Timothy Spall: Movies, Awards & Box Office
- films
- 81
- on screen
- 1979–2026
- box office
- $175M
- nominations
- 2
- average score
- 61
- Born
- February 27, 1957 (age 69)
- Birthplace
- Battersea, London
- Full name
- Timothy Leonard Spall
- Citizenship
- British
- Occupations
- Actor
- Years active
- 1978-present
- Spouses
- Shane Spall
- Children
- 3
The Best Timothy Spall Movies
The highest-rated films Timothy Spall is credited on, by the Movie Echo Score that blends critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The Party (2018) scores highest, at 77. The full ranking adds the biggest box office hits and the most awarded films.
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Movie Echo Score: Score 77 The Party 2018 · Bill -
Movie Echo Score: Score 75 Goodbye June 2025 · Drama -
Movie Echo Score: Score 72 Wicked Little Letters 2024 · Edward Swan -
Movie Echo Score: Score 71 Spencer 2021 · Major Alistair Gregory -
Movie Echo Score: Score 70 The Changeover 2019 · Carmody Braque, David -
Movie Echo Score: Score 68 Hamlet 2026 · Polonius
Timothy Spall's Career in Numbers
Timothy Spall's films in numbers — as an actor, not counting appearances as themselves: when they were made, the genres Timothy Spall works in most and the milestones along the way. The filmography runs from S.O.S. Titanic (1979) to Hamlet (2026), and the 2010s were the busiest decade.
Timothy Spall Movies by Decade
- 1970s 2
- 1980s 14
- 1990s 9
- 2000s 18
- 2010s 21
- 2020s 13
The 2010s were Timothy Spall's busiest decade, with 21 films.
Timothy Spall Movies by Genre
- Drama 27
- Comedy 11
- Thriller 5
- Tv movie 5
- History 4
- Adventure 4
- Crime 3
- Romance 3
- Documentary 3
- Mystery 2
Drama is the genre Timothy Spall has worked in most, with 27 films, ahead of comedy (11).
Timothy Spall Career Milestones
- First film
- S.O.S. Titanic 1979
- Biggest box office hit
- Wicked Little Letters $27.2M worldwide
- Best-rated film
- The Party Movie Echo Score 77
- Newest film
- Hamlet 2026
Timothy Spall Filmography: Every Movie
Every film Timothy Spall is credited on, newest first, with the role, the box office and the Movie Echo Score. Rated films average a score of 61. Re-order the list to see the best-rated films or the biggest hits first.
Timothy Spall Movies as an Actor
77- 2026 Hamlet as Polonius · Drama Worldwide box office: $479K Movie Echo Score: 68
- 2025 Goodbye June Drama Movie Echo Score: 75
- 2024
Rich Flu as Sebastian Snail Sr. · Thriller Worldwide box office: $906K Movie Echo Score: 48 - 2024 Wicked Little Letters as Edward Swan · Comedy Worldwide box office: $27.2M Movie Echo Score: 72
- 2023
Bolan’s Shoes as Jimmy · Drama Worldwide box office: $61.8K - 2023
Northern Comfort as Edward · Comedy Worldwide box office: $186K Movie Echo Score: 53 - 2023
The Sixth Commandment as Peter Farquhar · Crime - 2022
The Pale Blue Eye as Superintendent Thayer · Mystery Movie Echo Score: 58 - 2022
The Last Bus as Tom · Drama Worldwide box office: $2.36M Movie Echo Score: 56 - 2021 Spencer as Major Alistair Gregory · Drama Worldwide box office: $25.2M Movie Echo Score: 71
- 2021
The Grand Duke Of Corsica as Alfred Rott · Drama - 2020
It Snows in Benidorm as Peter Riordan · Comedy Worldwide box office: $511K Movie Echo Score: 40 - 2020
The Corrupted as Clifford Cullen · Drama Worldwide box office: $177K Movie Echo Score: 38 - 2019
Mrs. Lowry & Son as L S Lowry · Biography Worldwide box office: $1.91M Movie Echo Score: 60 - 2019
This Time Away as Nigel · Drama - 2019 The Changeover as Carmody Braque, David · Thriller Movie Echo Score: 70
- 2019
Summer of Rockets as Lord Arthur Wallington · Drama - 2019
Hatton Garden as Terry Perkins · Crime - 2018
Finding Your Feet as Charlie Glover · Drama Worldwide box office: $15.8M Movie Echo Score: 60 - 2018 The Party as Bill · Drama Worldwide box office: $5.6M Movie Echo Score: 77
- 2017
The Journey Drama Worldwide box office: $482K Movie Echo Score: 63 - 2016
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 · Comedy Worldwide box office: $7.62K - 2015
Cider with Rosie as Laurie Lee (voice) · Drama - 2015
Sucker as The Professor · Comedy - 2015
Fungus the Bogeyman as Fungus · Family - 2015
The Enfield Haunting as Maurice Grosse · Mystery - 2014
Mr. Turner Biography Worldwide box office: $22.2M - 2014
9 Kisses as Arm Wrestling Man #2 · Romance - 2013
Ginger & Rosa Drama Worldwide box office: $1.67M - 2013
Upside Down Sci-Fi Worldwide box office: $22.2M - 2012
Room on the Broom as Dragon (voice) · Family Worldwide box office: $296K - 2012
Love Bite as Sid · Comedy Worldwide box office: $238K - 2012
Comes a Bright Day as Charlie · Thriller Worldwide box office: $1.14K - 2010
Jackboots on Whitehall as Churchill (voice) · Comedy Worldwide box office: $20.8K - 2009
The Fattest Man in Britain as Georgie Godwin · Drama - 2009
From Time to Time as Boggis · Drama Worldwide box office: $160K - 2009
Wake Wood as Arthur · Thriller Worldwide box office: $10.3K - 2009
Desert Flower as Terry Donaldson · Drama Worldwide box office: $14.7M - 2008
Death Defying Acts Drama Worldwide box office: $8.4M - 2007
A Room with a View as Mr Emerson · Romance - 2006
Teenage Tourettes Camp as Narrator · Documentary - 2005
Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman as Albert Pierrepoint · History Worldwide box office: $825K - 2005
Mr Harvey Lights a Candle as Malcolm Harvey · Drama - 2003
Gettin’ Square as Darren Barrington · Crime Worldwide box office: $1.42M - 2003
My House in Umbria as Quinty · Drama Worldwide box office: $1.32M - 2002
All or Nothing Drama Worldwide box office: $2.85M - 2001
Ivor the Invisible as Dad (voice) · Comedy - 2001
Vacuuming Completely Nude in Paradise as Tommy Rag · Comedy - 2001
The Old Man Who Read Love Stories Adventure - 2000
The Wisdom of Crocodiles Thriller - 2000
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades as Cunningham · Adventure - 2000
Rough for Theatre II as B - 1999
The Clandestine Marriage as Sterling · History - 1999
Shooting the Past Drama - 1998
Immortality as Inspector Healey · Romance Worldwide box office: $54.8K - 1998
Still Crazy as David "Beano" Baggot · Comedy Worldwide box office: $525K - 1997
The Swords as Salesman - 1996
Secrets & Lies Drama Worldwide box office: $13.4M - 1992
Dread Poets’ Society as Derek · Tv movie - 1990
The Sheltering Sky as Eric Lyle · Drama Worldwide box office: $2.08M - 1990
1871 as Ramborde · History - 1989
David Macaulay: Pyramid as Kawab / Tomb Robber (voice) · Documentary - 1988
Dream Demon as Peck · Horror - 1988
To Kill a Priest as Igor · History - 1988
Crusoe as Reverend Milne · Adventure Worldwide box office: $315K - 1988
Crusoe as Reverend Milne · Adventure Worldwide box office: $315K - 1988
Journey’s End as Lt. Trotter · War - 1986
Gothic as Dr. Polidori · Horror Worldwide box office: $916K - 1985
Dutch Girls as Lyndon Baines Jellicoe · Comedy - 1982
Remembrance as Douglas · Drama - 1982
Oliver Twist as 1st Constable · Drama - 1982
Home Sweet Home as Gordon · Tv movie - 1982
A Cotswold Death as Detective Sergeant Baxter · Tv movie - 1981
The Cherry Orchard as Epikhodov · Tv movie - 1981
Say No to Strangers as Stranger · Documentary - 1979
S.O.S. Titanic as Jim (uncredited) · Tv movie - 1979
Quadrophenia as Projectionist · Drama Worldwide box office: $2.78K
Timothy Spall: Awards & Nominations
2 nominations across 1 award body, from 1997 to 2000. Every ceremony is listed newest first, with the category and the film.
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53rd British Academy Film Awards- Timothy Spall: Nominated Best Supporting Actor Topsy-Turvy
- 50th British Academy Film Awards
- Timothy Spall: Nominated Best Actor Secrets & Lies
Who Is Timothy Spall?
Timothy Spall was born in Battersea, London in 1957 and is 69 years old. Credited on films since 1979, as an actor. The background, training and the roles that shaped the career.
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.
Who Timothy Spall Makes Movies With
The actors and directors Timothy Spall shares the most films with. Mike Leigh comes first, with 5 films together, followed by Sally Hawkins (4).
Timothy Spall: Questions & Answers
How many movies Timothy Spall has made, the biggest hit, the best-rated film, the award record and more, answered from the filmography above.
How many movies has Timothy Spall been in?
Timothy Spall is credited on 81 films, from 1979 to 2026. The filmography on this page lists every one of them, newest first, with the role and the Movie Echo Score.
What is Timothy Spall's highest-grossing movie?
Wicked Little Letters (2024) is Timothy Spall's biggest box office hit, with $27.2M worldwide, ahead of Spencer (2021) ($25.2M). Across every film with box office figures, Timothy Spall's movies have made $175M.
Timothy Spall's biggest hits What is the best Timothy Spall movie?
By the Movie Echo Score, which blends critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact, Timothy Spall's best-rated film is The Party (2018) with a score of 77, followed by Goodbye June (2025) (75).
Best Timothy Spall movies, ranked Has Timothy Spall won an Oscar?
Timothy Spall has not been nominated for an Oscar. Across every ceremony in the awards database, Timothy Spall has 0 wins from 2 nominations.
How old is Timothy Spall?
Timothy Spall is 69 years old, born on February 27, 1957 in Battersea, London.
What is Timothy Spall's newest movie?
The most recent film on Timothy Spall's filmography is Hamlet (2026), in the role of Polonius.
Who does Timothy Spall work with most often?
Timothy Spall shares the most films with Mike Leigh (5 films), Sally Hawkins (4 films) and Phil Davis (4 films).
The Best Timothy Spall Movies, Ranked
Top rated, most awarded and biggest box office hits from 81 credits.
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