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
Cast Credits
The Conjuring: Last Rites
Character: Grandpa Smurl
MOVIE • 2025
The Reckoning
Character: Peter Jaconelli
TV • 2023
Sister Boniface Mysteries
Character: Arthur Millington
TV • 2022
Cyrano
Character: Ragueneau
MOVIE • 2021
Early Doors - Live
Character: Nige
MOVIE • 2021
Uncle Vanya
Character: Telegin
MOVIE • 2020
His Dark Materials
Character: Boatman
TV • 2019
A Confession
Character: Charlie Edwards
TV • 2019
Only You
Character: Andrew
MOVIE • 2019
This Time with Alan Partridge
Character: John Baskell
TV • 2019
Early Days
Character: Kate’s Dad
MOVIE • 2018
Hamlet
Character: Polonius
MOVIE • 2018
Brakes
Character: Alan
MOVIE • 2017
Another Mother's Son
Character: Rene
MOVIE • 2017
The Sense of an Ending
Character: Colin Simpson
MOVIE • 2017
The Crown
Character: Newspaper Editor
TV • 2016
Ethel & Ernest
Character: Detective Sergeant Burnley (voice)
MOVIE • 2016
Trespass Against Us
Character: Dog Owner
MOVIE • 2016
Brief Encounters
Character: Brian
TV • 2016
I Want My Wife Back
Character: Don (Bex's father)
TV • 2016
Crew
