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, and The Sense of an Ending.
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- Born:
- Jan 1, 1950 In Worthing, Sussex, England, UK
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 100
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Journey to the Center of the Earth 1959-12-15
- Latest Project:
- Movie The Conjuring: Last Rites 2025-09-03
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | The Conjuring: Last Rites | Grandpa Smurl | 2025-09-03 |
| Movie | Cyrano | Ragueneau | 2021-12-17 |
| Movie | Uncle Vanya | Telegin | 2020-10-27 |
| Movie | Only You | Andrew | 2019-07-12 |
| Series | A Confession | Charlie Edwards | 2019-09-02 |
| Movie | Hamlet | Polonius | 2018-03-31 |
| Movie | Brakes | Alan | 2017-11-24 |
| Movie | The Sense of an Ending | Colin Simpson | 2017-03-10 |
| Movie | Another Mother's Son | Rene | 2017-03-24 |
| Series | I Want My Wife Back | Don (Bex's father) | 2016-04-18 |
| Series | Brief Encounters | Brian | 2016-07-04 |
| Movie | Trespass Against Us | Dog Owner | 2016-10-14 |
| Movie | Ethel & Ernest | Detective Sergeant Burnley (voice) | 2016-10-15 |
| Movie | The Program | Sunday Times Editor | 2015-09-16 |
| Series | Our Zoo | Albert Mottershead | 2014-09-03 |
| Movie | Mr. Turner | Joseph Gillot | 2014-10-31 |
| Movie | The Security Men | Kenneth | 2013-04-12 |
| Movie | The Look of Love | Police Inspector | 2013-04-26 |
| Movie | Hard Boiled Sweets | Jimmy 'The Gent' | 2012-03-09 |
| Movie | Best Laid Plans | Roger | 2012-02-03 |
| Series | Public Enemies | Ken Whiteley | 2012-01-04 |
| Movie | The Casebook of Eddie Brewer | Ray Riddle | 2012-03-18 |
| Movie | Salmon Fishing in the Yemen | Tory Grandee - Angus Butler | 2012-03-09 |
| Series | Titanic | Joseph Rushton | 2012-03-21 |
| Series | The Paradise | Edmund Lovett | 2012-09-25 |
| Movie | Kon-Tiki | Spinden | 2012-08-24 |
| Series | Room at the Top | Mr. Hoylake | 2012-09-26 |
| Series | Hit & Miss | Eddie | 2012-05-22 |
| Series | The Reckoning | Frederick Taylor | 2011-01-06 |
| Series | Case Sensitive | Robbie Proust | 2011-05-02 |
| Movie | Ghosted | 2011-06-24 | |
| Movie | My Week with Marilyn | Lucy's Father | 2011-11-23 |
| Series | Money | Vince People | 2010-05-23 |
| Movie | Womb | Ralph | 2010-07-15 |
| Movie | Another Year | Ken | 2010-11-05 |
| Series | Accused | Unknown | 2010-11-15 |
| Series | Boy Meets Girl | 2009-05-01 | |
| Series | Monday Monday | 2009-07-13 | |
| Movie | A Bunch of Amateurs | Mike Bell | 2008-11-17 |
| Movie | Cass | Cecil | 2008-01-08 |
| Series | Lark Rise to Candleford | Unknown | 2008-01-13 |
| Movie | Slapper | Stuart | 2008-06-21 |
| Series | Sunshine | Philip | 2008-10-07 |
| Movie | Hot Fuzz | Roy Porter | 2007-02-14 |
| Series | Party Animals | George Morgan | 2007-01-31 |
| Movie | Atonement | Police Inspector | 2007-02-27 |
| Movie | Common Ground: Under Construction Notes | Self | 2007-09-30 |
| Movie | Persuasion | Admiral Croft | 2007-04-01 |
| Movie | Flood | Johnson - Transport Chief | 2007-08-24 |
| Series | Hotel Babylon | Unknown | 2006-01-19 |
| Movie | Babel | Tom | 2006-10-26 |
| Movie | Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa! | Charlie Williams | 2006-03-16 |
| Movie | Heidi | Pastor | 2005-08-19 |
| Movie | Uncle Adolf | Heinrich Hoffman | 2005-01-03 |
| Movie | Lassie | Dr. Jarrett | 2005-12-16 |
| Movie | Pride & Prejudice | Mr. Gardiner | 2005-09-16 |
| Movie | Vera Drake | Det. Inspector Webster | 2004-10-22 |
| Series | Murder Prevention | Unknown | 2004-10-30 |
| Movie | The Gathering | Dave Elford | 2003-02-23 |
| Series | Fortysomething | Nobby | 2003-06-29 |
| Series | The Second Coming | Chief Supt. Len Chadwick | 2003-02-09 |
| Series | Early Doors | Nige | 2003-05-12 |
| Movie | Three Blind Mice | Tomlinson | 2003-10-08 |
| Series | Charles II: The Power and The Passion | Ormonde | 2003-11-16 |
| Movie | The Statement | Inspector Cholet | 2003-12-12 |
| Movie | The Brides in the Bath | Charles Burnham | 2003-12-31 |
| Series | Ultimate Force | Unknown | 2002-09-16 |
| Movie | The Project | Neville | 2002-11-10 |
| Series | Waking the Dead | Unknown | 2001-06-18 |
| Movie | Lucky Break | George Barratt | 2001-08-24 |
| Movie | The Fourth Angel | M.P. | 2001-08-15 |
| Movie | Shiner | Det. Insp. Grant | 2000-09-22 |
| Movie | Care | Francis Chambers | 2000-10-08 |
| Movie | The Passion | Ron | 1999-05-01 |
| Series | Our Mutual Friend | 1998-03-09 | |
| Movie | Jane Eyre | Clergyman | 1997-03-09 |
| Movie | FairyTale: A True Story | Newspaper Editor | 1997-10-24 |
| Series | Midsomer Murders | Unknown | 1997-03-23 |
| Series | Silent Witness | Unknown | 1996-02-21 |
| Series | Dalziel & Pascoe | Unknown | 1996-03-16 |
| Movie | Secrets & Lies | Father in Family Group | 1996-05-24 |
| Series | Out of the Blue | D.C. Ron Ludlow | 1995-05-23 |
| Series | Anna Lee | Bernie Schiller | 1994-02-27 |
| Movie | Meat | Frank | 1994-09-25 |
| Movie | Speaking In Tongues | Ben's Father | 1994-07-27 |
| Movie | Naked | Brian | 1993-08-06 |
| Movie | Scanners III: The Takeover | Mark Dragon | 1992-01-31 |
| Series | Heartbeat | Unknown | 1992-04-10 |
| Movie | Sleepers | Village Policeman | 1991-04-10 |
| Movie | Codename: Kyril | Evans | 1988-03-29 |
| Movie | Will You Love Me Tomorrow | John | 1987-01-18 |
| Movie | Personal Services | Detective Gibson | 1987-02-12 |
| Series | Casualty | Trevor | 1986-09-06 |
| Movie | Meantime | Estate Manager | 1983-10-16 |
| Series | Shine on Harvey Moon | Unknown | 1982-01-08 |
| Movie | Murphy's Stroke | Betting Office Clerk | 1980-05-21 |
| Movie | Where the Heart Is | Jack | 1979-03-13 |
| Movie | The Bitch | Ricky | 1979-09-19 |
| Series | Secret Army | Unknown | 1977-09-07 |
| Movie | Journey to the Center of the Earth | Laird Of Glendarick | 1959-12-15 |