English actor Timothy Spall OBE (born 27 February 1957) has made over 100 appearances in film and television.[1] Having made his cinematic debut in the 1979 film Quadrophenia, Spall first rose to fame for playing boring Barry Spencer Taylor in the comedy-drama Auf Wiedersehen, Pet (1983–2004), a role that won him popularity and critical praise. He has gone on to become an acclaimed Hollywood actor featuring in numerous cinematic roles, among them the starring role of Maurice Purley in Secrets & Lies (1996), for which he received nominations for a BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role and a London Film Critics Circle Award for Actor of the Year.
Film
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edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | The Cherry Orchard | Epikhodov | Television film |
| The Three Sisters | Andrei | ||
| 1982 | Home Sweet Home | Gordon Leach | |
| Oliver Twist | 1st Constable | ||
| 1983–2004 | Auf Wiedersehen, Pet | Barry Spencer Taylor | 40 episodes |
| 1987 | The Nihilist's Double Vision | Nick Watts | Television film |
| 1988 | Journey's End | 2nd Lt Trotter | |
| The Modern World: Ten Great Writers | Porfiry | Episode: "Fyodor Dostoyevsky's 'Crime and Punishment'" | |
| 1990 | The Tale of Little Pig Robinson | Pig Robinson | Television film |
| Stolen | Donald Caudell | 2 episodes | |
| 1991 | Boon | Bill Webster | Episode: "Pillow Talk" |
| Murder Most Horrid | Pathologist | Episode "The Case of the Missingdre" | |
| 1991–92 | Screenplay | Derek / Francis Meeks | 2 episodes |
| Performance | Jimmy Beales / Chico | ||
| 1992 | Red Dwarf | Andy | Episode "Back to Reality" |
| 1992–93 | The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles | Cunningham, Masseur | 2 episodes |
| 1993–94 | Frank Stubbs Promotes | Frank Stubbs | 13 episodes |
| 1993 | Tracey Ullman: A Class Act | Television special | |
| Without Walls | Margaret Rutherford | Episode: "For One Night Only: Margaret Rutherford" | |
| Rab C. Nesbitt | Cell Mate | Episode: "Cell" | |
| Spender | Robert Cunningham | Episode: "Retreat" | |
| 1994 | Nice Day at the Office | Phil Bachelor | 6 episodes |
| 1994–96 | Outside Edge | Kevin Costello | 22 episodes |
| 1997 | The Hunger | Salesman | Episode: "The Swords" |
| 1998 | Neville's Island | Gordon | Television film |
| Our Mutual Friend | Mr. Venus | 4 episodes | |
| 1999 | Shooting the Past | Oswald Bates | 3 episodes |
| 2000 | ChuckleVision | Hot Dog Man | |
| The Thing About Vince | Vince Skinner | Miniseries; 3 episodes | |
| 2001 | Perfect Strangers | Irving | 3 episodes |
| Ivor the Invisible | Dad | Television film | |
| Vacuuming Completely Nude in Paradise | Tommy Rag | BBC Television movie | |
| 2002 | Bodily Harm | Mitchel Greenfield | 2 episodes |
| 2003 | My House in Umbria | Quinty | Television film |
| 2005 | Cherished | Terry Cannings | |
| Mr. Harvey Lights a Candle | Mr. Harvey | ||
| 2006 | Mysterious Creatures | Bill Ainscow | |
| 2006–09 | The Street | Eddie McEvoy | 9 episodes |
| 2007 | A Room with a View | Mr. Emerson | Television film |
| Oliver Twist | Fagin | Miniseries | |
| 2009 | Gunrush | Doug Beckett | Television film |
| The Fattest Man in Britain | Georgie Godwin | ||
| 2010–12 | Timothy Spall: ...at Sea | Himself | BBC Four miniseries |
| 2012 | The Syndicate | Bob Davies | 5-part drama series |
| Sinbad | Anicetus / Death | Episode: "Old Man of the Sea" | |
| Room on the Broom | Dragon | Voice; TV short film | |
| 2013 | Gibraltar: Britain in the Sun | Narrator | Voice; Channel 5 Docu-series |
| 2013–14 | Blandings | Lord Clarence Emsworth | 13 episodes |
| 2015 | The Enfield Haunting | Maurice Grosse | 3 episodes |
| Fungus the Bogeyman | Fungus | 3-part series | |
| Me and My Guide Dog | Narrator | Voice; documentary film | |
| Cider with Rosie | Laurie Lee | Voice; Television film | |
| 2017 | Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams | Ed Jacobson | Episode: "The Commuter" |
| 2019 | Hatton Garden | Terry Perkins | 4 episodes |
| Summer of Rockets | Lord Arthur Wallington | Miniseries; 6 episodes | |
| Perpetual Grace, LTD | Donny | Recurring role; 5 episodes | |
| 2023 | The Sixth Commandment | Peter Farquhar | 4-part drama series[7] |
| 2024 | Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light | Duke of Norfolk | Miniseries |
| TBA | Death Valley | John Chapel | Upcoming series[8] |
Video games
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories | Barry Mickelthwaite |
References
edit- ^ "Timothy Spall - Filmography". TalkTalk TV.
- ^ "Early Man cast and crew credits". British Comedy Guide.
- ^ "MRS Lowry & Son (2019)". IMDb.
- ^ Comiskey, Noeleen (2019-12-16). "Phenomenal director Daniel Graham (Opus Zero starring Willem Dafoe) sent me this beautiful still of the wonderful @ali_cook & I from #featurefilm The Obscure Life of the Grand Duke of Corsica starring Timothy Spall & Peter Stormare. Cant wait for you to see it. #grateful #pic.twitter.com/15YcqLcIY8". @NoeleenComiskey. Retrieved 2019-12-22.
- ^ "The Last Bus: Timothy Spall film gives teen busker big break". BBC News Scotland. 23 August 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ Lynskey, Dorian (2024-02-23). "Timothy Spall: 'There's nothing wrong with having sympathy for appalling people'". inews.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-05-10.
- ^ "Timothy Spall, Anne Reid, Éanna Hardwicke, Annabel Scholey and Sheila Hancock lead cast of BBC One factual drama, The Sixth Commandment". bbc.co.uk/mediacentre. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- ^ "BAFTA winner Timothy Spall leads cast for new murder mystery comedy drama Death Valley". bbc.co.uk/mediacentre. Retrieved 21 May 2024.