Peter Wight
Known For
Acting
Born
1950-01-01 in 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.
Most Known For
Midsomer Murders
as Ludlow
The Crown
as Newspaper Editor
Silent Witness
as Lucas Garner
His Dark Materials
as Boatman
The Conjuring: Last Rites
as Grandpa Smurl
Casualty
as Trevor
Heartbeat
as Len Peters
Heartbeat
as Bill Budge
Waking the Dead
as Donald Hunt
Pride & Prejudice
as Mr. Gardiner
New Tricks
as Colin Beck
Atonement
as Police Inspector
Sister Boniface Mysteries
as Arthur Millington
The Sweeney
as Jimmy Park
Hot Fuzz
as Roy Porter
Life on Mars
as Frank Miller
Dalziel & Pascoe
The Paradise
as Edmund Lovett
Flood
as Johnson - Transport Chief
Lassie
as Dr. Jarrett