Peter Wight (actor)

Peter Wight
Born 1950 (age 67–68)
Worthing, Sussex, England, UK
Occupation Actor
Years active 1978–present

Peter Wight (born 1950), sometimes credited as Peter Wright, is an English actor.

Acting career

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 and Brief Encounters. 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 and Mr. Turner.[1] In the 2007 film Hot Fuzz, he appears as pub landlord Roy Porter.[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]

Selected stage credits

  • In Basidon, Royal Court: Jerwood Downstairs, London, 2012
  • In the Republic of Happiness, Royal Court: Jerwood Downstairs, London, 2013
  • Trelawny of the Wells, Donmar Warehouse, London, 2013
  • Much Ado About Nothing, Old Vic, London, 2013
  • Electra, Old Vic, London, 2014
  • The Red Lion, National Theatre: Dorfman, London, 2015
  • Hamlet, Almeida, London, 2017

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Peter Wight". IMDb. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  2. ↑ Billington, Michael (13 December 2012). "In the Republic of Happiness – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  3. ↑ Benedict, David (2 October 2014). "London Theater Review: Kristin Scott Thomas in 'Electra'". Variety. Retrieved 15 June 2018.


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