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