Peter Wight

Personal Info

Birthday

January 1, 1950

(75 years old)

Place of Birth

Worthing, Sussex, England, UK

Also Known As

Peter Wright

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

Midsomer Murders

The Crown

Silent Witness

The Conjuring: Last Rites

His Dark Materials

Heartbeat

Casualty

Pride & Prejudice

Filmography

2025
The Conjuring: Last Rites
as Grandpa Smurl
2021
Early Doors - Live
as Nige
Cyrano
as Ragueneau
2020
Uncle Vanya
as Telegin
2019
Only You
as Andrew
2018
Early Days
as Kate’s Dad
Hamlet
as Polonius
2017
Brakes
as Alan
Another Mother's Son
as Rene
The Sense of an Ending
as Colin Simpson
2016
Ethel & Ernest
as Detective Sergeant Burnley (voice)
Trespass Against Us
as Dog Owner
2015
The Program
as Sunday Times Editor
2014
Mr. Turner
as Joseph Gillot
2013
The Look of Love
as Police Inspector
The Security Men
as Kenneth
2012
Kon-Tiki
as Spinden
The Casebook of Eddie Brewer
as Ray Riddle
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
as Tory Grandee - Angus Butler
Hard Boiled Sweets
as Jimmy 'The Gent'
Best Laid Plans
as Roger
2011
My Week with Marilyn
as Lucy's Father
2010
Another Year
as Ken
Womb
as Ralph
2008
A Bunch of Amateurs
as Mike Bell
Slapper
as Stuart
Cass
as Cecil
2007
Common Ground: Under Construction Notes
as Self
Flood
as Johnson - Transport Chief
Persuasion
as Admiral Croft
Atonement
as Police Inspector
Hot Fuzz
as Roy Porter
2006
Babel
as Tom
Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa!
as Charlie Williams
2005
Lassie
as Dr. Jarrett
Pride & Prejudice
as Mr. Gardiner
Heidi
as Pastor
Uncle Adolf
as Heinrich Hoffman
2004
Vera Drake
as Det. Inspector Webster
2003
The Brides in the Bath
as Charles Burnham
The Statement
as Inspector Cholet
Three Blind Mice
as Tomlinson
The Gathering
as Dave Elford
2002
The Project
as Neville
2001
Lucky Break
as George Barratt
The Fourth Angel
as M.P.
2000
Care
as Francis Chambers
Shiner
as Det. Insp. Grant
1999
The Passion
as Ron
1997
FairyTale: A True Story
as Newspaper Editor
Jane Eyre
as Clergyman
1996
Secrets & Lies
as Father in Family Group
1994
Meat
as Frank
Speaking In Tongues
as Ben's Father
1993
Naked
as Brian
1992
Scanners III: The Takeover
as Mark Dragon
1991
Sleepers
as Village Policeman
1988
Codename: Kyril
as Evans
1987
Personal Services
as Detective Gibson
Will You Love Me Tomorrow
as John
1983
Meantime
as Estate Manager
1980
Murphy's Stroke
as Betting Office Clerk
1979
The Bitch
as Ricky
Where the Heart Is
as Jack
1978
The One and Only Phyllis Dixey
as Reporter
1959
Journey to the Center of the Earth
as Laird Of Glendarick