Timothy Spall

Spall was born in Battersea, London, on February 27, 1957, the third of four sons. His mother, Sylvia R. (née Leonard), was a hairdresser and his father, Joseph L. Spall, was a postal worker. He trained at the National Youth Theater and his RADA, graduating in 1978 after winning the Bancroft Gold Medal as the year's most promising actor.

Spall first made a name for herself in the theater world with productions for Birmingham, including the British premiere of Arnold Wesker's The Merchant, and went on to perform in The Merry Wives of Windsor, The Three Sisters, and The Merry Wives of Windsor with the Royal Shakespeare Company. He also appeared in films such as Nicholas Nickleby and ``The Night of the Night''. A burning pestle. At the National Theatre, Spall played the Dauphin in George Bernard Shaw's St. Joan. After making his film debut in Quadrophenia and gaining extensive television exposure, Barry Taylor, described by Wayne as a "creepy radish", played the role of Kevin in Auf Wiedersehen, Pets, Outside Edge, He also appeared in all four series of The Life of Mike Leigh as the fearsome chef Aubrey. Sweet Spall has since appeared in the films Crusoe, Secrets and Lies, Shooting the Past, Topsy-Turvy, Vanilla Sky, Rock Star, and All or Nothing. , ``The Last Samurai,'' ``Lemon Snicket'' and ``The King's Speech.'' He played the role of Peter Pettigrew (``Wormtail'') in the Harry Potter film series. In 1991, he guest-starred in the series 5 Red Dwarf episode "Back to Reality". In 1993, Spall guest-starred on the Scottish comedy series Love C. Nesbitt. He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2000 New Year Honours. Spall performed lead vocals on the song "The Devil is English" in Ken Russell's film Gothic (1986), in which Spall played John. William Polidori. Spall played the lead role of Albert Pierrepoint in the 2005 film Pierrepoint, which was released in the United States as The Last Hangman. In the 2006 video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, Spall voiced Phil Collins' manager Barry Mikkelthwaite. In 2007, he starred as Nathaniel in the Disney film Enchanted, and as Beadle Bamford in Tim Burton's Sweeney Todd. He also starred as Georgie Godwin in the one-shot TV drama The Fattest Man in Britain, which aired on ITV1 on 20 December 2009. The drama also starred Bobby Ball, Frances Barber, Aisling Loftus, and Jeremy Kyle. In 2010, he played Winston Churchill in the film The King's Speech, for which he co-won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Motion Picture Actor as part of the ensemble. Spall reprized the role at the closing ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics. In 2012, Spall filmed Wasteland (known in the UK as The Rise) with actors Matthew Lewis and Vanessa Kirby. Wasteland was screened in April 2013 at the Newport Beach Film Festival in Newport Beach, California. Also in 2012, Spall played Charlie Morgan in the edgy film Comes a Bright Day. In 2014, he won the Best Actor Award at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival for his role in the J.M.W. Turner biopic Mr. Turner, directed by Mike Leigh. Spall stated that this role was his personal favorite because it inspired him to take up painting. In 2016, Spall played Holocaust denier David Irving in Mick Jackson's film Denial. From 29 March to 14 May 2016, Spall played the title role of Davies in Harold Pinter's play The Caretaker, directed by Matthew Warchus, at the Old Vic. In London he was opposite George MacKay and Daniel Mays. In 2018, he played Terry Perkins, one of the robbers, in the ITV miniseries Hatton Garden. Spall played Major Alistair Gregory in the critically acclaimed drama film Spencer (2021). He shared some psychological scenes with Kristen Stewart, who played Princess Diana.

Spall and his wife Shane have three children: Pascal (born 1976), Leif (born 1983), who is also an actor, and Mercedes (born 1985). He lives in Forest Hill, south-east London. Spall was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia in 1996, but has since been in remission. He talks about his illness: "I didn't know what made me sick, but it had something to do with stress. The key is to avoid stress at the mountain passes." It made me more aware and more selective. Ta. My anxiety about finding a job has also decreased. I do my homework well so I don't get stressed out because I don't know what I'm doing in the field. He is a Dutch barge owner who sailed around the British Isles with his wife as part of the BBC Four television series 'Timothy Spall: Back at Sea'.

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