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Peter Wight
Born 1950-01-01Worthing, 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.
Screen work
Movies & roles
The Conjuring: Last RitesGrandpa SmurlNational Theatre Live: London TideNoddy BoffinCyranoRagueneauEarly Doors - LiveNigeUncle VanyaTeleginOnly YouAndrewEarly DaysKate’s DadHamletPoloniusBrakesAlanAnother Mother's SonReneThe Sense of an EndingColin SimpsonEthel & ErnestDetective Sergeant Burnley (voice)Trespass Against UsDog OwnerThe ProgramSunday Times EditorMr. TurnerJoseph GillotThe Look of LovePolice InspectorThe Security MenKennethKon-TikiSpindenThe Casebook of Eddie BrewerRay RiddleSalmon Fishing in the YemenTory Grandee - Angus ButlerHard Boiled SweetsJimmy 'The Gent'Best Laid PlansRogerShakespeare’s WartDirector 1My Week with MarilynLucy's Father