Peter Wight
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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
Credits
Pride & Prejudice (2005)
as Mr. Gardiner
The Conjuring: Last Rites (2025)
as Grandpa Smurl
Hot Fuzz (2007)
as Roy Porter
Atonement (2007)
as Police Inspector
Babel (2006)
as Tom
My Week with Marilyn (2011)
as Lucy's Father
Lassie (2005)
as Dr. Jarrett
Flood (2007)
as Johnson
Cass (2008)
as Cecil
Naked (1993)
as Brian
Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959)
as Laird Of Glendarick
Heidi (2005)
as Pastor
Mr. Turner (2014)
as Joseph Gillot
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (2012)
as Tory Grandee - Angus Butler
Secrets & Lies (1996)
as Father in Family Group
Cyrano (2021)
as Ragueneau
Tender Loving Care (2026)
as Dr. Wells
Uncle Vanya (2020)
as Telegin
Womb (2010)
as Ralph
The Sense of an Ending (2017)
as Colin Simpson
The Program (2015)
as Sunday Times Editor
Kon-Tiki (2012)
as Spinden
Trespass Against Us (2016)
as Dog Owner
Vera Drake (2004)
as Det. Inspector Webster
Sunshine City (1973)
Actor
Slapper (2008)
as Stuart
FairyTale: A True Story (1997)
as Newspaper Editor
Persuasion (2007)
as Admiral Croft
Shakespeare’s Wart (2012)
as Director 1
Another Year (2010)
as Ken
Uncle Adolf (2005)
as Heinrich Hoffman
A Bunch of Amateurs (2008)
as Mike Bell
The Statement (2003)
as Inspector Cholet
Ethel & Ernest (2016)
as Detective Sergeant Burnley (voice)
Speaking In Tongues (1994)
as Ben's Father
The Look of Love (2013)
as Police Inspector
Jane Eyre (1997)
as Clergyman
Lucky Break (2001)
as George Barratt
The Fourth Angel (2001)
as M.P.
Another Mother's Son (2017)
as Rene
Scanners III: The Takeover (1992)
as Mark Dragon
The Gathering (2003)
as Dave Elford
Only You (2019)
as Andrew
Murphy's Stroke (1980)
as Betting Office Clerk
Common Ground: Under Construction Notes (2007)
as Self
Meantime (1983)
as Estate Manager
Personal Services (1987)
as Detective Gibson
The Bitch (1979)
as Ricky
Shiner (2000)
as Det. Insp. Grant
The Security Men (2013)
as Kenneth
Best Laid Plans (2012)
as Roger
Ghosted (2011)
Actor
Early Doors - Live (2021)
as Nige
Frankenstein (2007)
as DCS Goode
The One and Only Phyllis Dixey (1978)
as Reporter
Brakes (2017)
as Alan
The Brides in the Bath (2003)
as Charles Burnham
Three Blind Mice (2003)
as Tomlinson
Hamlet (2018)
as Polonius
Sleepers (1991)
as Village Policeman
Will You Love Me Tomorrow (1987)
as John
The Project (2002)
as Neville
Hard Boiled Sweets (2012)
as Jimmy 'The Gent'
National Theatre Live: London Tide (2024)
as Noddy Boffin
The Passion (1999)
as Ron
Where the Heart Is (1979)
as Jack
Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa! (2006)
as Charlie Williams
The Casebook of Eddie Brewer (2012)
as Ray Riddle
Care (2000)
as Francis Chambers
Meat (1994)
as Frank
Early Days (2018)
as Kate’s Dad