Peter Wight

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1950-01-01 (75 years old)

Place of Birth

Worthing, Sussex, England, UK

Peter Wight

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.

Acting

2006

Babel

as Tom

2004

Vera Drake

as Det. Inspector Webster

1993

Naked

as Brian

2008

Slapper

as Stuart

1992

2001

Lucky Break

as George Barratt

2010

2006

2021

Cyrano

as Ragueneau

1983

Meantime

as Estate Manager

2010

Womb

as Ralph

2013

The Look of Love

as Police Inspector

-

2002

The Project

as Neville

1959

2003

The Gathering

as Dave Elford

2012

Kon-Tiki

as Spinden

1999

1994

Speaking In Tongues

as Ben's Father

1994

Meat

as Frank

2007

Hot Fuzz

as Roy Porter

2007

Atonement

as Police Inspector

1991

Sleepers

as Village Policeman

2003

The Brides in the Bath

as Charles Burnham

2015

The Program

as Sunday Times Editor

2000

Care

as Francis Chambers

2008

2016

Ethel & Ernest

as Detective Sergeant Burnley (voice)

2012

2005

Uncle Adolf

as Heinrich Hoffman

2007

Persuasion

as Admiral Croft

2014

Mr. Turner

as Joseph Gillot

1996

Secrets & Lies

as Father in Family Group

1997

Jane Eyre

as Clergyman

1979

The Bitch

as Ricky

2008

Cass

as Cecil

2005

Lassie

as Dr. Jarrett

2016

2017

The Sense of an Ending

as Colin Simpson

1987

Personal Services

as Detective Gibson

1997

FairyTale: A True Story

as Newspaper Editor

2000

Shiner

as Det. Insp. Grant

2001

2003

Three Blind Mice

as Tomlinson

2003

The Statement

as Inspector Cholet

2005

Heidi

as Pastor

2007

Flood

as Johnson - Transport Chief

2012

Salmon Fishing in the Yemen

as Tory Grandee - Angus Butler

2011

My Week with Marilyn

as Lucy's Father

2012

Hard Boiled Sweets

as Jimmy 'The Gent'

2017

Brakes

as Alan

2019

Only You

as Andrew

2018

Hamlet

as Polonius

2013

1980

Murphy's Stroke

as Betting Office Clerk

2018

Early Days

as Kate’s Dad

1988

2005

Pride & Prejudice

as Mr. Gardiner

2020

Uncle Vanya

as Telegin

2025

Production

1997

Jane Eyre

as Screenplay

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