Peter Wight
Acting
Born: January 1, 1950 (age 76) · Worthing, Sussex, England, UK
Highest Rated
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
Pride & Prejudice
2005
Hot Fuzz
2007
Atonement
2007
Babel
2006
The Crown
2016
The Conjuring: Last Rites
2025
His Dark Materials
2019
My Week with Marilyn
2011
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
2012
Kon-Tiki
2012
Secrets & Lies
1996
Naked
1993
Photos (1)
Movies (67)
The Conjuring: Last Rites
Grandpa Smurl
Pride & Prejudice
Mr. Gardiner
Atonement
Police Inspector
Hot Fuzz
Roy Porter
Babel
Tom
My Week with Marilyn
Lucy's Father
Trespass Against Us
Dog Owner
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
Tory Grandee - Angus Butler
Naked
Brian
The Sense of an Ending
Colin Simpson
Journey to the Center of the Earth
Laird Of Glendarick
Lassie
Dr. Jarrett
The Program
Sunday Times Editor
Secrets & Lies
Father in Family Group
Vera Drake
Det. Inspector Webster
Kon-Tiki
Spinden
Mr. Turner
Joseph Gillot
Another Year
Ken
Flood
Johnson
Womb
Ralph
Cyrano
Ragueneau
Scanners III: The Takeover
Mark Dragon
Persuasion
Admiral Croft
The Look of Love
Police Inspector
Jane Eyre
Clergyman
Uncle Vanya
Telegin
The Gathering
Dave Elford
FairyTale: A True Story
Newspaper Editor
Cass
Cecil
Only You
Andrew
Lucky Break
George Barratt
The Statement
Inspector Cholet
Meantime
Estate Manager
Best Laid Plans
Roger
The Fourth Angel
M.P.
Shiner
Det. Insp. Grant
The Bitch
Ricky
Heidi
Pastor
Personal Services
Detective Gibson
Another Mother's Son
Rene
Ethel & Ernest
Detective Sergeant Burnley (voice)
Slapper
Stuart
Murphy's Stroke
Betting Office Clerk
Murphy's Stroke
1st Clerk Betting Office
Sunshine City
1973
Uncle Adolf
Heinrich Hoffman
A Bunch of Amateurs
Mike Bell
Brakes
Alan
Hard Boiled Sweets
Jimmy 'The Gent'
National Theatre Live: London Tide
Noddy Boffin
The Security Men
Kenneth
Ghosted
2011
Three Blind Mice
Tomlinson
The One and Only Phyllis Dixey
Reporter
Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa!
Charlie Williams
Care
Francis Chambers
Speaking In Tongues
Ben's Father
The Passion
Ron
Hamlet
Polonius
Early Days
Kate’s Dad
Sleepers
Village Policeman
Shakespeare’s Wart
Director 1
The Brides in the Bath
Charles Burnham
Meat
Frank
Will You Love Me Tomorrow
John
The Casebook of Eddie Brewer
Ray Riddle
Early Doors - Live
Nige
TV Shows (52)
Midsomer Murders
Ludlow · 1 eps
The Crown
Newspaper Editor · 2 eps
Casualty
Trevor · 1 eps
Silent Witness
Lucas Garner · 2 eps
New Tricks
Colin Beck · 1 eps
A Touch of Frost
Cyril Pearce · 1 eps
Minder
Alan (uncredited) · 1 eps
Heartbeat
Len Peters · 1 eps
Heartbeat
Bill Budge · 1 eps
Waking the Dead
Donald Hunt · 2 eps
His Dark Materials
Boatman · 2 eps
ITV Playhouse
Jack · 1 eps
Silk
Alan Carruthers · 1 eps
Dalziel and Pascoe
Charles Johnson · 2 eps
Sister Boniface Mysteries
Arthur Millington · 1 eps
The Sweeney
Jimmy Park · 1 eps
Lark Rise to Candleford
2 eps
Life on Mars
Frank Miller · 1 eps
Secret Army
Squadron Leader Kennedy · 1 eps
The Paradise
Edmund Lovett · 1 eps
Murphy's Law
Alex Armstrong · 1 eps
Hotel Babylon
1 eps
Accused
Alan Maxfield · 1 eps
Shine on Harvey Moon
Geoff Woodcock · 1 eps
Hamish Macbeth
Sydney Braithwaite · 1 eps
Ultimate Force
1 eps
Titanic
Joseph Rushton · 4 eps
A Confession
Charlie Edwards · 6 eps
Out of the Blue
DC Ron Ludlow · 12 eps
Our Zoo
Albert Mottershead · 6 eps
The Mimic
Mr Hurdle · 4 eps
Hit & Miss
Eddie · 6 eps
This Time with Alan Partridge
John Baskell · 1 eps
Party Animals
George Morgan · 8 eps
Charles II: The Power and The Passion
Ormonde · 3 eps
The Reckoning
Peter Jaconelli · 4 eps
Our Mutual Friend
Reginald Wilfer · 3 eps
Fortysomething
Nobby · 1 eps
Anna Lee
Bernie Schiller · 5 eps
Case Sensitive
Robbie Proust · 4 eps
Boy Meets Girl
Bill · 4 eps
Early Doors
Nige · 12 eps
Room at the Top
Mr. Hoylake · 2 eps
Sleepers
Village Policeman · 1 eps
Brief Encounters
Brian · 6 eps
Public Enemies
Ken Whiteley · 3 eps
Sunshine
Philip · 3 eps
Monday Monday
7 eps
I Want My Wife Back
Don · 5 eps
The Second Coming
Chief Supt. Len Chadwick · 2 eps
The Reckoning
Frederick Taylor · 2 eps
Money
Vince People · 2 eps
