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Rafe Spall

Actor

Rafe Spall

Born March 10, 1983 in East Dulwich, London, England, UK48 films

Rafe Joseph Spall is an English actor on both stage and screen. He is perhaps best known for his roles in BBC's The Shadow Line, Channel 4's Pete versus Life, One Day, Anonymous, and the Ridley Scott film Prometheus. He played writer Yann Martel in the 2012 film Life of Pi.

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Filmography

48 films as actor
  1. 2025William TellStauffacher
  2. 2024Rich FluToni
  3. 2021Long Story ShortTeddy
  4. 2020National Theatre Live: Death of England: MichaelMichael
  5. 2019Just MercyTommy Champan
  6. 2019DenmarkHerb
  7. 2019Men in Black: InternationalAgent C
  8. 2018Jurassic World: Fallen KingdomEli Mills
  9. 2018Grandpa's Great EscapeAdult Jack (voice)
  10. 2017The RitualLuke
  11. 2017National Theatre Live: Hedda GablerBrack
  12. 2016Mum's ListSinge
  13. 2016Swallows and AmazonsJim 'Captain Flint' Turner / Polski the Parrot
  14. 2016The BFGMr. Tibbs
  15. 2015Harry Price: Ghost HunterHarry Price
  16. 2015The Big ShortDanny Moses
  17. 2015X+YMartin Humphreys
  18. 2014Get SantaSteve
  19. 2014Off the Page: Death of EnglandSon
  20. 2013What IfBen
  21. 2013The World's EndYoung Man
  22. 2013I Give It a YearJosh
  23. 2012Life of PiWriter
  24. 2012PrometheusMillburn
  25. 2012EarthboundJoe
  26. 2011AnonymousWilliam Shakespeare
  27. 2011One DayIan Whitehead
  28. 2010SUSWilby
  29. 2010The Scouting Book for BoysSteve
  30. 2009Modern Life Is RubbishLiam
  31. 2008Frankie Howerd: Rather You Than MeDennis Heymer
  32. 2007A Room with a ViewGeorge Emerson
  33. 2007Get Off My LandMan
  34. 2007GrindhouseFeatured Ghost (segment "Don't") (uncredited)
  35. 2007Hot FuzzDC Andy Cartwright
  36. 2006DraculaJonathan Harker
  37. 2006Cracker: Nine ElevenDS McAllister
  38. 2006Wide Sargasso SeaEdward Rochester
  39. 2006A Good YearKenny
  40. 2006The Last DropDavid Wellings
  41. 2006The Chatterley AffairKeith
  42. 2006KidulthoodLenny
  43. 2005Green Street HooligansSwill
  44. 2004The Calcium KidStan Parlour
  45. 2004The Legend of the Tamworth TwoCrustie
  46. 2004Shaun of the DeadNoel
  47. 2003The Lion in WinterPrince John
  48. 2002Out of ControlRay