Peter Wight
Acting
Born January 1, 1950 · Worthing, Sussex, England, UK
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
Filmography
The Conjuring: Last Rites
2025 · Grandpa Smurl
Cyrano
2021 · Ragueneau
Uncle Vanya
2020 · Telegin
Only You
2019 · Andrew
Another Mother's Son
2017 · Rene
The Sense of an Ending
2017 · Colin Simpson
Brakes
2017 · Alan
Ethel & Ernest
2016 · Detective Sergeant Burnley (voice)
Trespass Against Us
2016 · Dog Owner
The Program
2015 · Sunday Times Editor
Mr. Turner
2014 · Joseph Gillot
The Look of Love
2013 · Police Inspector
Kon-Tiki
2012 · Spinden
Best Laid Plans
2012 · Roger
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
2012 · Tory Grandee - Angus Butler
Hard Boiled Sweets
2012 · Jimmy 'The Gent'
Ghosted
2011
My Week with Marilyn
2011 · Lucy's Father
Another Year
2010 · Ken
Womb
2010 · Ralph
A Bunch of Amateurs
2008 · Mike Bell
Cass
2008 · Cecil
Hot Fuzz
2007 · Roy Porter
Atonement
2007 · Police Inspector
Persuasion
2007 · Admiral Croft
Flood
2007 · Johnson
Babel
2006 · Tom
Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa!
2006 · Charlie Williams
Lassie
2005 · Dr. Jarrett
Heidi
2005 · Pastor
Pride & Prejudice
2005 · Mr. Gardiner
Vera Drake
2004 · Det. Inspector Webster
The Gathering
2003 · Dave Elford
Three Blind Mice
2003 · Tomlinson
The Statement
2003 · Inspector Cholet
Lucky Break
2001 · George Barratt
The Fourth Angel
2001 · M.P.
Shiner
2000 · Det. Insp. Grant
Jane Eyre
1997 · Clergyman
FairyTale: A True Story
1997 · Newspaper Editor
Secrets & Lies
1996 · Father in Family Group
Naked
1993 · Brian
Scanners III: The Takeover
1992 · Mark Dragon
Personal Services
1987 · Detective Gibson
Meantime
1983 · Estate Manager
The Bitch
1979 · Ricky
Journey to the Center of the Earth
1959 · Laird Of Glendarick