Peter Wight | |
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 Wight in The Paradise (2012) | |
| Born | 1950 (age 73–74) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1978–present |
Peter Wight (born 1950), sometimes credited as Peter Wright, is a British actor. He is best known for his role as Policeman Nige in Early Doors .
His television credits include: Our Zoo , Z-Cars , Meantime , Anna Lee , Life on Mars , Holby City , Where the Heart Is , Jane Eyre (1997), Early Doors , Midsomer Murders , Monday Monday , Party Animals , Hit & Miss , The Paradise , The Crown , Brief Encounters and This Time with Alan Partridge . He also appeared in the 2011 miniseries series Case Sensitive and the 2012 series Public Enemies . [1]
Film appearances include Naked , Secrets & Lies , FairyTale: A True Story , Vera Drake , Pride & Prejudice , Babel , All or Nothing , A Bunch of Amateurs , Another Year , Mr. Turner , Hot Fuzz , Persuasion , and Trespass Against Us . [1]
His stage career includes In the Republic of Happiness at the Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court in 2012/13, [2] and in Electra by Sophocles opposite Kristin Scott Thomas and Liz White at the Old Vic Theatre in 2014. [3]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | The Bitch | Ricky | |
| Palm Beach | Rupert Roberts | ||
| 1987 | Personal Services | Detective Gibson | |
| 1993 | Naked | Brian | |
| 1996 | Secrets & Lies | Father in Family Group | |
| 1997 | FairyTale: A True Story | Newspaper Editor | |
| 2000 | Shiner | Det. Insp. Grant | |
| 2001 | Lucky Break | Officer George Barratt | |
| The Fourth Angel | M.P. | ||
| 2002 | The Gathering | Dave Elford | |
| 2003 | The Statement | Inspector Cholet | |
| 2004 | Vera Drake | Det. Inspector Webster | |
| 2005 | Pride & Prejudice | Mr. Gardiner | |
| Heidi | Pastor | ||
| Lassie | Dr. Jarrett | ||
| 2006 | Babel | Tom | |
| 2007 | Hot Fuzz | Roy Porter | |
| Flood | Johnson | ||
| Atonement | Police Inspector | ||
| 2008 | Cass | Cecil | |
| A Bunch of Amateurs | Mike Bell | ||
| 2010 | Another Year | Ken | |
| Clone | Ralph | ||
| 2011 | Ghosted | Hawkins | |
| Salmon Fishing in the Yemen | Tory Grandee - Angus Butler | ||
| My Week with Marilyn | Lucy's Father | ||
| 2012 | Best Laid Plans | Roger | |
| Hard Boiled Sweets | Jimmy the Gent | ||
| The Casebook of Eddie Brewster | Ray Riddle | ||
| Kon-Tiki | Spinden | ||
| 2013 | The Look of Love | Police Inspector | |
| 2014 | Mr. Turner | Joseph Gillott | |
| 2015 | The Program | Sunday Times Editor | |
| 2016 | Brakes | Alan | |
| Trespass Against Us | Dog Owner | ||
| Ethel & Ernest | Detective Sergeant Burnley (voice) | ||
| 2017 | The Sense of an Ending | Colin Simpson | |
| Another Mother's Son | Rene | ||
| 2018 | Only You | Andrew | |
| 2020 | Uncle Vanya | Telegin | |
| 2021 | Cyrano | Ragueneau |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Armchair Thriller | Operator No.1 | Episode: "The Girl Who Walked Quickly: Part 4" |
| Z-Cars | Traffic PC | Episode: "Quilley on the Spot" | |
| Secret Army | Squadron Leader Kennedy | Episode: "Lucky Piece" | |
| The One and Only Phyllis Dixey | Reporter | Television film | |
| The Sweeney | Jimmy Park | Episode: "Victims" | |
| 1979 | ITV Playhouse | Jack | Episode: "Where the Heart Is" |
| 1980 | Murphy's Stroke | 1st Clerk Betting Office | Television film |
| Minder | Alan | Episode: "All Mod Cons" (uncredited) | |
| The Tumour Principle | Short film | ||
| 1983 | Meantime | Estate Manager | Television film |
| Two Foolish Men | Short film | ||
| 1985 | Shine On Harvey Moon | Geoff Woodcock | Episode: "Anything Goes…" |
| 1986 | The Fourth Floor | Mackie | 3 episodes |
| A Turnip Head's Guide to Alan Parker | Short film | ||
| 1987 | Screen Two | John | Episode: "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" |
| Yesterday's Dreams | Les | 4 episodes | |
| First Sight | Terry | Episode: "Exclusive Yarns" | |
| Chuck Norris: The Man, His Music | Short film | ||
| 1988 | Hard Cases | Brian | 3 episodes |
| Codename: Kyril | Evans | 3 episodes | |
| This is David Lander | Peter Partridge | Episode: "Not a Pretty Site" | |
| 1988–1993 | The Bill | Firearms Instructor/Frank Jennings/Hayward | 3 episodes |
| 1991 | Sleepers | Village Policeman | Episode: "On the Run" |
| 1992 | Casualty | Trevor | Episode: "Will You Still Love Me?" |
| The Life and Times of Henry Pratt | Tony Preece | 2 episodes | |
| 1993 | Between the Lines | Bernard Gilhoolie | Episode: "Honourable Men" |
| 1994 | Anna Lee | Bernard Schiller | 5 episodes |
| Stages | Ben's Father | Episode: "Speaking in Tongues" | |
| Screen One | Frank | Episode: "Meat" | |
| The Return of the Native | Timothy | Television film | |
| 1995 | Devil's Advocate | Inspector Costello | Television film |
| 1995–1996 | Out of the Blue | D.C. Ron Ludlow | 12 episodes |
| 1996 | A Touch of Frost | Cyril Pearce | Episode: "Fun Times for Swingers" |
| Hamish Macbeth | Sydney Braithwaite | Episode: "Radio Lochdubh" | |
| Out of This World | Peter Trinder - English Teacher, Dodleston Cheshire 1984 | 2 episodes | |
| Staying Alive | James Moorhead | 2 episodes | |
| 1997 | Jane Eyre | Clergyman | Television film |
| Wokenwell | Ted Horrocks | Episode #1.1 | |
| 1998 | Our Mutual Friend | Mr. Wilfer | 3 episodes |
| 1999 | The Passion | Ron | Television series |
| 2000 | The Blind Date | D.I. Harry Jenkins | Television film |
| In Defence | DCI George Mercer | Episode #1.1 | |
| Care | Francis Chambers | Television film | |
| 2001 | High Stakes | Andrew Weycroft | Episode: "The Big Deal" |
| Stanley Kubrick Goes Shopping | Short film | ||
| Where the Heart Is | Ted Jackson | Episode: "As Time Goes By" | |
| Table 12 | John | Episode: "Guess Who's Not Coming to Dinner" | |
| 2002 | Holby City | Bryan Lake | Episode: "Fathers and Sons" |
| Ultimate Force | Bill Jackson | Episode: "The Killing House" | |
| Midsomer Murders | Ludlow | Episode: "Murder on St. Malley's Day" | |
| The Project | Neville | Television film | |
| 2002 | Heartbeat | Len Peters | Episode: "Class Act" |
| 2003 | The Second Coming | Chief Superintendent Len Chadwick | 2 episodes |
| 3 Blind Mice | Tomlinson | ||
| My Family | Mr. Freeman | Episode: "Return of the Prodigal Prat" | |
| Fortysomething | Nobby | Episode: "Episode #1.1" | |
| Charles II: The Power & the Passion | Ormonde | 3 episodes | |
| The Brides in the Bath | Charles Burnham | Television film | |
| 2003–2004 | Early Doors | Nige | 12 episodes |
| 2004 | Murphy's Law | Alex Armstrong | Episode: "The Group" |
| Silent Witness | Lucas Garner | Episode: "Death by Water" | |
| Murder Prevention | Commander Donald Wicker | 6 episodes | |
| 2005 | Uncle Adolf | Heinrich Hoffmann | Television film |
| The Secret Life of Words | Dullman | Uncredited | |
| Waking the Dead | Donald Hunt | Episode: "Undertow" | |
| 2006 | Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa! | Charlie Williams | Television film |
| Mayo | Ray Carver | Episode: "Scrubbed Out" | |
| EastEnders | Neil | Episode: "11 September 2006" | |
| 2007 | Life on Mars | Frank Miller | Episode #2.3 |
| Party Animals | George Morgan | 8 episodes | |
| Persuasion | Admiral Croft | Television film | |
| Dalziel and Pascoe | Charles Johnson | Episode: "Demons on Our Shoulders" | |
| Frankenstein | DCS Goode | Television film | |
| 2008 | Lark Rise to Candleford | Old Amos | 2 episodes |
| 10 Days to War | Juan Valdes | Episode: "Why This Rush?" | |
| Hotel Babylon | Martin | Episode #3.8 | |
| Slapper | Short film | ||
| Sunshine | Philip | Episode #1.3 | |
| 2008 | Heartbeat | Bill Budge | Episode: "Strike Up the Band" |
| 2009 | Boy Meets Girl | Bill | 4 episodes |
| Monday Monday | Roger | 7 episodes | |
| 2010 | Money | Vince | 2 episodes |
| Pete versus Life | Barry | Episode: "Marriage of Convenience" | |
| New Tricks | Colin Beck | Episode: "Fashion Victim" | |
| Accused | Alan Maxfield | Episode: "Helen's Story" | |
| 2011 | Silk | Alan Carruthers | Episode 1.4 |
| The Reckoning | Frederick Taylor/Taylor Reith | 2 episodes | |
| 2011-2012 | Case Sensitive | DI Proust | 4 episodes |
| 2012 | Public Enemies | Ken Whiteley | 3 episodes |
| Titanic | Joseph Rushton | 4 episodes | |
| Hit & Miss | Eddie | 6 episodes | |
| Room at the Top | Mr. Hoylake | 2 episodes | |
| Shakespeare's Wart | Director 1 | Short film | |
| 2012–2013 | The Paradise | Edmund Lovett | 13 episodes |
| 2013 | The Security Men | Kenneth | Television film |
| 2013–2014 | The Mimic | Martin's Dad | 4 episodes |
| 2014 | Our Zoo | Albert Mottershead | 6 episodes |
| 2016 | I Want My Wife Back | Don | 5 episodes |
| Brief Encounters | Brian | 6 episodes | |
| Domestic Policy | Short film | ||
| 2016–2017 | The Crown | Newspaper Editor | 2 episodes |
| 2018 | Early Days | Kate's Dad | Short film |
| Hamlet | Polonius | Television film | |
| Vanity Fair | Mr. Raggles | 4 episodes | |
| 2019 | This Time with Alan Partridge | John Baskell | Episode #1.2 |
| A Confession | Charlie Edwards | 6 episodes | |
| The Delivery | George Clements | Short film | |
| 2020 | Housebound | Clive | 2 episodes |
| 2021 | Early Doors: Live | Nige | Video |
| Small World | Harold | Short film | |
| 2022 | His Dark Materials | Boatman | 2 episodes |
| 2023 | The Reckoning | Peter Jaconelli | 2 episodes |
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