On February 27, 1957, Timothy Leonard Spall, an English actor and presenter, was born. He rose to prominence as a character actor in both theater and television.
He has worked on six films with director Mike Leigh, including Home Sweet Home (1982), Life is Sweet (1990), Secrets & Lies (1996), Topsy-Turvy (1999), All or Nothing (2002), and Mr. Turner (2014).
Spall’s portrayal in Secrets and Lies garnered him a BAFTA nomination for Best Actor in a Leading Role, and his performance as J. M. W. Turner in Mr. Turner earned him the Cannes Film Festival’s Best Actor Award.
In appreciation of his contributions to the arts, Queen Elizabeth II named him an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 2000.
Spall rose to prominence in the theater, first with Birmingham Rep, where he appeared in the UK premiere of Arnold Wesker’s The Merchant, and later with the Royal Shakespeare Company, where he appeared in The Merry Wives of Windsor, Three Sisters, Nicholas Nickleby, and The Knight of the Burning Pestle.
Spall played the Dauphin in George Bernard Shaw’s St Joan at The National Theatre.
Who is Timothy Spalls son?
British actor Rafe Spall, the son of Timothy Spall, is a BIFA and SAG nominee. Beginning in the early 2000s, Rafe appeared in popular movies and TV shows like Kidulthood, Green Street Hooligans, and Shaun of the Dead.
How many grandchildren does Timothy Spall have?
From his three children, Rafe, Pascale, and Sadie, he has seven grandkids. Spall might get out his watercolors in the afternoon.