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Peter Wight

Born January 1, 1950 · Worthing, Sussex, England, UK (age 76)

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 nu…

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The Conjuring: Last Rites

The Conjuring: Last Rites · 2025

The Conjuring: Last Rites

Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren take on one last terrifying case involving mysterious entities they must confront.

Pride & Prejudice

Pride & Prejudice · 2005

Pride & Prejudice

MovieDramaRomance

A story of love and life among the landed English gentry during the Georgian era. Mr. Bennet is a gentleman living in Hertfordshire with his overbearing wife and five daughters, but if he dies their house will be inherited by a distant cousin whom they have never met, so the family's future happiness and security is dependent on the daughters making good marriages.

Atonement

Atonement · 2007

MovieDramaRomance

A young girl irrevocably changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister's lover of a crime he did not commit.

Hot Fuzz

Hot Fuzz · 2007

MovieCrimeAction

Former London constable Nicholas Angel finds it difficult to adapt to his new assignment in the sleepy British village of Sandford. Not only does he miss the excitement of the big city, but he also has a well-meaning oaf for a partner. However, when a series of grisly accidents rocks Sandford, Angel smells something rotten in the idyllic village.

Babel

Tragedy strikes a married couple vacationing in the Moroccan desert, which jumpstarts an interlocking story involving four different families.

My Week with Marilyn

My Week with Marilyn · 2011

My Week with Marilyn

MovieDramaRomance

London, 1956. Genius actor and film director Laurence Olivier is about to begin the shooting of his upcoming movie, premiered in 1957 as The Prince and the Showgirl, starring Marilyn Monroe. Young Colin Clark, who dreams on having a career in movie business, manages to get a job on the set as third assistant director.

Trespass Against Us

Trespass Against Us · 2016

Trespass Against Us

MovieActionCrime

Three generations of the rowdy Cutler family live as outlaws in some of Britain's richest countryside – hunting hares, ram-raiding stately homes, and taunting the police. Struggling to retain a way of life fast becoming extinct, Chad Cutler ends up caught between his father's archaic principles and trying to do right by his kids, whilst the full force of the law is finally catching up with him.

Naked

MovieDramaComedy

An unemployed Brit vents his rage on unsuspecting strangers as he embarks on a nocturnal London odyssey.

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The Conjuring: Last Rites

The Conjuring: Last Rites · 2025

The Conjuring: Last Rites

Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren take on one last terrifying case involving mysterious entities they must confront.

Grandpa Smurl

Pride & Prejudice

Pride & Prejudice · 2005

Pride & Prejudice

MovieDramaRomance

A story of love and life among the landed English gentry during the Georgian era. Mr. Bennet is a gentleman living in Hertfordshire with his overbearing wife and five daughters, but if he dies their house will be inherited by a distant cousin whom they have never met, so the family's future happiness and security is dependent on the daughters making good marriages.

Mr. Gardiner

Atonement

Atonement · 2007

MovieDramaRomance

A young girl irrevocably changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister's lover of a crime he did not commit.

Police Inspector

Hot Fuzz

Hot Fuzz · 2007

MovieCrimeAction

Former London constable Nicholas Angel finds it difficult to adapt to his new assignment in the sleepy British village of Sandford. Not only does he miss the excitement of the big city, but he also has a well-meaning oaf for a partner. However, when a series of grisly accidents rocks Sandford, Angel smells something rotten in the idyllic village.

Roy Porter

Babel

Tragedy strikes a married couple vacationing in the Moroccan desert, which jumpstarts an interlocking story involving four different families.

Tom

My Week with Marilyn

My Week with Marilyn · 2011

My Week with Marilyn

MovieDramaRomance

London, 1956. Genius actor and film director Laurence Olivier is about to begin the shooting of his upcoming movie, premiered in 1957 as The Prince and the Showgirl, starring Marilyn Monroe. Young Colin Clark, who dreams on having a career in movie business, manages to get a job on the set as third assistant director.

Lucy's Father

Trespass Against Us

Trespass Against Us · 2016

Trespass Against Us

MovieActionCrime

Three generations of the rowdy Cutler family live as outlaws in some of Britain's richest countryside – hunting hares, ram-raiding stately homes, and taunting the police. Struggling to retain a way of life fast becoming extinct, Chad Cutler ends up caught between his father's archaic principles and trying to do right by his kids, whilst the full force of the law is finally catching up with him.

Dog Owner

Naked

MovieDramaComedy

An unemployed Brit vents his rage on unsuspecting strangers as he embarks on a nocturnal London odyssey.

Brian

Journey to the Center of the Earth

Journey to the Center of the Earth · 1959

Journey to the Center of the Earth

MovieAdventureFantasy

An Edinburgh professor and assorted colleagues follow an explorer's trail down an extinct Icelandic volcano to the earth's center.

Laird Of Glendarick

The Sense of an Ending

The Sense of an Ending · 2017

The Sense of an Ending

MovieMysteryDrama

A man becomes haunted by his past and is presented with a mysterious legacy that causes him to re-think his current situation in life.

Colin Simpson

Lassie

MovieAdventureDrama

A family in financial crisis is forced to sell Lassie, their beloved dog. Hundreds of miles away from her true family, Lassie escapes and sets out on a journey home.

Dr. Jarrett

Salmon Fishing in the Yemen

Salmon Fishing in the Yemen · 2012

Salmon Fishing in the Yemen

MovieDramaRomance

A fisheries expert is approached by a consultant to help realize a sheik's vision of bringing the sport of fly-fishing to the desert and embarks on an upstream journey of faith and fish to prove the impossible possible.

Tory Grandee - Angus Butler

Vera Drake

Vera Drake · 2004

Abortionist Vera Drake finds her beliefs and practices clash with the mores of 1950s Britain – a conflict that leads to tragedy for her family.

Det. Inspector Webster

Kon-Tiki

Kon-Tiki · 2012

MovieAdventureHistory

The true story about legendary explorer Thor Heyerdahl and his epic crossing of the Pacific on a balsa wood raft in 1947, in an effort to prove it was possible for South Americans to settle in Polynesia in pre-Columbian times.

Spinden

The Program

The Program · 2015

An Irish sports journalist becomes convinced that Lance Armstrong's performances during the Tour de France victories are fueled by banned substances. With this conviction, he starts hunting for evidence that will expose Armstrong.

Sunday Times Editor

Cyrano

MovieDramaRomance

A man ahead of his time, Cyrano de Bergerac dazzles whether with ferocious wordplay at a verbal joust or with brilliant swordplay in a duel. But, convinced that his appearance renders him unworthy of the love of a devoted friend, the luminous Roxanne, Cyrano has yet to declare his feelings for her—and Roxanne has fallen in love, at first sight, with Christian.

Ragueneau

Mr. Turner

Mr. Turner · 2014

MovieHistoryDrama

Eccentric British painter J.M.W. Turner lives his last 25 years with gusto and secretly becomes involved with a seaside landlady, while his faithful housekeeper bears an unrequited love for him.

Joseph Gillot

Persuasion

Persuasion · 2007

MovieDramaRomance

Anne Elliot was once in love with Frederick Wentworth, a commander in the Royal Navy who was rejected by her snobby parents eight years ago. When the family hits hard times and are forced to rent out their mansion to his brother-in-law, Frederick returns as a captain - but will he remember Anne?

Admiral Croft

Secrets & Lies

Secrets & Lies · 1996

After her adoptive mother dies, Hortense, a successful black optometrist, seeks out her birth mother. She's shocked when her research leads her to Cynthia, a working class white woman.

Father in Family Group

Scanners III: The Takeover

Scanners III: The Takeover · 1992

Scanners III: The Takeover

MovieHorrorScience Fiction

A young scanner with extraordinary telepathic powers transforms into a lethal killing machine after taking one of her father's experimental drugs.

Mark Dragon

Womb

MovieRomanceScience Fiction

A woman's consuming love forces her to bear the clone of her dead beloved. From his infancy to manhood, she faces the unavoidable complexities of her controversial decision.

Ralph

Another Year

Another Year · 2010

MovieDramaComedy

During a year, a very content couple approaching retirement are visited by friends and family less happy with their lives.

Ken

Flood

MovieDramaAction

Timely yet terrifying, The Flood predicts the unthinkable. When a raging storm coincides with high seas it unleashes a colossal tidal surge, which travels mercilessly down England's East Coast and into the Thames Estuary. Overwhelming the Barrier, torrents of water pour into the city. The lives of millions of Londoners are at stake.

Johnson

FairyTale: A True Story

FairyTale: A True Story · 1997

FairyTale: A True Story

MovieFantasyDrama

In 1917, two children take a photograph, which is soon believed by some to be the first scientific evidence of the existence of fairies. Based on the true story of the Cottingley Fairies.

Newspaper Editor

Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders · 1997

Midsomer Murders

SeriesCrimeDrama

The peacefulness of the Midsomer community is shattered by violent crimes, suspects are placed under suspicion, and it is up to a veteran DCI and his young sergeant to calmly and diligently eliminate the innocent and ruthlessly pursue the guilty.

Ludlow

Casualty

Casualty · 1986

SeriesDramaSoap

Drama series about the staff and patients at Holby City Hospital's emergency department, charting the ups and downs in their personal and professional lives.

Trevor

Silent Witness

Silent Witness · 1996

SeriesCrimeDrama

A team of exceptional forensic pathologists and scientists investigate heinous crimes and use their skills to catch the people responsible.

Lucas Garner

The Crown

The Crown · 2016

The gripping, decades-spanning inside story of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the Prime Ministers who shaped Britain's post-war destiny. The Crown tells the inside story of two of the most famous addresses in the world – Buckingham Palace and 10 Downing Street – and the intrigues, love lives and machinations behind the great events that shaped the second half of the 20th century. Two houses, two courts, one Crown.

Newspaper Editor

New Tricks

New Tricks · 2004

SeriesDramaComedy

New Tricks is a British comedy-drama that follows the work of the fictional Unsolved Crime and Open Case Squad of the Metropolitan Police Service. Originally led by Detective Superintendent Sandra Pullman, it is made up of retired police officers who have been recruited to reinvestigate unsolved crimes.

Colin Beck

Minder

SeriesComedyDrama

Roguish comedy drama following the misadventures of small-time crook Arthur Daley.

Alan (uncredited)

A Touch of Frost

A Touch of Frost · 1992

A Touch of Frost

SeriesDramaCrime

Jack Frost is a gritty, dogged and unconventional detective with sympathy for the underdog and an instinct for moral justice who attracts trouble like a magnet. Despite some animosity with his superintendent, Norman “Horn-rimmed Harry” Mullett, Frost and his ever-changing roster of assistants manage to solve cases via his clever mind, good heart, and cool touch.

Cyril Pearce

His Dark Materials

His Dark Materials · 2019

His Dark Materials

SeriesSci-Fi & FantasyDrama

Lyra is an orphan who lives in a parallel universe in which science, theology and magic are entwined. Her search for a kidnapped friend uncovers a sinister plot involving stolen children and turns into a quest to understand a mysterious phenomenon called Dust. She is later joined on her journey by Will, a boy who possesses a knife that can cut windows between worlds. As she learns the truth about her parents and her prophesied destiny, the two young people are caught up in a war against celestial powers that ranges across many worlds.

Boatman

Heartbeat

Heartbeat · 1992

SeriesCrimeDrama

Set during the 1960s in the fictional North Yorkshire village of Aidensfield, this enduringly popular series interweaves crime and medical storylines.

Len Peters

ITV Playhouse

ITV Playhouse · 1967

ITV Playhouse is a British comedy-drama TV series that ran from 1967 to 1983, which featured contributions from playwrights such as Dennis Potter, Rhys Adrian and Alan Sharp. The series began in black and white, but was later shot in colour and was produced by various companies for the ITV network, a format that would inspire Dramarama. Actors appearing in the series included Leslie Anderson, Gwen Nelson, Ricky Alleyne, Pat Heywood, Michael Elphick, Ian Hendry, Edward Woodward, Margaret Lockwood, Jessie Matthews and Lloyd Peters.

Jack

Silk

Passionate defence barrister Martha Costello faces challenging cases and surprising clients, which test her faith in the criminal justice system. Gifted colleague Clive Reader is called to the bar with her. They work hard with pupils, Nick Slade and Niamh Cranitch, but ultimately only one can eventually be taken on as a member of chambers.

Alan Carruthers

Dalziel and Pascoe

Dalziel and Pascoe · 1996

Dalziel and Pascoe

SeriesMysteryCrime

In the fictional Yorkshire town of Wetherton, the unlikely duo of politically incorrect elephant-in-a-China-shop-copper DS Andrew Dalziel (pronounced Dee-ell) and his more sensitive and university educated sidekick DS, later DI, Peter Pascoe is always on hand to solve the classic murder mystery, while maintaining down-to-Earth wit and humour.

Charles Johnson

Waking the Dead

Waking the Dead · 2001

Waking the Dead

SeriesCrimeMystery

A detective team apply new techniques to old crimes as they solve cold cases.

Donald Hunt

Sister Boniface Mysteries

Sister Boniface Mysteries · 2022

Sister Boniface Mysteries

SeriesCrimeDrama

First there was Father Brown. Now, say hello to Sister Boniface. This clever, moped-riding nun is the police's secret weapon for solving murders in this divine Father Brown spin-off.

Arthur Millington

The Sweeney

The Sweeney · 1975

SeriesAction & AdventureDrama

Jack Regan, an unethical officer of the Flying Squad, uses unorthodox methods to pursue criminals with the help of his partner, George Carter.

Jimmy Park

Lark Rise to Candleford

Lark Rise to Candleford · 2008

Lark Rise to Candleford

Set in the small hamlet of Lark Rise and the wealthier neighbouring market town, Candleford, the series chronicles the daily lives of farm-workers, craftsmen and gentry at the end of the 19th Century. Lark Rise to Candleford is a love letter to a vanished corner of rural England and a heart-warming drama series teeming with wit, wisdom and romance.

Life on Mars

Life on Mars · 2006

SeriesCrimeDrama

A detective chief inspector from 2006 is investigating a serial killer when he is knocked over by a speeding car. Waking up, he finds himself mysteriously transported back in time to 1973. Initially struggling to come to terms with his situation, he has to come to terms with the old-fashioned technology and attitude of the day, while figuring out how he came to be trapped in the past.

Frank Miller

The Paradise

The Paradise · 2012

An intoxicating love story set in England's first department store in the 1870s. The Paradise revolves around the lives of the people who live and work in the store, each bound in their own way by the power of the world they live in, and the pasts that follow them there. A love story, mystery, and social comedy all in one.

Edmund Lovett

Secret Army

Secret Army · 1977

SeriesDramaWar & Politics

World War II drama about covert organisation Lifeline helping allied airmen escape after being shot down in occupied Europe, working with the Resistance and hiding from the Gestapo.

Squadron Leader Kennedy

Murphy's Law

Murphy's Law · 2001

SeriesCrimeMystery

Detective Sergeant Tommy Murphy is a maverick cop with a dark past. After failing a psychiatric assessment, he's given one last chance by his boss and given a dangerous undercover assignment. A loner with little to lose and dealing with everything on his own terms, this time around, however, Murphy has an ally in Detective Inspector Annie Guthrie.

Alex Armstrong

Accused

Accused · 2010

SeriesDramaCrime

How certain people end up being accused of a crime.

Alan Maxfield

Ultimate Force

Ultimate Force · 2002

SeriesAction & AdventureDrama

This covert combat series focuses on the Red Troop, an elite group of soldiers from the British military's Special Air Service group.

Hotel Babylon

Hotel Babylon · 2006

SeriesDramaComedy

Hotel Babylon is a British television drama series based on the book of the same name by Imogen Edwards-Jones. The show followed the lives of workers at a glamorous five-star hotel.

Hamish Macbeth

Hamish Macbeth · 1995

Hamish Macbeth is a comedy-drama series made by BBC Scotland and first aired in 1995. It is loosely based on a series of mystery novels by M. C. Beaton. The series concerns a local police officer, Constable Hamish Macbeth in the fictitious town of Lochdubh on the west coast of Scotland. The titular character was played by Robert Carlyle. It ran for three series from 1995 to 1997, with the first two series having six episodes and the third having eight.

Sydney Braithwaite