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Timothy Spall is a television presenter, character actor and stage actor, born on February 27, 1957 in London, United Kingdom. That puts Timothy Spall at 69 years old in 2026. Education on record includes Westminster Kingsway College. Listed accolades include Officer of the Order of the British Empire and European Film Award for Best Actor (2014).
My Take
I have a deep soft spot for Timothy Spall, the kind of character actor who makes everything around him better. For decades he was the face you recognized before the name—Wormtail to a generation of Harry Potter kids, a Mike Leigh regular to cinephiles—and then Mr. Turner arrived and the world finally handed him a leading man's laurels, including the 2014 European Film Award. That late recognition feels almost poetic to me: proof that craft compounds over time. He never traded on glamour, only on truth, and the OBE confirms what audiences already sensed. To me, Spall is the gold standard of British acting's unglamorous, indispensable middle.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Timothy Spall
- Name (Japanese)
- ティモシー・スポール
- Reading
- てぃもしー・すぽーる
- Born
- February 27, 1957 (age 69)
- Origin
- London, United Kingdom
- Occupation
- actor / television presenter / character actor / stage actor / film actor
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Rooster
2. Background
- University
- Westminster Kingsway College
Awards & achievements
- Officer of the Order of the British Empire
- 2014 European Film Award for Best Actor
3. Links
4. About this entry
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Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Timothy Spall born?
Born February 27, 1957 (age 69).
Where is Timothy Spall from?
Timothy Spall is from London, United Kingdom.
What does Timothy Spall do?
Timothy Spall works as actor, television presenter, character actor, stage actor, film actor.
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