Peter Wight
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 Reckoning](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/zXSIWNCuLT4NugyC70RR4aRJSif.jpg)
The Reckoning
![Cyrano](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/e4koV8iC2cCM57bqUnEnIL2a2zH.jpg)
Cyrano
![Early Doors - Live](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/44qf8qlzqYkt8o5t4S452pu92wh.jpg)
Early Doors - Live
![Uncle Vanya](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/mEeUtzokjW0ct85WQvt2vb1jzjQ.jpg)
Uncle Vanya
![His Dark Materials](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/1ljcoM9hFNiXpcoevZQwwc7oCYT.jpg)
His Dark Materials
![A Confession](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6c6q8m5PCiXv3TlxmM0vIcLylb0.jpg)
A Confession
![Only You](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/fFZUakJrWl5TZmDLKVBtDg9OxmU.jpg)
Only You
![This Time with Alan Partridge](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/nbMIrXFKCNyuOTRN3TA7YlHtWw7.jpg)
This Time with Alan Partridge
![Early Days](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/b2URu1SYinEJttP4jWVYK1vRSA6.jpg)
Early Days
![Hamlet](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/dEH8V1pTNd5ZBJuHz4tbELBzJKu.jpg)
Hamlet
![Brakes](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/oBd1UiFPuKoNBTdhoKYYo9BaONS.jpg)
Brakes
![Another Mother's Son](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/7DXppK31s66YptTNHrs5ekP2nRe.jpg)
Another Mother's Son
![The Sense of an Ending](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gvW0Ki7pEv4iZYbtGwgcvqR6s1c.jpg)
The Sense of an Ending
![The Crown](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/1M876KPjulVwppEpldhdc8V4o68.jpg)
The Crown
![Ethel & Ernest](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/sSBSbvdI9j381JSORvhAhRu7Mrh.jpg)
Ethel & Ernest
![Trespass Against Us](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/soAl3j6UkSVycQ2TSRrMIfhMuFN.jpg)
Trespass Against Us
![Brief Encounters](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/fpllvSi8EFBXnu2n7CZ8Nmshvj4.jpg)
Brief Encounters
![I Want My Wife Back](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3Eg8azowkPLRdUJBx1EQtxBZeBe.jpg)
I Want My Wife Back
![The Program](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/7qb8L1SydRGGc3cuN0EUvOqLnCB.jpg)
The Program
![Mr. Turner](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rnVhl1PFSOoW5c6UhZJZt5TV98p.jpg)
Mr. Turner
![Our Zoo](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/2uJvWj3Tdt4NbhnF6Ifk3pKzCnn.jpg)
Our Zoo
![The Look of Love](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/y0z11oO94cBIcI2zzGeuxfrPQuw.jpg)
The Look of Love
![The Security Men](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/DWSGvtJHXwKEIAF4ffNuQvGHh8.jpg)
The Security Men
![Room at the Top](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/acfrOiehNWwgquNWW7lY8D7SaeW.jpg)
Room at the Top
![The Paradise](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/nS1yUFslArJOBheY1XkTlyMflkj.jpg)
The Paradise
![Kon-Tiki](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/dhSaxMcHTjq7el2vcqKRUIKmxhb.jpg)
Kon-Tiki
![Hit & Miss](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8uyr9QX1LRBYNmMalPlHg3w5kvo.jpg)
Hit & Miss
![Titanic](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/aivkYWP73tsbfC4AUudYfbMHII2.jpg)
Titanic
![The Casebook of Eddie Brewer](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9a1PjFelO9iuSDG1hD2uZwYE2nc.jpg)
The Casebook of Eddie Brewer
![Hard Boiled Sweets](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/80zqNBiNMthPnVtK47kSVPvKgd0.jpg)
Hard Boiled Sweets
![Best Laid Plans](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/j4mUlFZhsspONZDlxgy9bqpz3RY.jpg)
Best Laid Plans
![Public Enemies](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vNkP1tsyZ2ktQy5mZBwS7dSvZyO.jpg)
Public Enemies
![My Week with Marilyn](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/5naqXRY1Zug5cyJJbO9H4DOg28q.jpg)
My Week with Marilyn
![Ghosted](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6HttCmMDHOtUGTbY9LWQ8JG6x3e.jpg)
Ghosted
![Case Sensitive](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/sjE9JlP5Gg19LVJUH3Li61SdtiQ.jpg)
Case Sensitive
![The Reckoning](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/aAVqq9bEpAiKpXWm6fnYjNPQ1Ed.jpg)
The Reckoning
![Accused](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/nfeqQPO2hpw0NYG6xiK0gWUC2l0.jpg)
Accused
![Another Year](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/zrkQcAatfBox5x9KZjaYGnKoqu6.jpg)
Another Year
![Womb](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/w98sx8jPYWeRZORdmgkmDMcBFuH.jpg)
Womb
![Money](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/mG7MxXc7LgRiV56HxjfHdtipK19.jpg)
Money
![Boy Meets Girl](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hcIRdzL8YKemeoMlm6wgCqXZELg.jpg)
Boy Meets Girl
![A Bunch of Amateurs](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/iXvJwflrh77KSpnaxzcXbSvW06f.jpg)
A Bunch of Amateurs
![Sunshine](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/oppOvtFW3iKdZKIAvkjpmHGt5KJ.jpg)
Sunshine
![Slapper](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/mJJgO7qaL7u4j3a0mDSFO1BosQq.jpg)
Slapper
![Lark Rise to Candleford](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ygnOo7IBXLoGsIHowAezLI4k0BD.jpg)
Lark Rise to Candleford
![Cass](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9tZLlHdNe8f9iJ8rGmCiiQgDMuU.jpg)
Cass
![Flood](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/s0F2iDMtj6uYQPqbjwCPlwug2O4.jpg)
Flood
![Persuasion](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/p0SAkCFD02wj2gekOvFilMjzs3j.jpg)
Persuasion
![Atonement](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hMRIyBjPzxaSXWM06se3OcNjIQa.jpg)
Atonement
![Hot Fuzz](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/zPib4ukTSdXvHP9pxGkFCe34f3y.jpg)
Hot Fuzz
![Party Animals](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/i2mw5twCOALlEe5OL6UG12fKmr2.jpg)
Party Animals
![Babel](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/cDy5iZL2C01jiT5wDSE4jOvoT52.jpg)
Babel
![Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa!](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/5FGP26NGLmPphi7Sn1P469Hn55F.jpg)
Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa!
![Hotel Babylon](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/pKUmSFAJHVs2tac2CdPRqAhlHgd.jpg)
Hotel Babylon
![Life on Mars](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/kFmhMpfyCVsu8AdJmz0xzULUduZ.jpg)
Life on Mars
![Lassie](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/qB7NcROV5GzWLhHyFjSobPq9Eue.jpg)
Lassie
![Pride & Prejudice](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/sGjIvtVvTlWnia2zfJfHz81pZ9Q.jpg)
Pride & Prejudice
![Heidi](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/p2VZt4f1u2qsn2I62I4arTdlgQk.jpg)
Heidi
![Uncle Adolf](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/sA3L10M6m1XN8l4Y6ZGYkJJxufM.jpg)
Uncle Adolf
![Vera Drake](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/556fElboCLlEmP8UULaYosU45Bc.jpg)
Vera Drake
![New Tricks](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/mCXWTVOF0DVQvxwhtWWtDYyU7ei.jpg)
New Tricks
![The Brides in the Bath](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9TEyfF3Minlxi3S8O9e2BW6rAFb.jpg)
The Brides in the Bath
![The Statement](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/a7IvoBJ70dp6U1fjRlvB04ZtxvF.jpg)
The Statement
![Charles II: The Power and The Passion](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/5ZeWc9b8ShRdbJSY2NR3XkI7zoX.jpg)
Charles II: The Power and The Passion
![Three Blind Mice](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/dSOPRKn9eqMIlU222NX5WNmJDeP.jpg)
Three Blind Mice
![Fortysomething](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6wsPggiUzYZ5nLGSmpv5ZmaBJtt.jpg)
Fortysomething
![Early Doors](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/g9qbBr9W08hHB3pj5QMFv05NuEV.jpg)
Early Doors
![The Gathering](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vkzhBNcjpE5BhxaxzrY4U5nLMQ3.jpg)
The Gathering
![The Second Coming](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/kHDepqr3TUj9jpdmUHrUtPUme9o.jpg)
The Second Coming
![Ultimate Force](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/616qGkxSeZBAX5t1fIO7h6WY2Ec.jpg)
Ultimate Force
![Lucky Break](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/63JHVXD2bkPBdIFgprqXKu3k8bw.jpg)
Lucky Break
![The Fourth Angel](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/m4IndiS7IfUDjobyIENlFaba6b9.jpg)
The Fourth Angel
![Waking the Dead](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/pthoQb9tOrM0gi43ZER4cOKgm8D.jpg)
Waking the Dead
![Care](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9fhPhfqNVaxqILKUq554fRPvmme.jpg)
Care
![Shiner](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8Ccd7MeyNM7Lp580GCkQ1gVoCA0.jpg)
Shiner
![The Passion](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/segyxn7lTnqjkofIvF8lWCExJpT.jpg)
The Passion
![Our Mutual Friend](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/36rfVPNq9ibnsti0CLQvvUJNKSF.jpg)
Our Mutual Friend
![FairyTale: A True Story](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/5H86i0qE8zCAbg0vTBKG7S7I2Vi.jpg)
FairyTale: A True Story
![Midsomer Murders](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/pz7tsWxe0TTdfJnWPjZAEnrSl5M.jpg)
Midsomer Murders
![Jane Eyre](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/dGN9mKvcpfy88rUTfrKEAe2ZzKm.jpg)
Jane Eyre
![Secrets & Lies](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/zQBuRQ3hrLhkEsXcxteUxuxLrvs.jpg)
Secrets & Lies
![Dalziel & Pascoe](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/mVpcAmAgCo6CQQNAwMCbmycPvJT.jpg)
Dalziel & Pascoe
![Silent Witness](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9JHIvbCsGTO4KzozHcMxYxGmAZ1.jpg)
Silent Witness
![Out of the Blue](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/muv1nsZhOB94XXMhnGNVa6s4IYs.jpg)
Out of the Blue
![Hamish Macbeth](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8ywr3qr3113VFoGarmm2vRpoNXh.jpg)
Hamish Macbeth
![Meat](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/zL2Y7DokeBcJHyFtTHv3oDVbkBC.jpg)
Meat
![Anna Lee](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/7LeBvsxY7McaWUuvLdasJXFR5Sq.jpg)
Anna Lee
![Naked](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xMYP4uaNeyPmX4FQ2xxWk2eIN6K.jpg)
Naked
![Heartbeat](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/jAmkMnqyKP6kD9QlXvJxkxMLwDB.jpg)
Heartbeat
![Scanners III: The Takeover](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/qrgsczCSUfbaeYJnvMSEmKcGV4X.jpg)
Scanners III: The Takeover
![Sleepers](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/v66oJHB68cTSWPSNmAp7GTkuzUH.jpg)
Sleepers
![Codename: Kyril](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9QSZXMGXByCEWmqTy4Sfp2HHYdj.jpg)
Codename: Kyril
![Personal Services](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/q7opjmMn5uVfvQjKObc7VbHnKyU.jpg)
Personal Services
![Will You Love Me Tomorrow](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/oFVCX7DohUDXlD9MVgXGbtmKv0Y.jpg)
Will You Love Me Tomorrow
![Casualty](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xori6j1eOdXwD5z213t2o8NMcvu.jpg)
Casualty
![Meantime](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/aYeCvrkgUCylSQwmMFcqXV27WvD.jpg)
Meantime
![Shine on Harvey Moon](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/1P7F3Y8Tig6T0gH3tsFQNqcGzAH.jpg)
Shine on Harvey Moon
![Murphy's Stroke](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/f2TkT3C74iO7KETT2hEAx5bIDub.jpg)
Murphy's Stroke
![The Bitch](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/qc2xwjbp1OFnthbEe04Hy43IMeM.jpg)
The Bitch
![The One and Only Phyllis Dixey](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/jzRZM2MViSQ0CjowT8UuhIOLaB1.jpg)
The One and Only Phyllis Dixey
![Secret Army](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xf1eqEBfXDH7a8b7jmi0cucCiOD.jpg)
Secret Army
![The Sweeney](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/bB7er5lQytNjsX3qGL9N4RwXfgt.jpg)
The Sweeney
![Sunshine City](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/1JH3Ie4d8fJrosCcQ4S6ntcyIRg.jpg)
Sunshine City
![Journey to the Center of the Earth](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/nWn9MRFkC1M13hVf17mT0BfYKbg.jpg)
Journey to the Center of the Earth