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Timothy Spall

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Timothy Spall

Born February 27, 1957 in Battersea, London, England, UK127 films

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.

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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.

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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 posterFirst watchHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 220118.1as Peter PettigrewHarry, Ron and Hermione continue their quest to vanquish the evil Voldemort once and for all. Just as things begin to look hopeless for the young wizards, Harry discovers a trio of magical…View film

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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban poster8.0Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban2004Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire poster7.8Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire2005Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 poster7.7Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 12010Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince poster7.7Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince2009Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix poster7.7Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix2007The King's Speech poster7.7The King's Speech2010The Last Samurai poster7.6The Last Samurai2003Alice in Wonderland poster6.6Alice in Wonderland2010

Filmography

127 films as actor
  1. TBAMurdering Michael MalloyMichael Malloy
  2. 2026Virginia Woolf's Night & DayTerence Hilbery
  3. 2026HamletPolonius
  4. 2025Goodbye JuneBernie
  5. 2024Rich FluSebastian Snail Sr.
  6. 2024Wicked Little LettersEdward Swan
  7. 2023The Heist Before ChristmasSanta
  8. 2023Bolan's ShoesJimmy
  9. 2023Northern ComfortEdward
  10. 2022The Pale Blue EyeSuperintendent Thayer
  11. 2022This Is ChristmasRay
  12. 2021SpencerMajor Alistair Gregorys
  13. 2021The Grand Duke of CorsicaAlfred Rott
  14. 2021The Last BusTom
  15. 2020It Snows in BenidormPeter Riordan
  16. 2020Grizzly II: RevengeRob (uncredited)
  17. 2019Mrs Lowry & SonL.S. Lowry
  18. 2019The CorruptedClifford Cullen
  19. 2019This Time AwayNigel
  20. 2018Early ManChief Bobnar (voice)
  21. 2017Finding Your FeetCharlie Glover
  22. 2017The ChangeoverCarmody Braque
  23. 2017The PartyBill
  24. 2017The JourneyIan Paisley
  25. 2016Stanley, a Man of VarietyStanley/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
  26. 2016DenialDavid Irving
  27. 2016AwayJoseph
  28. 2016Alice Through the Looking GlassBayard Hamar / Bloodhound (voice)
  29. 2015Fungus The BogeymanFungus
  30. 2015Cider with RosieLaurie Lee (voice)
  31. 2015SuckerThe Professor
  32. 2014Mr. TurnerJMW Turner
  33. 20149 KissesBartender
  34. 2014The Love PunchJerry
  35. 2012Room on the BroomDragon (voice)
  36. 2012Love BiteSid
  37. 2012Ginger & RosaMark
  38. 2012Upside DownBob Boruchowitz
  39. 2012The RiseD I West
  40. 2012Assassin's BulletDr. Kahn
  41. 2012Boy
  42. 2012Comes a Bright DayCharlie
  43. 2011My AngelMr. Lambert
  44. 2011Reuniting the RubinsLennie Rubin
  45. 2011Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2Peter Pettigrew
  46. 2011Wake WoodArthur
  47. 2010The King's SpeechWinston Churchill
  48. 2010Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1Peter Pettigrew
  49. 2010Jackboots on WhitehallChurchill (voice)
  50. 2010HeartlessGeorge Morgan
  51. 2010Alice in WonderlandBayard Hamar / Bloodhound (voice)
  52. 2009The Fattest Man in BritainGeorgie Godwin
  53. 2009From Time to TimeBoggis
  54. 2009Desert FlowerTerry Donaldson
  55. 2009GunrushDoug Becket
  56. 2009Harry Potter and the Half-Blood PrincePeter Pettigrew
  57. 2009The Damned UnitedPeter Taylor
  58. 2008AppaloosaPhil Olson
  59. 2007Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet StreetBeadle
  60. 2007EnchantedNathaniel
  61. 2007A Room with a ViewMr Emerson
  62. 2007Death Defying ActsSugarman
  63. 2007Harry Potter and the Order of the PhoenixPeter Pettigrew (uncredited)
  64. 2006Mysterious CreaturesBill Ainscow
  65. 2005Pierrepoint: The Last HangmanAlbert Pierrepoint
  66. 2005Harry Potter and the Goblet of FireWormtail
  67. 2005Mr Harvey Lights a CandleMalcolm Harvey
  68. 2005CherishedTerry Cannings
  69. 2004Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate EventsMr. Poe
  70. 2004Harry Potter and the Prisoner of AzkabanPeter Pettigrew
  71. 2003The Last SamuraiSimon Graham
  72. 2003Gettin' SquareDarren Barrington
  73. 2003My House in UmbriaQuinty
  74. 2002Nicholas NicklebyCharles Cheeryble
  75. 2002All or NothingPhil
  76. 2001Ivor the InvisibleDad (voice)
  77. 2001Vanilla SkyThomas Tipp
  78. 2001Rock StarMats, Steel Dragon Road Manager
  79. 2001Lucky BreakCliff
  80. 2001Vacuuming Completely Nude in ParadiseTommy Rag
  81. 2001The Old Man Who Read Love StoriesLuis Agalla
  82. 2001IntimacyAndy, Claire's husband
  83. 2000The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage EscapadesCunningham
  84. 2000Chicken RunNick (voice)
  85. 2000VatelGourville
  86. 2000Love's Labour's LostArmado
  87. 2000Rough for Theatre IIB
  88. 1999Topsy-TurvyRichard Temple (The Mikado)
  89. 1999The Clandestine MarriageSterling
  90. 1998ImmortalityInspector Healey
  91. 1998Still CrazyDavid "Beano" Baggot
  92. 1998Neville's IslandGordon
  93. 1997The SwordsSalesman
  94. 1996HamletRosencrantz
  95. 1996Secrets & LiesMaurice Purley
  96. 1995Jeremy Hardy Gives Good Sex
  97. 1992RootsJimmy Beales
  98. 1992Dread Poets' SocietyDerek
  99. 1991Not Mozart: WAM! LimitedWolfgang and Amadeus Mozart
  100. 1991NonaChico
  101. 1991BrokeFrancis Meeks
  102. 1991Life Is SweetAubrey
  103. 1990The Tale of Little Pig RobinsonPig Robinson
  104. 1990The Sheltering SkyEric Lyle
  105. 19901871Ramborde
  106. 1990White Hunter, Black HeartHodkins
  107. 1989CrusoeReverend Milne
  108. 1988Dream DemonPeck
  109. 1988To Kill a PriestIgor
  110. 1988Journey's EndLt. Trotter
  111. 1987Body ContactPaul
  112. 1987GothicDr. Polidori
  113. 1985Dutch GirlsLyndon Baines Jellicoe
  114. 1985The BridePaulus
  115. 1985A Crack in the IcePte. Postnikov
  116. 1982The MissionaryParswell
  117. 1982RemembranceDouglas
  118. 1982Oliver Twist1st Constable
  119. 1982Home Sweet HomeGordon
  120. 1982A Cotswold DeathDetective Sergeant Baxter