Peter Wight (born 1950), sometimes credited as Peter Wright, is a British actor.

Acting career

His

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

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

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''. He also appeared in the 2011 miniseries series ''

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

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'', '' All or Nothing'', ''

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'', '' Another Year'', ''

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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 '' Electra'' by

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opposite

Kristin Scott Thomas Dame Kristin Ann Scott Thomas (born 24 May 1960) is a British actress who also holds French citizenship. A five-time British Academy Film Awards, BAFTA Award and Laurence Olivier Award, Olivier Award nominee, she won the BAFTA Award for Best ...

and Liz White at the

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in 2014.

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

Filmography

References

External links

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