Peter Wight

Peter Wight

Acting

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

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The Conjuring: Last Rites ★ 6.9 The Conjuring: Last Rites 2025 National Theatre Live: London Tide National Theatre Live: London Tide 2024 The Reckoning ★ 7.2 The Reckoning 2023 Sister Boniface Mysteries ★ 6.4 Sister Boniface Mysteries 2022 Cyrano ★ 6.3 Cyrano 2021 Early Doors - Live ★ 6.0 Early Doors - Live 2021 Uncle Vanya ★ 7.4 Uncle Vanya 2020 His Dark Materials ★ 7.8 His Dark Materials 2019 A Confession ★ 7.0 A Confession 2019 Only You ★ 6.6 Only You 2019 This Time with Alan Partridge ★ 7.8 This Time with Alan Partridge 2019 Early Days ★ 1.0 Early Days 2018 Hamlet ★ 6.4 Hamlet 2018 Brakes ★ 5.6 Brakes 2017 Another Mother's Son ★ 6.8 Another Mother's Son 2017 The Sense of an Ending ★ 6.4 The Sense of an Ending 2017 The Crown ★ 8.2 The Crown 2016 Ethel & Ernest ★ 7.5 Ethel & Ernest 2016 Trespass Against Us ★ 5.8 Trespass Against Us 2016 Brief Encounters ★ 6.7 Brief Encounters 2016 I Want My Wife Back ★ 4.7 I Want My Wife Back 2016 The Program ★ 6.4 The Program 2015 Mr. Turner ★ 6.5 Mr. Turner 2014 Our Zoo ★ 8.0 Our Zoo 2014 The Look of Love ★ 5.6 The Look of Love 2013 The Security Men The Security Men 2013 The Mimic ★ 5.7 The Mimic 2013 Room at the Top ★ 6.9 Room at the Top 2012 The Paradise ★ 7.3 The Paradise 2012 Kon-Tiki ★ 6.9 Kon-Tiki 2012 Hit & Miss ★ 6.9 Hit & Miss 2012 Titanic ★ 6.0 Titanic 2012 The Casebook of Eddie Brewer ★ 4.5 The Casebook of Eddie Brewer 2012 Salmon Fishing in the Yemen ★ 6.4 Salmon Fishing in the Yemen 2012 Hard Boiled Sweets ★ 4.3 Hard Boiled Sweets 2012 Best Laid Plans ★ 5.5 Best Laid Plans 2012 Public Enemies ★ 6.6 Public Enemies 2012 Shakespeare’s Wart Shakespeare’s Wart 2012 My Week with Marilyn ★ 6.7 My Week with Marilyn 2011 Ghosted ★ 5.2 Ghosted 2011 Case Sensitive ★ 6.9 Case Sensitive 2011 Silk ★ 7.5 Silk 2011 The Reckoning ★ 4.8 The Reckoning 2011 Accused ★ 8.1 Accused 2010 Another Year ★ 7.0 Another Year 2010 Womb ★ 6.0 Womb 2010 Money ★ 4.5 Money 2010 Monday Monday ★ 10.0 Monday Monday 2009 Boy Meets Girl ★ 5.5 Boy Meets Girl 2009 A Bunch of Amateurs ★ 5.7 A Bunch of Amateurs 2008 Sunshine ★ 7.8 Sunshine 2008 Slapper ★ 3.5 Slapper 2008 Lark Rise to Candleford ★ 8.4 Lark Rise to Candleford 2008 Cass ★ 5.9 Cass 2008 Common Ground: Under Construction Notes ★ 10.0 Common Ground: Under Construction Notes 2007 Flood ★ 5.3 Flood 2007 Persuasion ★ 7.2 Persuasion 2007 Atonement ★ 7.6 Atonement 2007 Hot Fuzz ★ 7.6 Hot Fuzz 2007 Party Animals ★ 6.9 Party Animals 2007 Babel ★ 7.2 Babel 2006 Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa! ★ 6.3 Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa! 2006 Hotel Babylon ★ 7.3 Hotel Babylon 2006 Life on Mars ★ 7.8 Life on Mars 2006 Lassie ★ 6.4 Lassie 2005 Pride & Prejudice ★ 8.1 Pride & Prejudice 2005 Heidi ★ 7.7 Heidi 2005 Uncle Adolf ★ 6.6 Uncle Adolf 2005 Murder Prevention ★ 6.7 Murder Prevention 2004 Vera Drake ★ 7.2 Vera Drake 2004 New Tricks ★ 7.3 New Tricks 2004 The Brides in the Bath ★ 5.7 The Brides in the Bath 2003 The Statement ★ 5.7 The Statement 2003 Charles II: The Power and The Passion ★ 6.3 Charles II: The Power and The Passion 2003 Three Blind Mice ★ 4.1 Three Blind Mice 2003 Fortysomething ★ 7.5 Fortysomething 2003 Early Doors ★ 7.8 Early Doors 2003 The Gathering ★ 5.6 The Gathering 2003 The Second Coming ★ 7.0 The Second Coming 2003 The Project The Project 2002