Timothy Spall

Timothy Spall

Acting
Born 1957-02-27Battersea, London, England, UK

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.

Movies (137)

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
8.1

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

2011Movie8.1
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
8.0

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

2004Movie8.0
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
7.7

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

2010Movie7.7
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
7.8

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

2005Movie7.8
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
7.7

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

2009Movie7.7
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
7.7

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

2007Movie7.7
The Last Samurai
7.6

The Last Samurai

2003Movie7.6
Alice in Wonderland
6.6

Alice in Wonderland

2010Movie6.6
Enchanted
6.8

Enchanted

2007Movie6.8
The King's Speech
7.7

The King's Speech

2010Movie7.7
Vanilla Sky
6.8

Vanilla Sky

2001Movie6.8
Chicken Run
6.9

Chicken Run

2000Movie6.9
Alice Through the Looking Glass
6.6

Alice Through the Looking Glass

2016Movie6.6
Early Man
6.1

Early Man

2018Movie6.1
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
7.2

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

2007Movie7.2
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
6.8

Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events

2004Movie6.8
Intimacy
6.2

Intimacy

2001Movie6.2
The Rise
6.6

The Rise

2012Movie6.6
Spencer
6.7

Spencer

2021Movie6.7
Goodbye June
6.5

Goodbye June

2025Movie6.5
Desert Flower
7.6

Desert Flower

2009Movie7.6
Upside Down
6.3

Upside Down

2012Movie6.3
The Pale Blue Eye
6.8

The Pale Blue Eye

2022Movie6.8
The Bride
5.4

The Bride

1985Movie5.4
Crusoe
5.9

Crusoe

1989Movie5.9
Appaloosa
6.6

Appaloosa

2008Movie6.6
Vacuuming Completely Nude in Paradise
5.3

Vacuuming Completely Nude in Paradise

2001Movie5.3
The Missionary
5.6

The Missionary

1982Movie5.6
Quadrophenia
7.0

Quadrophenia

1979Movie7.0
Secrets & Lies
7.6

Secrets & Lies

1996Movie7.6
Death Defying Acts
5.9

Death Defying Acts

2007Movie5.9
Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman
7.1

Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman

2005Movie7.1
This Is Christmas
7.1

This Is Christmas

2022Movie7.1
Rich Flu
5.3

Rich Flu

2024Movie5.3
Rock Star
6.7

Rock Star

2001Movie6.7
Mr. Turner
6.5

Mr. Turner

2014Movie6.5
White Hunter, Black Heart
6.4

White Hunter, Black Heart

1990Movie6.4
Wicked Little Letters
6.9

Wicked Little Letters

2024Movie6.9
Topsy-Turvy
6.6

Topsy-Turvy

1999Movie6.6
All or Nothing
7.1

All or Nothing

2002Movie7.1
The Sheltering Sky
6.5

The Sheltering Sky

1990Movie6.5
S.O.S. Titanic
6.0

S.O.S. Titanic

1980Movie6.0
Ginger & Rosa
6.0

Ginger & Rosa

2012Movie6.0
Life Is Sweet
7.0

Life Is Sweet

1991Movie7.0
Hamlet
7.3

Hamlet

1996Movie7.3
The Corrupted
6.1

The Corrupted

2019Movie6.1
Hamlet
5.4

Hamlet

2026Movie5.4
Denial
6.8

Denial

2016Movie6.8
Vatel
6.1

Vatel

2000Movie6.1
Nicholas Nickleby
6.8

Nicholas Nickleby

2002Movie6.8
Room on the Broom
6.7

Room on the Broom

2012Movie6.7
Virginia Woolf's Night & Day
6.5

Virginia Woolf's Night & Day

2026Movie6.5
The Last Bus
6.5

The Last Bus

2021Movie6.5
Northern Comfort
5.4

Northern Comfort

2023Movie5.4
Remembrance
4.5

Remembrance

1982Movie4.5
The Damned United
7.2

The Damned United

2009Movie7.2
The Party
6.3

The Party

2017Movie6.3
Lucky Break
6.3

Lucky Break

2001Movie6.3
Still Crazy
6.9

Still Crazy

1998Movie6.9
Gothic
5.7

Gothic

1987Movie5.7
Grizzly II: Revenge
3.1

Grizzly II: Revenge

2020Movie3.1
Oliver Twist
6.7

Oliver Twist

1982Movie6.7
Wake Wood
5.6

Wake Wood

2011Movie5.6
From Time to Time
6.3

From Time to Time

2009Movie6.3
Dream Demon
5.8

Dream Demon

1988Movie5.8
Immortality
5.8

Immortality

1998Movie5.8
The Old Man Who Read Love Stories
6.3

The Old Man Who Read Love Stories

2001Movie6.3
My Angel
4.0

My Angel

2011Movie4.0
The Changeover
5.6

The Changeover

2017Movie5.6
Gettin' Square
6.4

Gettin' Square

2003Movie6.4
The Grand Duke Of Corsica
3.7

The Grand Duke Of Corsica

2021Movie3.7
The Love Punch
6.0

The Love Punch

2014Movie6.0
My House in Umbria
6.1

My House in Umbria

2003Movie6.1
Finding Your Feet
7.0

Finding Your Feet

2017Movie7.0
London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony: A Symphony of British Music
6.9

London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony: A Symphony of British Music

2012Movie6.9
A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman
7.1

A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman

2015Movie7.1
Love's Labour's Lost
5.6

Love's Labour's Lost

2000Movie5.6
Heartless
5.9

Heartless

2010Movie5.9
David Macaulay: Pyramid

David Macaulay: Pyramid

1989Movie
Cider with Rosie
5.4

Cider with Rosie

2015Movie5.4
To Kill a Priest
6.2

To Kill a Priest

1988Movie6.2
Dutch Girls
4.1

Dutch Girls

1985Movie4.1
Jackboots on Whitehall
4.9

Jackboots on Whitehall

2010Movie4.9
Boy
6.9

Boy

2012Movie6.9
Bolan's Shoes
6.0

Bolan's Shoes

2023Movie6.0
Mrs Lowry & Son
6.4

Mrs Lowry & Son

2019Movie6.4
Murdering Michael Malloy

Murdering Michael Malloy

Movie
Mr Harvey Lights a Candle
7.6

Mr Harvey Lights a Candle

2005Movie7.6
The Journey
6.3

The Journey

2017Movie6.3
Mysterious Creatures
8.0

Mysterious Creatures

2006Movie8.0
Turner: The Secret Sketchbooks
9.0

Turner: The Secret Sketchbooks

2025Movie9.0
Assassin's Bullet
3.9

Assassin's Bullet

2012Movie3.9
It Snows in Benidorm
5.6

It Snows in Benidorm

2020Movie5.6
Nona
8.0

Nona

1991Movie8.0
Dread Poets' Society

Dread Poets' Society

1992Movie
The Heist Before Christmas
5.0

The Heist Before Christmas

2023Movie5.0
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades
5.4

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades

2000Movie5.4
Roots

Roots

1992Movie
Jeremy Hardy Gives Good Sex
2.0

Jeremy Hardy Gives Good Sex

1995Movie2.0
Love Bite
5.3

Love Bite

2012Movie5.3
The Cherry Orchard
7.0

The Cherry Orchard

1981Movie7.0
The Swords

The Swords

1997Movie
The Vanishing Army

The Vanishing Army

1978Movie
9 Kisses
5.5

9 Kisses

2014Movie5.5
Stanley, a Man of Variety
5.5

Stanley, a Man of Variety

2016Movie5.5
Home Sweet Home
6.3

Home Sweet Home

1982Movie6.3
A Room with a View
5.4

A Room with a View

2007Movie5.4
Christopher Plummer: A Man For All Stages
4.7

Christopher Plummer: A Man For All Stages

2002Movie4.7
Body Contact
5.6

Body Contact

1987Movie5.6
Say No to Strangers
7.0

Say No to Strangers

1981Movie7.0
Away
6.2

Away

2016Movie6.2
This Time Away
6.9

This Time Away

2019Movie6.9
Neville's Island
6.3

Neville's Island

1998Movie6.3
A Crack in the Ice

A Crack in the Ice

1985Movie
The Life Story of Baal
10.0

The Life Story of Baal

1978Movie10.0
A Cotswold Death
7.0

A Cotswold Death

1982Movie7.0
The Fattest Man in Britain
5.9

The Fattest Man in Britain

2009Movie5.9
Reuniting the Rubins
5.4

Reuniting the Rubins

2011Movie5.4
Sucker
5.3

Sucker

2015Movie5.3
Ivor the Invisible
7.0

Ivor the Invisible

2001Movie7.0
The Tale of Little Pig Robinson

The Tale of Little Pig Robinson

1990Movie
Back with the Boys Again

Back with the Boys Again

2013Movie
1871
4.8

1871

1990Movie4.8
The Three Sisters
8.0

The Three Sisters

1981Movie8.0
Untitled 13

Untitled 13

Movie
Journey's End
8.0

Journey's End

1988Movie8.0
Broke
9.0

Broke

1991Movie9.0
Teenage Tourettes Camp
7.5

Teenage Tourettes Camp

2006Movie7.5
The Clandestine Marriage
7.0

The Clandestine Marriage

1999Movie7.0
Fungus The Bogeyman
2.5

Fungus The Bogeyman

2015Movie2.5
The Brylcreem Boys

The Brylcreem Boys

1979Movie
Not Mozart: WAM! Limited

Not Mozart: WAM! Limited

1991Movie
Cherished
8.0

Cherished

2005Movie8.0
Comes a Bright Day
5.5

Comes a Bright Day

2012Movie5.5
The One and Only Mike Leigh
9.0

The One and Only Mike Leigh

2014Movie9.0
Rough for Theatre II
5.8

Rough for Theatre II

2000Movie5.8
Gunrush
6.0

Gunrush

2009Movie6.0

TV Shows (52)

The Graham Norton Show
7.2

The Graham Norton Show

2007Series7.2
Play for Today
6.6

Play for Today

1970Series6.6
Top Gear
7.6

Top Gear

2002Series7.6
Film '72
5.1

Film '72

1971Series5.1
The One Show
4.4

The One Show

2006Series4.4
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
4.2

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

2014Series4.2
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
2.8

Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

2022Series2.8
Red Dwarf
8.1

Red Dwarf

1988Series8.1
Pebble Mill
4.1

Pebble Mill

1991Series4.1
The Hunger
6.1

The Hunger

1997Series6.1
Playhouse
7.0

Playhouse

1974Series7.0
Performance
6.3

Performance

1991Series6.3
Parkinson

Parkinson

1998Series
Remembers…
7.0

Remembers…

2022Series7.0
Wolf Hall
7.5

Wolf Hall

2015Series7.5
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
6.5

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles

1992Series6.5
BBC2 Play of the Week
7.0

BBC2 Play of the Week

1977Series7.0
ScreenPlay
6.0

ScreenPlay

1986Series6.0
Murder Most Horrid
6.9

Murder Most Horrid

1991Series6.9
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams
7.0

Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams

2017Series7.0
Perpetual Grace LTD
7.3

Perpetual Grace LTD

2019Series7.3
The Syndicate
7.6

The Syndicate

2012Series7.6
British Film Forever
5.5

British Film Forever

2007Series5.5
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet
7.9

Auf Wiedersehen, Pet

1983Series7.9
Death Valley
6.5

Death Valley

2025Series6.5
The Street
7.6

The Street

2006Series7.6
Blandings
7.3

Blandings

2013Series7.3
Spender
7.3

Spender

1991Series7.3
10 Minute Tales
7.5

10 Minute Tales

2009Series7.5
Outside Edge
7.6

Outside Edge

1994Series7.6
One Life

One Life

2003Series
Summer of Rockets
6.5

Summer of Rockets

2019Series6.5
A Room with a View

A Room with a View

2008Series
Oliver Twist
6.5

Oliver Twist

2007Series6.5
Perfect Strangers
6.7

Perfect Strangers

2001Series6.7
London 2012 Olympic Games

London 2012 Olympic Games

2012Series
This Morning
5.2

This Morning

1988Series5.2
The Enfield Haunting
6.7

The Enfield Haunting

2015Series6.7
Our Mutual Friend
7.8

Our Mutual Friend

1998Series7.8
Frank Stubbs Promotes
7.5

Frank Stubbs Promotes

1993Series7.5
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
8.0

The Modern World: Ten Great Writers

1988Series8.0
Hatton Garden
6.0

Hatton Garden

2019Series6.0
The Sixth Commandment
6.8

The Sixth Commandment

2023Series6.8
Shooting the Past
7.3

Shooting the Past

1999Series7.3
Fungus the Bogeyman
7.5

Fungus the Bogeyman

2015Series7.5
The Danny Baker Show

The Danny Baker Show

1994Series
Bodily Harm
5.3

Bodily Harm

2002Series5.3
Nice Day at the Office
9.0

Nice Day at the Office

1994Series9.0
The Thing about Vince

The Thing about Vince

2000Series
Timothy Spall: All at Sea

Timothy Spall: All at Sea

2012Series
Timothy Spall: Back At Sea
8.0

Timothy Spall: Back At Sea

2011Series8.0
Timothy Spall: Somewhere at Sea

Timothy Spall: Somewhere at Sea

2010Series