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 Fri...
Known For
Complete Filmography
The Conjuring: Last Rites
2025
as Grandpa Smurl
Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren take on one last terrifying case involving mysterious entities they must confront.
Early Doors - Live
2021
as Nige
Early Doors was a TV hit when the sitcom was originally aired on the BBC in 2003 and gained cult status over its twelve-episode run. The cast took the...
Cyrano
2021
as Ragueneau
A man ahead of his time, Cyrano de Bergerac dazzles whether with ferocious wordplay at a verbal joust or with brilliant swordplay in a duel. But, conv...
Uncle Vanya
2020
as Telegin
During a hot summer, Sonya and her uncle Vanya spend their days idle in a dilapidated farmhouse deep in the countryside. Alone and isolated, they only...
Only You
2019
as Andrew
A madly-in-love young couple's relationship begins to suffer when they struggle to conceive a child.
Early Days
2018
as Kate’s Dad
In the days following her return from hospital, new mother Kate is rocked by finding her world altered beyond recognition.
Hamlet
2018
as Polonius
Hamlet captures the Almeida Theatre's 2017 acclaimed production of William Shakespeare's great play, recorded as-live in its West End transfer on the ...
Brakes
2017
as Alan
Brakes is a dark, improv-based ensemble comedy set in London. Divided into two parts, it tells the story of each couple's relationship in reverse, sta...
Another Mother's Son
2017
as Rene
The true story of Louisa Gould, a widow living in Nazi occupied Jersey, who takes in a Russian prisoner of war.
The Sense of an Ending
2017
as Colin Simpson
A man becomes haunted by his past and is presented with a mysterious legacy that causes him to re-think his current situation in life.
Ethel & Ernest
2016
as Detective Sergeant Burnley (voice)
This hand drawn animated film, based on the award winning graphic novel by Raymond Briggs, is an intimate and affectionate depiction of the life and t...
Trespass Against Us
2016
as Dog Owner
Three generations of the rowdy Cutler family live as outlaws in some of Britain's richest countryside – hunting hares, ram-raiding stately homes, and ...
The Program
2015
as Sunday Times Editor
An Irish sports journalist becomes convinced that Lance Armstrong's performances during the Tour de France victories are fueled by banned substances. ...
Mr. Turner
2014
as Joseph Gillot
Eccentric British painter J.M.W. Turner lives his last 25 years with gusto and secretly becomes involved with a seaside landlady, while his faithful ...
The Look of Love
2013
as Police Inspector
Paul Raymond builds a porn, entertainment and real estate empire that makes him the wealthiest man in Britain, but drugs doom his beloved daughter, De...
The Security Men
2013
as Kenneth
A group of night security guards working at the fictional Whittington shopping centre in Greater Manchester must create an elaborate scheme to hide a ...
Kon-Tiki
2012
as Spinden
The true story about legendary explorer Thor Heyerdahl and his epic crossing of the Pacific on a balsa wood raft in 1947, in an effort to prove it was...
The Casebook of Eddie Brewer
2012
as Ray Riddle
Eddie Brewer is an old-school paranormal investigator, being followed as part of a documentary.
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
2012
as Tory Grandee - Angus Butler
A fisheries expert is approached by a consultant to help realize a sheik's vision of bringing the sport of fly-fishing to the desert and embarks on an...
Hard Boiled Sweets
2012
as Jimmy 'The Gent'
Ex-con Johnny is forced into pulling a heist he wants nothing to do with. Mob boss ‘Shrewd’ Eddie has one million is dirty cash stashed at his home, j...
Best Laid Plans
2012
as Roger
David Blair directs this powerful British Drama, loosely inspired by John Steinbeck's novel 'Of Mice and Men'. Set in Nottingham, the film revolves ar...
My Week with Marilyn
2011
as Lucy's Father
London, 1956. Genius actor and film director Laurence Olivier is about to begin the shooting of his upcoming movie, premiered in 1957 as The Prince an...
Ghosted
2011
‘GHOSTED’ tells a story of survival inside a British Prison. Jack a model prisoner, has kept his head down and done his time. After his wife confirms ...
Another Year
2010
as Ken
During a year, a very content couple approaching retirement are visited by friends and family less happy with their lives.
Womb
2010
as Ralph
A woman's consuming love forces her to bear the clone of her dead beloved. From his infancy to manhood, she faces the unavoidable complexities of her ...
A Bunch of Amateurs
2008
as Mike Bell
Jefferson Steel, a washed-up Hollywood action star, is desperate to revive his flagging career. When his sleazy agent signs him up for what he believe...
Slapper
2008
as Stuart
A young boy watches a fight in a crowded bar: a masked man versus the people’s champ. But rather than boxing, this is an adult, brutal version of ‘Sla...
Cass
2008
as Cecil
The incredible true story of how an orphaned Jamaican baby, adopted by an elderly white couple and brought up in an all white area of London, became o...
Common Ground: Under Construction Notes
2007
as Self
The making of Alejandro González Iñárritu’s Babel is chronicled through an observational approach that captures the creative and logistical challenges...
Flood
2007
as Johnson - Transport Chief
Timely yet terrifying, The Flood predicts the unthinkable. When a raging storm coincides with high seas it unleashes a colossal tidal surge, which tra...
Persuasion
2007
as Admiral Croft
Royal Navy Captain Wentworth was haughtily turned down eight years ago as suitor of pompous baronet Sir Walter Elliot's daughter Anne, despite true lo...
Atonement
2007
as Police Inspector
As a 13-year-old, fledgling writer Briony Tallis irrevocably changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister's lover of a crime ...
Hot Fuzz
2007
as Roy Porter
Former London constable Nicholas Angel finds it difficult to adapt to his new assignment in the sleepy British village of Sandford. Not only does he m...
Babel
2006
as Tom
Tragedy strikes a married couple vacationing in the Moroccan desert, which jumpstarts an interlocking story involving four different families.
Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa!
2006
as Charlie Williams
Kenneth Williams was the star of the Carry Ons and Round the Horne. Despite his fame, he led a life full of mental torture as he tried to overcome his...
Lassie
2005
as Dr. Jarrett
A family in financial crisis is forced to sell Lassie, their beloved dog. Hundreds of miles away from her true family, Lassie escapes and sets out on ...
Pride & Prejudice
2005
as Mr. Gardiner
A story of love and life among the landed English gentry during the Georgian era. Mr. Bennet is a gentleman living in Hertfordshire with his overbeari...
Heidi
2005
as Pastor
Swiss girl Adelheid 'Heidi' is orphaned young. Aunt Detie brings her to grandpa Alp and his wife, who live isolated in the Alps since his murder charg...
Uncle Adolf
2005
as Heinrich Hoffman
A young girl becomes the great love of the Nazi leader's life. It spans the years between 1929 and 1945, and focuses on Hitler's obsessive relationshi...
Vera Drake
2004
as Det. Inspector Webster
Abortionist Vera Drake finds her beliefs and practices clash with the mores of 1950s Britain – a conflict that leads to tragedy for her family.
The Brides in the Bath
2003
as Charles Burnham
Dramatisation of the real-life case of George Joseph Smith who was hanged in 1915 for the murder of his three wives, each of whom he killed in turn by...
The Statement
2003
as Inspector Cholet
The film is set in France in the 1990s, the French were defeated by the Germans early in World War II, an armistice was signed in 1940 which effective...
Three Blind Mice
2003
as Tomlinson
Thomas is a talented computer programmer living in a vibrant, urban metropolis. Lonely and unsure about life, he finds solitude in the world of intern...
The Gathering
2003
as Dave Elford
Itinerant traveler Cassie Grant comes out of a car accident in Glastonbury, England, with partial memory loss. The deeply regretful driver allows her ...
The Project
2002
as Neville
The Project follows the lives of a group of young Labour party activists from their final days of university to Westminster's corridors of power. Thei...
Lucky Break
2001
as George Barratt
Half-way through his 12-year prison sentence for an incompetent armed robbery, Jimmy Hands gets a lucky break: he's transferred to a prison from which...
The Fourth Angel
2001
as M.P.
Workaholic reporter, Jack Elgin takes his family on a working trip to India, but their aircraft is hijacked in Cyprus by a previously-unknown terroris...
Care
2000
as Francis Chambers
A man struggles to piece together his life after suffering years of abuse in a children's home - a personal battle made doubly difficult by crusading ...
Shiner
2000
as Det. Insp. Grant
The past catches up with a ruthlessly ambitious boxing promoter.
The Passion
1999
as Ron
During a rural representation of The Passion of Christ, a young actor and a married costume designer start a romance.
FairyTale: A True Story
1997
as Newspaper Editor
In 1917, two children take a photograph, which is soon believed by some to be the first scientific evidence of the existence of fairies. Based on the ...
Jane Eyre
1997
as Clergyman
After a bleak childhood, Jane Eyre goes out into the world to become a governess. As she lives happily in her new position at Thornfield Hall, she mee...
Jane Eyre
1997
Screenplay
After a bleak childhood, Jane Eyre goes out into the world to become a governess. As she lives happily in her new position at Thornfield Hall, she mee...
Secrets & Lies
1996
as Father in Family Group
After her adoptive mother dies, Hortense, a successful black optometrist, seeks out her birth mother. She's shocked when her research leads her to Cyn...
Meat
1994
as Frank
Brilliant, brutal and shocking drama starring Jonny Lee Miller and John Simm, following an ex-convict who falls for a prostitute, but makes a dangerou...
Speaking In Tongues
1994
as Ben's Father
Tony Marchant's eloquent and painful play about the changes to how people are employed, and what that does to their sense of self.
Naked
1993
as Brian
An unemployed Brit vents his rage on unsuspecting strangers as he embarks on a nocturnal London odyssey.
Scanners III: The Takeover
1992
as Mark Dragon
A young scanner with extraordinary telepathic powers transforms into a lethal killing machine after taking one of her father's experimental drugs.
Sleepers
1991
as Village Policeman
Amidst the thaw of glasnost, the Kremlin discovers that two Soviet agents, sent to England under deep cover in 1965, have been “lost.” A beautiful and...
Codename: Kyril
1988
as Evans
At the height of the cold war, a known Russian spy ("Kyril") is sent to the UK under falsely reported pretenses in order to hopefully indirectly spark...
Personal Services
1987
as Detective Gibson
The story of the rise of a madame of a suburban brothel catering to older men, inspired by the real experiences of Cynthia Payne. The story follows C...
Will You Love Me Tomorrow
1987
as John
Inspired by the true story of Mary Bell; Freedom fascinates and frightens Jackie, encountering the real world for the first time in years, She clings ...
Meantime
1983
as Estate Manager
A working-class family in London's East End is struggling to stay afloat during the recession under Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's premiership. On...
Murphy's Stroke
1980
as Betting Office Clerk
The horse Gay Future is at the centre of an Irish betting syndicate in 1974 which saw trainer Antony Collins present a poor performing horse at his st...
The Bitch
1979
as Ricky
The owner of a trendy disco starts having problems with the men in her life and the Mafia, which is trying to move in on her place.
Where the Heart Is
1979
as Jack
Dissatisfied with life with Jack, Penny offers a home to baby Zero and his homeless mother.
The One and Only Phyllis Dixey
1978
as Reporter
Aspiring dancer Phyllis Dixey makes her name as a stripper.
Sunshine City
1973
SUNSHINE CITY is Albie Thom’s sprawling, protoplasmic experimental portrait of his hometown of Sydney. The National Film and Sound Archive of Australi...
Journey to the Center of the Earth
1959
as Laird Of Glendarick
An Edinburgh professor and assorted colleagues follow an explorer's trail down an extinct Icelandic volcano to the earth's center.
Shakespeare’s Wart
N/A
as Director 1
A desperate for work actor auditions for Shakespeare's Henry IV part 2 & is forced to perform more & more ridiculous characters by two good cop bad co...