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Timothy Spall

Timothy Spall

77 movies on Netflix

Biography

Timothy Spall is an English actor known for character roles. Born in London, he trained through the National Youth Theatre and RADA, graduating in 1978. He started in theater with Birmingham Rep and the Royal Shakespeare Company. His film debut was Quadrophenia (1979), and he went on to act in six Mike Leigh films, among them Mr. Turner (2014), Secrets & Lies (1996), Topsy-Turvy (1999), All or Nothing (2002) and Life Is Sweet (1991). For Mr. Turner he won the Cannes Film Festival's best actor prize, and he earned BAFTA nominations for Secrets & Lies and Topsy-Turvy. Credits include The Last Samurai (2003), Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007), The King's Speech (2010), Denial (2016), The Party (2017) and Spencer (2021). He provided the voice of Nick the rat in Chicken Run (2000). He also played Peter Pettigrew in five Harry Potter films. On television he won a 2024 BAFTA TV Award for The Sixth Commandment.

69years old

Turns 70 on February 27in 132 days

  • Born London
  • Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20
  • Timothy Leonard Spall (birth name)

Movie Career

Films
77
Career span
46 years1979 to 2025

Genres

First and latest

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  1. First role

    Spall decided to act at 16 after playing the lion in a school production of The Wizard of Oz, when the laughter on stage made him want to do it again and again.

  2. Beyond film

    Spall sang lead vocals on "The Devil is an Englishman" for Ken Russell's 1986 film Gothic, in which he also played John William Polidori.

  3. Behind the award

    Spall's role as J. M. W. Turner in Mike Leigh's Mr. Turner won him the Best Actor Award at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival, and the part inspired him to take up painting.

Timothy Spall movies on Netflix

Best known for

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

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  1. The Last Samurai2003 Action, Drama, Historyas Simon Graham

    IMDb rating 7.8510K votes

  2. The King's Speech2010 Biography, Drama, Historyas Winston Churchill

    IMDb rating 8.0737K votes

  3. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street2007as Beadle

    IMDb rating 7.3409K votes

  4. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban2004as Peter Pettigrew

    IMDb rating 7.9779K votes

  5. Enchanted2007as Nathaniel

    IMDb rating 7.1227K votes

  6. Spencer2021as Major Alistar Gregory

    IMDb rating 6.583K votes

  7. Vanilla Sky2001as Thomas Tipp

    IMDb rating 6.9312K votes

  8. Upside Down2012as Bob Boruchowitz

    IMDb rating 6.376K votes

Most often with

Mike Leigh directed five of these films, Richard Loncraine three and Tim Burton two. Three actors appear in five 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, 5 films togetherSee the 5 films with Jim BroadbentHelena Bonham Carter, 5 films togetherSee the 5 films with Helena Bonham CarterAlan Rickman, 5 films togetherSee the 5 films with Alan RickmanMichael Gambon, 4 films togetherSee the 4 films with Michael GambonLesley Manville, 4 films togetherSee the 4 films with Lesley ManvillePhil Daniels, 4 films togetherSee the 4 films with Phil DanielsMike LeighDirector, 5 filmsSee the 5 films by Mike LeighRichard LoncraineDirector, 3 filmsSee the 3 films by Richard LoncraineTim BurtonDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Tim Burton

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Box office

What Timothy Spall's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$6.2 billion

47 of the 77 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 77 films: 47 worldwide figure; 6 us gross only; 6 never in cinemas; 1 streaming, short cinema run; 17 figure not found.

  • 47Worldwide figure
  • 6US gross only
  • 6Never in cinemas
  • 1Streaming, short cinema run
  • 17Figure not found

Top grosser

Alice in Wonderland2010as Bayard (voice)$1.0 billion

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 83% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Alice in Wonderland2010as Bayard (voice)
    $1.0B16.4% of the total
  2. 2
    Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince2009as Wormtail
    $934M15.0% of the total
  3. 3
    Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire2005as Wormtail (Peter Pettigrew)
    $896M14.3% of the total
  4. 4
    Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban2004as Peter Pettigrew
    $790M12.6% of the total
  5. 5
    The Last Samurai2003as Simon Graham
    $457M7.3% of the total
  6. 6
    The King's Speech2010as Winston Churchill
    $414M6.6% of the total
  7. 7
    Enchanted2007as Nathaniel
    $340M5.5% of the total
  8. 8
    Alice Through the Looking Glass2016as Bayard (voice)
    $299M4.8% of the total
Chicken Run (2000), $225 millionLemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004), $209 millionVanilla Sky (2001), $203 millionSweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007), $153 millionEarly Man (2018), $53.4 millionWicked Little Letters (2024), $27.2 millionSpencer (2021), $25.2 millionUpside Down (2012), $22.2 millionMr. Turner (2014), $22.2 millionAppaloosa (2008), $20.2 millionRock Star (2001), $19.3 millionFinding Your Feet (2017), $15.5 millionDesert Flower (2009), $14.7 millionSecrets & Lies (1996), $13.4 millionDeath Defying Acts (2007), $8.4 millionDenial (2016), $8.0 million

$1.1 billionfrom the other 39 films with a worldwide figure, 17% of the total

Awards

Two awards and honors.

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Timothy Spall's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Other honors
2014European Film Award for Best ActorMr. TurnerWon
Officer of the Order of the British EmpireWon

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