



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.
Known For
Acting History
2025
The Conjuring: Last Rites
as Grandpa Smurl
Sister Boniface Mysteries
TVas Arthur Millington• 1 eps
2023
His Dark Materials
TVas Boatman• 2 eps
2021
Cyrano
as Ragueneau
2019
Only You
as Andrew
This Time with Alan Partridge
TVas John Baskell
2018
Early Days
as Kate’s Dad
2017
2016
Ethel and Ernest
as Detective Sergeant Burnley (voice)
Trespass Against Us
as Dog Owner
The Crown
TVas Newspaper Editor• 2 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 Mottershead• 6 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
Best Laid Plans
as Roger
The Casebook of Eddie Brewer
as Ray Riddle
Public Enemies
TVas Ken Whiteley
Titanic
TVas Joseph Rushton
The Paradise
TVas Edmund Lovett• 1 eps
2011
2010
2009
Boy Meets Girl
TVas Bill
2008
A Bunch of Amateurs
as Mike Bell
Cass
as Cecil
Slapper
as Stuart
Heartbeat
TVas Bill Budge• 1 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 Miller• 1 eps
2006
2005
Lassie
as Dr. Jarrett
Uncle Adolf
as Heinrich Hoffman
Heidi
as Pastor
Pride & Prejudice
as Mr. Gardiner
Waking the Dead
TVas Donald Hunt• 2 eps
2004
Vera Drake
as Det. Inspector Webster
Silent Witness
TVas Lucas Garner• 2 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 Nobby• 1 eps
Early Doors
TVas Nige
The Second Coming
TVas Chief Supt. Len Chadwick
2002
2001
Lucky Break
as George Barratt
The Fourth Angel
as M.P.
1999
The Passion
as Ron
1997
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
Scanners III: The Takeover
as Mark Dragon
1991
Sleepers
as Village Policeman
1988
Codename: Kyril
as Evans
1987
Will You Love Me Tomorrow
as John
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
The Bitch
as Ricky
Where the Heart Is
as Jack
1978
The Sweeney
TVas Jimmy Park• 1 eps
Secret Army
TVas Squadron Leader Kennedy• 1 eps
1959
Journey to the Center of the Earth
as Laird Of Glendarick







