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
Hot Fuzz (2007)
as Roy Porter
Atonement (2007)
as Police Inspector
Babel (2006)
as Tom
Womb (2010)
as Ralph
Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959)
as Laird Of Glendarick
Naked (1993)
as Brian
Flood (2007)
as Johnson
Mr. Turner (2014)
as Joseph Gillot
Secrets & Lies (1996)
as Father in Family Group
My Week with Marilyn (2011)
as Lucy's Father
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (2012)
as Tory Grandee - Angus Butler
Kon-Tiki (2012)
as Spinden
Jane Eyre (1997)
as Clergyman
The Program (2015)
as Sunday Times Editor
Another Year (2010)
as Ken
Lassie (2005)
as Dr. Jarrett
Vera Drake (2004)
as Det. Inspector Webster
Persuasion (2007)
as Admiral Croft
Cyrano (2021)
as Ragueneau
Ethel & Ernest (2016)
as Detective Sergeant Burnley (voice)
The Statement (2003)
as Inspector Cholet
FairyTale: A True Story (1997)
as Newspaper Editor
Cass (2008)
as Cecil
Common Ground: Under Construction Notes (2007)
as Self
The Gathering (2003)
as Dave Elford
Trespass Against Us (2016)
as Dog Owner
The Sense of an Ending (2017)
as Colin Simpson
Uncle Vanya (2020)
as Telegin
Lucky Break (2001)
as George Barratt
Heidi (2005)
as Pastor
The Bitch (1979)
as Ricky
Meantime (1983)
as Estate Manager
The Look of Love (2013)
as Police Inspector
Another Mother's Son (2017)
as Rene
Uncle Adolf (2005)
as Heinrich Hoffman
Only You (2019)
as Andrew
Slapper (2008)
as Stuart
The Project (2002)
as Neville
The Fourth Angel (2001)
as M.P.
Personal Services (1987)
as Detective Gibson
Best Laid Plans (2012)
as Roger
Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa! (2006)
as Charlie Williams
Shiner (2000)
as Det. Insp. Grant
Early Days (2018)
as Kate’s Dad
Hamlet (2018)
as Polonius
Ghosted (2011)
Actor
A Bunch of Amateurs (2008)
as Mike Bell
Three Blind Mice (2003)
as Tomlinson
Scanners III: The Takeover (1992)
as Mark Dragon
Sleepers (1991)
as Village Policeman
Hard Boiled Sweets (2012)
as Jimmy 'The Gent'
Sunshine City (1973)
Actor
Brakes (2017)
as Alan
Codename: Kyril (1988)
as Evans
The Passion (1999)
as Ron
The One and Only Phyllis Dixey (1978)
as Reporter
National Theatre Live: London Tide (2024)
as Noddy Boffin
Murphy's Stroke (1980)
as Betting Office Clerk
Speaking In Tongues (1994)
as Ben's Father
The Brides in the Bath (2003)
as Charles Burnham
Will You Love Me Tomorrow (1987)
as John
Care (2000)
as Francis Chambers
The Security Men (2013)
as Kenneth
Where the Heart Is (1979)
as Jack
Early Doors - Live (2021)
as Nige
Meat (1994)
as Frank
Shakespeare’s Wart (2012)
as Director 1
The Casebook of Eddie Brewer (2012)
as Ray Riddle