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