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Timothy Spall
Actor · Crew· Battersea, London, England, UK
Timothy Spall, born in 1957, rose to prominence through his role in the 1983 series Auf Wiedersehen, Pet and has since carved a versatile career in film and television. His roles include Barry Spencer Taylor in the aforementioned series, Nick in Chicken Run, and Peter Pettigrew in five Harry Potter installments. Spall's collaboration with director Mike Leigh has been prolific, featuring in six of Leigh's films, with his portrayal of J.M.W. Turner in Mr. Turner earning him critical acclaim and the Best Actor Award at Cannes in 2014. His filmography spans diverse genres, from historical dramas to period pieces and contemporary comedies, showcasing his range and depth as an actor.
Known For
The roles that explain the career.
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Peter Pettigrew · 2004
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Wormtail · 2005
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
2011
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
2007
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Peter Pettigrew · 2009
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Peter Pettigrew · 2010
Alice in Wonderland
Bayard Hamar / Bloodhound (voice) · 2010
The King's Speech
Winston Churchill · 2010
Filmography
80 credits across 2 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Hamlet | Polonius | Film |
| 2026 | Virginia Woolf's Night & Day | Terence Hilbery | Film |
| 2025 | Goodbye June | Bernie | Film |
| 2025 | Death Valley | John Chapel | TV |
| 2024 | Rich Flu | Sebastian Snail Sr. | Film |
| 2023 | The Heist Before Christmas | Santa | Film |
| 2022 | The Pale Blue Eye | Superintendent Thayer | Film |
| 2021 | The Last Bus | Tom | Film |
| 2021 | Spencer | Major Alistair Gregorys | Film |
| 2020 | Grizzly II: Revenge | Rob (uncredited) | Film |
| 2018 | Early Man | Chief Bobnar (voice) | Film |
| 2016 | Denial | David Irving | Film |
| 2016 | Alice Through the Looking Glass | Bayard Hamar / Bloodhound (voice) | Film |
| 2015 | Sucker | The Professor | Film |
| 2014 | The Love Punch | Jerry | Film |
| 2012 | Comes a Bright Day | Charlie | Film |
| 2012 | Assassin's Bullet | Dr. Kahn | Film |
| 2012 | Ginger & Rosa | Mark | Film |
| 2012 | London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony: A Symphony of British Music | Winston Churchill | Film |
| 2012 | Room on the Broom | Dragon (voice) | Film |
| 2012 | The Rise | D I West | Film |
| 2012 | Love Bite | Sid | Film |
| 2012 | Upside Down | Bob Boruchowitz | Film |
| 2012 | Boy | Film | |
| 2011 | Wake Wood | Arthur | Film |
| 2011 | Reuniting the Rubins | Lennie Rubin | Film |
| 2010 | Jackboots on Whitehall | Churchill (voice) | Film |
| 2010 | The King's Speech | Winston Churchill | Film |
| 2010 | Alice in Wonderland | Bayard Hamar / Bloodhound (voice) | Film |
| 2010 | Heartless | George Morgan | Film |
| 2010 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 | Peter Pettigrew | Film |
| 2009 | The Fattest Man in Britain | Georgie Godwin | Film |
| 2009 | From Time to Time | Boggis | Film |
| 2009 | The Damned United | Peter Taylor | Film |
| 2009 | Gunrush | Doug Becket | Film |
| 2009 | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | Peter Pettigrew | Film |
| 2009 | Desert Flower | Terry Donaldson | Film |
| 2008 | A Room with a View | Mr Emerson | TV |
| 2008 | Appaloosa | Phil Olson | Film |
| 2007 | Oliver Twist | Fagin | TV |
| 2007 | A Room with a View | Mr Emerson | Film |
| 2007 | Death Defying Acts | Sugarman | Film |
| 2007 | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | Beadle | Film |
| 2007 | Enchanted | Nathaniel | Film |
| 2006 | Teenage Tourettes Camp | Narrator | Film |
| 2006 | The Street | Eddie McEvoy | TV |
| 2005 | Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman | Albert Pierrepoint | Film |
| 2005 | Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | Wormtail | Film |
| 2004 | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | Peter Pettigrew | Film |
| 2004 | Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events | Mr. Poe | Film |
| 2003 | My House in Umbria | Quinty | Film |
| 2003 | Gettin' Square | Darren Barrington | Film |
| 2003 | The Last Samurai | Simon Graham | Film |
| 2002 | All or Nothing | Phil | Film |
| 2002 | Nicholas Nickleby | Charles Cheeryble | Film |
| 2001 | Lucky Break | Cliff | Film |
| 2001 | Rock Star | Mats, Steel Dragon Road Manager | Film |
| 2001 | Vanilla Sky | Thomas Tipp | Film |
| 2001 | Perfect Strangers | Irving | TV |
| 2001 | Vacuuming Completely Nude in Paradise | Tommy Rag | Film |
| 2001 | The Old Man Who Read Love Stories | Luis Agalla | Film |
| 2001 | Ivor the Invisible | Dad (voice) | Film |
| 2001 | Intimacy | Andy, Claire's husband | Film |
| 2000 | Rough for Theatre II | B | Film |
| 2000 | Vatel | Gourville | Film |
| 2000 | The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades | Cunningham | Film |
| 2000 | Chicken Run | Nick (voice) | Film |
| 2000 | Love's Labour's Lost | Armado | Film |
| 1999 | Topsy-Turvy | Richard Temple (The Mikado) | Film |
| 1999 | The Clandestine Marriage | Sterling | Film |
| 1998 | Immortality | Inspector Healey | Film |
| 1998 | Neville's Island | Gordon | Film |
| 1998 | Our Mutual Friend | Mr Venus | TV |
| 1998 | Still Crazy | David "Beano" Baggot | Film |
| 1996 | Secrets & Lies | Maurice Purley | Film |
| 1996 | Hamlet | Rosencrantz | Film |
| 1991 | Life Is Sweet | Aubrey | Film |
| 1990 | White Hunter, Black Heart | Hodkins | Film |
| 1990 | The Sheltering Sky | Eric Lyle | Film |
| 1989 | Crusoe | Reverend Milne | Film |
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