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.
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| 1 | Wicked Little Letters (2024) | Edward Swan | 7.4 | |
| 2 | Northern Comfort (2023) | Edward | - | - |
| 3 | This Is Christmas (2022) | Ray | 7 | |
| 4 | The Pale Blue Eye (2022) | Superintendent Thayer | 6.8 | |
| 5 | The Last Bus (2021) | Tom | - | - |
| 6 | The Grand Duke Of Corsica (2021) | Alfred Rott | - | - |
| 7 | Spencer (2021) | Major Alistair Gregorys | 7.3 | |
| 8 | Grizzly II: Revenge (2020) | Rob (uncredited) | 2.3 | |
| 9 | The Corrupted (2019) | Clifford Cullen | 1 | |
| 10 | Early Man (2018) | Chief Bobnar (voice) | 6.7 | |
| 11 | The Party (2017) | Bill | 7.4 | |
| 12 | Finding Your Feet (2017) | Charlie Glover | 6.7 | |
| 13 | The Changeover (2017) | Carmody Braque | 5.7 | |
| 14 | The Journey (2017) | Ian Paisley | 7 | |
| 15 | Denial (2016) | David Irving | 6.8 | |
| 16 | Away (2016) | Joseph | 6 | |
| 17 | Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016) | Bayard Hamar / Bloodhound (voice) | 6.6 | |
| 18 | A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman (2015) | Self / Nick | 8 | |
| 19 | The Love Punch (2014) | Jerry | 6.8 | |
| 20 | Mr. Turner (2014) Oscars 2015 | JMW Turner | 7.4 | |
| 21 | 9 Kisses (2014) | Bartender | - | - |
| 22 | Ginger & Rosa (2012) | Mark | 6.8 | |
| 23 | Assassin's Bullet (2012) | Dr. Kahn | 6 | |
| 24 | Upside Down (2012) | Bob Boruchowitz | 6.3 | |
| 25 | Comes a Bright Day (2012) | Charlie | - | - |
| 26 | Room on the Broom (2012) Oscars 2014 | Dragon (voice) | 6.5 | |
| 27 | The Rise (2012) | D I West | 6.6 | |
| 28 | Love Bite (2012) | Sid | - | - |
| 29 | Wake Wood (2011) | Arthur | 5 | |
| 30 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011) Top 100 by FilmGator | Peter Pettigrew | 8.4 | |
| 31 | Jackboots on Whitehall (2010) | Churchill (voice) | - | - |
| 32 | The King's Speech (2010) Oscars 2011 | Winston Churchill | 8 | |
| 33 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010) Top 100 by FilmGator | Peter Pettigrew | 8 | |
| 34 | Alice in Wonderland (2010) Oscars 2011 | Bayard Hamar / Bloodhound (voice) | 6.4 | |
| 35 | Heartless (2010) | George Morgan | 4.3 | |
| 36 | Desert Flower (2009) | Terry Donaldson | 7.4 | |
| 37 | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) Oscars 2010 | Peter Pettigrew | 7.8 | |
| 38 | The Damned United (2009) | Peter Taylor | 6.7 | |
| 39 | From Time to Time (2009) | Boggis | 7.3 | |
| 40 | Appaloosa (2008) | Phil Olson | 6.6 | |
| 41 | Enchanted (2007) Oscars 2008 | Nathaniel | 7.1 | |
| 42 | Death Defying Acts (2007) | Sugarman | 4.5 | |
| 43 | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) | Peter Pettigrew (uncredited) | 7.7 | |
| 44 | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007) Oscars 2008 | Beadle | 7.3 | |
| 45 | A Room with a View (2007) | Mr Emerson | 5 | |
| 46 | Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman (2005) | Albert Pierrepoint | 9 | |
| 47 | Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) Oscars 2006 | Wormtail | 7.8 | |
| 48 | Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004) Oscars 2005 | Mr. Poe | 6.9 | |
| 49 | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) Top 100 by FilmGator | Peter Pettigrew | 8 | |
| 50 | The Last Samurai (2003) Oscars 2004 | Simon Graham | 7.6 | |
| 51 | My House in Umbria (2003) | Quinty | - | - |
| 52 | Nicholas Nickleby (2002) | Charles Cheeryble | 7.5 | |
| 53 | All or Nothing (2002) | Phil | 9 | |
| 54 | Intimacy (2001) | Andy, Claire's husband | 3 | |
| 55 | Vanilla Sky (2001) Oscars 2002 | Thomas Tipp | 6.6 | |
| 56 | Rock Star (2001) | Mats, Steel Dragon Road Manager | 6.6 | |
| 57 | Vacuuming Completely Nude in Paradise (2001) | Tommy Rag | - | - |
| 58 | Love's Labour's Lost (2000) | Armado | - | - |
| 59 | The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades (2000) | Cunningham | - | - |
| 60 | Chicken Run (2000) | Nick (voice) | 6.8 | |
| 61 | Vatel (2000) Oscars 2001 | Gourville | 7 | |
| 62 | Topsy-Turvy (1999) Oscars 2000 | Richard Temple (The Mikado) | - | - |
| 63 | Immortality (1998) | Inspector Healey | - | - |
| 64 | Still Crazy (1998) | David "Beano" Baggot | 7 | |
| 65 | Secrets & Lies (1996) | Maurice Purley | 7 | |
| 66 | Hamlet (1996) | Rosencrantz | 6.2 | |
| 67 | Life Is Sweet (1991) | Aubrey | 6 | |
| 68 | White Hunter, Black Heart (1990) | Hodkins | 5 | |
| 69 | Crusoe (1989) | Reverend Milne | - | - |
| 70 | Gothic (1987) | Dr. Polidori | 9 | |
| 71 | The Bride (1985) | Paulus | 8 | |
| 72 | The Missionary (1982) | Parswell | - | - |
| 73 | S.O.S. Titanic (1980) | Jim (uncredited) | - | - |
| 74 | Quadrophenia (1979) | Projectionist | 7 |
