Peter Wight
Worthing, Sussex, England, UK
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.
Appearances
7.2
Babel
Tom
6.0
Early Doors - Live
Nige
7.2
Vera Drake
Det. Inspector Webster
7.3
Naked
Brian
3.5
Slapper
Stuart
4.4
Scanners III: The Takeover
Mark Dragon
6.2
Lucky Break
George Barratt
7.0
Another Year
Ken
6.3
Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa!
Charlie Williams
6.3
Cyrano
Ragueneau
6.7
Meantime
Estate Manager
6.0
Womb
Ralph
The One and Only Phyllis Dixey
Reporter
5.6
The Look of Love
Police Inspector
Shakespeare’s Wart
Director 1
The Project
The Project
Neville
6.9
Journey to the Center of the Earth
Laird Of Glendarick
3.7
Will You Love Me Tomorrow
John
5.5
The Gathering
Dave Elford
6.9
Kon-Tiki
Spinden
The Passion
Ron
Where the Heart Is
Where the Heart Is
Jack
Speaking In Tongues
Ben's Father
4.5
Meat
Frank
7.6
Hot Fuzz
Roy Porter
7.6
Atonement
Police Inspector
Sleepers
Village Policeman
5.7
The Brides in the Bath
Charles Burnham
4.5
The Casebook of Eddie Brewer
Ray Riddle
5.2
Ghosted
6.4
The Program
Sunday Times Editor
5.3
Care
Francis Chambers
5.7
A Bunch of Amateurs
Mike Bell
7.5
Ethel & Ernest
Detective Sergeant Burnley (voice)
5.4
Best Laid Plans
Roger
6.6
Uncle Adolf
Heinrich Hoffman
7.2
Persuasion
Admiral Croft
6.5
Mr. Turner
Joseph Gillot
7.6
Secrets & Lies
Father in Family Group
7.1
Jane Eyre
Clergyman
4.5
The Bitch
Ricky
5.9
Cass
Cecil
6.8
Another Mother's Son
Rene
6.4
Lassie
Dr. Jarrett
5.8
Trespass Against Us
Dog Owner
6.4
The Sense of an Ending
Colin Simpson
4.1
Three Blind Mice
Tomlinson
5.6
The Statement
Inspector Cholet
5.3
Flood
Johnson
5.4
Shiner
Det. Insp. Grant
6.4
FairyTale: A True Story
Newspaper Editor
6.4
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
Tory Grandee - Angus Butler
6.1
Personal Services
Detective Gibson
7.7
Heidi
Pastor
4.3
Hard Boiled Sweets
Jimmy 'The Gent'
5.6
Brakes
Alan
5.3
The Fourth Angel
M.P.
6.7
My Week with Marilyn
Lucy's Father
6.6
Only You
Andrew
6.4
Hamlet
Polonius
The Security Men
Kenneth
5.8
Murphy's Stroke
Betting Office Clerk
Sunshine City
1.0
Early Days
Kate’s Dad
Codename: Kyril
Evans
8.0
Pride & Prejudice
Mr. Gardiner
7.4
Uncle Vanya
Telegin
10.0
Common Ground: Under Construction Notes
Self
6.9
The Conjuring: Last Rites
Grandpa Smurl
National Theatre Live: London Tide
Noddy Boffin
5.8
Murphy's Stroke
1st Clerk Betting Office
7.5
Midsomer Murders
Ludlow
6.5
Ultimate Force
7.8
Early Doors
Nige
7.5
Silent Witness
Lucas Garner
7.2
Heartbeat
Len Peters
6.4
Dalziel & Pascoe
6.9
Party Animals
George Morgan
7.7
Life on Mars
Frank Miller
8.0
The Sweeney
Jimmy Park
7.3
Waking the Dead
Donald Hunt
6.9
Anna Lee
Bernie Schiller
7.8
This Time with Alan Partridge
John Baskell
4.7
I Want My Wife Back
Don (Bex's father)
5.5
Boy Meets Girl
Bill
8.0
Out of the Blue
D.C. Ron Ludlow
10.0
Monday Monday
7.0
A Confession
Charlie Edwards
6.9
Hit & Miss
Eddie
8.1
Accused
Alan Maxfield
6.0
Titanic
Joseph Rushton
6.9
Case Sensitive
Robbie Proust
4.5
Money
Vince People
8.0
Our Zoo
Albert Mottershead
7.3
The Paradise
Edmund Lovett
6.9
Room at the Top
Mr. Hoylake
7.4
New Tricks
Colin Beck
6.6
Public Enemies
Ken Whiteley
7.5
Fortysomething
Nobby
7.3
Hotel Babylon
6.7
Brief Encounters
Brian
7.6
Secret Army
Squadron Leader Kennedy
7.8
Sunshine
8.2
The Crown
Newspaper Editor
Murder Prevention
6.7
Murder Prevention
Cmdr. Donald Wicker
8.4
Lark Rise to Candleford
7.7
Shine on Harvey Moon
Geoff Woodcock
6.2
Casualty
Trevor
7.2
The Reckoning
Peter Jaconelli
4.8
The Reckoning
Frederick Taylor
6.9
The Second Coming
Chief Supt. Len Chadwick
7.8
Sunshine
Philip
7.8
His Dark Materials
Boatman
7.2
Heartbeat
Bill Budge
Devil's Advocate
3.3
Devil's Advocate
Inspector Costello
7.7
Hamish Macbeth
Sydney Braithwaite
6.4
Sister Boniface Mysteries
Arthur Millington
7.9
Our Mutual Friend
Reginald Wilfer
6.3
Charles II: The Power and The Passion
Ormonde
7.5
Silk
Alan Carruthers
7.3
Sleepers
Village Policeman
5.7
The Mimic
Mr Hurdle
7.6
Murphy's Law
Alex Armstrong
7.5
A Touch of Frost
Cyril Pearce
7.0
ITV Playhouse
Jack