Actor
Timothy Spall
- Born: 27 February 1957, London, England
- Estimated net worth: $3 million
Timothy Spall is a British character actor known for his versatile performances in both film and television. He gained recognition for roles in films such as 'Secrets & Lies' and 'The King's Speech.' Renowned for his distinctive voice and ability to portray…
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About Timothy Spall
Timothy Spall is a British character actor known for his versatile performances in both film and television. He gained recognition for roles in films such as 'Secrets & Lies' and 'The King's Speech.' Renowned for his distinctive voice and ability to portray eccentric characters, Spall has built a respected career in the industry.
- Born
- 27 February 1957, London, England
- Height
- 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
- Spouses
- Shirley Spall (1981-present)
- Children
- 3 children, including Rafe Spall
- Parents
- John Spall, Jean Spall
- Estimated net worth
- $3 million
Fun facts about Timothy Spall
- Timothy Spall is a talented painter and has exhibited his artwork in galleries.
- He is known for his unique ability to play both comedic and dramatic roles.
Famous Timothy Spall quotes
“You can't escape the past.”
“I don't want to die in this place.”
“It's not about winning, it's about how you play the game.”
Timothy Spall filmography
Cast (197)
| Year | Title | Character | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Virginia Woolf's Night & Day Movie | Terence Hilbery | 6.3 |
| 2026 | Hamlet Movie | Polonius | 5.4 |
| 2025 | Goodbye June Movie | Bernie | 6.5 |
| 2025 | Turner: The Secret Sketchbooks Movie | Unknown character | 9.0 |
| 2025 | Death Valley TV | John Chapel | 6.6 |
| 2024 | Rich Flu Movie | Sebastian Snail Sr. | 5.3 |
| 2024 | Wicked Little Letters Movie | Edward Swan | 6.9 |
| 2023 | The Heist Before Christmas Movie | Santa | 5.0 |
| 2023 | Bolan's Shoes Movie | Jimmy | 6.0 |
| 2023 | Northern Comfort Movie | Edward | 5.4 |
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| Year | Title | Character | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | The Sixth Commandment TV | Peter Farquhar | 6.8 |
| 2022 | The Pale Blue Eye Movie | Superintendent Thayer | 6.8 |
| 2022 | This Is Christmas Movie | Ray | 7.1 |
| 2022 | Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg TV | Self - Actor | 2.8 |
| 2022 | Remembers… TV | Self | 7.0 |
| 2021 | Spencer Movie | Major Alistair Gregorys | 6.7 |
| 2021 | The Grand Duke of Corsica Movie | Alfred Rott | 3.7 |
| 2021 | The Last Bus Movie | Tom | 6.5 |
| 2020 | It Snows in Benidorm Movie | Peter Riordan | 5.6 |
| 2020 | Grizzly II: Revenge Movie | Rob (uncredited) | 3.1 |
| 2019 | Mrs Lowry & Son Movie | L.S. Lowry | 6.4 |
| 2019 | Perpetual Grace LTD TV | Donald DeLoash | 7.3 |
| 2019 | Summer of Rockets TV | Lord Arthur Wallington | 6.5 |
| 2019 | Hatton Garden TV | Terry Perkins | 6.0 |
| 2019 | The Corrupted Movie | Clifford Cullen | 6.1 |
| 2019 | This Time Away Movie | Nigel | 6.9 |
| 2018 | Early Man Movie | Chief Bobnar (voice) | 6.1 |
| 2017 | Finding Your Feet Movie | Charlie Glover | 7.0 |
| 2017 | The Changeover Movie | Carmody Braque | 5.6 |
| 2017 | Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams TV | Ed Jacobson | 7.0 |
| 2017 | The Party Movie | Bill | 6.3 |
| 2017 | The Journey Movie | Ian Paisley | 6.3 |
| 2016 | Stanley, a Man of Variety Movie | 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 | Denial Movie | David Irving | 6.8 |
| 2016 | Away Movie | Joseph | 6.2 |
| 2016 | Alice Through the Looking Glass Movie | Bayard Hamar / Bloodhound (voice) | 6.6 |
| 2015 | Fungus the Bogeyman TV | Fungus | 7.5 |
| 2015 | Fungus The Bogeyman Movie | Fungus | 2.5 |
| 2015 | A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman Movie | Self / Nick | 7.1 |
| 2015 | Cider with Rosie Movie | Laurie Lee (voice) | 5.4 |
| 2015 | Sucker Movie | The Professor | 5.3 |
| 2015 | The Enfield Haunting TV | Maurice Grosse | 6.6 |
| 2015 | Wolf Hall TV | Duke of Norfolk | 7.5 |
| 2014 | Variety Studio: Actors on Actors TV | Self | 4.2 |
| 2014 | The One and Only Mike Leigh Movie | Self | 9.0 |
| 2014 | Mr. Turner Movie | JMW Turner | 6.5 |
| 2014 | 9 Kisses Movie | Bartender | 5.5 |
| 2014 | The Love Punch Movie | Jerry | 6.0 |
| 2013 | Back with the Boys Again Movie | Himself | |
| 2013 | Blandings TV | Clarence Threepwood, 9th Earl of Emsworth | 7.2 |
| 2012 | Room on the Broom Movie | Dragon (voice) | 6.7 |
| 2012 | Love Bite Movie | Sid | 5.4 |
| 2012 | London 2012 Olympic Games TV | Self | |
| 2012 | Ginger & Rosa Movie | Mark | 6.0 |
| 2012 | Upside Down Movie | Bob Boruchowitz | 6.3 |
| 2012 | The Rise Movie | D I West | 6.6 |
| 2012 | London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony: A Symphony of British Music Movie | Winston Churchill | 6.9 |
| 2012 | Assassin's Bullet Movie | Dr. Kahn | 3.9 |
| 2012 | The Syndicate TV | Unknown character | 7.6 |
| 2012 | Boy Movie | Unknown character | 6.9 |
| 2012 | Timothy Spall: All at Sea TV | Himself | |
| 2012 | Comes a Bright Day Movie | Charlie | 5.5 |
| 2011 | My Angel Movie | Mr. Lambert | 4.0 |
| 2011 | Reuniting the Rubins Movie | Lennie Rubin | 5.4 |
| 2011 | Timothy Spall: Back At Sea TV | Himself | 8.0 |
| 2011 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 Movie | Peter Pettigrew | 8.1 |
| 2011 | Wake Wood Movie | Arthur | 5.6 |
| 2010 | The King's Speech Movie | Winston Churchill | 7.7 |
| 2010 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 Movie | Peter Pettigrew | 7.7 |
| 2010 | Jackboots on Whitehall Movie | Churchill (voice) | 4.9 |
| 2010 | Heartless Movie | George Morgan | 5.9 |
| 2010 | Timothy Spall: Somewhere at Sea TV | Himself | |
| 2010 | Alice in Wonderland Movie | Bayard Hamar / Bloodhound (voice) | 6.6 |
| 2009 | 10 Minute Tales TV | Man | 7.5 |
| 2009 | The Fattest Man in Britain Movie | Georgie Godwin | 5.9 |
| 2009 | From Time to Time Movie | Boggis | 6.3 |
| 2009 | Desert Flower Movie | Terry Donaldson | 7.6 |
| 2009 | Gunrush Movie | Doug Becket | 6.0 |
| 2009 | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Movie | Peter Pettigrew | 7.7 |
| 2009 | The Damned United Movie | Peter Taylor | 7.2 |
| 2008 | Appaloosa Movie | Phil Olson | 6.6 |
| 2008 | A Room with a View TV | Mr Emerson | |
| 2007 | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Movie | Beadle | 7.2 |
| 2007 | Oliver Twist TV | Fagin | 6.6 |
| 2007 | Enchanted Movie | Nathaniel | 6.9 |
| 2007 | A Room with a View Movie | Mr Emerson | 5.5 |
| 2007 | Death Defying Acts Movie | Sugarman | 5.9 |
| 2007 | British Film Forever TV | Unknown character | 5.5 |
| 2007 | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Movie | Peter Pettigrew (uncredited) | 7.7 |
| 2007 | The Graham Norton Show TV | Self | 7.2 |
| 2006 | Mysterious Creatures Movie | Bill Ainscow | 8.0 |
| 2006 | The One Show TV | Self | 4.3 |
| 2006 | The One Show TV | Self - Guest | 4.3 |
| 2006 | The Street TV | Eddie McEvoy | 7.6 |
| 2006 | Teenage Tourettes Camp Movie | Narrator | 7.3 |
| 2005 | Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman Movie | Albert Pierrepoint | 7.1 |
| 2005 | Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Movie | Wormtail | 7.8 |
| 2005 | Mr Harvey Lights a Candle Movie | Malcolm Harvey | 7.6 |
| 2005 | Cherished Movie | Terry Cannings | 8.0 |
| 2004 | Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events Movie | Mr. Poe | 6.8 |
| 2004 | Parkinson TV | Self - Guest | 7.0 |
| 2004 | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Movie | Peter Pettigrew | 8.0 |
| 2003 | The Last Samurai Movie | Simon Graham | 7.6 |
| 2003 | Gettin' Square Movie | Darren Barrington | 6.4 |
| 2003 | One Life TV | Unknown character | |
| 2003 | My House in Umbria Movie | Quinty | 6.1 |
| 2002 | Nicholas Nickleby Movie | Charles Cheeryble | 6.8 |
| 2002 | Christopher Plummer: A Man For All Stages Movie | Self | 4.7 |
| 2002 | Top Gear TV | Self | 7.6 |
| 2002 | All or Nothing Movie | Phil | 7.1 |
| 2002 | Bodily Harm TV | Mitchel Greenfield | 5.3 |
| 2001 | Ivor the Invisible Movie | Dad (voice) | 7.0 |
| 2001 | Vanilla Sky Movie | Thomas Tipp | 6.8 |
| 2001 | Rock Star Movie | Mats, Steel Dragon Road Manager | 6.7 |
| 2001 | Lucky Break Movie | Cliff | 6.3 |
| 2001 | Vacuuming Completely Nude in Paradise Movie | Tommy Rag | 5.3 |
| 2001 | Perfect Strangers TV | Irving | 6.7 |
| 2001 | The Old Man Who Read Love Stories Movie | Luis Agalla | 6.4 |
| 2001 | Intimacy Movie | Andy, Claire's husband | 6.2 |
| 2000 | The Thing about Vince TV | Vince Skinner | |
| 2000 | The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades Movie | Cunningham | 5.4 |
| 2000 | Chicken Run Movie | Nick (voice) | 6.9 |
| 2000 | Vatel Movie | Gourville | 6.1 |
| 2000 | Love's Labour's Lost Movie | Armado | 5.6 |
| 2000 | Rough for Theatre II Movie | B | 5.8 |
| 1999 | Topsy-Turvy Movie | Richard Temple (The Mikado) | 6.6 |
| 1999 | The Clandestine Marriage Movie | Sterling | 7.0 |
| 1999 | Shooting the Past TV | Oswald Bates | 7.4 |
| 1998 | Immortality Movie | Inspector Healey | 5.7 |
| 1998 | Still Crazy Movie | David "Beano" Baggot | 6.9 |
| 1998 | Our Mutual Friend TV | Mr Venus | 7.8 |
| 1998 | Parkinson TV | Self | |
| 1998 | Neville's Island Movie | Gordon | 6.3 |
| 1997 | The Hunger TV | Salesman | 6.1 |
| 1997 | The Swords Movie | Salesman | |
| 1996 | Hamlet Movie | Rosencrantz | 7.3 |
| 1996 | Secrets & Lies Movie | Maurice Purley | 7.6 |
| 1995 | Jeremy Hardy Gives Good Sex Movie | Unknown character | 2.0 |
| 1994 | Nice Day at the Office TV | Unknown character | 9.0 |
| 1994 | The Danny Baker Show TV | Unknown character | |
| 1994 | Outside Edge TV | Kevin Costello | 7.6 |
| 1993 | Frank Stubbs Promotes TV | Frank Stubbs | 7.5 |
| 1992 | Roots Movie | Jimmy Beales | |
| 1992 | Dread Poets' Society Movie | Derek | |
| 1992 | The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles TV | Cunningham - Masseur | 6.5 |
| 1991 | Murder Most Horrid TV | Pathologist | 6.9 |
| 1991 | Not Mozart: WAM! Limited Movie | Wolfgang and Amadeus Mozart | |
| 1991 | Nona Movie | Chico | 8.0 |
| 1991 | Pebble Mill TV | Self | 4.1 |
| 1991 | Performance TV | Jimmy Beales | 6.3 |
| 1991 | Performance TV | Chico | 6.3 |
| 1991 | Broke Movie | Francis Meeks | 9.0 |
| 1991 | Life Is Sweet Movie | Aubrey | 7.0 |
| 1991 | Spender TV | Robert Cunningham | 7.2 |
| 1990 | The Tale of Little Pig Robinson Movie | Pig Robinson | |
| 1990 | The Sheltering Sky Movie | Eric Lyle | 6.5 |
| 1990 | 1871 Movie | Ramborde | 4.8 |
| 1990 | White Hunter, Black Heart Movie | Hodkins | 6.4 |
| 1990 | Stolen TV | Donald Caudell | |
| 1989 | Crusoe Movie | Reverend Milne | 5.7 |
| 1989 | David Macaulay: Pyramid Movie | Kawab / Tomb Robber (voice) | |
| 1988 | Dream Demon Movie | Peck | 5.8 |
| 1988 | This Morning TV | Self - Guest | 5.2 |
| 1988 | To Kill a Priest Movie | Igor | 6.2 |
| 1988 | Red Dwarf TV | Andy | 8.1 |
| 1988 | The Modern World: Ten Great Writers TV | Porfiry | 8.0 |
| 1988 | Journey's End Movie | Lt. Trotter | 8.0 |
| 1987 | Body Contact Movie | Paul | 5.6 |
| 1987 | Gothic Movie | Dr. Polidori | 5.7 |
| 1986 | ScreenPlay TV | Derek | 6.0 |
| 1986 | ScreenPlay TV | Francis Meeks | 6.0 |
| 1986 | Boon TV | Bill Webster | 5.8 |
| 1985 | Dutch Girls Movie | Lyndon Baines Jellicoe | 4.1 |
| 1985 | The Bride Movie | Paulus | 5.4 |
| 1985 | A Crack in the Ice Movie | Pte. Postnikov | |
| 1985 | Summer Season TV | Private Postnikov | |
| 1983 | Auf Wiedersehen, Pet TV | Barry Taylor | 7.9 |
| 1982 | The Missionary Movie | Parswell | 5.6 |
| 1982 | Remembrance Movie | Douglas | 4.5 |
| 1982 | Oliver Twist Movie | 1st Constable | 6.7 |
| 1982 | Home Sweet Home Movie | Gordon | 6.3 |
| 1982 | A Cotswold Death Movie | Detective Sergeant Baxter | 7.0 |
| 1981 | The Three Sisters Movie | Andrei | 8.0 |
| 1981 | The Cherry Orchard Movie | Epikhodov | 7.0 |
| 1981 | Say No to Strangers Movie | Stranger | 7.0 |
| 1980 | S.O.S. Titanic Movie | Jim (uncredited) | 6.0 |
| 1979 | The Brylcreem Boys Movie | Shorty | |
| 1979 | Quadrophenia Movie | Projectionist | 7.0 |
| 1978 | The Vanishing Army Movie | Wainwright | |
| 1978 | The Life Story of Baal Movie | Lupu | 10.0 |
| 1977 | BBC2 Play of the Week TV | Wainwright | 7.0 |
| 1974 | Playhouse TV | Shorty | 7.0 |
| 1971 | Film '72 TV | Self | 5.1 |
| 1970 | Play for Today TV | Gordon | 6.6 |
| 1970 | Play for Today TV | Detective Sergeant Baxter | 6.6 |
| TBA | Murdering Michael Malloy Movie | Michael Malloy | |
| TBA | Untitled 13 Movie | Unknown character |
Crew (4)
| Year | Title | Role | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Death Valley TV | Executive Producer · Production | 6.6 |
| 2021 | The Last Bus Movie | Executive Producer · Production | 6.5 |
| 2016 | Stanley, a Man of Variety Movie | Screenplay · Writing | 5.5 |
| TBA | Late in Summer Movie | Executive Producer · Production |
Latest releases
- Virginia Woolf's Night & Day2026 / TMDB 6.3
- Hamlet2026 / TMDB 5.4
- Goodbye June2025 / TMDB 6.5
- Turner: The Secret Sketchbooks2025 / TMDB 9.0
- Rich Flu2024 / TMDB 5.3
- Wicked Little Letters2024 / TMDB 6.9
Questions about Timothy Spall
What are some of Timothy Spall's most famous films?
Timothy Spall is known for his roles in films such as 'Secrets & Lies,' 'The King's Speech,' and 'Mr. Turner,' showcasing his range as an actor.
Has Timothy Spall won any awards?
Yes, Timothy Spall has received several awards, including the Best Actor award at the Cannes Film Festival for 'Mr. Turner' in 2014.
What was Timothy Spall's first film?
Timothy Spall's first film was 'The Last Days of Man on Earth' released in 1973, marking the beginning of his acting career.
How many children does Timothy Spall have?
Timothy Spall has three children, one of whom is actor Rafe Spall, known for his work in films and television.
What is Timothy Spall's estimated net worth?
Timothy Spall's estimated net worth is around $3 million, reflecting his successful career in acting.
What is a defining characteristic of Timothy Spall's acting style?
Timothy Spall is known for his unique voice and ability to portray a wide range of characters, often bringing depth and nuance to his roles.
What television shows has Timothy Spall appeared in?
Timothy Spall has appeared in several television shows, including 'Auf Wiedersehen, Pet' and 'The Street,' showcasing his versatility as an actor.
What is a notable milestone in Timothy Spall's career?
A notable milestone in Timothy Spall's career was his award-winning performance in 'Mr. Turner,' which received critical acclaim and recognition.