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Peter Wight

Peter Wight

Birthday: 1950-01-01 | Place of Birth: Worthing, Sussex, England, UK

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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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2021
Early Doors - Live

as    Nige

2020
Uncle Vanya

as    Telegin

2019
Only You

as    Andrew

2016
Brief Encounters

as    Brian

2016
Ethel & Ernest

as    Detective Sergeant Burnley (voice)

2014
Our Zoo

as    Albert Mottershead

2014
Mr. Turner

as    Joseph Gillot

2012
Hit & Miss

as    Eddie

2012
Hard Boiled Sweets

as    Jimmy 'The Gent'

2012
Titanic

as    Joseph Rushton

2012
The Casebook of Eddie Brewer

as    Ray Riddle

2012
Best Laid Plans

as    Roger

2011
Case Sensitive

as    Robbie Proust

2010
Another Year

as    Ken

2010
Womb

as    Ralph

2008
Cass

as    Cecil

2007
Persuasion

as    Admiral Croft