Peter Wight

Peter Wight

Acting
January 1, 1950(age 76)
Worthing, Sussex, England, UK

Also Known As

Peter Wright

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.

Movies

(71 total)
Hot Fuzz

Hot Fuzz

20077.6

as Roy Porter

Atonement

Atonement

20077.6

as Police Inspector

Salmon Fishing in the Yemen

Salmon Fishing in the Yemen

20126.4

as Tory Grandee - Angus Butler

Kon-Tiki

Kon-Tiki

20126.9

as Spinden

Secrets & Lies

Secrets & Lies

19967.6

as Father in Family Group

Naked

Naked

19937.3

as Brian

Mr. Turner

Mr. Turner

20146.5

as Joseph Gillot

The Program

The Program

20156.4

as Sunday Times Editor

Womb

Womb

20106.0

as Ralph

Vera Drake

Vera Drake

20047.2

as Det. Inspector Webster

Cyrano

Cyrano

20216.3

as Ragueneau

Persuasion

Persuasion

20077.2

as Admiral Croft

TV Shows

(51 total)