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Peter Wight

Peter Wight

Known For Acting
Birthday Jan 01, 1950 (75)
Birthplace Worthing, Sussex, England, UK
Popularity 0.5 (history)
Updated Dec 19, 2024 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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.

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Filmography

The Conjuring: Last Rites

The Conjuring: Last Rites

2025

as Grandpa Smurl

Cyrano

Cyrano

2021

as Ragueneau

Uncle Vanya

Uncle Vanya

2020

as Telegin

Only You

Only You

2019

as Andrew

Early Days

Early Days

2018

as Kate’s Dad

Hamlet

Hamlet

2018

as Polonius

Another Mother's Son

Another Mother's Son

2017

as Rene

The Sense of an Ending

The Sense of an Ending

2017

as Colin Simpson

Brakes

Brakes

2017

as Alan

Ethel & Ernest

Ethel & Ernest

2016

as Detective Sergeant Burnley (voice)

Trespass Against Us

Trespass Against Us

2016

as Dog Owner

The Program

The Program

2015

as Sunday Times Editor

Mr. Turner

Mr. Turner

2014

as Joseph Gillot

The Look of Love

The Look of Love

2013

as Police Inspector

The Casebook of Eddie Brewer

The Casebook of Eddie Brewer

2012

as Ray Riddle

Hard Boiled Sweets

Hard Boiled Sweets

2012

as Jimmy 'The Gent'

Best Laid Plans

Best Laid Plans

2012

as Roger

Salmon Fishing in the Yemen

Salmon Fishing in the Yemen

2012

as Tory Grandee - Angus Butler

My Week with Marilyn

My Week with Marilyn

2011

as Lucy's Father

Womb

Womb

2010

as Ralph

Another Year

Another Year

2010

as Ken

Cass

Cass

2008

as Cecil

Slapper

Slapper

2008

as Stuart

A Bunch of Amateurs

A Bunch of Amateurs

2008

as Mike Bell

Persuasion

Persuasion

2007

as Admiral Croft

Atonement

Atonement

2007

as Police Inspector

Flood

Flood

2007

as Johnson - Transport Chief

Hot Fuzz

Hot Fuzz

2007

as Roy Porter

Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa!

Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa!

2006

as Charlie Williams

Babel

Babel

2006

as Tom

Uncle Adolf

Uncle Adolf

2005

as Heinrich Hoffman

Heidi

Heidi

2005

as Pastor

Pride & Prejudice

Pride & Prejudice

2005

as Mr. Gardiner

Lassie

Lassie

2005

as Dr. Jarrett

Vera Drake

Vera Drake

2004

as Det. Inspector Webster

Three Blind Mice

Three Blind Mice

2003

as Tomlinson

The Brides in the Bath

The Brides in the Bath

2003

as Charles Burnham

The Gathering

The Gathering

2003

as Dave Elford

The Statement

The Statement

2003

as Inspector Cholet

The Project

The Project

2002

as Neville

Lucky Break

Lucky Break

2001

as George Barratt

The Fourth Angel

The Fourth Angel

2001

as M.P.

Shiner

Shiner

2000

as Det. Insp. Grant

Care

Care

2000

as Francis Chambers

The Passion

The Passion

1999

as Ron

Jane Eyre

Jane Eyre

1997

as Clergyman

FairyTale: A True Story

FairyTale: A True Story

1997

as Newspaper Editor

Secrets & Lies

Secrets & Lies

1996

as Father in Family Group

Meat

Meat

1994

as Frank

Naked

Naked

1993

as Brian

Scanners III: The Takeover

Scanners III: The Takeover

1992

as Mark Dragon

Sleepers

Sleepers

1991

as Village Policeman

Personal Services

Personal Services

1987

as Detective Gibson

Meantime

Meantime

1983

as Estate Manager

Murphy's Stroke

Murphy's Stroke

1980

as Betting Office Clerk

Where the Heart Is

Where the Heart Is

1979

as Jack

The Bitch

The Bitch

1979

as Ricky

Journey to the Center of the Earth

Journey to the Center of the Earth

1959

as Laird Of Glendarick

Jane Eyre

Jane Eyre

1997

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Popularity History


Year Month Avg Max Min
2024 6 7 10 5
2024 7 15 23 6
2024 8 14 29 5
2024 9 9 24 3
2024 10 6 16 2
2024 11 5 13 2
2024 12 7 13 3
2025 1 10 24 4
2025 2 4 10 1
2025 3 4 8 1
2025 5 2 2 1
2025 6 1 1 1
2025 7 0 0 0
2025 8 4 13 0

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