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Peter Wight

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Peter Wight

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

6.2

Casualty

1986 · TV Series · Drama · Soap

7.1

Heartbeat

1992 · TV Series · Crime · Drama

7.2

Minder

1979 · TV Series · Comedy · Drama

8.1

The Sweeney

1975 · TV Series · Action & Adventure · Drama

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Secret Army

1977 · TV Series · Drama · War & Politics

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Silk

2011 · TV Series · Drama

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Hot Fuzz

2007 · Movie · Crime · Action

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Atonement

2007 · Movie · Drama · Romance

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Accused

2010 · TV Series · Drama · Crime

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Babel

2006 · Movie · Drama

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Titanic

2012 · TV Series · Drama

Peter Wight — movies & series · Netflix Discovery