
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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