- Name: Timothy Spall
- Date of Birth: February 27, 1957
- Place of Birth: Battersea, London, England, UK
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Best known for his grimy, boorish, highly dysfunctional, often repugnant blue-collars particularly in Mike Leigh films, actor Timothy Spall was the son of a postal worker and a hairdresser. Raised in ...( read more)
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Timothy Spall mini-bio: Best known for his grimy, boorish, highly dysfunctional, often repugnant blue-collars particularly in Mike Leigh films, actor Timothy Spall was the son of a postal worker and a hairdresser. Raised in London, he auditioned and earned a spot with the National Youth Theatre and later showed great promise at RADA where he portrayed the title roles in "Macbeth" and "Othello." In 1979 he joined the Royal Shakespeare Company and stayed for approximately two years performing in "The Merry Wives of Windsor," "Cymbeline," "The Three Sisters" and "Nicholas Nickleby." In the early 80s he moved into TV roles with Leigh's "Home Sweet Home" and later had his own drama series "Frank Stubbs Promotes" in 1993. With Leigh, Timothy's appeared in a number of award-winning features, particularly Life Is Sweet (1990) and Secrets & Lies (1996), for which he earned a BAFTA Award nomination, and the Gilbert & Sullivan biopic Topsy-Turvy (1999). He also worked for noted directors Ken Russell in Gothic (1986), Clint Eastwood in White Hunter Black Heart (1990), Bernardo Bertolucci in The Sheltering Sky (1990), and Kenneth Branagh in Hamlet (1996) as Rosenkrantz. A chronic illness curtailed his momentum in the mid-90s, coming back resourcefully on stage and TV. On a roll recently with more of his odd characterizations he lent his voice to the popular animated feature Chicken Run (2000) and appeared in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) as Peter Pettigrew, and Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004) as Mr. Poe.
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RavenclawStudentposted 586 days ago -
I'm disappointed that flixster doesn't list all the harry potter movies Timothy has been in
posted 589 days ago -
I LOVE YOU TIMOTHY SPALL! u are sooooooo funny in Sweeney Todd.... 2 bad u died... but i still love u!
one of the best british actors around!
*Megan*posted 592 days ago -
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Timothy Spall plays Peter Pettigrew in the Harry Potter movies. One of my favorite actors! I first saw him in "Gothic," a movie I'd otherwise be glad to forget, but his amazing performance left such an impression on me that I recognized him several years later as Pettigrew, even though he looks totally different. Got more interested in him after hearing him read poetry on RADA's "When Love Speaks" CD--he has the most beautiful voice! My favorite Tim Spall performance so far is Oswald Bates in "Shooting the Past." Also loved him in "My House in Umbria." Though he's great in everything he does.
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