Peter Wight

Acting

Peter Wight

Born January 1, 1950Worthing, Sussex, England, UK121 credits

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
2025The Conjuring: Last Rites
as Grandpa SmurlMovie
The Reckoning
2023The Reckoning
as Peter JaconelliTV
Sister Boniface Mysteries
2022Sister Boniface Mysteries
as Arthur MillingtonTV
Cyrano
2021Cyrano
as RagueneauMovie
Uncle Vanya
2020Uncle Vanya
as TeleginMovie
A Confession
2019A Confession
as Charlie EdwardsTV
Only You
2019Only You
as AndrewMovie
Early Days
2018Early Days
as Kate’s DadMovie
Hamlet
2018Hamlet
as PoloniusMovie
Brakes
2017Brakes
as AlanMovie
The Sense of an Ending
2017The Sense of an Ending
as Colin SimpsonMovie
The Crown
2016The Crown
as Newspaper EditorTV
Ethel & Ernest
2016Ethel & Ernest
as Detective Sergeant Burnley (voice)Movie
Trespass Against Us
2016Trespass Against Us
as Dog OwnerMovie
I Want My Wife Back
2016I Want My Wife Back
as Don (Bex's father)TV
The Program
2015The Program
as Sunday Times EditorMovie
Mr. Turner
2014Mr. Turner
as Joseph GillotMovie
Our Zoo
2014Our Zoo
as Albert MottersheadTV
The Look of Love
2013The Look of Love
as Police InspectorMovie
The Security Men
2013The Security Men
as KennethMovie
The Mimic
2013The Mimic
as Mr HurdleTV
Room at the Top
2012Room at the Top
as Mr. HoylakeTV
The Paradise
2012The Paradise
as Edmund LovettTV
Kon-Tiki
2012Kon-Tiki
as SpindenMovie
Hit & Miss
2012Hit & Miss
as EddieTV
Titanic
2012Titanic
as Joseph RushtonTV
Hard Boiled Sweets
2012Hard Boiled Sweets
as Jimmy 'The Gent'Movie
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
2012Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
as Tory Grandee - Angus ButlerMovie
Best Laid Plans
2012Best Laid Plans
as RogerMovie
Public Enemies
2012Public Enemies
as Ken WhiteleyTV
My Week with Marilyn
2011My Week with Marilyn
as Lucy's FatherMovie
Case Sensitive
2011Case Sensitive
as Robbie ProustTV
Silk
2011Silk
as Alan CarruthersTV
The Reckoning
2011The Reckoning
as Frederick TaylorTV
Accused
2010Accused
as Alan MaxfieldTV
Another Year
2010Another Year
as KenMovie
Womb
2010Womb
as RalphMovie
Money
2010Money
as Vince PeopleTV
A Bunch of Amateurs
2008A Bunch of Amateurs
as Mike BellMovie
Slapper
2008Slapper
as StuartMovie
Cass
2008Cass
as CecilMovie
Flood
2007Flood
as JohnsonMovie
Persuasion
2007Persuasion
as Admiral CroftMovie
Atonement
2007Atonement
as Police InspectorMovie
Hot Fuzz
2007Hot Fuzz
as Roy PorterMovie
Party Animals
2007Party Animals
as George MorganTV
Babel
2006Babel
as TomMovie
Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa!
2006Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa!
as Charlie WilliamsMovie
Life on Mars
2006Life on Mars
as Frank MillerTV
Lassie
2005Lassie
as Dr. JarrettMovie
Pride & Prejudice
2005Pride & Prejudice
as Mr. GardinerMovie
Heidi
2005Heidi
as PastorMovie
Uncle Adolf
2005Uncle Adolf
as Heinrich HoffmanMovie
M
2004Murder Prevention
as Cmdr. Donald WickerTV
Vera Drake
2004Vera Drake
as Det. Inspector WebsterMovie
New Tricks
2004New Tricks
as Colin BeckTV
The Brides in the Bath
2003The Brides in the Bath
as Charles BurnhamMovie
The Statement
2003The Statement
as Inspector CholetMovie
Three Blind Mice
2003Three Blind Mice
as TomlinsonMovie
The Gathering
2003The Gathering
as Dave ElfordMovie
The Second Coming
2003The Second Coming
as Chief Supt. Len ChadwickTV
T
2002The Project
as NevilleMovie
Murphy's Law
2001Murphy's Law
as Alex ArmstrongTV
Lucky Break
2001Lucky Break
as George BarrattMovie
Waking the Dead
2001Waking the Dead
as Donald HuntTV
Care
2000Care
as Francis ChambersMovie
Shiner
2000Shiner
as Det. Insp. GrantMovie
The Passion
1999The Passion
as RonMovie
Our Mutual Friend
1998Our Mutual Friend
as Reginald WilferTV
FairyTale: A True Story
1997FairyTale: A True Story
as Newspaper EditorMovie
Jane Eyre
1997Jane Eyre
as ClergymanMovie
Secrets & Lies
1996Secrets & Lies
as Father in Family GroupMovie
Silent Witness
1996Silent Witness
as Lucas GarnerTV
Out of the Blue
1995Out of the Blue
as D.C. Ron LudlowTV
Hamish Macbeth
1995Hamish Macbeth
as Sydney BraithwaiteTV
D
1995Devil's Advocate
as Inspector CostelloTV
Meat
1994Meat
as FrankMovie
Speaking In Tongues
1994Speaking In Tongues
as Ben's FatherMovie
Anna Lee
1994Anna Lee
as Bernie SchillerTV
Naked
1993Naked
as BrianMovie
A Touch of Frost
1992A Touch of Frost
as Cyril PearceTV
Heartbeat
1992Heartbeat
as Len PetersTV
Sleepers
1991Sleepers
as Village PolicemanMovie
Sleepers
1991Sleepers
as Village PolicemanTV
Codename: Kyril
1988Codename: Kyril
as EvansMovie
Personal Services
1987Personal Services
as Detective GibsonMovie
Casualty
1986Casualty
as TrevorTV
Meantime
1983Meantime
as Estate ManagerMovie
Shine on Harvey Moon
1982Shine on Harvey Moon
as Geoff WoodcockTV
Murphy's Stroke
1980Murphy's Stroke
as Betting Office ClerkMovie
The Bitch
1979The Bitch
as RickyMovie
Secret Army
1977Secret Army
as Squadron Leader KennedyTV
The Sweeney
1975The Sweeney
as Jimmy ParkTV
Journey to the Center of the Earth
1959Journey to the Center of the Earth
as Laird Of GlendarickMovie
Shakespeare’s Wart
Shakespeare’s Wart
as Director 1Movie