Peter Wight
Born January 01, 1950 (Age: 76)
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Worthing, Sussex, England, UK
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.
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.
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Filmography
The Conjuring: Last Rites
2025
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as Grandpa Smurl
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Age: 75
Cyrano
2021
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as Ragueneau
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Age: 71
The Sense of an Ending
2017
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as Colin Simpson
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Age: 67
Trespass Against Us
2016
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as Dog Owner
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Age: 66
The Program
2015
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as Sunday Times Editor
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Age: 65
Mr. Turner
2014
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as Joseph Gillot
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Age: 64
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
2012
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as Tory Grandee - Angus Butler
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Age: 62
My Week with Marilyn
2011
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as Lucy's Father
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Age: 61
Another Year
2010
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as Ken
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Age: 60
Common Ground: Under Construction Notes
2007
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as Self
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Age: 57
Flood
2007
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as Johnson
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Age: 57
Atonement
2007
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as Police Inspector
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Age: 57
Hot Fuzz
2007
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as Roy Porter
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Age: 57
Babel
2006
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as Tom
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Age: 56
Lassie
2005
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as Dr. Jarrett
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Age: 55
Pride & Prejudice
2005
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as Mr. Gardiner
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Age: 55
Heidi
2005
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as Pastor
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Age: 55
Vera Drake
2004
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as Det. Inspector Webster
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Age: 54
The Passion
1999
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as Ron
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Age: 49
FairyTale: A True Story
1997
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as Newspaper Editor
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Age: 47
Secrets & Lies
1996
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as Father in Family Group
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Age: 46
Naked
1993
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as Brian
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Age: 43
Personal Services
1987
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as Detective Gibson
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Age: 37
No Image
Where the Heart Is
1979
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as Jack
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Age: 29
Journey to the Center of the Earth
1959
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as Laird Of Glendarick
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Age: 9