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Peter Wight

Cast & creator

Peter Wight

1950-01-01 (age 76) Worthing, Sussex, England, UKIMDb

Best known for Midsomer Murders, The Crown, Casualty

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.

Also known as: Peter Wright

Movies

72

film credits

Series

55

television credits

Career

126

1959–2026 · acting roles

Credit score

6.6

average across scored titles

Signature credits

Known for

Ordered by popularity

Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

Ludlow · 1997

The Crown

The Crown

Newspaper Editor · 2016

Casualty

Casualty

Trevor · 1986

Silent Witness

Silent Witness

Lucas Garner · 1996

Heartbeat

Heartbeat

Len Peters · 1992

Across film & television

Filmography (127)

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Showing 127 of 127 credits

Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

Ludlow

The Crown

The Crown

Newspaper Editor

Casualty

Casualty

Trevor

Silent Witness

Silent Witness

Lucas Garner

Heartbeat

Heartbeat

Len Peters

Heartbeat

Heartbeat

Bill Budge

Minder

Minder

Alan (uncredited)

ITV Playhouse

ITV Playhouse

Jack

Waking the Dead

Waking the Dead

Donald Hunt

New Tricks

New Tricks

Colin Beck

A Touch of Frost

A Touch of Frost

Cyril Pearce

His Dark Materials

His Dark Materials

Boatman

Dalziel and Pascoe

Dalziel and Pascoe

Charles Johnson

Pride & Prejudice

Pride & Prejudice

Mr. Gardiner

The Sweeney

The Sweeney

Jimmy Park

The Conjuring: Last Rites

The Conjuring: Last Rites

Grandpa Smurl

Hamish Macbeth

Hamish Macbeth

Sydney Braithwaite

Sister Boniface Mysteries

Sister Boniface Mysteries

Arthur Millington

Silk

Silk

Alan Carruthers

Secret Army

Secret Army

Squadron Leader Kennedy

Shine on Harvey Moon

Shine on Harvey Moon

Geoff Woodcock

Hot Fuzz

Hot Fuzz

Roy Porter

Lark Rise to Candleford

Lark Rise to Candleford

Atonement

Atonement

Police Inspector

Murphy's Law

Murphy's Law

Alex Armstrong

Accused

Accused

Alan Maxfield

Hotel Babylon

Hotel Babylon

Life on Mars

Life on Mars

Frank Miller

Ultimate Force

Ultimate Force

The Paradise

The Paradise

Edmund Lovett

Out of the Blue

Out of the Blue

DC Ron Ludlow

Babel

Babel

Tom

Charles II: The Power and The Passion

Charles II: The Power and The Passion

Ormonde

Titanic

Titanic

Joseph Rushton

My Week with Marilyn

My Week with Marilyn

Lucy's Father

This Time with Alan Partridge

This Time with Alan Partridge

John Baskell

The Mimic

The Mimic

Mr Hurdle

Our Mutual Friend

Our Mutual Friend

Reginald Wilfer

Money

Money

Vince People

Naked

Naked

Brian

A Confession

A Confession

Charlie Edwards

Journey to the Center of the Earth

Journey to the Center of the Earth

Laird Of Glendarick

Secrets & Lies

Secrets & Lies

Father in Family Group

Hit & Miss

Hit & Miss

Eddie

Case Sensitive

Case Sensitive

Robbie Proust

Early Doors

Early Doors

Nige

The Program

The Program

Sunday Times Editor

Another Year

Another Year

Ken

Salmon Fishing in the Yemen

Salmon Fishing in the Yemen

Tory Grandee - Angus Butler

Our Zoo

Our Zoo

Albert Mottershead

Mr. Turner

Mr. Turner

Joseph Gillot

The Reckoning

The Reckoning

Peter Jaconelli

Trespass Against Us

Trespass Against Us

Dog Owner

Anna Lee

Anna Lee

Bernie Schiller

Cyrano

Cyrano

Ragueneau

Party Animals

Party Animals

George Morgan

Fortysomething

Fortysomething

Nobby

The Sense of an Ending

The Sense of an Ending

Colin Simpson

Sleepers

Sleepers

Village Policeman

Room at the Top

Room at the Top

Mr. Hoylake

Vera Drake

Vera Drake

Det. Inspector Webster

Flood

Flood

Johnson

Monday Monday

Monday Monday

The Look of Love

The Look of Love

Police Inspector

Kon-Tiki

Kon-Tiki

Spinden

Womb

Womb

Ralph

Boy Meets Girl

Boy Meets Girl

Bill

Persuasion

Persuasion

Admiral Croft

Brief Encounters

Brief Encounters

Brian

The Second Coming

The Second Coming

Chief Supt. Len Chadwick

Murder Prevention

Cmdr. Donald Wicker

Tender Loving Care

Tender Loving Care

Dr. Wells

I Want My Wife Back

I Want My Wife Back

Don

Sunshine

Sunshine

Philip

FairyTale: A True Story

FairyTale: A True Story

Newspaper Editor

The Fourth Angel

The Fourth Angel

M.P.

Public Enemies

Public Enemies

Ken Whiteley

Lassie

Lassie

Dr. Jarrett

The Statement

The Statement

Inspector Cholet

Another Mother's Son

Another Mother's Son

Rene

The Gathering

The Gathering

Dave Elford

Cass

Cass

Cecil

A Bunch of Amateurs

A Bunch of Amateurs

Mike Bell

Scanners III: The Takeover

Scanners III: The Takeover

Mark Dragon

Uncle Adolf

Uncle Adolf

Heinrich Hoffman

Heidi

Heidi

Pastor

Uncle Vanya

Uncle Vanya

Telegin

Personal Services

Personal Services

Detective Gibson

Jane Eyre

Jane Eyre

Clergyman

Common Ground: Under Construction Notes

Common Ground: Under Construction Notes

Self

Jane Eyre

Jane Eyre

Screenplay

Devil's Advocate

Inspector Costello

Ethel & Ernest

Ethel & Ernest

Detective Sergeant Burnley (voice)

Only You

Only You

Andrew

The Reckoning

The Reckoning

Frederick Taylor

Lucky Break

Lucky Break

George Barratt

The Brides in the Bath

The Brides in the Bath

Charles Burnham

Naked

Naked

Brian

Hamlet

Hamlet

Polonius

The Bitch

The Bitch

Ricky

Three Blind Mice

Three Blind Mice

Tomlinson

Slapper

Slapper

Stuart

The One and Only Phyllis Dixey

The One and Only Phyllis Dixey

Reporter

Sunshine City

Sunshine City

Meantime

Meantime

Estate Manager

National Theatre Live: London Tide

National Theatre Live: London Tide

Noddy Boffin

Will You Love Me Tomorrow

Will You Love Me Tomorrow

John

Shiner

Shiner

Det. Insp. Grant

Best Laid Plans

Best Laid Plans

Roger

Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa!

Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa!

Charlie Williams

The Security Men

The Security Men

Kenneth

Early Doors - Live

Early Doors - Live

Nige

Sleepers

Sleepers

Village Policeman

Ghosted

Ghosted

Hard Boiled Sweets

Hard Boiled Sweets

Jimmy 'The Gent'

Early Days

Early Days

Kate’s Dad

Where the Heart Is

Jack

The Passion

The Passion

Ron

Murphy's Stroke

Murphy's Stroke

Betting Office Clerk

Murphy's Stroke

Murphy's Stroke

1st Clerk Betting Office

Speaking In Tongues

Speaking In Tongues

Ben's Father

Brakes

Brakes

Alan

Shakespeare’s Wart

Shakespeare’s Wart

Director 1

Care

Care

Francis Chambers

The Project

Neville

Meat

Meat

Frank

The Casebook of Eddie Brewer

The Casebook of Eddie Brewer

Ray Riddle