Peter Wight
70 movies · 53 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Jan 1, 1950 (age 76)
- Place of birth
- Worthing, Sussex, England, UK
- Also known 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.
Profiles IMDb
Known for
Peter Wight: movies and TV shows
Acting (123)
- Upcoming Tender Loving Care
as Dr. Wells
- 2025 The Conjuring: Last Rites
as Grandpa Smurl
- 2024 National Theatre Live: London Tide
as Noddy Boffin
- 2023
- 2022
- 2021 Cyrano
as Ragueneau
- 2021 Early Doors - Live
as Nige
- 2020 Uncle Vanya
as Telegin
- 2019
- 2019
- 2019 Only You
as Andrew
- 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
- 2016 Ethel & Ernest
as Detective Sergeant Burnley (voice)
- 2016 Trespass Against Us
as Dog Owner
- 2016
- 2016
- 2015 The Program
as Sunday Times Editor
- 2014 Mr. Turner
as Joseph Gillot
- 2014
- 2013 The Look of Love
as Police Inspector
- 2013 The Security Men
as Kenneth
- 2013
- 2012
- 2012
- 2012 Kon-Tiki
as Spinden
- 2012
- 2012
- 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
- 2012 Shakespeare’s Wart
as Director 1
- 2011 My Week with Marilyn
as Lucy's Father
- 2011
- 2011
- 2011
- 2011
- 2010
- 2010 Another Year
as Ken
- 2010 Womb
as Ralph
- 2010
- 2009
- 2009
- 2008 A Bunch of Amateurs
as Mike Bell
- 2008
- 2008 Slapper
as Stuart
- 2008
- 2008 Cass
as Cecil
- 2007 Frankenstein
as DCS Goode
- 2007 Flood
as Johnson
- 2007 Persuasion
as Admiral Croft
- 2007 Atonement
as Police Inspector
- 2007 Hot Fuzz
as Roy Porter
- 2007
- 2006 Babel
as Tom
- 2006 Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa!
as Charlie Williams
- 2006
- 2006
- 2005 Lassie
as Dr. Jarrett
- 2005 Pride & Prejudice
as Mr. Gardiner
- 2005 Heidi
as Pastor
- 2005 Uncle Adolf
as Heinrich Hoffman
- 2004
- 2004 Vera Drake
as Det. Inspector Webster
- 2004
- 2003 The Brides in the Bath
as Charles Burnham
- 2003 The Statement
as Inspector Cholet
- 2003
- 2003 Three Blind Mice
as Tomlinson
- 2003
- 2003
- 2003 The Gathering
as Dave Elford
- 2003
- 2002 The Project
as Neville
- 2002
- 2001
- 2001 Lucky Break
as George Barratt
- 2001 The Fourth Angel
as M.P.
- 2001
- 2000 Care
as Francis Chambers
- 2000 Shiner
as Det. Insp. Grant
- 1999 The Passion
as Ron
- 1998
- 1997 FairyTale: A True Story
as Newspaper Editor
- 1997
- 1997 Jane Eyre
as Clergyman
- 1996 Secrets & Lies
as Father in Family Group
- 1996
- 1996
- 1995
- 1995
- 1995
- 1994 Meat
as Frank
- 1994 Speaking In Tongues
as Ben's Father
- 1994
- 1993 Naked
as Brian
- 1993
- 1992
- 1992
- 1992 Scanners III: The Takeover
as Mark Dragon
- 1991 Sleepers
as Village Policeman
- 1991
- 1987 Personal Services
as Detective Gibson
- 1987 Will You Love Me Tomorrow
as John
- 1986
- 1983 Meantime
as Estate Manager
- 1982
- 1980 Murphy's Stroke
as Betting Office Clerk / 1st Clerk Betting Office
- 1979
- 1979 The Bitch
as Ricky
- 1979 Where the Heart Is
as Jack
- 1978 The One and Only Phyllis Dixey
as Reporter
- 1977
- 1975
- 1973
- 1967
- 1959 Journey to the Center of the Earth
as Laird Of Glendarick
Behind the camera (1)
- 1997 Jane Eyre
Screenplay
Talk shows and appearances (2)
- 2019 This Time with Alan Partridge
1 episode
- 2007