Rafe Spall

Biography

Rafe Spall is an English actor who began performing after joining the National Youth Theatre at 15. Born in East Dulwich, London, he built a screen career with parts in The Calcium Kid (2004), Green Street (2005), and Kidulthood (2006), and collaborated frequently with Edgar Wright on Shaun of the Dead (2004), Hot Fuzz (2007), and The World's End. He starred opposite Anne Hathaway in the romantic tragedy One Day (2011), took the role of Yann Martel in Life of Pi (2012), the Academy Award-winning drama, and played the newlywed husband in the comedy I Give It a Year (2013). His other films include Swallows and Amazons (2016), The Ritual (2017), Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018), Men in Black: International (2019), and Just Mercy (2019). On television, he headlined Pete versus Life as Pete Griffiths from 2010 to 2011, appeared in The Shadow Line and Black Mirror, and has starred in the Apple TV+ comedy Trying since 2020.

43years old

Turns 44 on March 10in 146 days

Born March 10, 1983East Dulwich
Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20
Rafe Joseph Spall (birth name)

Movie Career

Films: 26
Career span: 21 years2004 to 2025

Genres

Drama50%, 13 films
Comedy38%, 10 films
Adventure31%, 8 films
Romance23%, 6 films
Action19%, 5 films

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Early training
Spall attended Haberdashers' Aske's Hatcham College, where his grades were poor, and he left to act, joining the National Youth Theatre at 15. At 17 he was rejected by drama schools he wanted, including RADA, yet he worked anyway.

Rafe Spall movies on Netflix

William Tell2025IMDb rating 5.7as Stauffacher
Long Story Short2021IMDb rating 6.6as Teddy
Denmark2019IMDb rating 6.2as Herb
Just Mercy2019IMDb rating 7.6as Tommy Champan
Men in Black: International2019IMDb rating 5.6as Agent C
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom2018IMDb rating 6.2as Eli Mills
The Ritual2017IMDb rating 6.4as Luke
Mum's List2016IMDb rating 6.5as Singe
Swallows and Amazons2016IMDb rating 6.2as Jim Turner
The BFG2016IMDb rating 6.3as Mr. Tibbs
A Brilliant Young Mind2014IMDb rating 7.1as Martin Humphreys
Get Santa2014IMDb rating 6.3as Steve
I Give It a Year2013IMDb rating 5.7as Josh
What If2013IMDb rating 6.8as Ben
Life of Pi2012IMDb rating 7.9as Writer
Prometheus2012IMDb rating 7.0as Millburn
Anonymous2011IMDb rating 6.8as William Shakespeare
One Day2011IMDb rating 7.0as Ian
Hot Fuzz2007IMDb rating 7.8as DC Andy Cartwright
A Good Year2006IMDb rating 6.9as Kenny
Dracula2006IMDb rating 5.2as Jonathan Harker
Kidulthood2006IMDb rating 6.7as Lenny
The Last Drop2006IMDb rating 4.5as Pvt. David Wellings
Green Street Hooligans2005IMDb rating 7.4as Swill
Shaun of the Dead2004IMDb rating 7.8as Noel
The Calcium Kid2004IMDb rating 5.6as Stan Parlour

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom2018 Action, Adventure, Sci-Fias Eli Mills
IMDb rating 6.2388K votes
Hot Fuzz2007 Action, Comedyas DC Andy Cartwright
IMDb rating 7.8573K votes
The Ritual2017as Luke
IMDb rating 6.4148K votes
Prometheus2012as Millburn
IMDb rating 7.0707K votes
One Day2011as Ian
IMDb rating 7.0181K votes
Life of Pi2012as Writer
IMDb rating 7.9706K votes
Men in Black: International2019as Agent C
IMDb rating 5.6163K votes
I Give It a Year2013as Josh
IMDb rating 5.741K votes

Most often with

Edgar Wright directed two of these films, Ridley Scott two. Fourteen actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Jim Broadbent

Bill Nighy

Simon Pegg

Martin Freeman

Nick Frost

Olivia Colman

Edgar WrightDirector, 2 films

Ridley ScottDirector, 2 films

Films together

Jim Broadbent2 films together, 2007 to 2014
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- Get Santa2014IMDb rating 6.3Spall as SteveBroadbent as Santa Claus
- Hot Fuzz2007IMDb rating 7.8Spall as DC Andy CartwrightBroadbent as Inspector Frank Butterman
Bill Nighy2 films together, 2004 to 2007
Bill Nighy's page
- Hot Fuzz2007IMDb rating 7.8Spall as DC Andy CartwrightNighy as Met Chief Inspector
- Shaun of the Dead2004IMDb rating 7.8Spall as NoelNighy as Phillip
Simon Pegg2 films together, 2004 to 2007
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- Hot Fuzz2007IMDb rating 7.8Spall as DC Andy CartwrightPegg as Nicholas Angel
- Shaun of the Dead2004IMDb rating 7.8Spall as NoelPegg as Shaun
Martin Freeman2 films together, 2004 to 2007
Martin Freeman's page
- Hot Fuzz2007IMDb rating 7.8Spall as DC Andy CartwrightFreeman as Met Sergeant
- Shaun of the Dead2004IMDb rating 7.8Spall as NoelFreeman as Declan
Nick Frost2 films together, 2004 to 2007
Nick Frost's page
- Hot Fuzz2007IMDb rating 7.8Spall as DC Andy CartwrightFrost as PC Danny Butterman
- Shaun of the Dead2004IMDb rating 7.8Spall as NoelFrost as Ed
Olivia Colman2 films together, 2007 to 2013
Olivia Colman's page
- I Give It a Year2013IMDb rating 5.7Spall as JoshColman as Linda
- Hot Fuzz2007IMDb rating 7.8Spall as DC Andy CartwrightColman as PC Doris Thatcher
Edgar WrightDirector, 2 films, 2004 to 2007
All films by Edgar Wright
- Hot Fuzz2007IMDb rating 7.8Spall as DC Andy Cartwright
- Shaun of the Dead2004IMDb rating 7.8Spall as Noel
Ridley ScottDirector, 2 films, 2006 to 2012
All films by Ridley Scott
- Prometheus2012IMDb rating 7.0Spall as Millburn
- A Good Year2006IMDb rating 6.9Spall as Kenny
Also two films together8 more actors
- Penelope WiltonThe BFG (2016) and Shaun of the Dead (2004)
- Mark RylanceThe BFG (2016) and Anonymous (2011)
- Jessica HynesSwallows and Amazons (2016) and Shaun of the Dead (2004)
- Jodie WhittakerGet Santa (2014) and One Day (2011)
- Marc WarrenDracula (2006) and Green Street Hooligans (2005)
- Steve SpeirsDenmark (2019) and The Last Drop (2006)
- Robert EmmsJurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018) and Anonymous (2011)
- Tim KeyI Give It a Year (2013) and One Day (2011)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.