Peter Wight
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Babel
as Tom
2006
Early Doors - Live
as Nige
2021
Vera Drake
as Det. Inspector Webster
2004
Naked
as Brian
1993
Slapper
as Stuart
2008
Scanners III: The Takeover
as Mark Dragon
1992
Lucky Break
as George Barratt
2001
Another Year
as Ken
2010
Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa!
as Charlie Williams
2006
Cyrano
as Ragueneau
2021
Meantime
as Estate Manager
1983
Womb
as Ralph
2010
The One and Only Phyllis Dixey
as Reporter
1978
Shakespeare’s Wart
as Director 1
TBA
The Look of Love
as Police Inspector
2013
The Project
as Neville
2002
Journey to the Center of the Earth
as Laird Of Glendarick
1959
Will You Love Me Tomorrow
as John
1987
The Gathering
as Dave Elford
2003
Kon-Tiki
as Spinden
2012
TV Appearances
Midsomer Murders
as Ludlow
1997
Ultimate Force
2002
Early Doors
as Nige
2003
Silent Witness
as Lucas Garner
1996
Heartbeat
as Len Peters
1992
Dalziel & Pascoe
1996
Party Animals
as George Morgan
2007
Life on Mars
as Frank Miller
2006
The Sweeney
as Jimmy Park
1975
Waking the Dead
as Donald Hunt
2001
Anna Lee
as Bernie Schiller
1994
This Time with Alan Partridge
as John Baskell
2019