
1950Born, Worthing
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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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Pride & PrejudiceMr. Gardiner
Hot FuzzRoy Porter
AtonementPolice Inspector
BabelTom
The CrownNewspaper Editor2025The Conjuring: Last RitesGrandpa SmurlMovie
2024National Theatre Live: London TideNoddy BoffinMovie
2021CyranoRagueneauMovie
2021Early Doors - LiveNigeMovie
2020Uncle VanyaTeleginMovie
2019Only YouAndrewMovie
2018Early DaysKate’s DadMovie
2018HamletPoloniusMovie
2017BrakesAlanMovie
2017Another Mother's SonReneMovie
2017The Sense of an EndingColin SimpsonMovie
2016Ethel & ErnestDetective Sergeant Burnley (voice)Movie
2016Trespass Against UsDog OwnerMovie
2015The ProgramSunday Times EditorMovie
2014Mr. TurnerJoseph GillotMovie
2013The Look of LovePolice InspectorMovie
2013The Security MenKennethMovie
2012Kon-TikiSpindenMovie
2012The Casebook of Eddie BrewerRay RiddleMovie
2012Hard Boiled SweetsJimmy 'The Gent'Movie
2012Salmon Fishing in the YemenTory Grandee - Angus ButlerMovie
2012Best Laid PlansRogerMovie
2012Shakespeare’s WartDirector 1Movie
2011My Week with MarilynLucy's FatherMovie
2011GhostedMovie
2010Another YearKenMovie
2010WombRalphMovie
2008A Bunch of AmateursMike BellMovie
2008SlapperStuartMovie
2008CassCecilMovie
2007FrankensteinDCS GoodeMovie
2007FloodJohnsonMovie
2007PersuasionAdmiral CroftMovie
2007AtonementPolice InspectorMovie
2007Hot FuzzRoy PorterMovie
2006Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa!Charlie WilliamsMovie
2005LassieDr. JarrettMovie
2005Pride & PrejudiceMr. GardinerMovie
2005HeidiPastorMovie
2005Uncle AdolfHeinrich HoffmanMovie
2004Vera DrakeDet. Inspector WebsterMovie
2003The Brides in the BathCharles BurnhamMovie
2003The StatementInspector CholetMovie
2003Three Blind MiceTomlinsonMovie
2003The GatheringDave ElfordMovie
2002The ProjectNevilleMovie
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