Timothy Spall
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Gender: Male
Place of Birth: Battersea, London, England, UK
Biography:
Born on February 27, 1957, Timothy Leonard Spall is a talented English actor and presenter who rose to fame in the UK for his role as Barry Spencer Taylor in the iconic 1983 ITV comedy-drama series Auf Wiedersehen, Pet. His career has been marked by a wide range of memorable roles and collaborations with prominent directors, such as his six-time partnership with Mike Leigh.
In 1996, Spall appeared in Secrets & Lies, a performance that earned him a nomination for the prestigious BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role. Over the years, he has graced the silver screen in numerous films, including Hamlet (1996), Still Crazy (1998), Nicholas Nickleby (2002), The Last Samurai (2003), Enchanted (2007), Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007), The Damned United (2009), The King's Speech (2010), Ginger and Rosa (2012), Denial (2016), and The Party (2017).
He also provided the voice for Nick, a cynical, portly rat in Chicken Run (2000), and played Peter Pettigrew in five Harry Potter films from Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) to Deathly Hallows – Part 1 (2010).
Spall's exceptional talent has been recognized by the film industry, earning him great acclaim for his portrayal of J.M.W. Turner in Mike Leigh's Mr. Turner (2014), a role that won him the Best Actor Award at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival. His television work includes the documentary series Timothy Spall: ...at Sea (2010-2012) and the BBC Cold War drama Summer of Rockets in 2019, where he played Lord Arthur Wallington.
Throughout his illustrious career, Timothy Spall has remained a versatile and respected actor, consistently delivering memorable performances across various genres and mediums.
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