Timothy Spall
Date of birth: 1957-02-27
Place of birth: Battersea, London, England, UK
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Tim Spall, Тимоти Сполл, 티모시 스폴, 提摩西·司伯, تیموتی اسپال, Timothy Leonard Spall
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.
Movie Credits
The Last Samurai
2003-12-05
Nathan Algren is an American hired to instruct the Japanese army in the ways of modern warfare, whic
Immortality
1998-11-27
A vampire in London is searching for the ideal woman to 'redeem' him.
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
2005-11-16
When Harry Potter's name emerges from the Goblet of Fire, he becomes a competitor in a grueling batt
Still Crazy
1998-10-30
In the 1970s, Strange Fruit were it. They lived the rock lifestyle to the max, groupies, drugs, inte
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
2009-07-15
As Lord Voldemort tightens his grip on both the Muggle and wizarding worlds, Hogwarts is no longer a
Vanilla Sky
2001-12-14
David Aames has it all: wealth, good looks and gorgeous women on his arm. But just as he begins fall
Quadrophenia
1979-09-14
Based on the 1973 rock opera album of the same name by The Who, this is the story of 60s teenager Ji
Enchanted
2007-11-20
The beautiful princess Giselle is banished by an evil queen from her magical, musical animated land
Secrets & Lies
1996-05-24
After her adoptive mother dies, Hortense, a successful black optometrist, seeks out her birth mother
The Damned United
2009-03-27
Taking over Leeds United, Brian Clough's abrasive approach and his clear dislike of the players' dir
Chicken Run
2000-06-23
The creators of Wallace & Gromit bring you an exciting and original story about a group of chickens
The Sheltering Sky
1990-10-25
An American couple drift toward emptiness in postwar North Africa.
Gettin' Square
2003-10-09
Gettin' Square is about starting over, keeping clean and going straight. Barry Wirth is fresh out of
Rich Flu
2024-12-12
A strange disease kills off some of the richest and most influential people on the planet. First it
Vatel
2000-05-01
In 1671, with war brewing with Holland, a penniless prince invites Louis XIV to three days of festiv
Intimacy
2001-01-20
Failed musician Jay abandoned his family and now earns a living as head bartender in a trendy London
Alice in Wonderland
2010-03-03
Alice, now 19 years old, returns to the whimsical world she first entered as a child and embarks on
Gothic
1987-02-27
Living on an estate on the shores of Lake Geneva, Lord Byron is visited by Percy and Mary Shelley. T
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
2010-11-17
Harry, Ron and Hermione walk away from their last year at Hogwarts to find and destroy the remaining
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
2011-07-12
Harry, Ron and Hermione continue their quest to vanquish the evil Voldemort once and for all. Just a
All or Nothing
2002-10-18
Penny works at a supermarket and Phil is a gentle taxi-driver. Penny’s love for Phil has run dry and
Appaloosa
2008-09-19
Two friends hired to police a small town that is suffering under the rule of a rancher find their jo
Bolan's Shoes
2023-09-15
A love letter to 70s glam rock told through the eyes of Jimmy and Penny, two children who grew up in
Desert Flower
2009-09-24
The autobiography of a Somalian nomad who was sold in marriage at 13, fled from Africa a while later
The Fattest Man in Britain
2009-12-20
Georgie Godwin is the fattest man in Britain. A tourist attraction, thanks to greedy 'agent, cabbie
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
2007-12-20
The infamous story of Benjamin Barker, a.k.a Sweeney Todd, who sets up a barber shop down in London
Death Defying Acts
2007-09-13
On a tour of Britain in 1926, Harry Houdini enters into a passionate affair with a psychic out to co
Dutch Girls
1985-10-18
In this sophomoric comedy, a lusty adolescent British hockey team heads for Holland where they find
Lucky Break
2001-08-24
Half-way through his 12-year prison sentence for an incompetent armed robbery, Jimmy Hands gets a lu
The Bride
1985-08-16
Doctor Frankenstein creates a mate for his monster, a woman called Eva, who promptly rejects the mal
Nicholas Nickleby
2002-12-27
Nicholas Nickleby, a young boy in search of a better life, struggles to save his family and friends
My House in Umbria
2003-05-25
Emily Delahunty is an eccentric British romance novelist who lives in Umbria in central Italy. One d
The Pale Blue Eye
2022-12-22
West Point, New York, 1830. When a cadet at the burgeoning military academy is found hanged with his
Life Is Sweet
1990-11-15
Just north of London live Wendy, Andy, and their twenty-something twins, Natalie and Nicola. Wendy c
Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman
2005-12-07
Following in his father's footsteps, Albert Pierrepoint becomes one of Britain's most prolific execu
Neville's Island
1998-01-01
Comedy about 4 middle aged businessmen on a team building exercise in the lake district
Heartless
2010-05-21
The story follows Jamie, a troubled young man with a birthmark on his face, which has left him feeli
Roots
1992-11-28
Presentation of Arnold Wesker's play of the 1950s. A young girl returns to her family home in Norfol
Topsy-Turvy
1999-12-15
After their latest production, "Princess Ida", meets with less-than-stunning reception, Gilbert and
To Kill a Priest
1988-09-07
A young priest speaks out against the Communist regime in Poland and is killed for it.
The Old Man Who Read Love Stories
2001-03-07
A man is forced to confront a dangerous female jaguar and his own past through the sacrificial killi
Dream Demon
1988-10-06
As her marriage to decorated war hero Oliver draws near, well-heeled Diana moves into an apartment w
From Time to Time
2009-10-15
A haunting ghost story spanning two worlds, two centuries apart. When 13 year old Tolly finds he can
Oliver Twist
1982-03-23
When 9-year-old orphan Oliver Twist dares to ask his cruel taskmaster, Mr. Bumble, for a second serv
Love's Labour's Lost
2000-03-31
A scholarly king and his three companions swear off the society of women for three years, only to ha
The Missionary
1982-11-02
In 1905, after 10 years of missionary work in Africa, the Rev. Charles Fortesque is recalled to Engl
Vacuuming Completely Nude in Paradise
2001-09-14
Tommy is a vacuum cleaner salesman gripped by the fever of closing the deal. He lives on puffa rice
Upside Down
2012-09-27
In an alternate universe where twinned worlds have opposite gravities, a young man battles interplan
Wake Wood
2011-03-25
The parents of a girl who was killed by a savage dog are granted the opportunity to spend three days
Jackboots on Whitehall
2010-10-08
A satirical alternative history of World War II where the Nazis seize London and England must band t
Reuniting the Rubins
2011-10-21
An up-tight lawyer, Lenny Rubins, (Timothy Spall), has to put his dream retirement on hold when his
Ginger & Rosa
2012-10-18
A look at the lives of two teenage girls - inseparable friends Ginger and Rosa -- growing up in 1960
Love Bite
2012-11-09
Four teenaged lads set off to get laid in order to stay alive. However, the boys have to attract the
Wasteland
2012-09-09
A young man recently released from prison recruits his three best friends to rob the local drug king
Room on the Broom
2012-12-25
Animated film based on the wonderful children's picture book written by Julia Donaldson and illustra
Rough for Theatre II
2000-01-01
Two bureaucrats discuss the potential suicide of a man standing perfectly still in front of a door t
Comes a Bright Day
2012-02-12
A romantic thriller set during the armed robbery of one of London’s most exclusive jewellers. Someti
Assassin's Bullet
2012-08-01
In Assassin's Bullet, Slater plays Robert Diggs, a black ops agent who comes to work for Ambassador
The Clandestine Marriage
1999-11-12
A period film, set around an English country house whose owners want to arrange a marriage of conven
Body Contact
1987-12-06
In the future, around Tottenham and Hackney, taxi driver Smiley comes to the assistance of the beaut
Boy
2012-03-23
The winner of British Airways ”Great Britons” competition, the film tells the story of a carpenter
Gunrush
2009-08-22
Set against the rising wave of gun crime in Britain, Gunrush sees a father driven to take the law in
The Love Punch
2014-01-13
Retirement at last! Middle-aged and divorced, company owner Richard Jones is looking forward to a wo
Teenage Tourettes Camp
2006-01-02
Follows five British teenagers with Tourette's Syndrome as they spend a week in an American summer c
My Angel
2011-12-09
Fifteen year old Eddie's mother falls very ill after a serious car accident. Eddie and his brother S
1871
1990-09-09
A young actress becomes politically aware within the Paris Commune of 1871.
Northern Comfort
2023-08-09
A special forces veteran, an uptight property developer, an influencer with half a million followers
Mr. Turner
2014-10-31
Eccentric British painter J.M.W. Turner lives his last 25 years with gusto and secretly becomes inv
The King's Speech
2010-11-26
The King's Speech tells the story of the man who became King George VI, the father of Queen Elizabet
Dread Poets' Society
1992-09-23
Benjamin Zephaniah, renowned Rastafarian poet/rapper is traveling by train from Birmingham to Cambri
Hamlet
1996-12-25
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, returns home to find his father murdered and his mother now marrying the
Mysterious Creatures
2006-10-29
Feature-length ITV drama based on real events. Bill and Wendy Ainscow (Timothy Spall and Brenda Blet
The Heist Before Christmas
2023-12-24
After a bank robber dressed as Santa Claus holds up a bank, a child disillusioned with Christmas enc
Say No to Strangers
1981-01-01
A short film to warn children of sexual predators.
Spencer
2021-11-04
During her Christmas holidays with the royal family at the Sandringham estate in Norfolk, England, D
Not Mozart: WAM! Limited
1991-11-03
Composer Misha Mengelberg collaborates with director Anthony Garner on a commissioned short film to
Home Sweet Home
1982-03-16
Three postal workers and their dysfunctional families interact over cups of tea and Sunday dinner.
This Is Christmas
2022-12-04
Follow Adam and Emma on their daily commute from the village of Langton to London, where they meet t
Wicked Little Letters
2024-02-23
When the denizens of Littlehampton – including conservative Edith – begin receiving letters full of
Untitled 13
Documentary about the making of Mike Leigh's Mr.Turner, unreleased due to unspecified 'legal reasons
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
2004-05-31
Year three at Hogwarts means new fun and challenges as Harry learns the delicate art of approaching
The Brylcreem Boys
1979-11-21
Cpl. George Hunn's sentry post is knocked over and he wakes to find he is suffering from frost bite
The Three Sisters
1981-12-29
Olga, Masha, and Irina Prozoroff lead lonely and purposeless lives following the death of their fath
Alice Through the Looking Glass
2016-05-25
Alice Kingsleigh returns to Underland and faces a new adventure in saving the Mad Hatter.
S.O.S. Titanic
1980-02-29
The Titanic disaster as seen through the eyes of one couple in each of the three classes on board.
Cider with Rosie
2015-09-27
A semi-autobiographical coming-of-age story set in the Cotswolds during and immediately after the Fi
Ivor the Invisible
2001-12-24
Written by Raymond Briggs, this beautifully animated film tells the story of ten-year-old John. Afte
Rock Star
2001-09-04
A wannabe rock star who fronts a Pennsylvania-based tribute band is devastated when his bandmates ki
Back with the Boys Again
2013-12-01
In September 2013, members of the cast, writers and crew gathered on Tyneside to reminisce and celeb
Broke
1991-07-10
Francis and his wife, Elaine, are proprietors of a struggling window-covering business, agree to in
Nona
1991-10-19
British production of Argentinan Roberto Cossa's play, set in Argentina in 1982. Nona is an elderly
Fungus The Bogeyman
2015-12-27
Raymond Briggs' classic family story about smelly monsters, dangerous humans and what happens when t
A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman
2015-12-26
Julie Walters tells the story of how Morph, Shaun the Sheep and that cheese-loving man Wallace and h
A Room with a View
2007-11-04
When Lucy Honeychurch and chaperon Charlotte Bartlett find themselves in Florence with rooms without
Remembrance
1982-10-01
A group of Devonport-based Royal Navy ratings, due to sail to America for a six-month NATO exercise,
Virginia Woolf's Night & Day
2026-03-05
Based on Virginia Woolf’s funniest novel, Night & Day is an unromantic comedy about a passionate ast
Mr Harvey Lights a Candle
2005-03-26
A teacher comes to terms with his past during a school trip to Salisbury Cathedral.
The Cherry Orchard
1981-10-13
Madame Ranevsky and her daughter Anya return home from Paris to find their beloved family estate and
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
2004-12-16
Three wealthy children's parents are killed in a fire. When they are sent to a distant relative, the
Away
2016-06-22
A story set in the north English seaside town of Blackpool and centered on two kindred spirits who f
Denial
2016-09-30
Acclaimed writer and historian Deborah E. Lipstadt must battle for historical truth to prove the Hol
Crusoe
1988-06-30
Robinson Crusoe is shipwrecked and he finds himself all alone on a tropical island. With a few tools
Hamlet
2025-08-30
Set in a modern-day London of economic and political uncertainty, the story follows the intersecting
The Party
2017-07-27
Various individuals think they’re coming together for a party in a private home, but a series of rev
The Journey
2017-03-30
Firebrand Democratic Unionist Party leader Ian Paisley and Sinn Fein politician Martin McGuinness, t
Stanley, a Man of Variety
2016-10-07
A man who has been stuck in prison for far too long starts to see hallucinations.
Finding Your Feet
2017-12-26
A lady has her prim and proper life turned upside down after discovering her husband's affair.
The Changeover
2017-09-28
Laura Chant, 16, lives with her mother and four-year-old brother Jacko in a poor new suburb on the e
Sucker
2015-08-15
When Chinese-Australian teenager Lawrence cheats at and fails his high-school exams, destroying his
The One and Only Mike Leigh
2014-11-24
In a revealing documentary, Mike Leigh, director of Secrets & Lies, Vera Drake and Abigail's Par
Cherished
2005-02-22
A drama based on the true story of Angela Cannings, who was wrongly convicted of killing two of her
Early Man
2018-01-26
Dug, along with his sidekick Hognob, unite a cavemen tribe to save their hidden valley from being sp
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
2007-07-08
Returning for his fifth year at Hogwarts, Harry is stunned to find that his warnings about the retur
Journey's End
1988-01-01
A British Company in the WWI trenches await an inevitable German attack in this 1988 adaptation of R
White Hunter, Black Heart
1990-05-16
Renowned filmmaker John Wilson travels to Africa to direct a new movie, but constantly leaves to hun
The Corrupted
2019-05-10
Set ahead of the 2012 London Olympics, the film follows Liam, an ex-con trying to win back the love
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades
2000-07-13
Posing as a dancer for the Ballets Russes in Barcelona, Indy meets old friend Pablo Picasso, and nar
The Vanishing Army
1978-11-29
"Why don't you keep that missus o' yours under control? She ain't exactly doin' you a packet o' good
David Macaulay: Pyramid
1989-01-04
How did ancient Egyptians build the Great Pyramid at Giza, joining two million blocks of heavy stone
Mrs Lowry & Son
2019-08-30
An intimate portrayal of the relationship between one of greatest artists of the 20th century, L.S.
The Grand Duke Of Corsica
2021-10-15
A cantankerous and brilliant architect, Alfred, embarks on a highly unusual commission in Malta for
This Time Away
2019-03-30
The elderly Nigel is haunted by his past and the memories of his long-lost family. Then a visitor ar
The Last Bus
2021-06-18
Widower Tom, on the recent passing of his wife Mary, uses his free bus pass to travel the length of
It Snows in Benidorm
2020-12-11
Peter has worked all his life at a Manchester bank. When he is awarded an early retirement, he decid
The Tale of Little Pig Robinson
1990-12-26
Adapted from the Beatrix Potter story tells the story of the pignap of Little Pig Robinson by Captai
A Cotswold Death
1982-01-12
A village cricket match on the lawn of a great country house - a traditional setting for the perfect
Grizzly II: Revenge
2020-02-17
All hell breaks loose when a giant grizzly, reacting to the slaughter of her cubs by poachers, attac
Christopher Plummer: A Man For All Stages
2002-11-07
Veteran radio, theatre, television and film actor Christopher Plummer has played a thousand parts, b
Goodbye June
2025-12-12
Four siblings' lives change drastically when their ailing mother takes a turn for the worse over the
The Swords
1997-07-20
A man becomes involved with a woman who can be penetrated by swords.
Turner: The Secret Sketchbooks
2025-11-19
This groundbreaking documentary unlocks the hidden psychology of J.M.W. Turner through his 37,000 pr
A Crack in the Ice
1985-08-06
A comedy about injustice set in St Petersburg in 1839. The Tsar has tightened up security and mounte