Timothy Spall

Timothy Spall

Date of Birth:

Feb 27, 1957

Place of Birth:

Battersea, London, England, UK

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). 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.

filmography:

The Journey The Journey

2017

9 Kisses 9 Kisses

2014

Stanley, a Man of Variety Stanley, a Man of Variety

2016

The Party The Party

2017

Crusoe Crusoe

1988

Away Away

2016

Denial Denial

2016

Finding Your Feet Finding Your Feet

2017

The Changeover The Changeover

2017

Cherished Cherished

2005

The Rise The Rise

2012

Mysterious Creatures Mysterious Creatures

2006

The One and Only Mike Leigh The One and Only Mike Leigh

2014

Sucker Sucker

2015

Fungus The Bogeyman Fungus The Bogeyman

2015

The Cherry Orchard The Cherry Orchard

1981

Mr Harvey Lights a Candle Mr Harvey Lights a Candle

2005

Upside Down Upside Down

2012

Alice Through the Looking Glass Alice Through the Looking Glass

2016

The Brylcreem Boys The Brylcreem Boys

1979

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

2004

Not Mozart: WAM! Limited Not Mozart: WAM! Limited

1991

Home Sweet Home Home Sweet Home

1982

Ivor the Invisible Ivor the Invisible

2001

Rock Star Rock Star

2001

A Room with a View A Room with a View

2007

Remembrance Remembrance

1982

A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman

2015

Nona Nona

1991

Back With The Boys Again Back With The Boys Again

2013

Cider with Rosie Cider with Rosie

2015

Early Man Early Man

2018

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

2007

Wicked Little Letters Wicked Little Letters

2024

S.O.S. Titanic S.O.S. Titanic

1980

This Is Christmas This Is Christmas

2022

Dread Poets' Society Dread Poets' Society

1992

The Pale Blue Eye The Pale Blue Eye

2022

Northern Comfort Northern Comfort

2023

Broke Broke

1991

Rich Flu Rich Flu

1970

Untitled 13 Untitled 13

1970

The Three Sisters The Three Sisters

1981

Spencer Spencer

2021

The Heist Before Christmas The Heist Before Christmas

2023

Bolan's Shoes Bolan's Shoes

2023

Roots Roots

1992

Bodily Harm Bodily Harm

2002

Christopher Plummer: A Man For All Stages Christopher Plummer: A Man For All Stages

2002

The Vanishing Army The Vanishing Army

1978

David Macaulay: Pyramid David Macaulay: Pyramid

1989

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades

2000

The Corrupted The Corrupted

2019

Journey's End Journey's End

1988

White Hunter, Black Heart White Hunter, Black Heart

1990

Mrs Lowry & Son Mrs Lowry & Son

2019

The Grand Duke Of Corsica The Grand Duke Of Corsica

2021

A Cotswold Death A Cotswold Death

1982

Grizzly II: Revenge Grizzly II: Revenge

2020

The Tale of Little Pig Robinson The Tale of Little Pig Robinson

1990

It Snows in Benidorm It Snows in Benidorm

2020

This Time Away This Time Away

2019

The Last Bus The Last Bus

2021

Say No to Strangers Say No to Strangers

1981

Hamlet Hamlet

1996

Desert Flower Desert Flower

2009

Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events

2004

Gothic Gothic

1986

Appaloosa Appaloosa

2008

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

2011

All or Nothing All or Nothing

2002

The Fattest Man in Britain The Fattest Man in Britain

2009

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

2007

Nicholas Nickleby Nicholas Nickleby

2002

My House in Umbria My House in Umbria

2003

Dutch Girls Dutch Girls

1985

The Bride The Bride

1985

Death Defying Acts Death Defying Acts

2007

Lucky Break Lucky Break

2001

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

2010

Alice in Wonderland Alice in Wonderland

2010

Vanilla Sky Vanilla Sky

2001

Quadrophenia Quadrophenia

1979

Still Crazy Still Crazy

1998

The Wisdom of Crocodiles The Wisdom of Crocodiles

1998

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

2005

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

2009

Enchanted Enchanted

2007

Secrets & Lies Secrets & Lies

1996

Chicken Run Chicken Run

2000

Intimacy Intimacy

2001

The Sheltering Sky The Sheltering Sky

1990

Vatel Vatel

2000

The Damned United The Damned United

2009

Gettin' Square Gettin' Square

2003

Life Is Sweet Life Is Sweet

1990

Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman

2005

Assassin's Bullet Assassin's Bullet

2012

The Clandestine Marriage The Clandestine Marriage

1999

Comes a Bright Day Comes a Bright Day

2012

Rough for Theatre II Rough for Theatre II

2000

Love Bite Love Bite

2012

Room on the Broom Room on the Broom

2012

Body Contact Body Contact

1987

Boy Boy

2012

1871 1871

1990

Mr. Turner Mr. Turner

2014

My Angel My Angel

2011

Teenage Tourettes Camp Teenage Tourettes Camp

2006

Gunrush Gunrush

2009

The Love Punch The Love Punch

2014

Ginger & Rosa Ginger & Rosa

2012

Reuniting the Rubins Reuniting the Rubins

2011

To Kill a Priest To Kill a Priest

1988

The Old Man Who Read Love Stories The Old Man Who Read Love Stories

2001

The King's Speech The King's Speech

2010

Topsy-Turvy Topsy-Turvy

1999

Neville's Island Neville's Island

1998

Heartless Heartless

2009

Dream Demon Dream Demon

1988

From Time to Time From Time to Time

2010

Jackboots on Whitehall Jackboots on Whitehall

2010

Wake Wood Wake Wood

2011

Vacuuming Completely Nude in Paradise Vacuuming Completely Nude in Paradise

2001

The Missionary The Missionary

1982

Oliver Twist Oliver Twist

1982

Love's Labour's Lost Love's Labour's Lost

2000

The Last Samurai The Last Samurai

2003

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