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''.

Early life

Although born in Worthing, Wight grew up in the village of

Duffield, Derbyshire Duffield () is a village in the Amber Valley district of Derbyshire, north of Derby. It is nucleated village, centred on the western bank of the River Derwent, Derbyshire, River Derwent at the mouth of the River Ecclesbourne. It is within the ...

, and went on to study at the

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Acting career

His

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credits include: '' Our Zoo'', ''

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'', '' Meantime'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Where the Heart Is'', ''

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'' (1997), '' Early Doors'', ''

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'', '' Monday Monday'', '' Party Animals'', '' Hit & Miss'', '' The Paradise'', ''

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'', '' Brief Encounters'' and ''

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''. He also appeared in the 2011 miniseries series '' Case Sensitive'' and the 2012 series '' Public Enemies''. Film appearances include ''

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'', '' Secrets & Lies'', '' FairyTale: A True Story'', ''

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'', '' Pride & Prejudice'', ''

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'', '' All or Nothing'', '' A Bunch of Amateurs'', '' Another Year'', '' Mr. Turner'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and '' Trespass Against Us''. His stage career includes ''In the Republic of Happiness'' at the Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court in 2012/13, and in ''

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'' by

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opposite

Kristin Scott Thomas Dame Kristin Ann Scott Thomas (born 24 May 1960) is a British actress. A five-time BAFTA Award and Olivier Award nominee, she won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for ''Four Weddings and a Funeral'' (1994) and the Olivi ...

and Liz White at the

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in 2014. Also as Will’s father John Shakespeare in the RSC production of Hamnet at Stratford upon Avon between April and June 2023.

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 * Uncle Vanya, Harold Pinter Theatre, London, 2020 * Hamnet, RSC, Stratford upon Avon, 2023

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* * 1950 births English male film actors English male television actors English male voice actors Living people Male actors from Derbyshire Male actors from Worthing People from Duffield 20th-century English male actors 21st-century English male actors Long stubs with short prose {{UK-screen-actor-stub