Peter Wight
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.
Acted in
The Reckoning
2023
as Peter Jaconelli
Cyrano
2021
as Ragueneau
Early Doors - Live
2021
as Nige
Uncle Vanya
2020
as Telegin
His Dark Materials
2019
as Boatman
A Confession
2019
as Charlie Edwards
Only You
2019
as Andrew
Early Days
2018
as Kate’s Dad
Hamlet
2018
as Polonius
Brakes
2017
as Alan
Another Mother's Son
2017
as Rene
The Sense of an Ending
2017
as Colin Simpson
The Crown
2016
as Newspaper Editor
Ethel & Ernest
2016
as Detective Sergeant Burnley (voice)
Trespass Against Us
2016
as Dog Owner
Brief Encounters
2016
as Brian
I Want My Wife Back
2016
as Don (Bex's father)
The Program
2015
as Sunday Times Editor
Mr. Turner
2014
as Joseph Gillot
Our Zoo
2014
as Albert Mottershead
The Look of Love
2013
as Police Inspector
The Security Men
2013
as Kenneth
Room at the Top
2012
as Mr. Hoylake
The Paradise
2012
as Edmund Lovett
Kon-Tiki
2012
as Spinden
Hit & Miss
2012
as Eddie
Titanic
2012
as Joseph Rushton
The Casebook of Eddie Brewer
2012
as Ray Riddle
Hard Boiled Sweets
2012
as Jimmy 'The Gent'
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
2012
as Tory Grandee - Angus Butler
Best Laid Plans
2012
as Roger
Public Enemies
2012
as Ken Whiteley
My Week with Marilyn
2011
as Lucy's Father
Ghosted
2011
Case Sensitive
2011
as Robbie Proust
The Reckoning
2011
as Frederick Taylor
Accused
2010
as Alan Maxfield
Another Year
2010
as Ken
Womb
2010
as Ralph
Money
2010
as Vince People
Monday Monday
2009
Boy Meets Girl
2009
A Bunch of Amateurs
2008
as Mike Bell
Sunshine
2008
Sunshine
2008
as Philip
Slapper
2008
as Stuart
Lark Rise to Candleford
2008
Cass
2008
as Cecil
Flood
2007
as Johnson - Transport Chief
Persuasion
2007
as Admiral Croft
Atonement
2007
as Police Inspector
Hot Fuzz
2007
as Roy Porter
Party Animals
2007
as George Morgan
Babel
2006
as Tom
Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa!
2006
as Charlie Williams
Hotel Babylon
2006
Life on Mars
2006
as Frank Miller
Lassie
2005
as Dr. Jarrett
Pride & Prejudice
2005
as Mr. Gardiner
Heidi
2005
as Pastor
Uncle Adolf
2005
as Heinrich Hoffman
Murder Prevention
2004
Vera Drake
2004
as Det. Inspector Webster
New Tricks
2004
as Colin Beck
The Brides in the Bath
2003
as Charles Burnham
The Statement
2003
as Inspector Cholet
Charles II: The Power and The Passion
2003
as Ormonde
Three Blind Mice
2003
as Tomlinson
Fortysomething
2003
as Nobby
Early Doors
2003
as Nige
The Gathering
2003
as Dave Elford
The Second Coming
2003
as Chief Supt. Len Chadwick
The Project
2002
as Neville
Ultimate Force
2002
Lucky Break
2001
as George Barratt
The Fourth Angel
2001
as M.P.
Waking the Dead
2001
as Donald Hunt
Care
2000
as Francis Chambers
Shiner
2000
as Det. Insp. Grant
The Passion
1999
as Ron
Our Mutual Friend
1998
FairyTale: A True Story
1997
as Newspaper Editor
Midsomer Murders
1997
as Ludlow
Jane Eyre
1997
as Clergyman
Secrets & Lies
1996
as Father in Family Group
Dalziel & Pascoe
1996
Silent Witness
1996
as Lucas Garner
Out of the Blue
1995
Hamish Macbeth
1995
as Sydney Braithwaite
Devil's Advocate
1995
as Inspector Costello
Meat
1994
as Frank
Speaking In Tongues
1994
as Ben's Father
Anna Lee
1994
as Bernie Schiller
Naked
1993
as Brian
Heartbeat
1992
as Len Peters
Heartbeat
1992
as Bill Budge
Scanners III: The Takeover
1992
as Mark Dragon
Sleepers
1991
as Village Policeman
Codename: Kyril
1988
as Evans
Personal Services
1987
as Detective Gibson
Will You Love Me Tomorrow
1987
as John
Casualty
1986
as Trevor
Meantime
1983
as Estate Manager
Shine on Harvey Moon
1982
Murphy's Stroke
1980
as Betting Office Clerk
The Bitch
1979
as Ricky
Where the Heart Is
1979
as Jack
The One and Only Phyllis Dixey
1978
as Reporter
Secret Army
1977
as Squadron Leader Kennedy
The Sweeney
1975
as Jimmy Park
Sunshine City
1973
Journey to the Center of the Earth
1959
as Laird Of Glendarick
Shakespeare’s Wart
as Director 1