Acting
Peter Wight
EN, NO, ES cinema · 71 credits
Born
1 January 1950 (age 76)
Birthplace
Worthing, Sussex, England, UK
Also known as Peter Wright
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
Filmography
Tender Loving Care
as Dr. Wells
The Conjuring: Last Rites
as Grandpa Smurl
National Theatre Live: London Tide
as Noddy Boffin
Cyrano
as Ragueneau
Uncle Vanya
as Telegin
Only You
as Andrew
Hamlet
as Polonius
Early Days
as Kate’s Dad
The Sense of an Ending
as Colin Simpson
Brakes
as Alan
Ethel & Ernest
as Detective Sergeant Burnley (voice)
Trespass Against Us
as Dog Owner
The Program
as Sunday Times Editor
Mr. Turner
as Joseph Gillot
The Look of Love
as Police Inspector
The Security Men
as Kenneth
Shakespeare’s Wart
as Director 1
Kon-Tiki
as Spinden
The Casebook of Eddie Brewer
as Ray Riddle
Best Laid Plans
as Roger
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
as Tory Grandee - Angus Butler
Hard Boiled Sweets
as Jimmy 'The Gent'
Ghosted
Actor
My Week with Marilyn
as Lucy's Father
Another Year
as Ken
Womb
as Ralph
Slapper
as Stuart
A Bunch of Amateurs
as Mike Bell
Cass
as Cecil
Hot Fuzz
as Roy Porter
Atonement
as Police Inspector
Persuasion
as Admiral Croft
Flood
as Johnson
Frankenstein
as DCS Goode
Babel
as Tom
Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa!
as Charlie Williams
Uncle Adolf
as Heinrich Hoffman
Lassie
as Dr. Jarrett
Heidi
as Pastor
Pride & Prejudice
as Mr. Gardiner
Vera Drake
as Det. Inspector Webster
The Gathering
as Dave Elford
The Brides in the Bath
as Charles Burnham
Three Blind Mice
as Tomlinson
The Statement
as Inspector Cholet
Lucky Break
as George Barratt
The Fourth Angel
as M.P.
Care
as Francis Chambers
Shiner
as Det. Insp. Grant
Jane Eyre
as Clergyman, Screenplay
FairyTale: A True Story
as Newspaper Editor
Secrets & Lies
as Father in Family Group
Speaking In Tongues
as Ben's Father
Meat
as Frank
Naked
as Brian
Scanners III: The Takeover
as Mark Dragon
Sleepers
as Village Policeman
Personal Services
as Detective Gibson
Meantime
as Estate Manager
Murphy's Stroke
as Betting Office Clerk, as 1st Clerk Betting Office
The Bitch
as Ricky
Journey to the Center of the Earth
as Laird Of Glendarick