Timothy Spall

Timothy Spall

Acting
Born Feb 27, 1957
From Battersea, 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 — Acting

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
7.8
2005

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Wormtail

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
8.0
2004

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Peter Pettigrew

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
7.7
2009

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Peter Pettigrew

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
8.1
2011

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Peter Pettigrew

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
7.7
2007

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Peter Pettigrew (uncredited)

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
7.7
2010

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

Peter Pettigrew

Alice in Wonderland
6.6
2010

Alice in Wonderland

Bayard Hamar / Bloodhound (voice)

The Last Samurai
7.6
2003

The Last Samurai

Simon Graham

Alice Through the Looking Glass
6.6
2016

Alice Through the Looking Glass

Bayard Hamar / Bloodhound (voice)

Chicken Run
6.8
2000

Chicken Run

Nick (voice)

The King's Speech
7.7
2010

The King's Speech

Winston Churchill

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
7.2
2007

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Beadle

Enchanted
6.8
2007

Enchanted

Nathaniel

Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
6.8
2004

Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events

Mr. Poe

Rich Flu
5.3
2024

Rich Flu

Sebastian Snail Sr.

Vanilla Sky
6.8
2001

Vanilla Sky

Thomas Tipp

Intimacy
6.2
2001

Intimacy

Andy, Claire's husband

Early Man
6.1
2018

Early Man

Chief Bobnar (voice)

The Pale Blue Eye
6.8
2022

The Pale Blue Eye

Superintendent Thayer

Hamlet
7.3
1996

Hamlet

Rosencrantz

Hamlet
5.3
2026

Hamlet

Polonius

Goodbye June
6.7
2025

Goodbye June

Bernie

Upside Down
6.3
2012

Upside Down

Bob Boruchowitz

The Last Bus
6.5
2021

The Last Bus

Tom

The Party
6.3
2017

The Party

Bill

Spencer
6.7
2021

Spencer

Major Alistair Gregorys

Nicholas Nickleby
6.9
2002

Nicholas Nickleby

Charles Cheeryble

Rock Star
6.7
2001

Rock Star

Mats, Steel Dragon Road Manager

Wicked Little Letters
6.9
2024

Wicked Little Letters

Edward Swan

Denial
6.8
2016

Denial

David Irving

Ginger & Rosa
6.0
2012

Ginger & Rosa

Mark

Desert Flower
7.6
2009

Desert Flower

Terry Donaldson

Appaloosa
6.6
2008

Appaloosa

Phil Olson

All or Nothing
7.1
2002

All or Nothing

Phil

Quadrophenia
7.0
1979

Quadrophenia

Projectionist

Mr. Turner
6.5
2014

Mr. Turner

JMW Turner

Still Crazy
6.8
1998

Still Crazy

David "Beano" Baggot

Topsy-Turvy
6.6
1999

Topsy-Turvy

Richard Temple (The Mikado)

The Love Punch
6.0
2014

The Love Punch

Jerry

Vatel
6.1
2000

Vatel

Gourville

Secrets & Lies
7.6
1996

Secrets & Lies

Maurice Purley

Life Is Sweet
7.0
1991

Life Is Sweet

Aubrey

Love's Labour's Lost
5.5
2000

Love's Labour's Lost

Armado

The Bride
5.3
1985

The Bride

Paulus

Gothic
5.7
1987

Gothic

Dr. Polidori

The Damned United
7.2
2009

The Damned United

Peter Taylor

From Time to Time
6.3
2009

From Time to Time

Boggis

Room on the Broom
6.6
2012

Room on the Broom

Dragon (voice)

Crusoe
5.7
1989

Crusoe

Reverend Milne

White Hunter, Black Heart
6.4
1990

White Hunter, Black Heart

Hodkins

Death Defying Acts
5.9
2007

Death Defying Acts

Sugarman

Night & Day
2026

Night & Day

Mr Hilbery

Heartless
5.8
2010

Heartless

George Morgan

This Is Christmas
7.0
2022

This Is Christmas

Ray

Finding Your Feet
7.0
2017

Finding Your Feet

Charlie Glover

The Sheltering Sky
6.5
1990

The Sheltering Sky

Eric Lyle

The Corrupted
6.1
2019

The Corrupted

Clifford Cullen

The Rise
6.7
2012

The Rise

D I West

The Changeover
5.6
2017

The Changeover

Carmody Braque

Remembrance
3.9
1982

Remembrance

Douglas

Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman
7.0
2005

Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman

Albert Pierrepoint

The Missionary
5.5
1982

The Missionary

Parswell

Love Bite
5.3
2012

Love Bite

Sid

S.O.S. Titanic
5.9
1980

S.O.S. Titanic

Jim (uncredited)

Immortality
5.8
1998

Immortality

Inspector Healey

Grizzly II: Revenge
3.1
2020

Grizzly II: Revenge

Rob (uncredited)

Lucky Break
6.1
2001

Lucky Break

Cliff

Wake Wood
5.6
2011

Wake Wood

Arthur

The Journey
6.3
2017

The Journey

Ian Paisley

To Kill a Priest
6.0
1988

To Kill a Priest

Igor

Mrs Lowry & Son
6.4
2019

Mrs Lowry & Son

L.S. Lowry

My House in Umbria
6.0
2003

My House in Umbria

Quinty

The Fattest Man in Britain
5.9
2009

The Fattest Man in Britain

Georgie Godwin

Dream Demon
5.6
1988

Dream Demon

Peck

Gunrush
6.0
2009

Gunrush

Doug Becket

Away
6.2
2016

Away

Joseph

Oliver Twist
6.6
1982

Oliver Twist

1st Constable

A Room with a View
5.3
2007

A Room with a View

Mr Emerson

Cider with Rosie
5.4
2015

Cider with Rosie

Laurie Lee (voice)

2.5
2015

Fungus The Bogeyman

Fungus

Cherished
7.0
2005

Cherished

Terry Cannings

Body Contact
4.2
1987

Body Contact

Paul

A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman
7.1
2015

A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman

Self / Nick

Gettin' Square
6.3
2003

Gettin' Square

Darren Barrington

Northern Comfort
5.4
2023

Northern Comfort

Edward

Christopher Plummer: A Man For All Stages
6.0
2002

Christopher Plummer: A Man For All Stages

Self

Dutch Girls
3.6
1985

Dutch Girls

Lyndon Baines Jellicoe

Turner: The Secret Sketchbooks
9.0
2025

Turner: The Secret Sketchbooks

Comes a Bright Day
5.5
2012

Comes a Bright Day

Charlie

Assassin's Bullet
3.9
2012

Assassin's Bullet

Dr. Kahn

The Tale of Little Pig Robinson
1990

The Tale of Little Pig Robinson

Pig Robinson

The Grand Duke Of Corsica
3.7
2021

The Grand Duke Of Corsica

Alfred Rott

Jackboots on Whitehall
4.9
2010

Jackboots on Whitehall

Churchill (voice)

Dread Poets' Society
1992

Dread Poets' Society

Derek

The Brylcreem Boys
1979

The Brylcreem Boys

Shorty

7.5
2005

Mr Harvey Lights a Candle

Malcolm Harvey

The Old Man Who Read Love Stories
6.6
2001

The Old Man Who Read Love Stories

Luis Agalla

The Cherry Orchard
1981

The Cherry Orchard

Epikhodov

9.0
2014

The One and Only Mike Leigh

Self

David Macaulay: Pyramid
1989

David Macaulay: Pyramid

Kawab / Tomb Robber (voice)

Vacuuming Completely Nude in Paradise
5.1
2001

Vacuuming Completely Nude in Paradise

Tommy Rag

My Angel
4.0
2011

My Angel

Mr. Lambert

Sucker
5.3
2015

Sucker

The Professor

The Vanishing Army
1978

The Vanishing Army

Wainwright

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades
5.5
2000

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades

Cunningham

The Heist Before Christmas
4.9
2023

The Heist Before Christmas

Santa

The Life Story of Baal
1978

The Life Story of Baal

Lupu

The Clandestine Marriage
6.0
1999

The Clandestine Marriage

Sterling

1991

Nona

Chico

Mysterious Creatures
8.0
2006

Mysterious Creatures

Bill Ainscow

Broke
1991

Broke

Francis Meeks

1871
4.5
1990

1871

Ramborde

6.9
2012

Boy

Roots
1992

Roots

Jimmy Beales

The Swords
1997

The Swords

Salesman

Rough for Theatre II
5.2
2000

Rough for Theatre II

B

1981

The Three Sisters

Andrei

It Snows in Benidorm
5.6
2020

It Snows in Benidorm

Peter Riordan

A Crack in the Ice
1985

A Crack in the Ice

Pte. Postnikov

Reuniting the Rubins
5.4
2011

Reuniting the Rubins

Lennie Rubin

Back with the Boys Again
2013

Back with the Boys Again

Himself

7.0
2001

Ivor the Invisible

Dad (voice)

9 Kisses
2014

9 Kisses

Bartender

7.0
1981

Say No to Strangers

Stranger

Neville's Island
5.7
1998

Neville's Island

Gordon

Journey's End
7.0
1988

Journey's End

Lt. Trotter

Stanley, a Man of Variety
5.5
2016

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

Home Sweet Home
6.3
1982

Home Sweet Home

Gordon

A Cotswold Death
7.0
1982

A Cotswold Death

Detective Sergeant Baxter

Bolan's Shoes
6.0
2023

Bolan's Shoes

Jimmy

Untitled 13

Untitled 13

This Time Away
6.9
2019

This Time Away

Nigel

1991

Not Mozart: WAM! Limited

Wolfgang and Amadeus Mozart

Teenage Tourettes Camp
7.5
2006

Teenage Tourettes Camp

Narrator

Filmography — Crew