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Home/People/Peter Wight
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Born
Jan 1, 1950
Age 76
Place of Birth
Worthing, Sussex, England, UK
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

71
Movies
52
TV Shows
Also Known As
Peter Wright
IMDb Profile

Peter Wight

Acting

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.
The Conjuring: Last Rites poster

The Conjuring: Last Rites

as Grandpa Smurl
2025
National Theatre Live: London Tide poster

National Theatre Live: London Tide

as Noddy Boffin
2024
Cyrano poster

Cyrano

as Ragueneau
2021
Early Doors - Live poster

Early Doors - Live

as Nige
2021
Uncle Vanya poster

Uncle Vanya

as Telegin
2020
Only You poster

Only You

as Andrew
2019
Early Days poster

Early Days

as Kate’s Dad
2018
Hamlet poster

Hamlet

as Polonius
2018
Brakes poster

Brakes

as Alan
2017
Another Mother's Son poster

Another Mother's Son

as Rene
2017
The Sense of an Ending poster

The Sense of an Ending

as Colin Simpson
2017
Ethel & Ernest poster

Ethel & Ernest

as Detective Sergeant Burnley (voice)
2016
Trespass Against Us poster

Trespass Against Us

as Dog Owner
2016
The Program poster

The Program

as Sunday Times Editor
2015
Mr. Turner poster

Mr. Turner

as Joseph Gillot
2014
The Look of Love poster

The Look of Love

as Police Inspector
2013
The Security Men poster

The Security Men

as Kenneth
2013
Kon-Tiki poster

Kon-Tiki

as Spinden
2012
The Casebook of Eddie Brewer poster

The Casebook of Eddie Brewer

as Ray Riddle
2012
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen poster

Salmon Fishing in the Yemen

as Tory Grandee - Angus Butler
2012