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