Peter Wight


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Actor | Director | Writer | Screenplay

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 Fri...

Place of Birth: Worthing, Sussex, England, UK

Date of Birth: Jan 1, 1950


Filmography

Actor (67 Known Credits)


Only You

Andrew

Hamlet

Polonius

Brakes

Alan

Ethel & Ernest

Detective Sergeant Burnley (voice)

The Program

Sunday Times editor

The Paradise

Edmund Lovett

Mr. Turner

Joseph Gillot

Our Zoo

Albert Mottershead

The Look of Love

Police Inspector

Kon-Tiki

Spinden

Salmon Fishing in the Yemen

Tory Grandee - Angus Butler

Hard Boiled Sweets

Jimmy The Gent

Titanic

Joseph Rushton

Public Enemies

Ken Whiteley

Room at the Top

Mr. Hoylake

Case Sensitive

Robbie Proust

My Week with Marilyn

Lucy's Father

The Reckoning

Frederick Taylor

Womb

Ralph

Cass

Cecil

Sunshine

Philip

Atonement

Police Inspector

Hot Fuzz

Roy Porter

Flood

Johnson - Transport Chief

Persuasion

Admiral Croft

Party Animals

George Morgan

Babel

Tom

Pride & Prejudice

Mr. Gardiner

Lassie

Dr. Jarrett

Uncle Adolf

Heinrich Hoffman

Heidi

Pastor

Vera Drake

Det. Inspector Webster

The Gathering

Dave Elford

The Statement

Inspector Cholet

The Brides in the Bath

Charles Burnham

The Second Coming

Chief Supt. Len Chadwick

Lucky Break

George Barratt

Shiner

Det. Insp. Grant

FairyTale: A True Story

Newspaper Editor

Jane Eyre

Clergyman

Secrets & Lies

Father in family group

Naked

Brian

Sleepers

Village Policeman

Personal Services

Detective Gibson

Casualty

Trevor

Meantime

Estate Manager

Murphy's Stroke

Betting Office Clerk

The Bitch

Ricky

Early Days

Kate’s Dad

Devil's Advocate

Inspector Costello

Only You (2019)
Andrew
Hamlet (2018)
Polonius
Colin Simpson
Brakes (2017)
Alan
Dog Owner
Detective Sergeant Burnley (voice)
Brian
The Program (2015)
Sunday Times editor
The Paradise (2014 - 2013)
Edmund Lovett
Mr. Turner (2014)
Joseph Gillot
Our Zoo (2014)
Albert Mottershead
Police Inspector
Kenneth
Kon-Tiki (2012)
Spinden
Tory Grandee - Angus Butler
Jimmy The Gent
Roger
Titanic (2012)
Joseph Rushton
Ken Whiteley
Mr. Hoylake
Case Sensitive (2011 - 2012)
Robbie Proust
Lucy's Father
The Reckoning (2011)
Frederick Taylor
Another Year (2010)
Ken
Womb (2010)
Ralph
Cass (2008)
Cecil
Mike Bell
Sunshine (2008)
Philip
Atonement (2007)
Police Inspector
Hot Fuzz (2007)
Roy Porter
Flood (2007)
Johnson - Transport Chief
Persuasion (2007)
Admiral Croft
Party Animals (2007)
George Morgan
Babel (2006)
Tom
Charlie Williams
Mr. Gardiner
Lassie (2005)
Dr. Jarrett
Uncle Adolf (2005)
Heinrich Hoffman
Heidi (2005)
Pastor
Vera Drake (2004)
Det. Inspector Webster
Early Doors (2003 - 2004)
Nige
The Gathering (2003)
Dave Elford
The Statement (2003)
Inspector Cholet
Tomlinson
Charles Burnham
Chief Supt. Len Chadwick
Nobby
Lucky Break (2001)
George Barratt
M.P.
Shiner (2000)
Det. Insp. Grant
Newspaper Editor
Jane Eyre (1997)
Clergyman
Father in family group
Naked (1993)
Brian
Mark Dragon
Sleepers (1991)
Village Policeman
Evans
Detective Gibson
Casualty (1986 - 2023)
Trevor
Meantime (1983)
Estate Manager
Betting Office Clerk
The Bitch (1979)
Ricky
Kate’s Dad
Inspector Costello

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Writer


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Screenplay (1 Known Credits)


Jane Eyre

Screenplay

Jane Eyre (1997)
Screenplay

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