Peter Wight

Peter Wight

  • Birthday: 1950-01-01
  • Place of birth: Worthing, Sussex, England, UK
  • Also know 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.

Filmography

Babel

2006

As Tom

Vera Drake

2004

As Det. Inspector Webster

Naked

1993

As Brian

Scanners III: The Takeover

1992

As Mark Dragon

Lucky Break

2001

As George Barratt

Another Year

2010

As Ken

Meantime

1983

As Estate Manager

Womb

2010

As Ralph

The Gathering

2003

As Dave Elford

Kon-Tiki

2012

As Spinden

The Look of Love

2013

As Police Inspector

Meat

1994

As Frank

Sleepers

1991

As Village Policeman

Hot Fuzz

2007

As Roy Porter

Atonement

2007

As Police Inspector

The Brides in the Bath

2003

As Charles Burnham

The Casebook of Eddie Brewer

2012

As Ray Riddle

Ghosted

2011

As

The Program

2015

As Sunday Times Editor

Care

2000

As Francis Chambers

Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa!

2006

As Charlie Williams

A Bunch of Amateurs

2008

As Mike Bell

Best Laid Plans

2012

As Roger

Ethel & Ernest

2016

As Detective Sergeant Burnley (voice)

Uncle Adolf

2005

As Heinrich Hoffman

Secrets & Lies

1996

As Father in Family Group

Persuasion

2007

As Admiral Croft

Mr. Turner

2014

As Joseph Gillot

Jane Eyre

1997

As Clergyman

The Bitch

1979

As Ricky

Cass

2008

As Cecil

Lassie

2005

As Dr. Jarrett

The Sense of an Ending

2017

As Colin Simpson

Trespass Against Us

2016

As Dog Owner

FairyTale: A True Story

1997

As Newspaper Editor

Salmon Fishing in the Yemen

2012

As Tory Grandee - Angus Butler

The Statement

2003

As Inspector Cholet

Personal Services

1987

As Detective Gibson

Hard Boiled Sweets

2012

As Jimmy 'The Gent'

Three Blind Mice

2003

As Tomlinson

Shiner

2000

As Det. Insp. Grant

Heidi

2005

As Pastor

The Fourth Angel

2001

As M.P.

My Week with Marilyn

2011

As Lucy's Father

Brakes

2017

As Alan

Flood

2007

As Johnson - Transport Chief

Only You

2019

As Andrew

The Security Men

2013

As Kenneth

Hamlet

2018

As Polonius

Murphy's Stroke

1980

As Betting Office Clerk

Early Days

2018

As Kate’s Dad

Codename: Kyril

1988

As Evans

Pride & Prejudice

2005

As Mr. Gardiner

Uncle Vanya

2020

As Telegin

Early Doors - Live

2021

As Nige

Slapper

2008

As Stuart

Cyrano

2021

As Ragueneau

The Project

2002

As Neville

Journey to the Center of the Earth

1959

As Laird Of Glendarick

The Passion

1999

As Ron

Shakespeare’s Wart

0000

As Director 1

Where the Heart Is

1979

As Jack

Production

Jane Eyre

1997

As Screenplay

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