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Timothy Spall

Timothy Spall

Acting

Born: February 27, 1957Battersea, 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.

Known For
Filmography

Night & Day

Mr Hilbery

2026
Hamlet

Hamlet

Polonius

2026
Goodbye June

Goodbye June

Bernie

2025
Turner: The Secret Sketchbooks

Turner: The Secret Sketchbooks

2025
Rich Flu

Rich Flu

Sebastian Snail Sr.

2024
Wicked Little Letters

Wicked Little Letters

Edward Swan

2024
The Heist Before Christmas

The Heist Before Christmas

Santa

2023
Bolan's Shoes

Bolan's Shoes

Jimmy

2023
Northern Comfort

Northern Comfort

Edward

2023
The Pale Blue Eye

The Pale Blue Eye

Superintendent Thayer

2022
This Is Christmas

This Is Christmas

Ray

2022
Spencer

Spencer

Major Alistair Gregorys

2021
The Grand Duke Of Corsica

The Grand Duke Of Corsica

Alfred Rott

2021
The Last Bus

The Last Bus

Tom

2021
It Snows in Benidorm

It Snows in Benidorm

Peter Riordan

2020
Grizzly II: Revenge

Grizzly II: Revenge

Rob (uncredited)

2020
Mrs Lowry & Son

Mrs Lowry & Son

L.S. Lowry

2019
The Corrupted

The Corrupted

Clifford Cullen

2019
This Time Away

This Time Away

Nigel

2019
Early Man

Early Man

Chief Bobnar (voice)

2018
Finding Your Feet

Finding Your Feet

Charlie Glover

2017
The Changeover

The Changeover

Carmody Braque

2017
The Party

The Party

Bill

2017
The Journey

The Journey

Ian Paisley

2017
Stanley, a Man of Variety

Stanley, a Man of Variety

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

2016
Denial

Denial

David Irving

2016
Away

Away

Joseph

2016
Alice Through the Looking Glass

Alice Through the Looking Glass

Bayard Hamar / Bloodhound (voice)

2016

Fungus The Bogeyman

Fungus

2015
A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman

A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman

Self / Nick

2015
Cider with Rosie

Cider with Rosie

Laurie Lee (voice)

2015
Sucker

Sucker

The Professor

2015

The One and Only Mike Leigh

Self

2014
Mr. Turner

Mr. Turner

JMW Turner

2014
9 Kisses

9 Kisses

Bartender

2014
The Love Punch

The Love Punch

Jerry

2014
Back with the Boys Again

Back with the Boys Again

Himself

2013
Room on the Broom

Room on the Broom

Dragon (voice)

2012
Love Bite

Love Bite

Sid

2012
Ginger & Rosa

Ginger & Rosa

Mark

2012
Upside Down

Upside Down

Bob Boruchowitz

2012
The Rise

The Rise

D I West

2012
Assassin's Bullet

Assassin's Bullet

Dr. Kahn

2012

Boy

2012
Comes a Bright Day

Comes a Bright Day

Charlie

2012
My Angel

My Angel

Mr. Lambert

2011
Reuniting the Rubins

Reuniting the Rubins

Lennie Rubin

2011
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Peter Pettigrew

2011
Wake Wood

Wake Wood

Arthur

2011
The King's Speech

The King's Speech

Winston Churchill

2010
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

Peter Pettigrew

2010
Jackboots on Whitehall

Jackboots on Whitehall

Churchill (voice)

2010
Heartless

Heartless

George Morgan

2010
Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland

Bayard Hamar / Bloodhound (voice)

2010
The Fattest Man in Britain

The Fattest Man in Britain

Georgie Godwin

2009
From Time to Time

From Time to Time

Boggis

2009
Desert Flower

Desert Flower

Terry Donaldson

2009
Gunrush

Gunrush

Doug Becket

2009
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Peter Pettigrew

2009
The Damned United

The Damned United

Peter Taylor

2009
Appaloosa

Appaloosa

Phil Olson

2008
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Beadle

2007
Enchanted

Enchanted

Nathaniel

2007
A Room with a View

A Room with a View

Mr Emerson

2007
Death Defying Acts

Death Defying Acts

Sugarman

2007
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Peter Pettigrew (uncredited)

2007
Mysterious Creatures

Mysterious Creatures

Bill Ainscow

2006
Teenage Tourettes Camp

Teenage Tourettes Camp

Narrator

2006
Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman

Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman

Albert Pierrepoint

2005
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Wormtail

2005

Mr Harvey Lights a Candle

Malcolm Harvey

2005
Cherished

Cherished

Terry Cannings

2005
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events

Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events

Mr. Poe

2004
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Peter Pettigrew

2004
The Last Samurai

The Last Samurai

Simon Graham

2003
Gettin' Square

Gettin' Square

Darren Barrington

2003
My House in Umbria

My House in Umbria

Quinty

2003
Nicholas Nickleby

Nicholas Nickleby

Charles Cheeryble

2002
Christopher Plummer: A Man For All Stages

Christopher Plummer: A Man For All Stages

Self

2002
All or Nothing

All or Nothing

Phil

2002

Ivor the Invisible

Dad (voice)

2001
Vanilla Sky

Vanilla Sky

Thomas Tipp

2001
Vacuuming Completely Nude in Paradise

Vacuuming Completely Nude in Paradise

Tommy Rag

2001
Rock Star

Rock Star

Mats, Steel Dragon Road Manager

2001
Lucky Break

Lucky Break

Cliff

2001
The Old Man Who Read Love Stories

The Old Man Who Read Love Stories

Luis Agalla

2001
Intimacy

Intimacy

Andy, Claire's husband

2001
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades

Cunningham

2000
Chicken Run

Chicken Run

Nick (voice)

2000
Vatel

Vatel

Gourville

2000
Love's Labour's Lost

Love's Labour's Lost

Armado

2000
Rough for Theatre II

Rough for Theatre II

B

2000
Topsy-Turvy

Topsy-Turvy

Richard Temple (The Mikado)

1999
The Clandestine Marriage

The Clandestine Marriage

Sterling

1999
Immortality

Immortality

Inspector Healey

1998
Still Crazy

Still Crazy

David "Beano" Baggot

1998
Neville's Island

Neville's Island

Gordon

1998
The Swords

The Swords

Salesman

1997
Hamlet

Hamlet

Rosencrantz

1996
Secrets & Lies

Secrets & Lies

Maurice Purley

1996
Roots

Roots

Jimmy Beales

1992
Dread Poets' Society

Dread Poets' Society

Derek

1992

Not Mozart: WAM! Limited

Wolfgang and Amadeus Mozart

1991

Nona

Chico

1991
Broke

Broke

Francis Meeks

1991
The Tale of Little Pig Robinson

The Tale of Little Pig Robinson

Pig Robinson

1990
Life Is Sweet

Life Is Sweet

Aubrey

1990
The Sheltering Sky

The Sheltering Sky

Eric Lyle

1990
1871

1871

Ramborde

1990
White Hunter, Black Heart

White Hunter, Black Heart

Hodkins

1990
Crusoe

Crusoe

Reverend Milne

1989
David Macaulay: Pyramid

David Macaulay: Pyramid

Kawab / Tomb Robber (voice)

1989
Dream Demon

Dream Demon

Peck

1988
To Kill a Priest

To Kill a Priest

Igor

1988
Journey's End

Journey's End

Lt. Trotter

1988
Body Contact

Body Contact

Paul

1987
Gothic

Gothic

Dr. Polidori

1987
Dutch Girls

Dutch Girls

Lyndon Baines Jellicoe

1985
The Bride

The Bride

Paulus

1985
A Crack in the Ice

A Crack in the Ice

Pte. Postnikov

1985
The Missionary

The Missionary

Parswell

1982
Remembrance

Remembrance

Douglas

1982
Oliver Twist

Oliver Twist

1st Constable

1982
Home Sweet Home

Home Sweet Home

Gordon

1982
A Cotswold Death

A Cotswold Death

Detective Sergeant Baxter

1982

The Three Sisters

Andrei

1981
The Cherry Orchard

The Cherry Orchard

Epikhodov

1981

Say No to Strangers

Stranger

1981
S.O.S. Titanic

S.O.S. Titanic

Jim (uncredited)

1980
The Brylcreem Boys

The Brylcreem Boys

Shorty

1979
Quadrophenia

Quadrophenia

Projectionist

1979
The Vanishing Army

The Vanishing Army

Wainwright

1978
The Life Story of Baal

The Life Story of Baal

Lupu

1978