Stephen Wight
Wight in The Paradise 2012
Born	Stephen Gray (1980-02-27) 27 February 1980 (age 43) Romford, Greater London, England
Other names	Steve Wight
Education	Drama Centre London
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2003–present

Stephen Wight (born Stephen Gray; 27 February 1980) 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 Donmar Warehouse, He was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award 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), Whites (2010), Threesome (2011), The Paradise (2012), Sherlock (2012), Bluestone 42 (2013-2015), Lovesick (2014), Manhunt (2019), Silent Witness (2021), Andor (2022), and Rain Dogs (2023).

Early life

Wight was raised and educated on the Isle of Wight, England.^[1] Wight's devotion to his homeland, led him to use the name of the island as his actor stage name.^[1]

Career

Wight's television career dates back to 2003, working alongside David Jason, in A Touch of Frost (2003),^[2] and again in Diamond Geezer (2005).^[2]

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 Donmar Warehouse and in the revival of Patrick Marber's Dealer's Choice at the Menier Chocolate Factory in Southwark.^[3] He was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award too.^[4]

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 Whites.^[2]

From November 2011, Wight played Harry Robinson in the London West End production of The Ladykillers at the Gielgud theatre, alongside Ben Miller and Peter Capaldi. He was also in the 2011 sitcom Threesome as Mitch,^[2] one of the three main characters, and opposite Emun Elliott, with whom he also co-starred in the 2012 drama series The Paradise.^[2] He appeared in episode two of series two of the BBC TV drama Sherlock, "The Hounds of Baskerville".^[2] He played Lance Corporal Simon Lansley in three series of the BBC Three comedy Bluestone 42, between 2013 and 2015.^[2] In 2014, he appeared in the Channel 4 sitcom Lovesick.^[2]

In 2015, Wight originated the title role in the play McQueen at the St. James Theatre, London.^[5]

In 2019, he played the main role of Detective Constable Clive Grace in Manhunt, alongside Martin Clunes.^[2] In 2021, he played DS Steve Galloway in 4 episodes of Silent Witness.^[2] In 2022, he appeared as Verlo in Andor.^[2] In 2023, he played Brett in Rain Dogs.^[6]

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