Timothy Spall
Known for
One of the great contemporary British character actors. A frequent Mike Leigh collaborator, he gave a legendary portrayal of painter J.M.W. Turner in 'Mr. Turner' (2014), for which he won Best Actor at Cannes. He played Peter Pettigrew in the 'Harry Potter' saga (2004-2011) and shone in 'The King's Speech' (2010) and 'Secrets & Lies' (1996). British actor of extremely wide range and unmistakable face, recognized for his interpretive intensity and his versatility, considered one of the great character performers of contemporary British cinema.
Timothy Spall
97 Movies
31 Series
One of the great contemporary British character actors. A frequent Mike Leigh collaborator, he gave a legendary portrayal of painter J.M.W. Turner in 'Mr. Turner' (2014), for which he won Best Actor at Cannes. He played Peter Pettigrew in the 'Harry Potter' saga (2004-2011) and shone in 'The King's Speech' (2010) and 'Secrets & Lies' (1996). British actor of extremely wide range and unmistakable face, recognized for his interpretive intensity and his versatility, considered one of the great character performers of contemporary British cinema.
Movies
Plays Peter Pettigrew
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
2011
Plays Peter Pettigrew
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
2004
Plays Wormtail
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
2005
Plays Peter Pettigrew
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
2009
Plays Peter Pettigrew
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
2010
Plays Bayard Hamar / Bloodhound (voice)
Alice in Wonderland
2010
Plays Simon Graham
The Last Samurai
2003
Plays Bayard Hamar / Bloodhound (voice)
Alice Through the Looking Glass
2016
Plays Winston Churchill
The King's Speech
2010
Plays Nathaniel
Enchanted
2007
Plays Nick (voice)
Chicken Run
2000
Plays Mr. Poe
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
2004
Plays Beadle
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
2007
Plays Thomas Tipp
Vanilla Sky
2001
Plays Mats, Steel Dragon Road Manager
Rock Star
2001
Plays Andy, Claire's husband
Intimacy
2001
Plays Chief Bobnar (voice)
Early Man
2018
Plays Superintendent Thayer
The Pale Blue Eye
2022
Plays Terry Donaldson
Desert Flower
2009
Plays Edward Swan
Wicked Little Letters
2024
Plays Bob Boruchowitz
Upside Down
2012
Plays Paulus
The Bride
1985
Plays Major Alistair Gregorys
Spencer
2021
Plays Bernie
Goodbye June
2025
Plays Gourville
Vatel
2000
Plays Luis Agalla
The Old Man Who Read Love Stories
2001
Plays Phil Olson
Appaloosa
2008
Plays Bill
The Party
2017
Plays Rosencrantz
Hamlet
1996
Plays JMW Turner
Mr. Turner
2014
Plays Hodkins
White Hunter, Black Heart
1990
Plays David Irving
Denial
2016
Plays Charles Cheeryble
Nicholas Nickleby
2002
Plays Phil
All or Nothing
2002
Producer
Plays Tom
The Last Bus
2021
Plays Bartender
9 Kisses
2014
Plays Sugarman
Death Defying Acts
2007
Plays Maurice Purley
Secrets & Lies
1996
Plays Peter Taylor
The Damned United
2009
Plays Arthur
Wake Wood
2011
Plays Jerry
The Love Punch
2014
Plays Richard Temple (The Mikado)
Topsy-Turvy
1999
Plays Aubrey
Life Is Sweet
1991
Plays Sebastian Snail Sr.
Rich Flu
2024
Plays Terence Hilbery
Virginia Woolf's Night & Day
2026
Plays Polonius
Hamlet
2026
Plays Clifford Cullen
The Corrupted
2019
Plays Eric Lyle
The Sheltering Sky
1990
Plays D I West
The Rise
2012
Plays Mark
Ginger & Rosa
2012
TV Shows
Plays Barry Taylor
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet
1983
Plays Kevin Costello
Outside Edge
1994
Plays Eddie McEvoy
The Street
2006
Plays Clarence Threepwood, 9th Earl of Emsworth
Blandings
2013
Plays Frank Stubbs
Frank Stubbs Promotes
1993
Producer
Plays John Chapel
Death Valley
2025
Plays Lord Arthur Wallington
Summer of Rockets
2019
Plays Fagin
Oliver Twist
2007
Plays Duke of Norfolk
Wolf Hall
2015
Plays Donald DeLoash
Perpetual Grace LTD
2019
Plays Terry Perkins
Hatton Garden
2019
Plays Peter Farquhar
The Sixth Commandment
2023
Plays Mr Venus
Our Mutual Friend
1998
Plays Oswald Bates
Shooting the Past
1999
Plays Maurice Grosse
The Enfield Haunting
2015
Plays Fungus
Fungus the Bogeyman
2015
Plays Irving
Perfect Strangers
2001
Plays Mitchel Greenfield
Bodily Harm
2002
Plays Jimmy Beales
Performance
1991
Plays Francis Meeks
ScreenPlay
1986
Plays Gordon
Play for Today
1970
Plays Salesman
The Hunger
1997
Plays Ed Jacobson
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams
2017
Plays Man
10 Minute Tales
2009
Plays Robert Cunningham
Spender
1991
Plays Pathologist
Murder Most Horrid
1991
Plays Cunningham - Masseur
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
1992
Plays Bill Webster
Boon
1986
Plays Andy
Red Dwarf
1988
Plays Shorty
Playhouse
1974
Latest Trailers
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Virginia Woolf's Night & Day
Full Filmography
Virginia Woolf's Night & Day
Terence Hilbery
2026
Film
Hamlet
Polonius
2026
Film
Goodbye June
Bernie
2025
Film
Death Valley
John Chapel · 12 episodes
2025–
TV
Wolf Hall
Duke of Norfolk · 5 episodes
2024
TV
Rich Flu
Sebastian Snail Sr.
2024
Film
Wicked Little Letters
Edward Swan
2024
Film
The Sixth Commandment
Peter Farquhar · 4 episodes
2023
TV
The Heist Before Christmas
Santa
2023
Film
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Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Timothy Spall and where are they from?
Timothy Spall is 69 years old, born on February 27, 1957 in Battersea, London, England, UK.
What are the most famous roles of Timothy Spall?
Timothy Spall is best known for roles in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2.
How many movies has Timothy Spall been in?
Over a 48-year career (since 1978), Timothy Spall has appeared in 97 movies and 31 TV shows.
What was Timothy Spall's first movie?
The career of Timothy Spall began with The Life Story of Baal (1978).
What is Timothy Spall's most recent movie or series?
Timothy Spall's most recent release is Virginia Woolf's Night & Day, which premiered on June 19, 2026.
What TV shows has Timothy Spall appeared in?
On television, Timothy Spall has appeared in Top Gear, Red Dwarf, Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams, The Graham Norton Show.
Timothy Spall
1957-02-27 · Battersea, London, England, UK
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.
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.