Peter Wight
Known for Acting · 121 credits
- Born
- 1950-01-01 (age 76)
- Place of birth
- Worthing, Sussex, England, UK
- Also known as
- Peter Wright
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
TV Shows (51)
Midsomer Murders
1997
as Ludlow
Casualty
1986
as Trevor
The Crown
2016
as Newspaper Editor
Silent Witness
1996
as Lucas Garner
Heartbeat
1992
as Len Peters / Bill Budge
Waking the Dead
2001
as Donald Hunt
New Tricks
2004
as Colin Beck
A Touch of Frost
1992
as Cyril Pearce
ITV Playhouse
1967
as Jack
His Dark Materials
2019
as Boatman
The Sweeney
1975
as Jimmy Park
Silk
2011
as Alan Carruthers
Secret Army
1977
as Squadron Leader Kennedy
Lark Rise to Candleford
2008
Sister Boniface Mysteries
2022
as Arthur Millington
Accused
2010
as Alan Maxfield
Murphy's Law
2001
as Alex Armstrong
Hamish Macbeth
1995
as Sydney Braithwaite
Hotel Babylon
2006
Life on Mars
2006
as Frank Miller
Ultimate Force
2002
The Paradise
2012
as Edmund Lovett
Shine on Harvey Moon
1982
as Geoff Woodcock
Titanic
2012
as Joseph Rushton
Charles II: The Power and The Passion
2003
as Ormonde
A Confession
2019
as Charlie Edwards
Our Mutual Friend
1998
as Reginald Wilfer
Out of the Blue
1995
as DC Ron Ludlow
Party Animals
2007
as George Morgan
Hit & Miss
2012
as Eddie
Early Doors
2003
as Nige
This Time with Alan Partridge
2019
as John Baskell
Fortysomething
2003
as Nobby
Anna Lee
1994
as Bernie Schiller
The Reckoning
2023
as Peter Jaconelli
Monday Monday
2009
Case Sensitive
2011
as Robbie Proust
Room at the Top
2012
as Mr. Hoylake
Our Zoo
2014
as Albert Mottershead
Murder Prevention
2004
as Cmdr. Donald Wicker
Sleepers
1991
as Village Policeman
Sunshine
2008
as Philip
The Mimic
2013
as Mr Hurdle
The Second Coming
2003
as Chief Supt. Len Chadwick
Public Enemies
2012
as Ken Whiteley
Money
2010
as Vince People
Brief Encounters
2016
as Brian
Boy Meets Girl
2009
as Bill
I Want My Wife Back
2016
as Don (Bex's father)
The Reckoning
2011
as Frederick Taylor
Devil's Advocate
1995
as Inspector Costello
Movies (70)
The Conjuring: Last Rites
2025
as Grandpa Smurl
Pride & Prejudice
2005
as Mr. Gardiner
Atonement
2007
as Police Inspector
Hot Fuzz
2007
as Roy Porter
Babel
2006
as Tom
Journey to the Center of the Earth
1959
as Laird Of Glendarick
Naked
1993
as Brian
Womb
2010
as Ralph
Flood
2007
as Johnson
My Week with Marilyn
2011
as Lucy's Father
Secrets & Lies
1996
as Father in Family Group
Lassie
2005
as Dr. Jarrett
FairyTale: A True Story
1997
as Newspaper Editor
Kon-Tiki
2012
as Spinden
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
2012
as Tory Grandee - Angus Butler
The Program
2015
as Sunday Times Editor
Vera Drake
2004
as Det. Inspector Webster
Mr. Turner
2014
as Joseph Gillot
Persuasion
2007
as Admiral Croft
Personal Services
1987
as Detective Gibson
Cyrano
2021
as Ragueneau
The Sense of an Ending
2017
as Colin Simpson
Another Year
2010
as Ken
The Look of Love
2013
as Police Inspector
Jane Eyre
1997
as Clergyman
Lucky Break
2001
as George Barratt
Trespass Against Us
2016
as Dog Owner
Meantime
1983
as Estate Manager
The Statement
2003
as Inspector Cholet
Cass
2008
as Cecil
Shiner
2000
as Det. Insp. Grant
Scanners III: The Takeover
1992
as Mark Dragon
Common Ground: Under Construction Notes
2007
as Self
Heidi
2005
as Pastor
Uncle Adolf
2005
as Heinrich Hoffman
The Fourth Angel
2001
as M.P.
The Gathering
2003
as Dave Elford
Another Mother's Son
2017
as Rene
The Bitch
1979
as Ricky
Ethel & Ernest
2016
as Detective Sergeant Burnley (voice)
A Bunch of Amateurs
2008
as Mike Bell
Only You
2019
as Andrew
Uncle Vanya
2020
as Telegin
Slapper
2008
as Stuart
Ghosted
2011
Hamlet
2018
as Polonius
The One and Only Phyllis Dixey
1978
as Reporter
Codename: Kyril
1988
as Evans
Murphy's Stroke
1980
as Betting Office Clerk / 1st Clerk Betting Office
Sleepers
1991
as Village Policeman
Best Laid Plans
2012
as Roger
Three Blind Mice
2003
as Tomlinson
Care
2000
as Francis Chambers
Hard Boiled Sweets
2012
as Jimmy 'The Gent'
Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa!
2006
as Charlie Williams
Will You Love Me Tomorrow
1987
as John
Brakes
2017
as Alan
The Passion
1999
as Ron
The Project
2002
as Neville
Speaking In Tongues
1994
as Ben's Father
Sunshine City
1973
Early Days
2018
as Kate’s Dad
The Casebook of Eddie Brewer
2012
as Ray Riddle
Meat
1994
as Frank
National Theatre Live: London Tide
2024
as Noddy Boffin
The Security Men
2013
as Kenneth
The Brides in the Bath
2003
as Charles Burnham
Early Doors - Live
2021
as Nige
Shakespeare’s Wart
2012
as Director 1
Where the Heart Is
1979
as Jack
About Peter Wight
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… With 121 credits spanning from 1959 to 2025, Peter Wight has appeared in 70 films and 51 TV shows.
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Most Popular Peter Wight Movies
- The Conjuring: Last Rites (2025) — as Grandpa Smurl
- Pride & Prejudice (2005) — as Mr. Gardiner
- Atonement (2007) — as Police Inspector
- Hot Fuzz (2007) — as Roy Porter
- Babel (2006) — as Tom
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