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Timothy Spall

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Timothy Spall

Timothy Leonard Spall OBE (born 27 February 1957) is a well-recognised English actor known for his prominent stage and screen character roles. He is celebrated for his repeated collaborations with director Mike Leigh, starring in six of his films including Home Sweet Home (1982), Life is Sweet (1990), Secrets & Lies (1996), Topsy-Turvy (1999), All or Nothing (2002), and Mr. Turner (2014). He was nominated for the BAFTA Best Actor for Secrets and Lies, and won Cannes Film Festival Best Actor for his portrayal of J. M. W. Turner in Mr. Turner. Timothy Spall was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 2000 by Queen Elizabeth II. He also achieved the 2024 BAFTA TV Award for Best Actor for his role as Peter Farquhar in The Sixth Commandment. He is also known for roles in many films including Hamlet, Still Crazy, Nicholas Nickleby, The Last Samurai, Enchanted, Sweeney Todd, The Damned United, The King's Speech, Ginger and Rosa, Denial, The Party, and Spencer, and for voicing Nick in Chicken Run. He starred as Peter Pettigrew in five Harry Potter films.

83 movies
2 nominations

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Biography, Career & Filmography

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Given Name: Timothy Leonard Spall

Born: Battersea, London

Citizenship: British

Birthday: February 27, 1957

Occupations: Actor

Years Active: 1978-present

Children: 3

Spouses: Shane Spall

Awards and Nominations Received by Timothy Spall

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53rd British Academy Film Awards 2000

Nomination

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Topsy-Turvy

50th British Academy Film Awards 1997

Nomination

Best Actor in a Leading Role

Secrets & Lies

Movies Featuring Timothy Spall

All or Nothing

All or Nothing

Mr. Turner

Mr. Turner

Secrets & Lies

Secrets & Lies

Spencer

Spencer

The Party

The Party

Ginger & Rosa

Ginger & Rosa

The Changeover

The Changeover

The Last Bus

The Last Bus

The Wisdom of Crocodiles

The Wisdom of Crocodiles

The Pale Blue Eye

The Pale Blue Eye

Death Defying Acts

Death Defying Acts

Upside Down

Upside Down

The Journey

The Journey

Finding Your Feet

Finding Your Feet

Mrs. Lowry & Son

Mrs. Lowry & Son

The Corrupted

The Corrupted

Wicked Little Letters

Wicked Little Letters

Jackboots on Whitehall

Jackboots on Whitehall

Comes a Bright Day

Comes a Bright Day

Room on the Broom

Room on the Broom

The One and Only Mike Leigh

The One and Only Mike Leigh

Love Bite

Love Bite

9 Kisses

9 Kisses

Fungus the Bogeyman

Fungus the Bogeyman

A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman

A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman

Stanley, a Man of Variety

Stanley, a Man of Variety

The Enfield Haunting

The Enfield Haunting

Cider with Rosie

Cider with Rosie

Sucker

Sucker

This Time Away

This Time Away

Summer of Rockets

Summer of Rockets

The Old Man Who Read Love Stories

The Old Man Who Read Love Stories

Hatton Garden

Hatton Garden

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades

Vacuuming Completely Nude in Paradise

Vacuuming Completely Nude in Paradise

Christopher Plummer: A Man For All Stages

Christopher Plummer: A Man For All Stages

My House in Umbria

My House in Umbria

Mr Harvey Lights a Candle

Mr Harvey Lights a Candle

Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman

Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman

Gettin’ Square

Gettin’ Square

Teenage Tourettes Camp

Teenage Tourettes Camp

A Room with a View

A Room with a View

Rough for Theatre II

Rough for Theatre II

Ivor the Invisible

Ivor the Invisible

British Film Forever

British Film Forever

1871

1871

Say No to Strangers

Say No to Strangers

A Cotswold Death

A Cotswold Death

Home Sweet Home

Home Sweet Home

The Sheltering Sky

The Sheltering Sky

Remembrance

Remembrance

Dutch Girls

Dutch Girls

David Macaulay: Pyramid

David Macaulay: Pyramid

It Snows in Benidorm

It Snows in Benidorm

The Cherry Orchard

The Cherry Orchard

Crusoe

Crusoe

To Kill a Priest

To Kill a Priest

Oliver Twist

Oliver Twist

Dream Demon

Dream Demon

Journey’s End

Journey’s End

The Sixth Commandment

The Sixth Commandment

Gothic

Gothic

The Cherry Orchard

The Cherry Orchard

To Kill a Priest

To Kill a Priest

Oliver Twist

Oliver Twist

Crusoe

Crusoe

Dream Demon

Dream Demon

The Grand Duke Of Corsica

The Grand Duke Of Corsica

Quadrophenia

Quadrophenia

Dread Poets’ Society

Dread Poets’ Society

Wake Wood

Wake Wood

The Clandestine Marriage

The Clandestine Marriage

Desert Flower

Desert Flower

Still Crazy

Still Crazy

Shooting the Past

Shooting the Past

The Fattest Man in Britain

The Fattest Man in Britain

S.O.S. Titanic

S.O.S. Titanic

Northern Comfort

Northern Comfort

Bolan’s Shoes

Bolan’s Shoes

From Time to Time

From Time to Time

The Swords

The Swords

Rich Flu

Rich Flu

Immortality

Immortality

Career Timeline

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