Peter Wight

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

118

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

  • Midsomer Murders

    Midsomer Murders

  • The Conjuring: Last Rites

    The Conjuring: Last Rites

  • The Crown

    The Crown

  • Silent Witness

    Silent Witness

  • Casualty

    Casualty

  • Heartbeat

    Heartbeat

  • Heartbeat

    Heartbeat

  • His Dark Materials

    His Dark Materials

  • New Tricks

    New Tricks

  • Waking the Dead

    Waking the Dead

  • Pride & Prejudice

    Pride & Prejudice

  • Hot Fuzz

    Hot Fuzz

  • Sister Boniface Mysteries

    Sister Boniface Mysteries

  • Atonement

    Atonement

  • Dalziel & Pascoe

    Dalziel & Pascoe

  • The Sweeney

    The Sweeney

  • Secret Army

    Secret Army

  • Babel

    Babel

  • Lark Rise to Candleford

    Lark Rise to Candleford

  • Naked

    Naked

  • Life on Mars

    Life on Mars

  • The Statement

    The Statement

  • Accused

    Accused

  • Early Days

    Early Days

  • Womb

    Womb

  • The Program

    The Program

  • Cyrano

    Cyrano

  • Another Year

    Another Year

  • Hotel Babylon

    Hotel Babylon

  • Shine on Harvey Moon

    Shine on Harvey Moon

  • Hamlet

    Hamlet

  • Hamish Macbeth

    Hamish Macbeth

  • Flood

    Flood

  • Ghosted

    Ghosted

  • The Gathering

    The Gathering

  • Persuasion

    Persuasion

  • Jane Eyre

    Jane Eyre

  • Vera Drake

    Vera Drake

  • Only You

    Only You

  • Codename: Kyril

    Codename: Kyril

  • Kon-Tiki

    Kon-Tiki

  • The Paradise

    The Paradise

  • Ultimate Force

    Ultimate Force

  • Meantime

    Meantime

  • Journey to the Center of the Earth

    Journey to the Center of the Earth

  • Heidi

    Heidi

  • Meat

    Meat

  • Ethel & Ernest

    Ethel & Ernest

  • Personal Services

    Personal Services

  • Cass

    Cass

  • Lassie

    Lassie

  • A Confession

    A Confession

  • Titanic

    Titanic

  • Charles II: The Power and The Passion

    Charles II: The Power and The Passion

  • The Project

    The Project

  • Another Mother's Son

    Another Mother's Son

  • The Reckoning

    The Reckoning

  • The Look of Love

    The Look of Love

  • Brakes

    Brakes

  • Shiner

    Shiner

  • My Week with Marilyn

    My Week with Marilyn

  • The Fourth Angel

    The Fourth Angel

  • The Passion

    The Passion

  • Best Laid Plans

    Best Laid Plans

  • Salmon Fishing in the Yemen

    Salmon Fishing in the Yemen

  • Trespass Against Us

    Trespass Against Us

  • Scanners III: The Takeover

    Scanners III: The Takeover

  • Secrets & Lies

    Secrets & Lies

  • Early Doors

    Early Doors

  • Hit & Miss

    Hit & Miss

  • Care

    Care

  • Case Sensitive

    Case Sensitive

  • Our Mutual Friend

    Our Mutual Friend

  • Uncle Adolf

    Uncle Adolf

  • Uncle Vanya

    Uncle Vanya

  • The Brides in the Bath

    The Brides in the Bath

  • Slapper

    Slapper

  • This Time with Alan Partridge

    This Time with Alan Partridge

  • Mr. Turner

    Mr. Turner

  • Anna Lee

    Anna Lee

  • Room at the Top

    Room at the Top

  • Party Animals

    Party Animals

  • Out of the Blue

    Out of the Blue

  • The One and Only Phyllis Dixey

    The One and Only Phyllis Dixey

  • Hard Boiled Sweets

    Hard Boiled Sweets

  • Fortysomething

    Fortysomething

  • Will You Love Me Tomorrow

    Will You Love Me Tomorrow

  • Three Blind Mice

    Three Blind Mice

  • The Security Men

    The Security Men

  • Murphy's Stroke

    Murphy's Stroke

  • Shakespeare’s Wart

    Shakespeare’s Wart

  • Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa!

    Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa!

  • The Second Coming

    The Second Coming

  • Our Zoo

    Our Zoo

  • Brief Encounters

    Brief Encounters

  • Monday Monday

    Monday Monday

  • Early Doors - Live

    Early Doors - Live

  • FairyTale: A True Story

    FairyTale: A True Story

  • Money

    Money

  • Sunshine

    Sunshine

  • Sunshine

    Sunshine

  • The Reckoning

    The Reckoning

  • Public Enemies

    Public Enemies

  • The Sense of an Ending

    The Sense of an Ending

  • Boy Meets Girl

    Boy Meets Girl

  • Where the Heart Is

    Where the Heart Is

  • The Bitch

    The Bitch

  • Lucky Break

    Lucky Break

  • Speaking In Tongues

    Speaking In Tongues

  • A Bunch of Amateurs

    A Bunch of Amateurs

  • Common Ground: Under Construction Notes

    Common Ground: Under Construction Notes

  • I Want My Wife Back

    I Want My Wife Back

  • Devil's Advocate

    Devil's Advocate

  • Murder Prevention

    Murder Prevention

  • Sleepers

    Sleepers

  • The Casebook of Eddie Brewer

    The Casebook of Eddie Brewer

  • Sunshine City

    Sunshine City

  • National Theatre Live: London Tide

    National Theatre Live: London Tide