Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1/1/1950
Place of Birth
Worthing, Sussex, England, UK
Also Known As
Peter Wright
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.
Known For
The Conjuring: Last Rites
as Grandpa Smurl
Pride & Prejudice
as Mr. Gardiner
Hot Fuzz
as Roy Porter
The Statement
as Inspector Cholet
Babel
as Tom
Cyrano
as Ragueneau
Atonement
as Police Inspector
The Program
as Sunday Times Editor
Naked
as Brian
Vera Drake
as Det. Inspector Webster
Hamlet
as Polonius
Early Days
as Kate’s Dad
Another Year
as Ken
The Gathering
as Dave Elford
Only You
as Andrew
Jane Eyre
as Clergyman
Meantime
as Estate Manager
Womb
as Ralph
Flood
as Johnson - Transport Chief
Codename: Kyril
as Evans
Career Timeline
2019
2016
2012
Room at the Top
as Mr. Hoylake
The Paradise
as Edmund Lovett
Kon-Tiki
as Spinden
Hit & Miss
as Eddie
Titanic
as Joseph Rushton
The Casebook of Eddie Brewer
as Ray Riddle
Hard Boiled Sweets
as Jimmy 'The Gent'
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
as Tory Grandee - Angus Butler
Best Laid Plans
as Roger
Public Enemies
as Ken Whiteley