1. Timothy Spall gained recognition for his character actor roles on stage and screen.
27 Facts About Timothy Spall
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Timothy Spall has acted in films such as Hamlet, Still Crazy, Nicholas Nickleby, The Last Samurai, Enchanted, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, The Damned United, The King's Speech, Ginger and Rosa, Denial, The Party, and Spencer.
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On television, Timothy Spall played Barry Spencer Taylor in the ITV comedy drama series Auf Wiedersehen, Pet and Lord Arthur Wallington in the BBC Cold War drama Summer of Rockets.
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Timothy Spall won the 2024 International Emmy Awards and BAFTA TV Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, for his performance as Peter Farquhar in The Sixth Commandment.
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Timothy Spall, the third of four sons, was born on 27 February 1957 in Battersea, London.
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Timothy Spall's mother, Sylvia R, was a hairdresser, and his father, Joseph L Spall, was a postal worker.
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Timothy Spall initially made his mark in theatre performing in productions for Birmingham Rep, including the UK premier of Arnold Wesker's The Merchant, and, later, the Royal Shakespeare Company, including The Merry Wives of Windsor, Three Sisters, Nicholas Nickleby and The Knight of the Burning Pestle.
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At The National Theatre Timothy Spall played the Dauphin in George Bernard Shaw's St Joan.
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Timothy Spall performed as Peter Pettigrew in the Harry Potter film series.
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In 1993, Spall was a guest in the Scottish comedy series Rab C Nesbitt.
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Timothy Spall played Inspector Truscott in a 1997 Radio 3 broadcast of Loot by Orton, repeated in 2017.
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Timothy Spall was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 2000 New Year Honours.
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Timothy Spall performed lead vocals on the song "The Devil is an Englishman" from the Ken Russell film Gothic, in which Timothy Spall portrayed John William Polidori.
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Timothy Spall played the starring role of Albert Pierrepoint in the 2005 film Pierrepoint, which was released as The Last Hangman in the United States.
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Timothy Spall starred as Georgie Godwin in a one-off television drama The Fattest Man in Britain on ITV1 which aired on 20 December 2009.
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Timothy Spall reprised the role at the 2012 Summer Olympics closing ceremony.
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In 2012, Timothy Spall filmed Wasteland, with actors Matthew Lewis and Vanessa Kirby.
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Also in 2012 Timothy Spall played Charlie Morgan in the edgy film Comes a Bright Day.
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Timothy Spall has mentioned that this role is his personal favourite as it inspired him to take on painting.
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In 2016, Timothy Spall portrayed Holocaust denier David Irving in the film Denial, directed by Mick Jackson.
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From 29 March to 14 May 2016, Timothy Spall played the title role of Davies in Harold Pinter's play The Caretaker, directed by Matthew Warchus at the Old Vic theatre in London opposite George MacKay and Daniel Mays.
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Timothy Spall went on to play Major Alistair Gregory in the acclaimed dramatic film Spencer.
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Timothy Spall shared several psychologically charged scenes with Kristen Stewart who portrayed Princess Diana.
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Timothy Spall received the 2024 BAFTA TV Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, for his performance as Peter Farquhar in the BBC's true life drama series The Sixth Commandment, which aired in 2023.
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Timothy Spall and his wife Shane have three children including Rafe, who is an actor.
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In 1996, Timothy Spall was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia, but has since been in remission.
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Timothy Spall is the owner of a Dutch barge, in which he and his wife sailed around the British Isles as part of a BBC Four TV series Timothy Spall: Back at Sea.