Timothy Spall

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Born: 27th of February 1957 (68 years old)

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). 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.

Timothy Spall's Filmography

Hamlet

Hamlet

  •   Movie
  • 2025
Polonius
Wicked Little Letters

Wicked Little Letters

  •   Movie
  • 2024
Edward Swan
The Heist Before Christmas

The Heist Before Christmas

  •   Movie
  • 2023
Santa
Northern Comfort

Northern Comfort

  •   Movie
  • 2023
Edward
The Sixth Commandment

The Sixth Commandment

  •   TV Show
  • 2023
Peter Farquhar
The Pale Blue Eye

The Pale Blue Eye

  •   Movie
  • 2022
Superintendent Thayer
This Is Christmas

This Is Christmas

  •   Movie
  • 2022
Ray
Spencer

Spencer

  •   Movie
  • 2021
Major Alistair Gregorys
The Grand Duke Of Corsica

The Grand Duke Of Corsica

  •   Movie
  • 2021
Alfred Rott
The Last Bus

The Last Bus

  •   Movie
  • 2021
Tom
The Corrupted

The Corrupted

  •   Movie
  • 2019
Clifford Cullen
Early Man

Early Man

  •   Movie
  • 2018
Chief Bobnar (voice)
Finding Your Feet

Finding Your Feet

  •   Movie
  • 2017
Charlie Glover
The Party

The Party

  •   Movie
  • 2017
Bill
The Journey

The Journey

  •   Movie
  • 2017
Ian Paisley
Denial

Denial

  •   Movie
  • 2016
David Irving
A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman

A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman

  •   Movie
  • 2015
Self / Nick
Wolf Hall

Wolf Hall

  •   TV Show
  • 2015
Duke of Norfolk
Mr. Turner

Mr. Turner

  •   Movie
  • 2014
JMW Turner
The Love Punch

The Love Punch

  •   Movie
  • 2014
Jerry
Room on the Broom

Room on the Broom

  •   Movie
  • 2012
Dragon (voice)
Love Bite

Love Bite

  •   Movie
  • 2012
Sid
Ginger & Rosa

Ginger & Rosa

  •   Movie
  • 2012
Mark
Upside Down

Upside Down

  •   Movie
  • 2012
Bob Boruchowitz
Wasteland

Wasteland

  •   Movie
  • 2012
D I West
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

  •   Movie
  • 2011
Peter Pettigrew
Wake Wood

Wake Wood

  •   Movie
  • 2011
Arthur
The King's Speech

The King's Speech

  •   Movie
  • 2010
Winston Churchill
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

  •   Movie
  • 2010
Peter Pettigrew
Jackboots on Whitehall

Jackboots on Whitehall

  •   Movie
  • 2010
Churchill (voice)
Heartless

Heartless

  •   Movie
  • 2010
George Morgan
Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland

  •   Movie
  • 2010
Bayard Hamar / Bloodhound (voice)
From Time to Time

From Time to Time

  •   Movie
  • 2009
Boggis
Desert Flower

Desert Flower

  •   Movie
  • 2009
Terry Donaldson
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

  •   Movie
  • 2009
Peter Pettigrew
Appaloosa

Appaloosa

  •   Movie
  • 2008
Phil Olson
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

  •   Movie
  • 2007
Beadle
Enchanted

Enchanted

  •   Movie
  • 2007
Nathaniel
Death Defying Acts

Death Defying Acts

  •   Movie
  • 2007
Sugarman
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

  •   Movie
  • 2007
Peter Pettigrew (uncredited)
Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman

Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman

  •   Movie
  • 2005
Albert Pierrepoint
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

  •   Movie
  • 2005
Wormtail
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events

Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events

  •   Movie
  • 2004
Mr. Poe
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

  •   Movie
  • 2004
Peter Pettigrew
The Last Samurai

The Last Samurai

  •   Movie
  • 2003
Simon Graham
Gettin' Square

Gettin' Square

  •   Movie
  • 2003
Darren Barrington
Nicholas Nickleby

Nicholas Nickleby

  •   Movie
  • 2002
Charles Cheeryble
Top Gear

Top Gear

  •   TV Show
  • 2002
Self
All or Nothing

All or Nothing

  •   Movie
  • 2002
Phil
Vanilla Sky

Vanilla Sky

  •   Movie
  • 2001
Thomas Tipp
Rock Star

Rock Star

  •   Movie
  • 2001
Mats, Steel Dragon Road Manager
The Old Man Who Read Love Stories

The Old Man Who Read Love Stories

  •   Movie
  • 2001
Intimacy

Intimacy

  •   Movie
  • 2001
Andy, Claire's husband
Chicken Run

Chicken Run

  •   Movie
  • 2000
Nick (voice)
Vatel

Vatel

  •   Movie
  • 2000
Gourville
Topsy-Turvy

Topsy-Turvy

  •   Movie
  • 1999
Richard Temple (The Mikado)
Immortality

Immortality

  •   Movie
  • 1998
Inspector Healey
Hamlet

Hamlet

  •   Movie
  • 1996
Rosencrantz
Secrets & Lies

Secrets & Lies

  •   Movie
  • 1996
Maurice Purley
The Sheltering Sky

The Sheltering Sky

  •   Movie
  • 1990
Eric Lyle
White Hunter, Black Heart

White Hunter, Black Heart

  •   Movie
  • 1990
Hodkins
Dream Demon

Dream Demon

  •   Movie
  • 1988
Peck
To Kill a Priest

To Kill a Priest

  •   Movie
  • 1988
Igor
S.O.S. Titanic

S.O.S. Titanic

  •   Movie
  • 1980
Jim (uncredited)
The Last Bus

The Last Bus

  •   Movie
  • 2021
Executive Producer
Goodbye June

Goodbye June

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