Stephen Wight (born Stephen Gray) is an English actor. He won the Milton Shulman Award for Outstanding Newcomer at the Evening Standard Theatre Awards for his performances in '' Don Juan in Soho'' (2007) at the

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, He was nominated for a

Laurence Olivier Award The Laurence Olivier Awards, or simply The Olivier Awards, are presented annually by the Society of London Theatre to recognize excellence in West End theatre, professional theatre in London. The awards were originally known as the Society of We ...

for his performance in '' Dealer's Choice'' (2007). His TV and film credits include '' A Touch of Frost'' (2003), '' Diamond Geezer'' (2005), '' Misfits'' (2009), '' The Great Outdoors'' (2010), ''

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'' (2010), '' Threesome'' (2011), '' The Paradise'' (2012), '' Sherlock'' (2012), '' Bluestone 42'' (2013-2015), '' Lovesick'' (2014), '' Manhunt'' (2019), ''

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'' (2021), '' Andor'' (2022), ''

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'' (2023) an
Bergerac
(2025).

Early life and education

Stephen Wight was born Stephen Gray. He was raised and educated on the

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, England. His devotion to the island led him to use the name of the island as his actor stage name. He studied acting at

Drama Centre London Drama Centre London (often abbreviated as Drama Centre) was a British drama school in Kings Cross, London, King's Cross, London, where it moved in 2011 after a major reshaping of the University of the Arts London. It was part of Central Saint ...

Career

Wight's television career dates back to 2003, working alongside

David Jason Sir David John White (born 2 February 1940), known professionally as David Jason, is an English actor. He has played Derek "Del Boy" Trotter in the sitcom ''Only Fools and Horses'', Detective Inspector Jack Frost in the drama series '' A Touch ...

, in '' A Touch of Frost'' (2003), and again in '' Diamond Geezer'' (2005). In 2007, Wight won the Milton Shulman Award for Outstanding Newcomer at the Evening Standard Theatre Awards for his performances in '' Don Juan in Soho'' at the

and in the revival of Patrick Marber's '' Dealer's Choice'' at the Menier Chocolate Factory in Southwark. He was nominated for a

too. In December 2009, Wight played Danny in Episode Four (Series One) of the E4 television series '' Misfits''. In late 2010 he starred as a series regular in two BBC sitcoms, playing Joe in '' The Great Outdoors'', then Skoose in the Alan Davies

sitcom A sitcom (short for situation comedy or situational comedy) is a genre of comedy produced for radio and television, that centers on a recurring cast of character (arts), characters as they navigate humorous situations within a consistent settin ...

''. From November 2011, Wight played Harry Robinson in the London West End production of ''The Ladykillers'' at the Gielgud theatre, alongside

Ben Miller Bennet Evan Miller (born 24 February 1966) is an English comedian, actor and author. He rose to fame as a member of the comedy duo Armstrong and Miller, with Alexander Armstrong. He is known for roles as Angus Jeremy Bough in the '' Johnny Eng ...

and

Peter Capaldi Peter Dougan Capaldi (; born 14 April 1958) is a Scottish actor, director, singer and guitarist. He portrayed the Twelfth Doctor, twelfth incarnation of the Doctor in the science fiction series ''Doctor Who'' (2013–2017) and Malcolm Tucker i ...

. He was also in the 2011 sitcom '' Threesome'' as Mitch, one of the three main characters, and opposite Emun Elliott, with whom he also co-starred in the 2012 drama series '' The Paradise''. He appeared in episode two of series two of the BBC TV drama '' Sherlock'', " The Hounds of Baskerville". He played Lance Corporal Simon Lansley in three series of the

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comedy '' Bluestone 42'', between 2013 and 2015. In 2014, he appeared in the

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sitcom '' Lovesick''. In 2015, Wight originated the title role in the play '' McQueen'' at the

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. In 2019, he played the main role of Detective Constable Clive Grace in '' Manhunt'', alongside

Martin Clunes Alexander Martin Clunes (born 28 November 1961) is an English actor, director and television presenter. He is best known for portraying Martin Ellingham in the ITV comedy-drama series '' Doc Martin'', Gary Strang in the BBC sitcom ''Men Behavin ...

. In 2021, he played DS Steve Galloway in 4 episodes of ''

''. In 2022, he appeared as Verlo in '' Andor''. In 2023, he played Brett in ''

''.

Filmography

References

External links

A short biography and filmography of Stephen Wight
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Ealing comedy The Ladykillers reborn on the stage
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wight, Stephen 1980 births Living people English male television actors English male stage actors