Peter Wight
January 1, 1950 (74 years old) in 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.
Known For
Credits
- 2023 · The Reckoning as Peter Jaconelli
- 2021 · Early Doors - Live as Nige
- 2021 · Cyrano as Ragueneau
- 2020 · Uncle Vanya as Telegin
- 2019 · His Dark Materials as Boatman
- 2019 · A Confession as Charlie Edwards
- 2019 · Only You as Andrew
- 2019 · This Time with Alan Partridge as John Baskell
- 2018 · Early Days as Kate’s Dad
- 2018 · Hamlet as Polonius
- 2017 · Brakes as Alan
- 2017 · Another Mother's Son as Rene
- 2017 · The Sense of an Ending as Colin Simpson
- 2016 · The Crown as Newspaper Editor
- 2016 · Ethel & Ernest as Detective Sergeant Burnley (voice)
- 2016 · Trespass Against Us as Dog Owner
- 2016 · Brief Encounters as Brian
- 2016 · I Want My Wife Back as Don (Bex's father)
- 2015 · The Program as Sunday Times Editor
- 2014 · Mr. Turner as Joseph Gillot
- 2014 · Our Zoo as Albert Mottershead
- 2013 · The Look of Love as Police Inspector
- 2013 · The Security Men as Kenneth
- 2012 · Room at the Top as Mr. Hoylake
- 2012 · The Paradise as Edmund Lovett
- 2012 · Kon-Tiki as Spinden
- 2012 · Hit & Miss as Eddie
- 2012 · Titanic as Joseph Rushton
- 2012 · The Casebook of Eddie Brewer as Ray Riddle
- 2012 · Salmon Fishing in the Yemen as Tory Grandee - Angus Butler
- 2012 · Hard Boiled Sweets as Jimmy 'The Gent'
- 2012 · Best Laid Plans as Roger
- 2012 · Public Enemies as Ken Whiteley
- 2011 · My Week with Marilyn as Lucy's Father
- 2011 · Ghosted as
- 2011 · Case Sensitive as Robbie Proust
- 2011 · The Reckoning as Frederick Taylor
- 2010 · Accused as Alan Maxfield
- 2010 · Another Year as Ken
- 2010 · Womb as Ralph
- 2010 · Money as Vince People
- 2009 · Monday Monday as
- 2009 · Boy Meets Girl as
- 2008 · A Bunch of Amateurs as Mike Bell
- 2008 · Sunshine as
- 2008 · Sunshine as Philip
- 2008 · Slapper as Stuart
- 2008 · Lark Rise to Candleford as
- 2008 · Cass as Cecil
- 2007 · Common Ground: Under Construction Notes as Self
- 2007 · Flood as Johnson - Transport Chief
- 2007 · Persuasion as Admiral Croft
- 2007 · Atonement as Police Inspector
- 2007 · Hot Fuzz as Roy Porter
- 2007 · Party Animals as George Morgan
- 2006 · Babel as Tom
- 2006 · Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa! as Charlie Williams
- 2006 · Hotel Babylon as
- 2006 · Life on Mars as Frank Miller
- 2005 · Lassie as Dr. Jarrett
- 2005 · Pride & Prejudice as Mr. Gardiner
- 2005 · Heidi as Pastor
- 2005 · Uncle Adolf as Heinrich Hoffman
- 2004 · Murder Prevention as
- 2004 · Vera Drake as Det. Inspector Webster
- 2004 · New Tricks as Colin Beck
- 2003 · The Brides in the Bath as Charles Burnham
- 2003 · The Statement as Inspector Cholet
- 2003 · Charles II: The Power and The Passion as Ormonde
- 2003 · Three Blind Mice as Tomlinson
- 2003 · Fortysomething as Nobby
- 2003 · Early Doors as Nige
- 2003 · The Gathering as Dave Elford
- 2003 · The Second Coming as Chief Supt. Len Chadwick
- 2002 · The Project as Neville
- 2002 · Ultimate Force as
- 2001 · Lucky Break as George Barratt
- 2001 · The Fourth Angel as M.P.
- 2001 · Waking the Dead as Donald Hunt
- 2000 · Care as Francis Chambers
- 2000 · Shiner as Det. Insp. Grant
- 1999 · The Passion as Ron
- 1998 · Our Mutual Friend as
- 1997 · FairyTale: A True Story as Newspaper Editor
- 1997 · Midsomer Murders as Ludlow
- 1997 · Jane Eyre as Clergyman
- 1996 · Secrets & Lies as Father in Family Group
- 1996 · Dalziel & Pascoe as
- 1996 · Silent Witness as Lucas Garner
- 1995 · Out of the Blue as D.C. Ron Ludlow
- 1995 · Hamish Macbeth as Sydney Braithwaite
- 1995 · Devil's Advocate as Inspector Costello
- 1994 · Meat as Frank
- 1994 · Speaking In Tongues as Ben's Father
- 1994 · Anna Lee as Bernie Schiller
- 1993 · Naked as Brian
- 1992 · Heartbeat as Len Peters
- 1992 · Heartbeat as Bill Budge
- 1992 · Scanners III: The Takeover as Mark Dragon
- 1991 · Sleepers as Village Policeman
- 1988 · Codename: Kyril as Evans
- 1987 · Personal Services as Detective Gibson
- 1987 · Will You Love Me Tomorrow as John
- 1986 · Casualty as Trevor
- 1983 · Meantime as Estate Manager
- 1982 · Shine on Harvey Moon as
- 1980 · Murphy's Stroke as Betting Office Clerk
- 1979 · The Bitch as Ricky
- 1979 · Where the Heart Is as Jack
- 1978 · The One and Only Phyllis Dixey as Reporter
- 1977 · Secret Army as Squadron Leader Kennedy
- 1975 · The Sweeney as Jimmy Park
- Future · Shakespeare’s Wart as Director 1
- 1973 · Sunshine City as
- 1959 · Journey to the Center of the Earth as Laird Of Glendarick