Timothy Spall
Timothy Spall was born in Battersea, London, England, United Kingdom on February 27th, 1957 and is the Movie Actor. At the age of 67, Timothy Spall biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, movies, TV shows, and networth are available.
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Timothy Leonard Spall (born 27 February 1957) is an English character actor and occasional presenter.
After appearing in the 1983 ITV comedy-drama film Auf Wiedersehen, Pet, Barry Spencer Taylor, became a household name in the United Kingdom. Spall received critical esteem for his work in Secrets & Lies (1996), for which he was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role.
He appeared in many films, including Hamlet (1996), Nicholas Nickleby (2002), Enchanted (2007), The King's Speech (2010), Ginger and Rosa (2012), The Party (2017).
He has also received international recognition for his role as Peter Pettigrew in the Harry Potter films.
Mr. Turner (2014), he has starred in six films together with director Mike Leigh, including Home Sweet Home (1982), Secrets & Lies (1994), All or Nothing (2002), and Mr. Turner (2014).
Lord Arthur Wallington appeared in "Summer of Rockets," the BBC Cold War drama "Summer of Rockets" premiered in 2019.
Timothy Spall, a television actor, starred in the television documentary Timothy Spall: At Sea (2010-2012) and received the Best Actor award at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival for portraying J. M. Turner in Mike Leigh's biographical film Mr. Turner.
Early life
Spall, the third of four sons, was born in Battersea, London, on February 27. Sylvia R. (née Leonard), his mother, was a hairdresser, and Joseph L. Spall, his father, was a postal worker. He studied at the National Youth Theatre and RADA, where he was named the most promising actor in his year.
Personal life
Pascale (born 1976), Rafe (born 1983), and Mercedes (born 1985). He lives in Forest Hill, South East London.
Spall was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia in 1996, but he has since been in remission.He has said of his illness:
He is the owner of a Dutch barge in which he and his wife sailed around the British Isles as part of a BBC Four television series Timothy Spall: Back at Sea.
Career
Spall initially made his mark in theatre performing in productions for Birmingham Rep, including the UK premier of Arnold Wesker's The Merchant, and, later, the Royal Shakespeare Company, including The Merry Wives of Windsor, Three Sisters, Nicholas Nickleby and The Knight of the Burning Pestle. At The National Theatre Spall played the Dauphin in George Bernard Shaw's St Joan
Following a film debut in Quadrophenia and wider TV exposure playing the awkward Barry Taylor in all four series of Auf Wiedersehen, Pet, Kevin in Outside Edge and as Aubrey the appalling chef in Mike Leigh's Life is Sweet, Spall has since appeared in the films Crusoe, Secrets & Lies, Shooting the Past, Topsy-Turvy, Vanilla Sky, Rock Star, All or Nothing, The Last Samurai, Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events and The King's Speech. He performed as Peter Pettigrew ("Wormtail") in the Harry Potter film series. In 1991 he guest starred in the series 5 Red Dwarf episode "Back to Reality". In 1993, Spall was a guest in the Scottish comedy series Rab C. Nesbitt.
He was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2000 New Year Honours.
Spall performed lead vocals on the song "The Devil is an Englishman" from the Ken Russell film Gothic (1986), in which Spall portrayed John William Polidori. Spall played the starring role of Albert Pierrepoint in the 2005 film Pierrepoint, which was released as The Last Hangman in the United States. In the 2006 video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, Spall voiced Phil Collins' manager, Barry Mickelthwaite. In 2007, he starred as Nathaniel in Disney's Enchanted and Beadle Bamford in Tim Burton's production of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. He also starred as Georgie Godwin in a one-off television drama The Fattest Man in Britain on ITV 1 which aired on 20 December 2009. The drama also featured Bobby Ball, Frances Barber, Aisling Loftus and Jeremy Kyle.
In 2010, he portrayed Winston Churchill in the film The King's Speech for which as a member of the ensemble he was jointly awarded the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. Spall reprised the role at the 2012 Summer Olympics closing ceremony.
In 2012, Spall filmed Wasteland (known as The Rise in Britain), with actors Matthew Lewis and Vanessa Kirby. The Newport Beach Film Festival in Newport Beach, California, screened Wasteland in April 2013. Also in 2012 Spall played Charlie Morgan in the edgy film Comes a Bright Day.
In 2014, he won the Best Actor Award at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival for Mr. Turner, a biographical film on J. M. W. Turner directed by Mike Leigh. In 2016, Spall portrayed Holocaust denier David Irving in the film Denial, directed by Mick Jackson.
From 29 March to 14 May 2016, Spall played the title role of Davies in Harold Pinter's play The Caretaker, directed by Matthew Warchus at the Old Vic theatre in London opposite George MacKay and Daniel Mays.
Spall went on to play Major Alistair Gregory in the acclaimed dramatic film Spencer (2021). He shared several psychologically charged scenes with Kristen Stewart who portrayed Princess Diana.