Peter Wight

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

117

Gender

Male

Birthday

1950-01-01 (75 years old)

Place of Birth

Worthing, Sussex, England, UK

Peter Wight

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.

Known For

  • The Conjuring: Last Rites

    The Conjuring: Last Rites

  • Midsomer Murders

    Midsomer Murders

  • Casualty

    Casualty

  • The Crown

    The Crown

  • Heartbeat

    Heartbeat

  • Heartbeat

    Heartbeat

  • Silent Witness

    Silent Witness

  • Waking the Dead

    Waking the Dead

  • His Dark Materials

    His Dark Materials

  • New Tricks

    New Tricks

  • Sister Boniface Mysteries

    Sister Boniface Mysteries

  • Pride & Prejudice

    Pride & Prejudice

  • Life on Mars

    Life on Mars

  • The Sweeney

    The Sweeney

  • Dalziel & Pascoe

    Dalziel & Pascoe

  • Secret Army

    Secret Army

  • Hot Fuzz

    Hot Fuzz

  • Lark Rise to Candleford

    Lark Rise to Candleford

  • Atonement

    Atonement

  • Accused

    Accused

  • Shine on Harvey Moon

    Shine on Harvey Moon

  • Hamish Macbeth

    Hamish Macbeth

  • Babel

    Babel

  • Cyrano

    Cyrano

  • Hotel Babylon

    Hotel Babylon

  • Ultimate Force

    Ultimate Force

  • Scanners III: The Takeover

    Scanners III: The Takeover

  • Salmon Fishing in the Yemen

    Salmon Fishing in the Yemen

  • The Statement

    The Statement

  • Sleepers

    Sleepers

  • Another Mother's Son

    Another Mother's Son

  • My Week with Marilyn

    My Week with Marilyn

  • Secrets & Lies

    Secrets & Lies

  • The Paradise

    The Paradise

  • Vera Drake

    Vera Drake

  • Best Laid Plans

    Best Laid Plans

  • Naked

    Naked

  • Titanic

    Titanic

  • The Passion

    The Passion

  • Early Days

    Early Days

  • Jane Eyre

    Jane Eyre

  • Journey to the Center of the Earth

    Journey to the Center of the Earth

  • Charles II: The Power and The Passion

    Charles II: The Power and The Passion

  • Persuasion

    Persuasion

  • Mr. Turner

    Mr. Turner

  • Trespass Against Us

    Trespass Against Us

  • The Project

    The Project

  • Hamlet

    Hamlet

  • Will You Love Me Tomorrow

    Will You Love Me Tomorrow

  • Brakes

    Brakes

  • The Program

    The Program

  • Womb

    Womb

  • The Brides in the Bath

    The Brides in the Bath

  • Hard Boiled Sweets

    Hard Boiled Sweets

  • Meantime

    Meantime

  • Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa!

    Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa!

  • Lassie

    Lassie

  • Meat

    Meat

  • A Confession

    A Confession

  • Murphy's Stroke

    Murphy's Stroke

  • Flood

    Flood

  • Kon-Tiki

    Kon-Tiki

  • Cass

    Cass

  • The Gathering

    The Gathering

  • The Look of Love

    The Look of Love

  • This Time with Alan Partridge

    This Time with Alan Partridge

  • Out of the Blue

    Out of the Blue

  • FairyTale: A True Story

    FairyTale: A True Story

  • The Security Men

    The Security Men

  • Our Mutual Friend

    Our Mutual Friend

  • Early Doors

    Early Doors

  • Early Doors - Live

    Early Doors - Live

  • Only You

    Only You

  • Codename: Kyril

    Codename: Kyril

  • Hit & Miss

    Hit & Miss

  • Party Animals

    Party Animals

  • Another Year

    Another Year

  • Uncle Adolf

    Uncle Adolf

  • Heidi

    Heidi

  • Brief Encounters

    Brief Encounters

  • Monday Monday

    Monday Monday

  • Shakespeare’s Wart

    Shakespeare’s Wart

  • Fortysomething

    Fortysomething

  • Ethel & Ernest

    Ethel & Ernest

  • Anna Lee

    Anna Lee

  • The Reckoning

    The Reckoning

  • Ghosted

    Ghosted

  • Care

    Care

  • Case Sensitive

    Case Sensitive

  • Public Enemies

    Public Enemies

  • Our Zoo

    Our Zoo

  • The Second Coming

    The Second Coming

  • The One and Only Phyllis Dixey

    The One and Only Phyllis Dixey

  • Lucky Break

    Lucky Break

  • Boy Meets Girl

    Boy Meets Girl

  • Shiner

    Shiner

  • Sunshine

    Sunshine

  • Sunshine

    Sunshine

  • Room at the Top

    Room at the Top

  • The Fourth Angel

    The Fourth Angel

  • Personal Services

    Personal Services

  • The Reckoning

    The Reckoning

  • Devil's Advocate

    Devil's Advocate

  • Money

    Money

  • I Want My Wife Back

    I Want My Wife Back

  • The Sense of an Ending

    The Sense of an Ending

  • Where the Heart Is

    Where the Heart Is

  • Murder Prevention

    Murder Prevention

  • The Bitch

    The Bitch

  • Slapper

    Slapper

  • Common Ground: Under Construction Notes

    Common Ground: Under Construction Notes

  • Uncle Vanya

    Uncle Vanya

  • The Casebook of Eddie Brewer

    The Casebook of Eddie Brewer

  • A Bunch of Amateurs

    A Bunch of Amateurs

  • Speaking In Tongues

    Speaking In Tongues

  • Three Blind Mice

    Three Blind Mice

  • Sunshine City

    Sunshine City