village Policeman
Release Date:10/04/1991
Codename: Kyril
Character:Evans
Release Date:29/03/1988
Personal Services
Character:Detective Gibson
Release Date:12/02/1987
Will You Love Me Tomorrow
Character:John
Release Date:18/01/1987
Meantime
Character:Estate Manager
Release Date:16/10/1983
Murphy's Stroke
Character:Betting Office Clerk
Release Date:21/05/1980
Murphy's Stroke
Character:1st Clerk Betting Office
Release Date:21/05/1980
The Bitch
Character:Ricky
Release Date:20/09/1979
Where the Heart Is
Character:Jack
Release Date:13/03/1979
The One and Only Phyllis Dixey
Character:Reporter
Release Date:01/11/1978
Sunshine City
Character:
Release Date:12/09/1973
Journey to the Center of the Earth
Character:Laird Of Glendarick
Release Date:15/12/1959
Television Appearances
The Reckoning
Character:Peter Jaconelli
Sister Boniface Mysteries
Character:Arthur Millington
His Dark Materials
Character:Boatman
A Confession
Character:Charlie Edwards
This Time with Alan Partridge
Character:John Baskell
The Crown
Character:Newspaper Editor
Brief Encounters
Character:Brian
I Want My Wife Back
Character:Don (Bex's father)
Our Zoo
Character:Albert Mottershead
Room at the Top
Character:Mr. Hoylake
The Paradise
Character:Edmund Lovett
Hit & Miss
Character:Eddie
Titanic
Character:Joseph Rushton
Public Enemies
Character:Ken Whiteley
Case Sensitive
Character:Robbie Proust
The Reckoning
Character:Frederick Taylor
Accused
Character:Alan Maxfield
Money
Character:Vince People
Monday Monday
Character:
Boy Meets Girl
Character:Bill
Sunshine
Character:
Sunshine
Character:Philip
Lark Rise to Candleford
Character:
Party Animals
Character:George Morgan
Hotel Babylon
Character:
Life on Mars
Character:Frank Miller
Murder Prevention
Character:
New Tricks
Character:Colin Beck
Charles II: The Power and The Passion
Character:Ormonde
Fortysomething
Character:Nobby
Early Doors
Character:Nige
The Second Coming
Character:Chief Supt. Len Chadwick
Ultimate Force
Character:
Waking the Dead
Character:Donald Hunt
Our Mutual Friend
Character:Reginald Wilfer
Midsomer Murders
Character:Ludlow
Dalziel & Pascoe
Character:
Silent Witness
Character:Lucas Garner
Out of the Blue
Character:D.C. Ron Ludlow
Hamish Macbeth
Character:Sydney Braithwaite
Devil's Advocate
Character:Inspector Costello
Anna Lee
Character:Bernie Schiller
Heartbeat
Character:Len Peters
Heartbeat
Character:Bill Budge
Casualty
Character:Trevor
Shine on Harvey Moon
Character:Geoff Woodcock
Secret Army
Character:Squadron Leader Kennedy
The Sweeney
Character:Jimmy Park
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