1. Rafe Spall appeared in the Men in Black spin-off film Men in Black: International.
18 Facts About Rafe Spall
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Since May 2020, Rafe Spall has starred in the Apple TV+ comedy series Trying.
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Rafe Joseph Spall was born on 10 March 1983 at 12 Dunstan's Road in East Dulwich, London, the second of three children of Shane and actor Timothy Spall.
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Rafe Spall's father was diagnosed with myeloid leukaemia when Rafe was 14, and spent the next 18 months in treatment.
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Rafe Spall was overweight as a teen, which he calls a "painful" experience.
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Rafe Spall failed to get into his chosen drama schools, such as RADA, at 17, but worked anyway.
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Rafe Spall has frequently collaborated with Edgar Wright, appearing in his films Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz and The World's End alongside Simon Pegg and Nick Frost.
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Rafe Spall was featured in Wright's segment in the 2007 Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez film Grindhouse.
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In 2007, Rafe Spall performed for the first time with his father in the ITV adaptation of A Room with a View playing father and son.
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In 2011, Rafe Spall starred in the romantic tragedy film One Day opposite Anne Hathaway.
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In 2012, Rafe Spall portrayed Canadian author Yann Martel in the Academy Award-winning drama film Life of Pi, directed by Ang Lee.
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In 2014, Rafe Spall appeared in the coming-of-age drama X+Y, alongside Asa Butterfield and Sally Hawkins, and the seasonal family comedy Get Santa.
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Also that year, Rafe Spall played Harry Price in Harry Price: Ghost Hunter, ITV's adaptation of Neil Spring's debut novel, The Ghost Hunters.
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Since 2020, Rafe Spall has a leading role in the Apple TV+ comedy series Trying, opposite Esther Smith and Imelda Staunton.
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Rafe Spall played DS Bailey in the 2020 BBC drama The Salisbury Poisonings.
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Rafe Spall says he has always struggled with his weight, going up to 18 stone, but said that he was given so many character parts that he attempted to slim down, losing over 5st.
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In February 2008, Rafe Spall met actress Elize du Toit; they were married on 14 August 2010 and lived in West Kensington, London.
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The marriage ended in 2021 and Rafe Spall is in a relationship with Trying co-star Esther Smith, who as of May 2024 is pregnant with their first child.