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Peter Wight

Peter Wight

Acting1950Worthing, Sussex, England, UK

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 History

2025
Sister Boniface Mysteries
TVas Arthur Millington1 eps
2023
His Dark Materials
TVas Boatman2 eps
2021
Cyrano
as Ragueneau
2019
Only You
as Andrew
2018
Early Days
as Kate’s Dad
2017
2016
Ethel and Ernest
as Detective Sergeant Burnley (voice)
The Crown
TVas Newspaper Editor2 eps
I Want My Wife Back
TVas Don (Bex's father)
2015
The Program
as Sunday Times Editor
2014
Mr. Turner
as Joseph Gillot
Our Zoo
TVas Albert Mottershead6 eps
2013
The Look of Love
as Police Inspector
2012
Kon-Tiki
as Spinden
Hard Boiled Sweets
as Jimmy 'The Gent'
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
as Tory Grandee - Angus Butler
Public Enemies
TVas Ken Whiteley
Titanic
TVas Joseph Rushton
The Paradise
TVas Edmund Lovett1 eps
2011
My Week with Marilyn
as Lucy's Father
Silk
TVas Alan Carruthers1 eps
2010
Womb
as Ralph
New Tricks
TVas Colin Beck1 eps
Accused
TVas Alan Maxfield1 eps
2009
2008
Cass
as Cecil
Slapper
as Stuart
Heartbeat
TVas Bill Budge1 eps
Sunshine
TVas Philip
2007
Hot Fuzz
as Roy Porter
Flood
as Johnson - Transport Chief
Atonement
as Police Inspector
Persuasion
as Admiral Croft
Life on Mars
TVas Frank Miller1 eps
2005
Lassie
as Dr. Jarrett
Uncle Adolf
as Heinrich Hoffman
Heidi
as Pastor
Pride & Prejudice
as Mr. Gardiner
Waking the Dead
TVas Donald Hunt2 eps
2004
Vera Drake
as Det. Inspector Webster
Silent Witness
TVas Lucas Garner2 eps
2003
The Brides in the Bath
as Charles Burnham
Three Blind Mice
as Tomlinson
The Gathering
as Dave Elford
The Statement
as Inspector Cholet
Fortysomething
TVas Nobby1 eps
Early Doors
TVas Nige
The Second Coming
TVas Chief Supt. Len Chadwick
2002
The Project
as Neville
Midsomer Murders
TVas Ludlow1 eps
2001
Lucky Break
as George Barratt
2000
Shiner
as Det. Insp. Grant
Care
as Francis Chambers
1999
1997
Jane Eyre
as Clergyman
FairyTale: A True Story
as Newspaper Editor
Jane Eyre
Screenplay
1996
Secrets & Lies
as Father in Family Group
1995
Hamish Macbeth
TVas Sydney Braithwaite
Out of the Blue
TVas D.C. Ron Ludlow
1994
Meat
as Frank
Speaking In Tongues
as Ben's Father
1993
Naked
as Brian
1992
1991
Sleepers
as Village Policeman
1988
1986
Casualty
TVas Trevor
1983
Meantime
as Estate Manager
1982
Shine on Harvey Moon
TVas Geoff Woodcock
1980
Murphy's Stroke
as 1st Clerk Betting Office
1979
1978
The Sweeney
TVas Jimmy Park1 eps
Secret Army
TVas Squadron Leader Kennedy1 eps
1959

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1/1/1950(76 years old)
Place of Birth
Worthing, Sussex, England, UK