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Timothy Spall

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Timothy Spall

Timothy Spall is an actor born on February 27, 1957 in Battersea, London, England, UK. He is known for The King's Speech, The Last Samurai and Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. GloboWatch shows where to watch one of his movies and TV shows, country by country.

Known for
Acting
Born
February 27, 1957
Place of birth
Battersea, London, England, UK
Also known as
Tim Spall · Timothy Leonard Spall · Timotijs Leonards Spols

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.

Filmography

  1. 2025Goodbye Juneas Bernie
  2. 2024Rich Fluas Sebastian Snail Sr.
  3. 2024Wicked Little Lettersas Edward Swan
  4. 2022The Pale Blue Eyeas Superintendent Thayer
  5. 2021Spenceras Major Alistair Gregorys
  6. 2021The Last Busas Tom · Executive producer
  7. 2019The Corruptedas Clifford Cullen
  8. 2018Early Manas Chief Bobnar (voice)
  9. 2017Finding Your Feetas Charlie Glover
  10. 2017Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreamsas Ed Jacobson · 1 episode
  11. 2017The Partyas Bill
  12. 2016Denialas David Irving
  13. 2016Alice Through the Looking Glassas Bayard Hamar / Bloodhound (voice)
  14. 2015The Enfield Hauntingas Maurice Grosse · 3 episodes
  15. 2015Wolf Hallas Duke of Norfolk · 5 episodes
  16. 2014Mr. Turneras JMW Turner
  17. 2014The Love Punchas Jerry
  18. 2012Room on the Broomas Dragon (voice)
  19. 2012Ginger & Rosaas Mark
  20. 2012Upside Downas Bob Boruchowitz
  21. 2012The Riseas D I West
  22. 2011Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2as Peter Pettigrew
  23. 2011Wake Woodas Arthur
  24. 2010The King's Speechas Winston Churchill
  25. 2010Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1as Peter Pettigrew
  26. 2010Heartlessas George Morgan
  27. 2010Alice in Wonderlandas Bayard Hamar / Bloodhound (voice)
  28. 2009From Time to Timeas Boggis
  29. 2009Desert Floweras Terry Donaldson
  30. 2009Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Princeas Peter Pettigrew
  31. 2009The Damned Unitedas Peter Taylor
  32. 2008Appaloosaas Phil Olson
  33. 2007Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Streetas Beadle
  34. 2007Oliver Twistas Fagin · 5 episodes
  35. 2007Enchantedas Nathaniel
  36. 2007Death Defying Actsas Sugarman
  37. 2007Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenixas Peter Pettigrew (uncredited)
  38. 2005Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fireas Wormtail
  39. 2004Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Eventsas Mr. Poe
  40. 2004Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkabanas Peter Pettigrew
  41. 2003The Last Samuraias Simon Graham
  42. 2002Nicholas Nicklebyas Charles Cheeryble
  43. 2002All or Nothingas Phil
  44. 2001Vanilla Skyas Thomas Tipp
  45. 2001Rock Staras Mats, Steel Dragon Road Manager
  46. 2001Intimacyas Andy, Claire's husband
  47. 2000Chicken Runas Nick (voice)
  48. 2000Vatelas Gourville
  49. 1999Topsy-Turvyas Richard Temple (The Mikado)
  50. 1998Immortalityas Inspector Healey
  51. 1998Still Crazyas David "Beano" Baggot
  52. 1996Hamletas Rosencrantz
  53. 1996Secrets & Liesas Maurice Purley
  54. 1992The Young Indiana Jones Chroniclesas Cunningham - Masseur · 1 episode
  55. 1991Life Is Sweetas Aubrey
  56. 1990The Sheltering Skyas Eric Lyle
  57. 1990White Hunter, Black Heartas Hodkins
  58. 1988Red Dwarfas Andy · 1 episode
  59. 1987Gothicas Dr. Polidori
  60. 1979Quadropheniaas Projectionist