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Peter Wright
Peter Wight
Acting
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
Filmography
Movies
The Conjuring: Last Rites
as Grandpa Smurl
National Theatre Live: London Tide
as Noddy Boffin
Cyrano
as Ragueneau
Early Doors - Live
as Nige
Uncle Vanya
as Telegin
Only You
as Andrew
Hamlet
as Polonius
Early Days
as Kate’s Dad
The Sense of an Ending
as Colin Simpson
Another Mother's Son
as Rene
TV Shows
The Reckoning
as Peter Jaconelli · 4 ep.
Sister Boniface Mysteries
as Arthur Millington · 1 ep.
His Dark Materials
as Boatman · 2 ep.
A Confession
as Charlie Edwards · 6 ep.
This Time with Alan Partridge
as John Baskell · 1 ep.
The Crown
as Newspaper Editor · 2 ep.
Brief Encounters
as Brian · 6 ep.
I Want My Wife Back
as Don (Bex's father) · 6 ep.
Our Zoo
as Albert Mottershead · 6 ep.
The Mimic
as Mr Hurdle · 4 ep.
