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Timothy Spall

Timothy Spall

Known For Acting
Birthday Feb 27, 1957 (68)
Birthplace Battersea, London, England, UK
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated May 28, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 fo ... r 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.

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Wicked Little Letters

Wicked Little Letters

2024

as Edward Swan

Bolan's Shoes

Bolan's Shoes

2023

as Jimmy

This Is Christmas

This Is Christmas

2022

as Ray

The Pale Blue Eye

The Pale Blue Eye

2022

as Superintendent Thayer

The Last Bus

The Last Bus

2021

as Tom

The Grand Duke Of Corsica

The Grand Duke Of Corsica

2021

as Alfred Rott

Spencer

Spencer

2021

as Major Alistair Gregorys

Grizzly II: Revenge

Grizzly II: Revenge

2020

as Rob

This Time Away

This Time Away

2019

as Nigel

Mrs Lowry & Son

Mrs Lowry & Son

2019

as L.S. Lowry

The Corrupted

The Corrupted

2019

as Clifford Cullen

Early Man

Early Man

2018

as Chief Bobnar (voice)

The Journey

The Journey

2017

as Ian Paisley

The Party

The Party

2017

as Bill

The Changeover

The Changeover

2017

as Carmody Braque

Finding Your Feet

Finding Your Feet

2017

as Charlie Glover

Stanley, a Man of Variety

Stanley, a Man of Variety

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

Away

Away

2016

as Joseph

Denial

Denial

2016

as David Irving

Alice Through the Looking Glass

Alice Through the Looking Glass

2016

as Bayard (voice)

Sucker

Sucker

2015

as The Professor

Fungus The Bogeyman

Fungus The Bogeyman

2015

as Fungus

Cider with Rosie

Cider with Rosie

2015

as Laurie Lee (voice)

Mr. Turner

Mr. Turner

2014

as JMW Turner

The Love Punch

The Love Punch

2014

as Jerry

9 Kisses

9 Kisses

2014

as Arm Wrestling Man #2

Comes a Bright Day

Comes a Bright Day

2012

as Charlie

Room on the Broom

Room on the Broom

2012

as Dragon (voice)

The Rise

The Rise

2012

as D I West

Upside Down

Upside Down

2012

as Bob Boruchowitz

Love Bite

Love Bite

2012

as Sid

Assassin's Bullet

Assassin's Bullet

2012

as Dr. Kahn

Ginger & Rosa

Ginger & Rosa

2012

as Mark

Reuniting the Rubins

Reuniting the Rubins

2011

as Lennie Rubin

My Angel

My Angel

2011

as Mr. Lambert

Wake Wood

Wake Wood

2011

as Arthur

Jackboots on Whitehall

Jackboots on Whitehall

2010

as Churchill (voice)

The King's Speech

The King's Speech

2010

as Winston Churchill

Heartless

Heartless

2010

as George Morgan

Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland

2010

as Bayard Hamar / Bloodhound (voice)

The Fattest Man in Britain

The Fattest Man in Britain

2009

as Georgie Godwin

Gunrush

Gunrush

2009

as Doug Becket

The Damned United

The Damned United

2009

as Peter Taylor

From Time to Time

From Time to Time

2009

as Boggis

Desert Flower

Desert Flower

2009

as Terry Donaldson

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

2009

as Peter Pettigrew

Appaloosa

Appaloosa

2008

as Phil Olson

Death Defying Acts

Death Defying Acts

2007

as Sugarman

Enchanted

Enchanted

2007

as Nathaniel

A Room with a View

A Room with a View

2007

as Mr Emerson

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

2007

as Peter Pettigrew (uncredited)

Teenage Tourettes Camp

Teenage Tourettes Camp

2006

as Narrator

Mysterious Creatures

Mysterious Creatures

2006

as Bill Ainscow

Mr Harvey Lights a Candle

Mr Harvey Lights a Candle

2005

as Malcolm Harvey

Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman

Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman

2005

as Albert Pierrepoint

Cherished

Cherished

2005

as Terry Cannings

The Last Samurai

The Last Samurai

2003

as Simon Graham

Gettin' Square

Gettin' Square

2003

as Darren Barrington

My House in Umbria

My House in Umbria

2003

as Quinty

All or Nothing

All or Nothing

2002

as Phil

Nicholas Nickleby

Nicholas Nickleby

2002

as Charles Cheeryble

Lucky Break

Lucky Break

2001

as Cliff

Ivor the Invisible

Ivor the Invisible

2001

as Dad (voice)

Intimacy

Intimacy

2001

as Andy, Claire's husband

Vanilla Sky

Vanilla Sky

2001

as Thomas Tipp

Rock Star

Rock Star

2001

as Mats, Steel Dragon Road Manager

Vatel

Vatel

2000

as Gourville

Love's Labour's Lost

Love's Labour's Lost

2000

as Armado

Chicken Run

Chicken Run

2000

as Nick (voice)

Topsy-Turvy

Topsy-Turvy

1999

as Richard Temple (The Mikado)

The Clandestine Marriage

The Clandestine Marriage

1999

as Sterling

Neville's Island

Neville's Island

1998

as Gordon

Immortality

Immortality

1998

as Inspector Healey

Still Crazy

Still Crazy

1998

as David "Beano" Baggot

Secrets & Lies

Secrets & Lies

1996

as Maurice Purley

Hamlet

Hamlet

1996

as Rosencrantz

Dread Poets' Society

Dread Poets' Society

1992

as Derek

Broke

Broke

1991

as Francis Meeks

Nona

Nona

1991

as Chico

The Tale of Little Pig Robinson

The Tale of Little Pig Robinson

1990

as Pig Robinson

Life Is Sweet

Life Is Sweet

1990

as Aubrey

1871

1871

1990

as Ramborde

The Sheltering Sky

The Sheltering Sky

1990

as Eric Lyle

White Hunter, Black Heart

White Hunter, Black Heart

1990

as Hodkins

David Macaulay: Pyramid

David Macaulay: Pyramid

1989

as Kawab / Tomb Robber (voice)

Dream Demon

Dream Demon

1988

as Peck

Journey's End

Journey's End

1988

as Lt. Trotter

To Kill a Priest

To Kill a Priest

1988

as Igor

Crusoe

Crusoe

1988

as Reverend Milne

Body Contact

Body Contact

1987

as Paul

Gothic

Gothic

1986

as Dr. Polidori

Dutch Girls

Dutch Girls

1985

as Lyndon Baines Jellicoe

The Bride

The Bride

1985

as Paulus

A Cotswold Death

A Cotswold Death

1982

as Detective Sergeant Baxter

Home Sweet Home

Home Sweet Home

1982

as Gordon

Remembrance

Remembrance

1982

as Douglas

The Missionary

The Missionary

1982

as Parswell

Oliver Twist

Oliver Twist

1982

as 1st Constable

The Three Sisters

The Three Sisters

1981

as Andrei

The Cherry Orchard

The Cherry Orchard

1981

as Epikhodov

S.O.S. Titanic

S.O.S. Titanic

1980

as Jim (uncredited)

Quadrophenia

Quadrophenia

1979

as Projectionist

The Vanishing Army

The Vanishing Army

1978

as Wainwright

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The Last Bus

The Last Bus

2021

Executive Producer

Organization Category Movie
BAFTA Awards Best Actor Mr. Turner Nominated
Television Credits

Auf Wiedersehen, Pet

as Barry Taylor

Episodes: 38

First Aired: Nov 11, 1983

The Street

as Eddie McEvoy

Episodes: 18

First Aired: Apr 13, 2006

Blandings

as Clarence Threepwood, 9th Earl of Emsworth

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Jan 13, 2013

Frank Stubbs Promotes

as Frank Stubbs

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Jul 12, 1993

Summer of Rockets

as Lord Arthur Wallington

Episodes: 6

First Aired: May 22, 2019

Oliver Twist

as Fagin

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Dec 18, 2007

Perpetual Grace LTD

as Donald DeLoash

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Jun 02, 2019

Wolf Hall

as Duke of Norfolk

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Jan 21, 2015

The Sixth Commandment

as Peter Farquhar

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Jul 17, 2023

Hatton Garden

as Terry Perkins

Episodes: 4

First Aired: May 20, 2019

The Enfield Haunting

as Maurice Grosse

Episodes: 3

First Aired: May 03, 2015

Fungus the Bogeyman

as Fungus

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Dec 27, 2015

Bodily Harm

as Mitchel Greenfield

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 14, 2002

Murder Most Horrid

as Pathologist

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 14, 1991

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles

as Cunningham - Masseur

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 04, 1992

Performance

as Jimmy Beales

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 22, 1991

Spender

as Robert Cunningham

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 08, 1991

Red Dwarf

as Andy

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 15, 1988

The Hunger

as Salesman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 20, 1997

Play for Today

as Gordon

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 15, 1970

Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams

as Ed Jacobson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 2017

Performance

as Chico

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 22, 1991

Play for Today

as Detective Sergeant Baxter

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 15, 1970

The Modern World: Ten Great Writers

as Porfiry

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 10, 1988

The Thing about Vince

as Vince skinner

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 24, 2000

Death Valley

as John Chapel

Episodes: 0

First Aired: Unknown

Outside Edge

Episodes: 22

First Aired: Mar 24, 1994

British Film Forever

as Himself

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Jul 28, 2007

Nice Day at the Office

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Sep 26, 1994

The Syndicate

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Mar 27, 2012

Our Mutual Friend

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Mar 09, 1998

Timothy Spall: Back At Sea

as Himself

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Aug 10, 2011

Timothy Spall: All at Sea

as Himself

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Feb 21, 2012

The One Show

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Aug 14, 2006

Perfect Strangers

Episodes: 3

First Aired: May 10, 2001

Timothy Spall: Somewhere at Sea

as Himself

Episodes: 3

First Aired: May 05, 2010

Shooting the Past

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jan 10, 1999

Top Gear

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 20, 2002

This Morning

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 03, 1988

10 Minute Tales

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 21, 2009

Pebble Mill

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 14, 1991

One Life

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 2003

The Danny Baker Show

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1994

Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

as Self – Actor

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 04, 2022

The Graham Norton Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 22, 2007

Parkinson

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 09, 1998

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 21, 2014

London 2012 Olympic Games

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 29, 2012

Popularity Metrics

Popularity History


Year Month Avg Max Min
2024 6 23 47 13
2024 7 28 42 12
2024 8 24 44 15
2024 9 23 34 16
2024 10 19 27 15
2024 11 20 40 11
2024 12 22 33 11
2025 1 26 46 17
2025 2 14 30 2
2025 3 10 25 1
2025 4 1 1 1
2025 5 4 5 1
2025 6 2 4 1
2025 7 1 2 1
2025 8 3 14 1
2025 9 1 2 1

Trending Rank


Year Month Avg Rank Max Rank
2024 6 943 899
2024 12 1004 1004
2025 8 570 499
2025 9 761 681

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