
Peter Wight
Acting
Born 1950-01-01 · 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.
Filmography

The Conjuring: Last Rites
Sep 3, 2025

National Theatre Live: London Tide
Oct 17, 2024

Cyrano
Dec 17, 2021

Early Doors - Live
Sep 9, 2021

Uncle Vanya
Oct 27, 2020

Only You
Jul 12, 2019

Early Days
Jul 13, 2018

Hamlet
Mar 31, 2018

Brakes
Nov 24, 2017

Another Mother's Son
Mar 24, 2017

The Sense of an Ending
Mar 10, 2017

Ethel & Ernest
Oct 15, 2016

Trespass Against Us
Oct 14, 2016

The Program
Sep 16, 2015

Mr. Turner
Oct 31, 2014

The Look of Love
Apr 26, 2013

The Security Men
Apr 12, 2013

Kon-Tiki
Aug 24, 2012

The Casebook of Eddie Brewer
Mar 18, 2012

Hard Boiled Sweets
Mar 9, 2012

Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
Mar 9, 2012

Best Laid Plans
Feb 3, 2012

My Week with Marilyn
Nov 23, 2011

Ghosted
Jun 24, 2011

Another Year
Nov 5, 2010

Womb
Jul 15, 2010

A Bunch of Amateurs
Nov 17, 2008

Slapper
Jun 21, 2008

Cass
Jan 8, 2008

Common Ground: Under Construction Notes
Sep 30, 2007