
Peter Wight
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.
Filmography

The Conjuring: Last Rites
2025
as Grandpa Smurl

National Theatre Live: London Tide
2024
as Noddy Boffin

Cyrano
2021
as Ragueneau

Early Doors - Live
2021
as Nige

Uncle Vanya
2020
as Telegin

Only You
2019
as Andrew

Early Days
2018
as Kate’s Dad

Hamlet
2018
as Polonius

Brakes
2017
as Alan

Another Mother's Son
2017
as Rene

The Sense of an Ending
2017
as Colin Simpson

Ethel & Ernest
2016
as Detective Sergeant Burnley (voice)

Trespass Against Us
2016
as Dog Owner

The Program
2015
as Sunday Times Editor

Mr. Turner
2014
as Joseph Gillot

The Look of Love
2013
as Police Inspector

The Security Men
2013
as Kenneth

Kon-Tiki
2012
as Spinden

The Casebook of Eddie Brewer
2012
as Ray Riddle

Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
2012
as Tory Grandee - Angus Butler

Hard Boiled Sweets
2012
as Jimmy 'The Gent'

Best Laid Plans
2012
as Roger

Shakespeare’s Wart
2012
as Director 1

My Week with Marilyn
2011
as Lucy's Father