Popular British actor Timothy Spoll was born February 27, 1957 in a residential area of London Battersea. The family of the future celebrity was not rich. My father worked in the postal service, and my mother earned a hairdresser. Parents worked hard to raise their children and give them a good education, because Timothy was the third of four sons of the family.
Timothy Spall in his youth and youth
From an early age he began to get involved in theater. His first roles with enthusiasm he played in school plays. The acting teacher noticed the talent of the young man and advised him not to give up his childhood hobby, but to try his hand at the professional stage. Timothy Spall listened to the words of the teacher, and having successfully completed the audition, he began to work in the youth theater. Having gained some experience, the actor enters the oldest Royal Theater School in London (RADA.).
For the excellent performance of leading roles in performances based on Shakespeare's Othello and Macbeth, he was awarded the Bancroft Gold Medal as the most promising actor. The leadership of the Royal Shakespeare Theater marked the skill of Spoll and in 1979 he was invited to the troupe.
For two years on the stage of the famous theater, the young actor successfully plays in various performances ("The Windsor Mockers" by William Shakespeare, "The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby" by Charles Dickens, "Three Sisters" by Anton Chekhov, "Knight of the Burning Pestle" by Francis Beaumont). with work in the theater, Timothy tries his hand at film and television.
Timothy Spall: movies
The film “Quadophony” became his debut work in cinema, but the audience remembered his work in television series more. The role of Barry Taylor in Auf Wiedersee, Home, brought Spull the first widespread popularity. He was noticed by television and film producers and leaders of leading television companies. Then began to receive offers for shooting in popular films, television projects and series. Since 1986, Timothy Spall has played in such films as Crusoe, Secrets and Lies, Shooting into the Past, Scruffy Twist, Vanilla Sky, Rock Star, All or Nothing, “The Last Samurai”, “Lemony Snicket: 33 Misfortunes” and “The King Speaks!”
December 31, 1999, for his services to the British crown, the actor receives the rank of officer of the Order of the British Empire.
"Harry Potter"
Films based on the works of Joan Rowling bring worldwide popularity. In the film adaptation of one of the books, the role of the negative hero Peter Pettigrew was brilliantly played by Timothy Spall. “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban” is the first film where the viewer gets to know Pettigrew, nicknamed “Wormtail”. Later comes the continuation of the painting "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire." There you can see Spot's acting work again.
"The last executioner"
After working in films about the young wizard, the directors pay attention to the diversity of the actor, and in 2005 the movie “The Last Executioner” is released, where Timothy Spall plays the main role. The executioner Albert Pierrepoint, an ordinary person who continues the work of his ancestors without advertising him. Nothing human is alien to him. Therefore, in his free time, he and his friend speak at a local bar, but everything changes after the war.
Despite all the severity and drama of the situation, the main character performed by Spoll evokes the sympathy of the viewer.
Enchanted
In 2007, the actor manifests himself on a completely different side and plays the main comedic role in the film “Charmed”. This is a modern fairy tale about how a beautiful princess from a magical world gets into the real one. But is this not a reason to turn it into a fairy tale. The picture is very interesting and pleasant for family viewing.
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
This is followed by the lead role of Beadle Bamford in Tim Burton's film Sweeney Todd: A Hairdresser at Fleet Street about a barber who, due to the judge’s intrigues, goes to jail and loses his house and family. Freed from imprisonment, Sunni Todd decides to take revenge. This is an interesting horror film with a wonderful cast.
Picture about a teenager
In 2009, the movie Julian Fellows “From Time to Time” was released on world screens. A fantastic picture tells of the adventures of a teenager named Tolly, who, due to the military events of 1944, goes away from London to his country house to his grandmother. There, he periodically communicates with Mr. Bogis (Spall plays him), but this is still not what he is at home. Here the young man discovers a talent for moving in time and falls into the eighteenth century. Then the real adventures begin.
The film "From time to time" received excellent comments from critics. They note that the picture turned out to be really deep and a little sad. The idea that the main human values, such as the family, is much more important than any treasures, touched the hearts of the viewer.
"Access code" Sofia "
This is another interesting film featuring Timothy Spall. It was released in 2012. The detective plot of the film is famously twisted and does not let the viewer get bored. The protagonist of the picture "Access Code" Sofia "witnesses a series of mysterious crimes and the more he delves into what is happening, the greater the danger he faces.
In 2014, Spall won the Best Actor nomination at the
Cannes Film Festival for his role as an artist in Michael Lee's biographical film, Mr. Turner.
Personal life
Timothy and his wife Shane have two daughters (Pascal and Mercedes) and Rafe's son. The boy has followed in the footsteps of his father and has already begun a successful acting career. The Spall family lives in Forest Hill, a southeastern area of London. In 1996, the actor found out that he was seriously ill. He was diagnosed with acute myeloblastic leukemia, but has since begun remission. Remembering the times when he had to fight the disease, Timothy says that he took a fresh look at life and learned to cherish every moment of it. Therefore, now he does not pursue fame and chooses only really interesting roles, and spends all his free time from filming with his family. His wife, all the time when the actor took painful chemotherapy courses, was nearby. They fought together and dreamed that when the disease subsided, they would travel on their own boat across the Thames. Therefore, when the doctor announced the long-awaited recovery, the couple purchased a boat called Princess Matilda. He was named after the actor’s first granddaughter.
Now the couple is not breaking up, Shane is always next to her husband. He starred a lot in the USA, Canada, South Africa, Spain, Ireland, Germany, Italy, and she travels with him. After shooting, Timothy and his wife go on another trip on their boat. Such a hobby interested the BBC channel’s management, and a documentary was released about how spouses traveled around the British Isles. They called it Timothy Spall: Back to Sea.