
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, 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.
68Credits38 TV · 30 films
1970–2025Years activefirst to latest
10.0 Highest ratedThe Life Story of Baal
7.3 Average ratingacross 64 titles
Top TV shows 38best Timothy Spall shows
- 1Nice Day at the Office6 eps · 1994
- 2
Red DwarfAndy · 1 ep · 1988 - 3
The Modern World: Ten Great WritersPorfiry · 1 ep · 1988 - 4
Auf Wiedersehen, PetBarry Taylor · 38 eps · 1983 - 5
Our Mutual FriendMr Venus · 4 eps · 1998 - 6
Outside EdgeKevin Costello · 22 eps · 1994 - 7
The StreetEddie McEvoy · 18 eps · 2006 - 8
Frank Stubbs PromotesFrank Stubbs · 13 eps · 1993 - 9
The Syndicate5 eps · 2012 - 10
Wolf HallDuke of Norfolk · 5 eps · 2015 - 11
Fungus the BogeymanFungus · 3 eps · 2015 - 12
10 Minute TalesMan · 1 ep · 2009 - 13
Perpetual Grace LTDDonald DeLoash · 5 eps · 2019 - 14
SpenderRobert Cunningham · 1 ep · 1991 - 15
BlandingsClarence Threepwood, 9th Earl of Emsworth · 13 eps · 2013 - 16
Shooting the PastOswald Bates · 3 eps · 1999 - 17
Philip K. Dick's Electric DreamsEd Jacobson · 1 ep · 2017 - 18
PlayhouseShorty · 1 ep · 1974 - 19
BBC2 Play of the WeekWainwright · 1 ep · 1977 - 20
Murder Most HorridPathologist · 1 ep · 1991 - 21
The Sixth CommandmentPeter Farquhar · 4 eps · 2023 - 22
The Enfield HauntingMaurice Grosse · 3 eps · 2015 - 23
Summer of RocketsLord Arthur Wallington · 6 eps · 2019 - 24
Perfect StrangersIrving · 3 eps · 2001 - 25
Play for TodayGordon · 1 ep · 1970 - 26
Oliver TwistFagin · 5 eps · 2007 - 27
Death ValleyJohn Chapel · 12 eps · 2025 - 28
The Young Indiana Jones ChroniclesCunningham - Masseur · 1 ep · 1992 - 29
PerformanceJimmy Beales · 1 ep · 1991 - 30
The HungerSalesman · 1 ep · 1997 - 31
ScreenPlayFrancis Meeks · 1 ep · 1986 - 32
Hatton GardenTerry Perkins · 4 eps · 2019 - 33
British Film Forever1 ep · 2007 - 34
Bodily HarmMitchel Greenfield · 2 eps · 2002 - 35A Room with a ViewMr Emerson · 2 eps · 2008
- 36One Life1 ep · 2003
- 37The Danny Baker Show1 ep · 1994
- 38The Thing about VinceVince skinner · 1 ep · 2000
Top movies 30best Timothy Spall movies
- 1
The Life Story of BaalLupu · 1978 - 2
Turner: The Secret Sketchbooks2025 - 3
BrokeFrancis Meeks · 1991 - 4
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2Peter Pettigrew · 2011 - 5
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of AzkabanPeter Pettigrew · 2004 · Adventure - 6
Journey's EndLt. Trotter · 1988 - 7The Three SistersAndrei · 1981
- 8
CherishedTerry Cannings · 2005 - 9
Mysterious CreaturesBill Ainscow · 2006 - 10NonaChico · 1991
- 11
Harry Potter and the Goblet of FireWormtail · 2005 - 12
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1Peter Pettigrew · 2010 - 13
The King's SpeechWinston Churchill · 2010 · Drama - 14
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood PrincePeter Pettigrew · 2009 - 15
Harry Potter and the Order of the PhoenixPeter Pettigrew (uncredited) · 2007 - 16
Desert FlowerTerry Donaldson · 2009 - 17
The Last SamuraiSimon Graham · 2003 · Drama - 18
Secrets & LiesMaurice Purley · 1996 - 19Mr Harvey Lights a CandleMalcolm Harvey · 2005
- 20
Teenage Tourettes CampNarrator · 2006 - 21
HamletRosencrantz · 1996 - 22
The Damned UnitedPeter Taylor · 2009 - 23
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet StreetBeadle · 2007 · Drama - 24
Pierrepoint: The Last HangmanAlbert Pierrepoint · 2005 - 25
EnchantedNathaniel · 2007 · Comedy - 26
Chicken RunNick (voice) · 2000 · Animation - 27
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate EventsMr. Poe · 2004 · Adventure - 28
Vanilla SkyThomas Tipp · 2001 · Mystery - 29
Alice in WonderlandBayard Hamar / Bloodhound (voice) · 2010 · Family - 30
Alice Through the Looking GlassBayard Hamar / Bloodhound (voice) · 2016 · Adventure