Peter Wight

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

120

Gender

Male

Birthday

1950-01-01 (76 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

  • Midsomer Murders

    Midsomer Murders

  • The Crown

    The Crown

  • Silent Witness

    Silent Witness

  • The Conjuring: Last Rites

    The Conjuring: Last Rites

  • Heartbeat

    Heartbeat

  • Heartbeat

    Heartbeat

  • Casualty

    Casualty

  • Waking the Dead

    Waking the Dead

  • His Dark Materials

    His Dark Materials

  • Pride & Prejudice

    Pride & Prejudice

  • New Tricks

    New Tricks

  • The Sweeney

    The Sweeney

  • Vera Drake

    Vera Drake

  • Babel

    Babel

  • Persuasion

    Persuasion

  • Cass

    Cass

  • Life on Mars

    Life on Mars

  • Atonement

    Atonement

  • Jane Eyre

    Jane Eyre

  • Meantime

    Meantime

  • Hot Fuzz

    Hot Fuzz

  • Flood

    Flood

  • Sister Boniface Mysteries

    Sister Boniface Mysteries

  • Shiner

    Shiner

  • Care

    Care

  • Kon-Tiki

    Kon-Tiki

  • Dalziel & Pascoe

    Dalziel & Pascoe

  • The Paradise

    The Paradise

  • Silk

    Silk

  • Heidi

    Heidi

  • Lassie

    Lassie

  • Accused

    Accused

  • Lark Rise to Candleford

    Lark Rise to Candleford

  • Hamish Macbeth

    Hamish Macbeth

  • Uncle Adolf

    Uncle Adolf

  • Meat

    Meat

  • Ghosted

    Ghosted

  • Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa!

    Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa!

  • The Gathering

    The Gathering

  • Only You

    Only You

  • Secret Army

    Secret Army

  • Hotel Babylon

    Hotel Babylon

  • Slapper

    Slapper

  • Naked

    Naked

  • Uncle Vanya

    Uncle Vanya

  • A Bunch of Amateurs

    A Bunch of Amateurs

  • Ultimate Force

    Ultimate Force

  • Shine on Harvey Moon

    Shine on Harvey Moon

  • The Security Men

    The Security Men

  • Murphy's Stroke

    Murphy's Stroke

  • Murphy's Stroke

    Murphy's Stroke

  • Codename: Kyril

    Codename: Kyril

  • Where the Heart Is

    Where the Heart Is

  • A Confession

    A Confession

  • Journey to the Center of the Earth

    Journey to the Center of the Earth

  • Titanic

    Titanic

  • Out of the Blue

    Out of the Blue

  • The Reckoning

    The Reckoning

  • Early Doors

    Early Doors

  • This Time with Alan Partridge

    This Time with Alan Partridge

  • My Week with Marilyn

    My Week with Marilyn

  • Early Doors - Live

    Early Doors - Live

  • Hit & Miss

    Hit & Miss

  • Brief Encounters

    Brief Encounters

  • Our Mutual Friend

    Our Mutual Friend

  • Cyrano

    Cyrano

  • The Program

    The Program

  • The Passion

    The Passion

  • Brakes

    Brakes

  • FairyTale: A True Story

    FairyTale: A True Story

  • Womb

    Womb

  • Fortysomething

    Fortysomething

  • Mr. Turner

    Mr. Turner

  • Trespass Against Us

    Trespass Against Us

  • The Look of Love

    The Look of Love

  • Our Zoo

    Our Zoo

  • Charles II: The Power and The Passion

    Charles II: The Power and The Passion

  • Salmon Fishing in the Yemen

    Salmon Fishing in the Yemen

  • Case Sensitive

    Case Sensitive

  • Party Animals

    Party Animals

  • Boy Meets Girl

    Boy Meets Girl

  • Secrets & Lies

    Secrets & Lies

  • Another Year

    Another Year

  • Room at the Top

    Room at the Top

  • The Sense of an Ending

    The Sense of an Ending

  • The Statement

    The Statement

  • Anna Lee

    Anna Lee

  • Sunshine

    Sunshine

  • Sunshine

    Sunshine

  • Monday Monday

    Monday Monday

  • Money

    Money

  • The Fourth Angel

    The Fourth Angel

  • Scanners III: The Takeover

    Scanners III: The Takeover

  • Ethel & Ernest

    Ethel & Ernest

  • Public Enemies

    Public Enemies

  • The Second Coming

    The Second Coming

  • Devil's Advocate

    Devil's Advocate

  • Shakespeare’s Wart

    Shakespeare’s Wart

  • Personal Services

    Personal Services

  • Another Mother's Son

    Another Mother's Son

  • Hamlet

    Hamlet

  • Best Laid Plans

    Best Laid Plans

  • Lucky Break

    Lucky Break

  • Common Ground: Under Construction Notes

    Common Ground: Under Construction Notes

  • The Bitch

    The Bitch

  • Sleepers

    Sleepers

  • The Reckoning

    The Reckoning

  • Murder Prevention

    Murder Prevention

  • Three Blind Mice

    Three Blind Mice

  • Hard Boiled Sweets

    Hard Boiled Sweets

  • The Project

    The Project

  • I Want My Wife Back

    I Want My Wife Back

  • Speaking In Tongues

    Speaking In Tongues

  • Sunshine City

    Sunshine City

  • Will You Love Me Tomorrow

    Will You Love Me Tomorrow

  • Early Days

    Early Days

  • The One and Only Phyllis Dixey

    The One and Only Phyllis Dixey

  • The Casebook of Eddie Brewer

    The Casebook of Eddie Brewer

  • The Brides in the Bath

    The Brides in the Bath

  • National Theatre Live: London Tide

    National Theatre Live: London Tide