The Conjuring: Last Rites
2025 · Movie
as Grandpa Smurl
Peter Wight
1950-01-01
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Worthing, Sussex, England, UK
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
National Theatre Live: London Tide
2024 · Movie
as Noddy Boffin
The Reckoning
2023 · TV Show
as Peter Jaconelli
Sister Boniface Mysteries
2022 · TV Show
as Arthur Millington
Early Doors - Live
2021 · Movie
as Nige
Cyrano
2021 · Movie
as Ragueneau
Uncle Vanya
2020 · Movie
as Telegin
Only You
2019 · Movie
as Andrew
This Time with Alan Partridge
2019 · TV Show
as John Baskell
A Confession
2019 · TV Show
as Charlie Edwards
His Dark Materials
2019 · TV Show
as Boatman
Hamlet
2018 · Movie
as Polonius
Early Days
2018 · Movie
as Kate’s Dad
Another Mother's Son
2017 · Movie
as Rene
The Sense of an Ending
2017 · Movie
as Colin Simpson
Brakes
2017 · Movie
as Alan
Ethel & Ernest
2016 · Movie
as Detective Sergeant Burnley (voice)
Trespass Against Us
2016 · Movie
as Dog Owner
Brief Encounters
2016 · TV Show
as Brian
The Crown
2016 · TV Show
as Newspaper Editor
I Want My Wife Back
2016 · TV Show
as Don
The Program
2015 · Movie
as Sunday Times Editor
Mr. Turner
2014 · Movie
as Joseph Gillot
Our Zoo
2014 · TV Show
as Albert Mottershead
The Look of Love
2013 · Movie
as Police Inspector
The Security Men
2013 · Movie
as Kenneth
The Mimic
2013 · TV Show
as Mr Hurdle
Shakespeare’s Wart
2012 · Movie
as Director 1
Kon-Tiki
2012 · Movie
as Spinden
The Casebook of Eddie Brewer
2012 · Movie
as Ray Riddle
Best Laid Plans
2012 · Movie
as Roger
Hard Boiled Sweets
2012 · Movie
as Jimmy 'The Gent'
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
2012 · Movie
as Tory Grandee - Angus Butler
Hit & Miss
2012 · TV Show
as Eddie
Titanic
2012 · TV Show
as Joseph Rushton
The Paradise
2012 · TV Show
as Edmund Lovett
Room at the Top
2012 · TV Show
as Mr. Hoylake
Public Enemies
2012 · TV Show
as Ken Whiteley
Ghosted
2011 · Movie
My Week with Marilyn
2011 · Movie
as Lucy's Father
Case Sensitive
2011 · TV Show
as Robbie Proust
The Reckoning
2011 · TV Show
as Frederick Taylor
Silk
2011 · TV Show
as Alan Carruthers
Another Year
2010 · Movie
as Ken
Womb
2010 · Movie
as Ralph
Accused
2010 · TV Show
as Alan Maxfield
Money
2010 · TV Show
as Vince People
Boy Meets Girl
2009 · TV Show
as Bill
Monday Monday
2009 · TV Show
Slapper
2008 · Movie
as Stuart
A Bunch of Amateurs
2008 · Movie
as Mike Bell
Cass
2008 · Movie
as Cecil
Lark Rise to Candleford
2008 · TV Show
Sunshine
2008 · TV Show
as Philip
Hot Fuzz
2007 · Movie
as Roy Porter
Atonement
2007 · Movie
as Police Inspector
Persuasion
2007 · Movie
as Admiral Croft
Flood
2007 · Movie
as Johnson
Common Ground: Under Construction Notes
2007 · Movie
as Self
Party Animals
2007 · TV Show
as George Morgan
Babel
2006 · Movie
as Tom
Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa!
2006 · Movie
as Charlie Williams
Life on Mars
2006 · TV Show
as Frank Miller
Hotel Babylon
2006 · TV Show
Uncle Adolf
2005 · Movie
as Heinrich Hoffman
Lassie
2005 · Movie
as Dr. Jarrett
Heidi
2005 · Movie
as Pastor
Pride & Prejudice
2005 · Movie
as Mr. Gardiner
Vera Drake
2004 · Movie
as Det. Inspector Webster
New Tricks
2004 · TV Show
as Colin Beck
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Murder Prevention
2004 · TV Show
as Cmdr. Donald Wicker
The Gathering
2003 · Movie
as Dave Elford
The Brides in the Bath
2003 · Movie
as Charles Burnham
The Statement
2003 · Movie
as Inspector Cholet
Three Blind Mice
2003 · Movie
as Tomlinson
Early Doors
2003 · TV Show
as Nige
Fortysomething
2003 · TV Show
as Nobby
The Second Coming
2003 · TV Show
as Chief Supt. Len Chadwick
Charles II: The Power and The Passion
2003 · TV Show
as Ormonde
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The Project
2002 · Movie
as Neville
Ultimate Force
2002 · TV Show
Lucky Break
2001 · Movie
as George Barratt
The Fourth Angel
2001 · Movie
as M.P.
Waking the Dead
2001 · TV Show
as Donald Hunt
Murphy's Law
2001 · TV Show
as Alex Armstrong
Care
2000 · Movie
as Francis Chambers
Shiner
2000 · Movie
as Det. Insp. Grant
The Passion
1999 · Movie
as Ron
Our Mutual Friend
1998 · TV Show
as Reginald Wilfer
Jane Eyre
1997 · Movie
as Clergyman
FairyTale: A True Story
1997 · Movie
as Newspaper Editor
Midsomer Murders
1997 · TV Show
as Ludlow
Secrets & Lies
1996 · Movie
as Father in Family Group
Silent Witness
1996 · TV Show
as Lucas Garner
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Devil's Advocate
1995 · TV Show
as Inspector Costello
Hamish Macbeth
1995 · TV Show
as Sydney Braithwaite
Out of the Blue
1995 · TV Show
as DC Ron Ludlow
Speaking In Tongues
1994 · Movie
as Ben's Father
Meat
1994 · Movie
as Frank
Anna Lee
1994 · TV Show
as Bernie Schiller
Naked
1993 · Movie
as Brian
Scanners III: The Takeover
1992 · Movie
as Mark Dragon
Heartbeat
1992 · TV Show
as Len Peters, Bill Budge
A Touch of Frost
1992 · TV Show
as Cyril Pearce
Sleepers
1991 · Movie
as Village Policeman
Sleepers
1991 · TV Show
as Village Policeman
Codename: Kyril
1988 · Movie
as Evans
Will You Love Me Tomorrow
1987 · Movie
as John
Personal Services
1987 · Movie
as Detective Gibson
Casualty
1986 · TV Show
as Trevor
Meantime
1983 · Movie
as Estate Manager
Shine on Harvey Moon
1982 · TV Show
as Geoff Woodcock
Murphy's Stroke
1980 · Movie
as Betting Office Clerk, 1st Clerk Betting Office
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Where the Heart Is
1979 · Movie
as Jack
The Bitch
1979 · Movie
as Ricky
Minder
1979 · TV Show
as Alan (uncredited)
The One and Only Phyllis Dixey
1978 · Movie
as Reporter
Secret Army
1977 · TV Show
as Squadron Leader Kennedy
The Sweeney
1975 · TV Show
as Jimmy Park
Sunshine City
1973 · Movie
ITV Playhouse
1967 · TV Show
as Jack
Journey to the Center of the Earth
1959 · Movie
as Laird Of Glendarick
