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Timothy Spall

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, h... more

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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(2011)
Adventure, Fantasy
Harry, Ron and Hermione continue their quest to vanquish the evil Voldemort once and for all. Just as things begin to look hopeless for the young wizards, Harry discovers a trio of magical objects that endow him with powers to rival Voldemort's formidable skills.
Runtime:
130 min
Director:
David Yates
Cast:
Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Alan Rickman, Maggie Smith
8.1
96%
85
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The King's Speech
(2010)
Drama, History
The King's Speech tells the story of the man who became King George VI, the father of Queen Elizabeth II. After his brother abdicates, George ('Bertie') reluctantly assumes the throne. Plagued by a dreaded stutter and considered unfit to be king, Bertie engages the help of an unorthodox speech therapist named Lionel Logue. Through a se...
Runtime:
118 min
Director:
Tom Hooper
Cast:
Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham Carter, Guy Pearce, Timothy Spall
8.0
94%
88
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
(2004)
Adventure, Fantasy
Year three at Hogwarts means new fun and challenges as Harry learns the delicate art of approaching a Hippogriff, transforming shape-shifting Boggarts into hilarity and even turning back time. But the term also brings danger: soul-sucking Dementors hover over the school, an ally of the accursed He-Who-Cannot-Be-Named lurks within the c...
Runtime:
141 min
Director:
Alfonso Cuarón
Cast:
Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Gary Oldman, Michael Gambon
7.9
90%
82
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
(2005)
Adventure, Family, Fantasy
When Harry Potter's name emerges from the Goblet of Fire, he becomes a competitor in a grueling battle for glory among three wizarding schools—the Triwizard Tournament. But since Harry never submitted his name for the Tournament, who did? Now Harry must confront a deadly dragon, fierce water demons and an enchanted maze only to find hi...
Runtime:
157 min
Director:
Mike Newell
Cast:
Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Ralph Fiennes, Michael Gambon
7.7
88%
81
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
(2010)
Adventure, Fantasy
Harry, Ron and Hermione walk away from their last year at Hogwarts to find and destroy the remaining Horcruxes, putting an end to Voldemort's bid for immortality. But with Harry's beloved Dumbledore dead and Voldemort's unscrupulous Death Eaters on the loose, the world is more dangerous than ever.
Runtime:
146 min
Director:
David Yates
Cast:
Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Helena Bonham Carter, Alan Rickman
7.7
77%
65
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The Last Samurai
(2003)
Action, Drama, History, War
Nathan Algren is an American hired to instruct the Japanese army in the ways of modern warfare, which finds him learning to respect the samurai and the honorable principles that rule them. Pressed to destroy the samurai's way of life in the name of modernization and open trade, Algren decides to become an ultimate warrior himself and t...
Runtime:
154 min
Director:
Edward Zwick
Cast:
Tom Cruise, Tom Cruise, Ken Watanabe, William Atherton, Chad Lindberg
7.7
66%
55
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
(2009)
Adventure, Fantasy
As Lord Voldemort tightens his grip on both the Muggle and wizarding worlds, Hogwarts is no longer a safe haven. Harry suspects perils may even lie within the castle, but Dumbledore is more intent upon preparing him for the final battle fast approaching. Together they work to find the key to unlock Voldemorts defenses and to this end, ...
Runtime:
153 min
Director:
David Yates
Cast:
Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Tom Felton, Jim Broadbent
7.6
84%
78
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
(2007)
Adventure, Fantasy, Mystery
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Runtime:
138 min
Director:
David Yates
Cast:
Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Michael Gambon, Ralph Fiennes
7.5
78%
71
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Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
(2007)
Drama, Horror
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Runtime:
116 min
Director:
Tim Burton
Cast:
Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Alan Rickman, Timothy Spall, Sacha Baron Cohen
7.3
86%
83
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Enchanted
(2007)
Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Romance
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Runtime:
107 min
Director:
Kevin Lima
Cast:
Patrick Dempsey, Amy Adams, James Marsden, Timothy Spall, Rachel Covey
7.0
93%
75
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Chicken Run
(2000)
Animation, Comedy, Family
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Runtime:
84 min
Director:
Nick Park, Peter Lord
Cast:
Mel Gibson, Mel Gibson, Julia Sawalha, Miranda Richardson, Phil Daniels
7.0
97%
88
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Vanilla Sky
(2001)
Fantasy, Romance, Science Fiction, Thriller
David Aames has it all: wealth, good looks and gorgeous women on his arm. But just as he begins falling for the warmhearted Sofia, his face is horribly disfigured in a car accident. That's just the beginning of his troubles as the lines between illusion and reality, between life and death, are blurred.
Runtime:
136 min
Director:
Cameron Crowe
Cast:
Tom Cruise, Penélope Cruz, Cameron Diaz, Cameron Diaz, Kurt Russell
6.9
42%
45
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Secrets & Lies
(1996)
Drama
With both her adoptive parents now dead, a black optometrist decides to make contact with her birth mother, but is shocked to find out that she is white.
Runtime:
142 min
Director:
Mike Leigh
Cast:
Timothy Spall, Phyllis Logan, Brenda Blethyn, Claire Rushbrook, Marianne Jean-Baptiste
8.0
95%
91
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Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
(2004)
Adventure, Comedy, Family
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Runtime:
108 min
Director:
Brad Silberling
Cast:
Jim Carrey, Meryl Streep, Liam Aiken, Jude Law, Jim Carrey
6.8
72%
62
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Hamlet
(1996)
Drama
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, returns home to find his father murdered and his mother now marrying the murderer... his uncle. Meanwhile, war is brewing.
Runtime:
242 min
Director:
Kenneth Branagh
Cast:
Kenneth Branagh, Derek Jacobi, Julie Christie, Richard Briers, Kate Winslet
7.7
95%
N/A
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The Damned United
(2009)
Drama
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Runtime:
97 min
Director:
Tom Hooper
Cast:
Michael Sheen, Colm Meaney, Timothy Spall, Jim Broadbent, Giles Alderson
7.5
92%
81
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Alice in Wonderland
(2010)
Adventure, Family, Fantasy
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Runtime:
108 min
Director:
Tim Burton
Cast:
Mia Wasikowska, Johnny Depp, Anne Hathaway, Helena Bonham Carter, Crispin Glover
6.4
51%
53
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Appaloosa
(2008)
Crime, Drama, Western
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Runtime:
115 min
Director:
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Cast:
Viggo Mortensen, Ed Harris, Renée Zellweger, Jeremy Irons, Timothy Spall
6.7
76%
64
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Upside Down
(2012)
Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Science Fiction
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Runtime:
104 min
Director:
Juan Diego Solanas
Cast:
Kirsten Dunst, Jim Sturgess, Timothy Spall, James Kidnie, Heidi Hawkins
6.4
27%
45
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Rock Star
(2001)
Comedy, Drama, Music
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Runtime:
105 min
Director:
Stephen Herek
Cast:
Mark Wahlberg, Jennifer Aniston, Jason Flemyng, Dominic West, Jason Bonham
6.3
N/A
54
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Quadrophenia
(1979)
Drama, Music
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Runtime:
120 min
Director:
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Cast:
Phil Daniels, Leslie Ash, Phil Davis, Mark Wingett, Timothy Spall
7.3
100%
79
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Mr. Turner
(2014)
Drama, History
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Runtime:
150 min
Director:
Mike Leigh
Cast:
Timothy Spall, Roger Ashton-Griffiths, Jamie Thomas King, Lesley Manville, Lee Ingleby
6.8
97%
94
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All or Nothing
(2002)
Comedy, Drama
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Runtime:
128 min
Director:
Mike Leigh
Cast:
James Corden, Timothy Spall, Ruth Sheen, Lesley Manville, Sally Hawkins
7.5
82%
72
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Topsy-Turvy
(1999)
Comedy, Drama, History, Music
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Runtime:
160 min
Director:
Mike Leigh
Cast:
Allan Corduner, Jim Broadbent, Timothy Spall, Dexter Fletcher, Shirley Henderson
7.4
89%
90
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Desert Flower
(2009)
Drama
The autobiography of a Somalian nomad who was sold in marriage at 13, fled from Africa a while later to become finally an American supermodel and is now at the age of 38, the UN spokeswoman against female genital mutilation.
Runtime:
120 min
Director:
Sherry Hormann
Cast:
Liya Kebede, Sally Hawkins, Craig Parkinson, Meera Syal, Anthony Mackie
7.4
50%
54
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The Sheltering Sky
(1990)
Adventure, Drama, Romance
An American couple drift toward emptiness in postwar North Africa.
Runtime:
138 min
Director:
Bernardo Bertolucci
Cast:
Debra Winger, Debra Winger, John Malkovich, John Malkovich, Campbell Scott
6.8
50%
N/A
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Nicholas Nickleby
(2002)
Action, Adventure, Drama, Family
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Runtime:
132 min
Director:
Douglas McGrath
Cast:
Charlie Hunnam, Nathan Lane, Jim Broadbent, Christopher Plummer, Jamie Bell
7.2
77%
71
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The Party
(2017)
Comedy, Drama
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Runtime:
71 min
Cast:
Timothy Spall, Kristin Scott Thomas, Patricia Clarkson, Bruno Ganz, Cherry Jones
6.6
N/A
73
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Early Man
(2018)
Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family
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Runtime:
89 min
Cast:
Eddie Redmayne, Tom Hiddleston, Maisie Williams, Timothy Spall, Richard Ayoade
6.1
81%
68
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Denial
(2016)
Drama, History
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Runtime:
109 min
Director:
Mick Jackson
Cast:
Rachel Weisz, Andrew Scott, Timothy Spall, Tom Wilkinson, Mark Gatiss
6.6
83%
63
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Life Is Sweet
(1990)
Comedy, Drama
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Runtime:
103 min
Director:
Mike Leigh
Cast:
Alison Steadman, Jim Broadbent, Claire Skinner, Jane Horrocks, Stephen Rea
7.5
100%
88
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Still Crazy
(1998)
Comedy, Music
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Runtime:
92 min
Director:
Brian Gibson
Cast:
Stephen Rea, Billy Connolly, Jimmy Nail, Bill Nighy, Timothy Spall
7.0
73%
N/A
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Intimacy
(2001)
Drama, Romance
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Runtime:
119 min
Director:
Patrice Chéreau
Cast:
Mark Rylance, Kerry Fox, Timothy Spall, Alastair Galbraith, Marianne Faithfull
6.1
66%
69
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Vatel
(2000)
Drama, History, Romance
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Runtime:
125 min
Director:
Roland Joffé
Cast:
Gérard Depardieu, Uma Thurman, Tim Roth, Timothy Spall, Julian Glover
6.6
31%
44
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Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman
(2005)
Drama, History
Following in his father's footsteps, Albert Pierrepoint becomes one of Britain's most prolific executioners, hiding his identity as a grocery deliveryman. But when his ambition to be the best inadvertently exposes his gruesome secret, he becomes a minor celebrity & faces a public outcry against the practice of hanging. Based on tru...
Runtime:
98 min
Director:
Adrian Shergold
Cast:
Timothy Spall, Juliet Stevenson, Eddie Marsan, Simon Armstrong, Ann Bell
7.4
80%
68
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Ginger & Rosa
(2012)
Drama
A look at the lives of two teenage girls - inseparable friends Ginger and Rosa -- growing up in 1960s London as the Cuban Missile Crisis looms, and the pivotal event the comes to redefine their relationship.
Runtime:
89 min
Director:
Sally Potter
Cast:
Elle Fanning, Alice Englert, Christina Hendricks, Alessandro Nivola, Timothy Spall
6.3
80%
69
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Heartless
(2009)
Drama, Horror, Thriller
The story follows Jamie, a troubled young man with a birthmark on his face, which has left him feeling isolated and fearful, hiding from the world outside. He lives in the East End of London, an area notorious for its violent hooded gangs. According to news reports, the gangs are now wearing demon masks. But, one night, Jamie discovers...
Runtime:
114 min
Director:
Philip Ridley
Cast:
Jim Sturgess, Noel Clarke, Eddie Marsan, Luke Treadaway, Timothy Spall
6.0
75%
58
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Death Defying Acts
(2007)
Drama, Romance
On a tour of Britain in 1926, Harry Houdini enters into a passionate affair with a psychic out to con the famous magician.
Runtime:
97 min
Director:
Gillian Armstrong
Cast:
Catherine Zeta-Jones, Guy Pearce, Timothy Spall, Saoirse Ronan, Malcolm Shields
5.8
42%
48
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Away
(2016)
Drama
A story set in the north English seaside town of Blackpool and centered on two kindred spirits who form an unlikely friendship.
Runtime:
110 min
Director:
David Blair
Cast:
Timothy Spall, Juno Temple, Matt Ryan
8.4
N/A
N/A
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The Wisdom of Crocodiles
(1998)
Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A vampire in London is searching for the ideal woman to 'redeem' him.
Runtime:
98 min
Director:
Po-Chih Leong
Cast:
Jude Law, Elina Löwensohn, Timothy Spall, Jack Davenport, Kerry Fox
6.2
47%
58