Personal details
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Born
27 febbraio 1957 (69)
Place of birth
Battersea, London, England, UK
Also known as
Tim Spall · 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.
Conosciuto per
8.0
Film
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Peter Pettigrew
2004
7.8
Film
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Wormtail
2005
7.7
Film
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Peter Pettigrew
2009
6.6
Film
Alice in Wonderland
Bayard Hamar / Bloodhound (voice)
2010
7.6
Film
The Last Samurai
Simon Graham
2003
7.7
Film
The King's Speech
Winston Churchill
2010
6.9
Film
Chicken Run
Nick (voice)
2000
6.8
Film
Vanilla Sky
Thomas Tipp
2001
7.3
Film
Hamlet
Rosencrantz
1996
6.6
Film
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Bayard Hamar / Bloodhound (voice)
2016
6.8
Film
Enchanted
Nathaniel
2007
7.2
Film
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Beadle
2007
6.5
Series
Death Valley
John Chapel
2025–
6.2
Film
Intimacy
Andy, Claire's husband
2001
6.3
Film
Upside Down
Bob Boruchowitz
2012
7.1
Film
Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman
Albert Pierrepoint
2005
5.9
Film
Crusoe
Reverend Milne
1989
5.3
Film
Vacuuming Completely Nude in Paradise
Tommy Rag
2001
7.6
Series
The Street
Eddie McEvoy
2006–2009
6.5
Film
The Sheltering Sky
Eric Lyle
1990
6.6
Film
Room on the Broom
Dragon (voice)
2012
5.4
Film
The Bride
Paulus
1985
6.8
Film
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
Mr. Poe
2004
6.5
Film
Mr. Turner
JMW Turner
2014
6.6
Film
Appaloosa
Phil Olson
2008
7.2
Series
Blandings
Clarence Threepwood, 9th Earl of Emsworth
2013–2014
7.1
Film
All or Nothing
Phil
2002
6.7
Film
Rock Star
Mats, Steel Dragon Road Manager
2001
7.6
Film
Secrets & Lies
Maurice Purley
1996
7.9
Series
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet
Barry Taylor
1983–2004
6.6
Film
The Rise
D I West
2012
7.0
Film
Life Is Sweet
Aubrey
1991
6.1
Film
Early Man
Chief Bobnar (voice)
2018
5.9
Film
Death Defying Acts
Sugarman
2007
8.0
Film
Virginia Woolf's Night & Day
Terence Hilbery
2026
6.8
Film
The Pale Blue Eye
Superintendent Thayer
2022
6.5
Series
Oliver Twist
Fagin
2007
5.3
Film
Rich Flu
Sebastian Snail Sr.
2024
6.3
Film
The Party
Bill
2017
6.8
Film
Nicholas Nickleby
Charles Cheeryble
2002
7.5
Series
Frank Stubbs Promotes
Frank Stubbs
1993–1994
7.8
Series
Our Mutual Friend
Mr Venus
1998
6.6
Film
Goodbye June
Bernie
2025
5.9
Series
Hatton Garden
Terry Perkins
2019
6.7
Film
Spencer
Major Alistair Gregorys
2021
7.6
Series
Outside Edge
Kevin Costello
1994–1996
5.4
Film
Hamlet
Polonius
2026
7.6
Film
Desert Flower
Terry Donaldson
2009
6.6
Series
The Enfield Haunting
Maurice Grosse
2015–2016
6.8
Film
Denial
David Irving
2016
5.6
Film
The Changeover
Carmody Braque
2017
6.6
Series
Summer of Rockets
Lord Arthur Wallington
2019
6.8
Series
The Sixth Commandment
Peter Farquhar
2023
6.6
Series
Perfect Strangers
Irving
2001
7.5
Series
Fungus the Bogeyman
Fungus
2015
6.9
Film
Wicked Little Letters
Edward Swan
2024
6.1
Film
The Corrupted
Clifford Cullen
2019
5.3
Series
Bodily Harm
Mitchel Greenfield
2002
7.1
Series
Shooting the Past
Oswald Bates
1999
7.0
Film
Finding Your Feet
Charlie Glover
2017
6.5
Film
The Last Bus
Tom
2021
9.0
Series
Nice Day at the Office
1994
7.0
Film
This Is Christmas
Ray
2022
3.2
Film
Grizzly II: Revenge
Rob (uncredited)
2020
6.3
Film
The Journey
Ian Paisley
2017
6.4
Film
Mrs Lowry & Son
L.S. Lowry
2019
5.4
Film
Northern Comfort
Edward
2023
8.0
Series
Timothy Spall: Back At Sea
Himself
2011
9.0
Film
Turner: The Secret Sketchbooks
2025
5.6
Film
It Snows in Benidorm
Peter Riordan
2020
6.0
Film
Bolan's Shoes
Jimmy
2023
3.7
Film
The Grand Duke Of Corsica
Alfred Rott
2021
6.2
Film
Away
Joseph
2016
4.9
Film
The Heist Before Christmas
Santa
2023
7.1
Film
This Time Away
Nigel
2019
5.5
Film
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
2016
Acting credits 76 titles
Hamlet
as Polonius
5.4
2026
Virginia Woolf's Night & Day
as Terence Hilbery
8.0
2026
Turner: The Secret Sketchbooks
9.0
2025
Death Valley
as John Chapel
6.5
2025–
Goodbye June
as Bernie
6.6
2025
Wicked Little Letters
as Edward Swan
6.9
2024
Rich Flu
as Sebastian Snail Sr.
5.3
2024
Bolan's Shoes
as Jimmy
6.0
2023
The Sixth Commandment
as Peter Farquhar
6.8
2023
The Heist Before Christmas
as Santa
4.9
2023
Northern Comfort
as Edward
5.4
2023
This Is Christmas
as Ray
7.0
2022
The Pale Blue Eye
as Superintendent Thayer
6.8
2022
The Last Bus
as Tom
6.5
2021
Spencer
as Major Alistair Gregorys
6.7
2021
The Grand Duke Of Corsica
as Alfred Rott
3.7
2021
It Snows in Benidorm
as Peter Riordan
5.6
2020
Grizzly II: Revenge
as Rob (uncredited)
3.2
2020
This Time Away
as Nigel
7.1
2019
Hatton Garden
as Terry Perkins
5.9
2019
Mrs Lowry & Son
as L.S. Lowry
6.4
2019
The Corrupted
as Clifford Cullen
6.1
2019
Summer of Rockets
as Lord Arthur Wallington
6.6
2019
Early Man
as Chief Bobnar (voice)
6.1
2018
The Changeover
as Carmody Braque
5.6
2017
The Journey
as Ian Paisley
6.3
2017
Finding Your Feet
as Charlie Glover
7.0
2017
The Party
as Bill
6.3
2017
Stanley, a Man of Variety
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
5.5
2016
Away
as Joseph
6.2
2016
Denial
as David Irving
6.8
2016
Alice Through the Looking Glass
as Bayard Hamar / Bloodhound (voice)
6.6
2016
Fungus the Bogeyman
as Fungus
7.5
2015
The Enfield Haunting
as Maurice Grosse
6.6
2015–2016
Mr. Turner
as JMW Turner
6.5
2014
Blandings
as Clarence Threepwood, 9th Earl of Emsworth
7.2
2013–2014
Room on the Broom
as Dragon (voice)
6.6
2012
The Rise
as D I West
6.6
2012
Upside Down
as Bob Boruchowitz
6.3
2012
Timothy Spall: Back At Sea
as Himself
8.0
2011
The King's Speech
as Winston Churchill
7.7
2010
Alice in Wonderland
as Bayard Hamar / Bloodhound (voice)
6.6
2010
Desert Flower
as Terry Donaldson
7.6
2009
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
as Peter Pettigrew
7.7
2009
Appaloosa
as Phil Olson
6.6
2008
Death Defying Acts
as Sugarman
5.9
2007
Oliver Twist
as Fagin
6.5
2007
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
as Beadle
7.2
2007
Enchanted
as Nathaniel
6.8
2007
The Street
as Eddie McEvoy
7.6
2006–2009
Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman
as Albert Pierrepoint
7.1
2005
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
as Wormtail
7.8
2005
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
as Mr. Poe
6.8
2004
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
as Peter Pettigrew
8.0
2004
The Last Samurai
as Simon Graham
7.6
2003
All or Nothing
as Phil
7.1
2002
Bodily Harm
as Mitchel Greenfield
5.3
2002
Nicholas Nickleby
as Charles Cheeryble
6.8
2002
Vacuuming Completely Nude in Paradise
as Tommy Rag
5.3
2001
Intimacy
as Andy, Claire's husband
6.2
2001
Perfect Strangers
as Irving
6.6
2001
Vanilla Sky
as Thomas Tipp
6.8
2001
Rock Star
as Mats, Steel Dragon Road Manager
6.7
2001
Chicken Run
as Nick (voice)
6.9
2000
Shooting the Past
as Oswald Bates
7.1
1999
Our Mutual Friend
as Mr Venus
7.8
1998
Secrets & Lies
as Maurice Purley
7.6
1996
Hamlet
as Rosencrantz
7.3
1996
Outside Edge
as Kevin Costello
7.6
1994–1996
Nice Day at the Office
9.0
1994
Frank Stubbs Promotes
as Frank Stubbs
7.5
1993–1994
Life Is Sweet
as Aubrey
7.0
1991
The Sheltering Sky
as Eric Lyle
6.5
1990
Crusoe
as Reverend Milne
5.9
1989
The Bride
as Paulus
5.4
1985
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet
as Barry Taylor
7.9
1983–2004