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Timothy Spall

27th February 1957 Battersea, London, England, UK Acting

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.

134 Movies 50 TV Shows 1 In Production 185 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Hamlet poster
Hamlet 6th February 2026 as Polonius
Rich Flu poster
Rich Flu 12th December 2024 as Sebastian Snail Sr.
Spencer poster
Spencer 4th November 2021 as Major Alistair Gregorys
Early Man poster
Early Man 26th January 2018 as Chief Bobnar (voice)
Stanley, a Man of Variety poster
Stanley, a Man of Variety 7th October 2016 as 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
Denial poster
Denial 30th September 2016 as David Irving
Away poster
Away 22nd June 2016 as Joseph
Sucker poster
Sucker 15th August 2015 as The Professor
Boy poster
Boy 23rd March 2012
Gunrush poster
Gunrush 22nd August 2009 as Doug Becket
Rock Star poster
Rock Star 4th September 2001 as Mats, Steel Dragon Road Manager
Intimacy poster
Intimacy 20th January 2001 as Andy, Claire's husband
Vatel poster
Vatel 1st May 2000 as Gourville
Topsy-Turvy poster
Topsy-Turvy 15th December 1999 as Richard Temple (The Mikado)
Hamlet poster
Hamlet 25th December 1996 as Rosencrantz
Roots poster
Roots 28th November 1992 as Jimmy Beales
Nona poster
Nona 19th October 1991 as Chico
Broke poster
Broke 10th July 1991 as Francis Meeks
1871 poster
1871 9th September 1990 as Ramborde
Crusoe poster
Crusoe 30th March 1989 as Reverend Milne
Gothic poster
Gothic 27th February 1987 as Dr. Polidori
Blandings poster
Blandings 13th January 2013 as Clarence Threepwood, 9th Earl of Emsworth
Spender poster
Spender 8th January 1991 as Robert Cunningham
Virginia Woolf's Night & Day poster Coming soon
Virginia Woolf's Night & Day 19th June 2026 as Mr Hilbery