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Timothy Spall

Timothy Spall

Actor, also producer and writer · Born February 27, 1957 (69) · Battersea, London, England, UK

BAFTA Award winner · Screen Actors Guild Award winner · 2 other major award bodies

Timothy Leonard Spall (born February 27, 1957) is an English actor and presenter. He became a household name in the UK after appearing as Barry Spencer Taylor in the 1983 ITV comedy-drama series Auf Wiedersehen, Pet. Spall performed in Secrets & Lies (1996), and was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role. Subsequently, he starred in many 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 voiced Nick, a cynical, portly rat in Chicken Run (2000). He played Peter Pettigrew in five Harry Potter films, from Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) to Deathly Hallows – Part 1 (2010). Spall has collaborated with director Mike Leigh, making six films together: Home Sweet Home (1982), Life is Sweet (1990), Secrets & Lies (1996), Topsy-Turvy (1999), All or Nothing (2002), and Mr. Turner (2014). Spall won great acclaim for his performance in the last of these for his portrayal as J. M. W. Turner winning him the Best Actor Award at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival. He starred in the television documentary Timothy Spall: ...at Sea (2010–2012) and in 2019 he appeared as Lord Arthur Wallington in the 6-part BBC Cold War drama Summer of Rockets.

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Born
February 27, 1957 (69)
From
Battersea, London, England, UK
Works as
Actor, also producer and writer
Titles
107 on MovieCove · 172 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 15% in 30 days

What are Timothy Spall's films like?

Across their 91 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Drama23 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy18 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Biography12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 79th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Adventure10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 70th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Crime6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 64th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Animation5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 85th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies
Fantasy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 31st percentile
: browse their Fantasy movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile
: browse their Action movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
26%
Self
24%
Morality
17%
Survival
12%
Society
9%
Power
8%
Ideas
4%
Family bonds22 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity17 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love16 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity17 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship12 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice13 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief11 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth10 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 82 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 28 · Serious 33 · Dark 21

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 44 · Stylized 18 · Heightened 20

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 21 · Charged 33 · Intense 28

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 38 · Shifting 34 · Whiplash 10

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 42 · Some laughs 30 · Funny 10

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 42 · Even-paced 39 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 29 · Engaged 45 · Full focus 8

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 26 · Affecting 28 · Heavy 28

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 49 · Open-ended 24 · Ambiguous 9

Roles they play

67 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 13 of 67 analyzed roles.

Shadow
13 of 67
Threshold guardian
12 of 67
Hero
12 of 67
Mentor
10 of 67
Trickster
8 of 67
Ally
8 of 67
Herald
3 of 67
Shapeshifter
1 of 67
Show the 67 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
48
Melancholic
45
Contemplative
26
Warm
24
Dread
15
Other
82

How their films linger

Bittersweet41 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful35 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good21 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting18 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking19 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 12 with a twist

  • Happy22
  • Bittersweet43
  • Tragic7
  • Ambiguous19

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Timothy Spall's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 74 of their 107 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (30).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Timothy Spall's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

172 credits, 107 with a MovieCove page; 18 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Virginia Woolf's Night & Day(2026)

    as Terence Hilbery

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Hamlet(2025)

    as Polonius

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Goodbye June(2025)

    as Bernie

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Turner: The Secret Sketchbooks(2025)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Death Valley(2025)

    Show 12 episodes · Executive Producer · as John Chapel

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Rich Flu(2024)

    as Sebastian Snail Sr.

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Wicked Little Letters(2023)

    as Edward Swan

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • The Heist Before Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Santa

  • Bolan's Shoes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Jimmy

  • Northern Comfort(2023)

    as Edward

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • The Sixth Commandment(2023)

    Show 4 episodes · as Peter Farquhar

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • The Pale Blue Eye(2022)

    as Superintendent Thayer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • This Is Christmas(2022)

    as Ray

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Spencer(2021)

    as Major Alistair Gregorys

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Grand Duke of Corsica(2021)

    as Alfred Rott

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • The Last Bus(2021)

    Executive Producer · as Tom

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • It Snows in Benidorm(2020)

    as Peter Riordan

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Grizzly II: Revenge(1983)

    as Rob (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Mrs Lowry & Son(2019)

    as L.S. Lowry

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Perpetual Grace, LTD(2019)

    Show 5 episodes · as Donald DeLoash

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Summer of Rockets(2019)

    Show 6 episodes · as Lord Arthur Wallington

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • Hatton Garden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 4 episodes · as Terry Perkins

  • The Corrupted(2019)

    as Clifford Cullen

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • This Time Away (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Nigel

  • Early Man(2018)

    as Chief Bobnar (voice)

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Finding Your Feet(2017)

    as Charlie Glover

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • The Changeover(2017)

    as Carmody Braque

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Electric Dreams(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Ed Jacobson

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • The Party(2017)

    as Bill

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Journey(2016)

    as Ian Paisley

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Stanley a Man of Variety(2016)

    Producer · Screenplay · as Stanley/Stanley's Father/Stanley's Mother/Tony Hancock/Peter Sellers aka Dr Boob/George Formby/James Finlayson/Max Wall/Alistair Sim/Margaret Rutherford/Frank Randle/Max Miller/Noel Coward/Igor

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Denial(2016)

    as David Irving

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Away (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Joseph

  • Alice Through the Looking Glass(2016)

    as Bayard Hamar / Bloodhound (voice)

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Fungus the Bogeyman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 3 episodes · as Fungus

  • Fungus The Bogeyman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Fungus

  • Cider with Rosie(2015)

    as Laurie Lee (voice)

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Sucker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as The Professor

  • The Enfield Haunting(2015)

    Show 3 episodes · as Maurice Grosse

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows

  • Wolf Hall(2015)

    Show 5 episodes · as Duke of Norfolk

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Mr. Turner(2014)

    as JMW Turner

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • 9 Kisses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Bartender

  • The Love Punch(2013)

    as Jerry

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Blandings(2013)

    Show 13 episodes · as Clarence Threepwood, 9th Earl of Emsworth

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Room on the Broom(2012)

    as Dragon (voice)

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Love Bite (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Sid

  • Ginger & Rosa(2012)

    as Mark

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Upside Down(2012)

    as Bob Boruchowitz

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Wasteland(2012)

    as D I West

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony: A Symphony of British Music (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Winston Churchill

  • Assassin's Bullet(2012)

    as Dr. Kahn

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • The Syndicate(2012)

    Show 5 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Actor

  • Comes a Bright Day(2012)

    as Charlie

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • My Angel(2011)

    as Mr. Lambert

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Reuniting the Rubins(2010)

    as Lennie Rubin

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2(2011)

    as Peter Pettigrew

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Wake Wood(2009)

    as Arthur

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • The King's Speech(2010)

    as Winston Churchill

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1(2010)

    as Peter Pettigrew

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Jackboots on Whitehall(2010)

    as Churchill (voice)

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Heartless (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as George Morgan

  • Alice in Wonderland(2010)

    as Bayard Hamar / Bloodhound (voice)

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • 10 Minute Tales (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Man

  • The Fattest Man in Britain(2009)

    as Georgie Godwin

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • From Time to Time(2009)

    as Boggis

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Desert Flower(2009)

    as Terry Donaldson

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Gunrush(2009)

    as Doug Becket

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince(2009)

    as Peter Pettigrew

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • The Damned United(2009)

    as Peter Taylor

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Appaloosa(2008)

    as Phil Olson

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • A Room with a View (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 2 episodes · as Mr Emerson

  • Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street(2007)

    as Beadle

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Oliver Twist(2007)

    Show 5 episodes · as Fagin

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Enchanted(2007)

    as Nathaniel

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • A Room with a View(2007)

    as Mr Emerson

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Death Defying Acts(2007)

    as Sugarman

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • British Film Forever (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix(2007)

    as Peter Pettigrew (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Mysterious Creatures(2006)

    as Bill Ainscow

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Street(2006)

    Show 18 episodes · as Eddie McEvoy

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Teenage Tourettes Camp (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Narrator

  • Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman(2005)

    as Albert Pierrepoint

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire(2005)

    as Wormtail

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Mr. Harvey Lights a Candle(2005)

    as Malcolm Harvey

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Cherished (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Terry Cannings

  • A Series of Unfortunate Events(2004)

    as Mr. Poe

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban(2004)

    as Peter Pettigrew

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Last Samurai(2003)

    as Simon Graham

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Gettin' Square(2003)

    as Darren Barrington

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • One Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • My House in Umbria(2003)

    as Quinty

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Nicholas Nickleby(2002)

    as Charles Cheeryble

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • All or Nothing(2002)

    as Phil

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Bodily Harm(2002)

    Show 2 episodes · as Mitchel Greenfield

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • Ivor the Invisible (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Dad (voice)

  • Vanilla Sky(2001)

    as Thomas Tipp

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Rock Star(2001)

    as Mats, Steel Dragon Road Manager

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Lucky Break(2001)

    as Cliff

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Vacuuming Completely Nude in Paradise(2001)

    as Tommy Rag

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Perfect Strangers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 3 episodes · as Irving

  • The Old Man Who Read Love Stories(2001)

    as Luis Agalla

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Intimacy(2001)

    as Andy, Claire's husband

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Thing about Vince (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 3 episodes · as Vince Skinner

  • The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Cunningham

  • Chicken Run(2000)

    as Nick (voice)

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Vatel(2000)

    as Gourville

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Love's Labour's Lost(2000)

    as Armado

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Rough for Theatre II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as B

  • Topsy-Turvy(1999)

    as Richard Temple (The Mikado)

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Clandestine Marriage(1998)

    as Sterling

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Shooting the Past (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 3 episodes · as Oswald Bates

  • Immortality(1998)

    as Inspector Healey

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Still Crazy(1998)

    as David "Beano" Baggot

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Our Mutual Friend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 4 episodes · as Mr Venus

  • Neville's Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Gordon

  • The Hunger(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Salesman

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows

  • The Swords (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Salesman

  • Hamlet(1996)

    as Rosencrantz

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Secrets & Lies(1996)

    as Maurice Purley

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Jeremy Hardy Gives Good Sex (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Actor

  • Nice Day at the Office (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

  • The Danny Baker Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Outside Edge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 22 episodes · as Kevin Costello

  • Frank Stubbs Promotes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 13 episodes · as Frank Stubbs

  • Roots (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Jimmy Beales

  • Dread Poets' Society (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Derek

  • The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as Cunningham - Masseur

  • Murder Most Horrid(1991)

    Show 1 episode · as Pathologist

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • Not Mozart: WAM! Limited (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Wolfgang and Amadeus Mozart

  • Nona (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Chico

  • Performance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 1 episode · as Chico · as Jimmy Beales

  • Broke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Francis Meeks

  • Life Is Sweet(1990)

    as Aubrey

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Spender (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 1 episode · as Robert Cunningham

  • The Tale of Little Pig Robinson (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Pig Robinson

  • The Sheltering Sky(1990)

    as Eric Lyle

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • 1871 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Ramborde

  • White Hunter Black Heart(1990)

    as Hodkins

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Crusoe(1988)

    as Reverend Milne

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • David Macaulay: Pyramid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Kawab / Tomb Robber (voice)

  • Dream Demon(1988)

    as Peck

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • To Kill A Priest(1988)

    as Igor

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Red Dwarf(1988)

    Show 1 episode · as Andy

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • The Modern World: Ten Great Writers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 1 episode · as Porfiry

  • Journey's End (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Lt. Trotter

  • Body Contact (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Paul

  • Gothic(1986)

    as Dr. Polidori

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • ScreenPlay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Derek · as Francis Meeks

  • Dutch Girls(1985)

    as Lyndon Baines Jellicoe

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Bride(1985)

    as Paulus

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • A Crack in the Ice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Pte. Postnikov

  • Auf Wiedersehen, Pet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 38 episodes · as Barry Taylor

  • The Missionary(1982)

    as Parswell

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Remembrance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Douglas

  • Oliver Twist(1982)

    as 1st Constable

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Home Sweet Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Gordon

  • A Cotswold Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Detective Sergeant Baxter

  • The Three Sisters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Andrei

  • The Cherry Orchard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Epikhodov

  • Say No to Strangers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Stranger

  • S.O.S. Titanic(1979)

    as Jim (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Brylcreem Boys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Shorty

  • Quadrophenia(1979)

    as Projectionist

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Vanishing Army (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Wainwright

  • The Life Story of Baal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Lupu

  • BBC2 Play of the Week (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Wainwright

  • Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as Shorty

  • Play for Today (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Show 1 episode · as Detective Sergeant Baxter · as Gordon

  • Late in Summer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer

  • Murdering Michael Malloy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Michael Malloy

  • Untitled 13 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 172 titles, 169 of them dated from 1970 to 2026; peak year 2011.

Biggest box office

Alice in Wonderland (2010)

$1B worldwide

Highest rated

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)

Midcredits 99th

Film career

MilestoneAward winNomination
19702026

Peak 2011 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 40 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

Show 2 more milestones

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting171 of 172: 168 only acting, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score66thWriting1 of 172: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing3 of 172: 1 only producing, 2 with another role

172 titles, 3 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1970s7 · acting1980s23 · acting1990s30 · acting2000s46 · acting2010s45 · 45 acting · 1 crew2020s18 · 18 acting · 2 crew

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 11% of 73 roles
79899904091419

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

a BAFTA Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award and 1 other major award from 9 major nominations, 1997–2024.

WinNomination
  1. 2024
    • BAFTA Award, won · Leading Actor
  2. 2014
    • Cannes award, won
  3. 2011
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
  4. 2008
    • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Acting Ensemble
  5. 2002
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Actor
  6. 2000
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Actor
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
  7. 1999
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Actor
  8. 1997
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Timothy Spall's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 67th percentile, the median of all 92; across their 82 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 60th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 82

Approval · how many liked their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 82

Reach · how many have seen their films

84thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 82

Midcredits score across 107 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up34
  • 50th to 74th36
  • 25th to 49th28
  • Below 25th9

Shape of the crowd

53 of their 107 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved17
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic5
  • Crowd Pleaser53
  • Broadly Agreed9
  • Mixed22

Most divisive · actor

Turner: The Secret Sketchbooks (2025)

87th percentile spread · 29% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)

Midcredits 99th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the acting 74/100 in their films, across 81 reviewed titles; fans 83, detractors 51. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Timothy Spall's work okay for kids?

Across up to 41 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore25 titles13–80 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity41 titles8–61 · median 27 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity29 titles14–75 · median 46 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs26 titles9–45 · median 35 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense26 titles17–69 · median 45 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Timothy Spall work with?

People who share at least 2 of Timothy Spall's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Norman Merry shares the most, 7.

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Mixed roles