Portrait of Peter Wight

Peter Wight

Acting

Biography

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.

Born: January 1, 1950

Place of Birth: Worthing, Sussex, England, UK

Filmography

2025
2023
The Reckoning

as Peter Jaconelli

2022
Sister Boniface Mysteries

as Arthur Millington

2021
Cyrano

as Ragueneau

2020
Uncle Vanya

as Telegin

2019
2019
A Confession

as Charlie Edwards

2019
Only You

as Andrew

2018
Early Days

as Kate’s Dad

2018
Hamlet

as Polonius

2017
Brakes

as Alan

2017
The Sense of an Ending

as Colin Simpson

2016
The Crown

as Newspaper Editor

2016
Ethel & Ernest

as Detective Sergeant Burnley (voice)

2016
2016
2016
I Want My Wife Back

as Don (Bex's father)

2015
The Program

as Sunday Times Editor

2014
Mr. Turner

as Joseph Gillot

2014
Our Zoo

as Albert Mottershead

2013
The Look of Love

as Police Inspector

2013
2012
Room at the Top

as Mr. Hoylake

2012
The Paradise

as Edmund Lovett

2012
Kon-Tiki

as Spinden

2012
Hit & Miss

as Eddie

2012
Titanic

as Joseph Rushton

2012
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen

as Tory Grandee - Angus Butler

2012
Hard Boiled Sweets

as Jimmy 'The Gent'

2012
2012
Public Enemies

as Ken Whiteley

2011
My Week with Marilyn

as Lucy's Father

2011
Case Sensitive

as Robbie Proust

2011
The Reckoning

as Frederick Taylor

2010
Accused

as Alan Maxfield

2010
2010
Womb

as Ralph

2010
Money

as Vince People

2008
2008
Sunshine

as Philip

2008
Slapper

as Stuart

2008
Cass

as Cecil

2007
Flood

as Johnson - Transport Chief

2007
Persuasion

as Admiral Croft

2007
Atonement

as Police Inspector

2007
Hot Fuzz

as Roy Porter

2007
Party Animals

as George Morgan

2006
Babel

as Tom

2006
2006
Life on Mars

as Frank Miller

2005
Lassie

as Dr. Jarrett

2005
Pride & Prejudice

as Mr. Gardiner

2005
Heidi

as Pastor

2005
Uncle Adolf

as Heinrich Hoffman

2004
Vera Drake

as Det. Inspector Webster

2004
New Tricks

as Colin Beck

2003
The Brides in the Bath

as Charles Burnham

2003
The Statement

as Inspector Cholet

2003
Three Blind Mice

as Tomlinson

2003
2003
2003
The Gathering

as Dave Elford

2003
The Second Coming

as Chief Supt. Len Chadwick

2001
Lucky Break

as George Barratt

2001
2001
Waking the Dead

as Donald Hunt

2000
Care

as Francis Chambers

2000
Shiner

as Det. Insp. Grant

1999
1998
Our Mutual Friend

as Reginald Wilfer

1997
FairyTale: A True Story

as Newspaper Editor

1997
1997
Jane Eyre

as Clergyman

1996
Secrets & Lies

as Father in Family Group

1996
Silent Witness

as Lucas Garner

1995
Out of the Blue

as D.C. Ron Ludlow

1995
Hamish Macbeth

as Sydney Braithwaite

1994
Meat

as Frank

1994
Speaking In Tongues

as Ben's Father

1994
Anna Lee

as Bernie Schiller

1993
Naked

as Brian

1992
Heartbeat

as Len Peters

1992
Heartbeat

as Bill Budge

1992
1991
Sleepers

as Village Policeman

1988
1987
Personal Services

as Detective Gibson

1986
Casualty

as Trevor

1983
Meantime

as Estate Manager

1982
Shine on Harvey Moon

as Geoff Woodcock

1980
Murphy's Stroke

as Betting Office Clerk

1979
The Bitch

as Ricky

1977
Secret Army

as Squadron Leader Kennedy

1975
The Sweeney

as Jimmy Park

1959
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