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Timothy Spall
Actor

Timothy Spall

27 Feb 1957Born
69Age
172Credits
Battersea, London, England, UKBirthplace

Biography

Timothy Leonard Spall (born February 27, 1957) is an English actor and presenter. He became a household name in the UK after appearing as Barry Spencer Taylor in the 1983 ITV comedy-drama series Auf Wiedersehen, Pet.

Spall performed in Secrets & Lies (1996), and was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role. Subsequently, he starred in many films, including Hamlet (1996), Still Crazy (1998), Nicholas Nickleby (2002), The Last Samurai (2003), Enchanted (2007), Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007), The Damned United (2009), The King's Speech (2010), Ginger and Rosa (2012), Denial (2016), and The Party (2017).

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He voiced Nick, a cynical, portly rat in Chicken Run (2000). He played Peter Pettigrew in five Harry Potter films, from Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) to Deathly Hallows – Part 1 (2010).

Spall has collaborated with director Mike Leigh, making six films together: Home Sweet Home (1982), Life is Sweet (1990), Secrets & Lies (1996), Topsy-Turvy (1999), All or Nothing (2002), and Mr. Turner (2014). Spall won great acclaim for his performance in the last of these for his portrayal as J. M. W. Turner winning him the Best Actor Award at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival.

He starred in the television documentary Timothy Spall: ...at Sea (2010–2012) and in 2019 he appeared as Lord Arthur Wallington in the 6-part BBC Cold War drama Summer of Rockets.

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Filmography

The 80 most recent of 172 credits.

  1. TBAUntitled 13Film
  2. TBAMurdering Michael MalloyFilm: Michael Malloy
  3. 2026Virginia Woolf's Night & DayFilm: Terence Hilbery
  4. 2026HamletFilm: Polonius
  5. 2025Goodbye JuneFilm: Bernie
  6. 2025Turner: The Secret SketchbooksFilm
  7. 2025Death ValleySeries: John Chapel (12 episodes)
  8. 2024Rich FluFilm: Sebastian Snail Sr.
  9. 2024Wicked Little LettersFilm: Edward Swan
  10. 2023The Heist Before ChristmasFilm: Santa
  11. 2023Bolan's ShoesFilm: Jimmy
  12. 2023Northern ComfortFilm: Edward
  13. 2023The Sixth CommandmentSeries: Peter Farquhar (4 episodes)
  14. 2022The Pale Blue EyeFilm: Superintendent Thayer
  15. 2022This Is ChristmasFilm: Ray
  16. 2021SpencerFilm: Major Alistair Gregorys
  17. 2021The Grand Duke of CorsicaFilm: Alfred Rott
  18. 2021The Last BusFilm: Tom
  19. 2020It Snows in BenidormFilm: Peter Riordan
  20. 2020Grizzly II: RevengeFilm: Rob (uncredited)
  21. 2019Mrs Lowry & SonFilm: L.S. Lowry
  22. 2019Perpetual Grace LTDSeries: Donald DeLoash (5 episodes)
  23. 2019Summer of RocketsSeries: Lord Arthur Wallington (6 episodes)
  24. 2019Hatton GardenSeries: Terry Perkins (4 episodes)
  25. 2019The CorruptedFilm: Clifford Cullen
  26. 2019This Time AwayFilm: Nigel
  27. 2018Early ManFilm: Chief Bobnar (voice)
  28. 2017Finding Your FeetFilm: Charlie Glover
  29. 2017The ChangeoverFilm: Carmody Braque
  30. 2017Philip K. Dick's Electric DreamsSeries: Ed Jacobson (1 episode)
  31. 2017The PartyFilm: Bill
  32. 2017The JourneyFilm: Ian Paisley
  33. 2016Stanley, a Man of VarietyFilm: Stanley/Stanley's Father/Stanley's Mother/Tony Hancock/Peter Sellers aka Dr Boob/George Formby/James Finlayson/Max Wall/Alistair Sim/Margaret Rutherford/Frank Randle/Max Miller/Noel Coward/Igor, Screenplay
  34. 2016DenialFilm: David Irving
  35. 2016AwayFilm: Joseph
  36. 2016Alice Through the Looking GlassFilm: Bayard Hamar / Bloodhound (voice)
  37. 2015Fungus The BogeymanFilm: Fungus
  38. 2015Fungus the BogeymanSeries: Fungus (3 episodes)
  39. 2015Cider with RosieFilm: Laurie Lee (voice)
  40. 2015SuckerFilm: The Professor
  41. 2015The Enfield HauntingSeries: Maurice Grosse (3 episodes)
  42. 2015Wolf HallSeries: Duke of Norfolk (5 episodes)
  43. 2014Mr. TurnerFilm: JMW Turner
  44. 20149 KissesFilm: Bartender
  45. 2014The Love PunchFilm: Jerry
  46. 2013BlandingsSeries: Clarence Threepwood, 9th Earl of Emsworth (13 episodes)
  47. 2012Room on the BroomFilm: Dragon (voice)
  48. 2012Love BiteFilm: Sid
  49. 2012Ginger & RosaFilm: Mark
  50. 2012Upside DownFilm: Bob Boruchowitz
  51. 2012The RiseFilm: D I West
  52. 2012London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony: A Symphony of British MusicFilm: Winston Churchill
  53. 2012Assassin's BulletFilm: Dr. Kahn
  54. 2012The SyndicateSeries (5 episodes)
  55. 2012BoyFilm
  56. 2012Comes a Bright DayFilm: Charlie
  57. 2011My AngelFilm: Mr. Lambert
  58. 2011Reuniting the RubinsFilm: Lennie Rubin
  59. 2011Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2Film: Peter Pettigrew
  60. 2011Wake WoodFilm: Arthur
  61. 2010The King's SpeechFilm: Winston Churchill
  62. 2010Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1Film: Peter Pettigrew
  63. 2010Jackboots on WhitehallFilm: Churchill (voice)
  64. 2010HeartlessFilm: George Morgan
  65. 2010Alice in WonderlandFilm: Bayard Hamar / Bloodhound (voice)
  66. 200910 Minute TalesSeries: Man (1 episode)
  67. 2009The Fattest Man in BritainFilm: Georgie Godwin
  68. 2009From Time to TimeFilm: Boggis
  69. 2009Desert FlowerFilm: Terry Donaldson
  70. 2009GunrushFilm: Doug Becket
  71. 2009Harry Potter and the Half-Blood PrinceFilm: Peter Pettigrew
  72. 2009The Damned UnitedFilm: Peter Taylor
  73. 2008AppaloosaFilm: Phil Olson
  74. 2008A Room with a ViewSeries: Mr Emerson (2 episodes)
  75. 2007Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet StreetFilm: Beadle
  76. 2007Oliver TwistSeries: Fagin (5 episodes)
  77. 2007EnchantedFilm: Nathaniel
  78. 2007A Room with a ViewFilm: Mr Emerson
  79. 2007Death Defying ActsFilm: Sugarman
  80. 2007British Film ForeverSeries (1 episode)

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