
Peter Wight
Born
1950-01-01
Place of birth
Worthing, Sussex, England, UK
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

Pride & Prejudice
Mr. Gardiner

Hot Fuzz
Roy Porter

Atonement
Police Inspector

Babel
Tom

The Crown
Newspaper Editor

His Dark Materials
Boatman

The Conjuring: Last Rites
Grandpa Smurl

My Week with Marilyn
Lucy's Father

Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
Tory Grandee - Angus Butler

Kon-Tiki
Spinden

Secrets & Lies
Father in Family Group

Naked
Brian

Mr. Turner
Joseph Gillot

The Program
Sunday Times Editor

Journey to the Center of the Earth
Laird Of Glendarick