Acting · Worthing, Sussex, England, UK · Born January 1, 1950
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.
MovieThe Conjuring: Last Rites
2025
as Grandpa Smurl
MovieNational Theatre Live: London Tide
2024
as Noddy Boffin
TVThe Reckoning
2023
as Peter Jaconelli
TVSister Boniface Mysteries
2022
as Arthur Millington
MovieCyrano
2021
as Ragueneau
MovieEarly Doors - Live
2021
as Nige
MovieUncle Vanya
2020
as Telegin
TVHis Dark Materials
2019
as Boatman
TVA Confession
2019
as Charlie Edwards
MovieOnly You
2019
as Andrew
TVThis Time with Alan Partridge
2019
as John Baskell
MovieEarly Days
2018
as Kate’s Dad
MovieHamlet
2018
as Polonius
MovieBrakes
2017
as Alan
MovieAnother Mother's Son
2017
as Rene
MovieThe Sense of an Ending
2017
as Colin Simpson
TVThe Crown
2016
as Newspaper Editor
MovieEthel & Ernest
2016
as Detective Sergeant Burnley (voice)
MovieTrespass Against Us
2016
as Dog Owner
TVBrief Encounters
2016
as Brian
TVI Want My Wife Back
2016
as Don
MovieThe Program
2015
as Sunday Times Editor
MovieMr. Turner
2014
as Joseph Gillot
TVOur Zoo
2014
as Albert Mottershead
MovieThe Look of Love
2013
as Police Inspector
MovieThe Security Men
2013
as Kenneth
TVThe Mimic
2013
as Mr Hurdle
TVRoom at the Top
2012
as Mr. Hoylake
TVThe Paradise
2012
as Edmund Lovett
MovieKon-Tiki
2012
as Spinden
TVHit & Miss
2012
as Eddie
TVTitanic
2012
as Joseph Rushton
MovieThe Casebook of Eddie Brewer
2012
as Ray Riddle
MovieSalmon Fishing in the Yemen
2012
as Tory Grandee - Angus Butler
MovieHard Boiled Sweets
2012
as Jimmy 'The Gent'
MovieBest Laid Plans
2012
as Roger
TVPublic Enemies
2012
as Ken Whiteley
MovieShakespeare’s Wart
2012
as Director 1
MovieMy Week with Marilyn
2011
as Lucy's Father
MovieGhosted
2011
TVCase Sensitive
2011
as Robbie Proust
TVSilk
2011
as Alan Carruthers
TVThe Reckoning
2011
as Frederick Taylor
TVAccused
2010
as Alan Maxfield
MovieAnother Year
2010
as Ken
MovieWomb
2010
as Ralph
TVMoney
2010
as Vince People
TVMonday Monday
2009
TVBoy Meets Girl
2009
as Bill
MovieA Bunch of Amateurs
2008
as Mike Bell
TVSunshine
2008
as Philip
MovieSlapper
2008
as Stuart
TVLark Rise to Candleford
2008
MovieCass
2008
as Cecil
MovieCommon Ground: Under Construction Notes
2007
as Self
MovieFlood
2007
as Johnson
MoviePersuasion
2007
as Admiral Croft
MovieAtonement
2007
as Police Inspector
MovieHot Fuzz
2007
as Roy Porter
TVParty Animals
2007
as George Morgan
MovieBabel
2006
as Tom
MovieKenneth Williams: Fantabulosa!
2006
as Charlie Williams
TVHotel Babylon
2006
TVLife on Mars
2006
as Frank Miller
MovieLassie
2005
as Dr. Jarrett
MoviePride & Prejudice
2005
as Mr. Gardiner
MovieHeidi
2005
as Pastor
MovieUncle Adolf
2005
as Heinrich Hoffman
Murder Prevention
2004
as Cmdr. Donald Wicker
MovieVera Drake
2004
as Det. Inspector Webster
TVNew Tricks
2004
as Colin Beck
MovieThe Brides in the Bath
2003
as Charles Burnham
MovieThe Statement
2003
as Inspector Cholet
TVCharles II: The Power and The Passion
2003
as Ormonde
MovieThree Blind Mice
2003
as Tomlinson
TVFortysomething
2003
as Nobby
TVEarly Doors
2003
as Nige
MovieThe Gathering
2003
as Dave Elford
TVThe Second Coming
2003
as Chief Supt. Len Chadwick
The Project
2002
as Neville
TVUltimate Force
2002
TVMurphy's Law
2001
as Alex Armstrong
MovieLucky Break
2001
as George Barratt
MovieThe Fourth Angel
2001
as M.P.
TVWaking the Dead
2001
as Donald Hunt
MovieCare
2000
as Francis Chambers
MovieShiner
2000
as Det. Insp. Grant
MovieThe Passion
1999
as Ron
TVOur Mutual Friend
1998
as Reginald Wilfer
MovieFairyTale: A True Story
1997
as Newspaper Editor
TVMidsomer Murders
1997
as Ludlow
MovieJane Eyre
1997
as Clergyman
MovieSecrets & Lies
1996
as Father in Family Group
TVSilent Witness
1996
as Lucas Garner
TVOut of the Blue
1995
as DC Ron Ludlow
TVHamish Macbeth
1995
as Sydney Braithwaite
Devil's Advocate
1995
as Inspector Costello
MovieMeat
1994
as Frank
MovieSpeaking In Tongues
1994
as Ben's Father
TVAnna Lee
1994
as Bernie Schiller
MovieNaked
1993
as Brian
TVA Touch of Frost
1992
as Cyril Pearce
TVHeartbeat
1992
as Len Peters
MovieScanners III: The Takeover
1992
as Mark Dragon
MovieSleepers
1991
as Village Policeman
TVSleepers
1991
as Village Policeman
MovieCodename: Kyril
1988
as Evans
MoviePersonal Services
1987
as Detective Gibson
MovieWill You Love Me Tomorrow
1987
as John
TVCasualty
1986
as Trevor
MovieMeantime
1983
as Estate Manager
TVShine on Harvey Moon
1982
as Geoff Woodcock
MovieMurphy's Stroke
1980
as Betting Office Clerk
TVMinder
1979
as Alan (uncredited)
MovieThe Bitch
1979
as Ricky
Where the Heart Is
1979
as Jack
MovieThe One and Only Phyllis Dixey
1978
as Reporter
TVSecret Army
1977
as Squadron Leader Kennedy
TVThe Sweeney
1975
as Jimmy Park
MovieSunshine City
1973
TVITV Playhouse
1967
as Jack
MovieJourney to the Center of the Earth
1959
as Laird Of Glendarick
