Timothy Leonard Spall was born on February 27, 1957 in Battersea, London. He is an English BAFTA award-nominated film, stage and television actor.

He starred in all four series of Auf Wiedersehen, Pet alongside actors such as Christine Garner, (1983-2004).

Spall first got into film at the age of 22. He landed a small part in Quadrophenia (1979) as the projectionist. In 1992, he landed a co-starring role on the TV movie, Home Sweet Home.

His first big role was in Secrets & Lies(1996). Other his credits include Shooting the Past, Rock Star, The Last Samurai, and Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events.

He also played Peter Pettigrew in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and plays Mr. Poe in Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004).

In 2007, he starred as Nathaniel in Disney's Enchanted and Beadle Bamford in Tim Burton's production of Sweeney Todd.

He was named an Officer of the Order of British Empire (OBE) by Queen Elizabeth on New Year's Eve, 1999.

Filmography

• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I (2010)
• From Time to Time (2009)
• The Damned United (2009)
• Heartless (2009)
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2008)
• Jackboots on Whitehall (2008) (voice)
• Gunrush (2008) (TV)
• Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)
• Oliver Twist (2007) (TV)
• The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades (2007) (V)
• "The Street" (6 episodes, 2006-2007)
• A Room with a View (2007) (TV)
• Enchanted (2007)
• Death Defying Acts (2007)
• Mysterious Creatures (2006) (TV)
• Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories (2006) (VG) (voice)
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
• The Last Hangman (2005)
• Mr Harvey Lights a Candle (2005) (TV)
• Cherished (2005) (TV)
• "Auf Wiedersehen, Pet" (40 episodes, 1983-2004)
• Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004)
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
• Bosom Pals (2004) (TV) (voice)
• The Last Samurai (2003)
• Gettin' Square (2003)
• Last Rumba in Rochdale (2003) (voice)
• My House in Umbria (2003) (TV)
• Nicholas Nickleby (2002)
• In the Eyes of Kyana (2002) (V)
• "Bodily Harm" (2002) TV mini-series
• All or Nothing (2002)
• Ivor the Invisible (2001) (TV) (voice)
• Vanilla Sky (2001)
• Rock Star (2001)
• Lucky Break (2001)
• Vacuuming Completely Nude in Paradise (2001) (TV)
• Perfect Strangers (2001) (TV)
• The Old Man Who Read Love Stories (2001)
• Intimacy (2001)
• "The Thing About Vince" (2000) TV mini-series
• Chicken Run (2000) (voice)
• Vatel (2000)
• Hands Up! (2000)
• Love's Labour's Lost (2000)
• Rough for Theatre II (2000)
• The Clandestine Marriage (1999)
• Topsy-Turvy (1999)
• Shooting the Past (1999) (TV)
• The Wisdom of Crocodiles (1998)
• Still Crazy (1998)
• "Our Mutual Friend" (1998) TV mini-series
• Neville's Island (1998) (TV)
• "The Hunger" (1 episode, 1997)
• Hamlet (1996)
• Secrets & Lies (1996)
• "Nice Day at the Office" (1994) TV series
• "Outside Edge" (4 episodes, 1994)
• "Rab C. Nesbitt" (1 episode, 1993)
• "The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles" (2 episodes, 1992-1993)
• "Frank Stubbs Promotes" (1993) TV series
• "Spender" (1 episode, 1993)
• Roots (1992) (TV)
• "Red Dwarf" (1 episode, 1992)
• "Murder Most Horrid" (1 episode, 1991)
• "Boon" (1 episode, 1991)
• Nona (1991) (TV)
• Life Is Sweet (1991)
• The Tale of Little Pig Robinson (1990) (TV)
• The Sheltering Sky (1990)
• 1871 (1990)
• White Hunter Black Heart (1990)
• Broke (1990) (TV)
• Stolen (1990) (TV)
• Crusoe (1989)
• Dream Demon (1988)
• To Kill a Priest (1988)
• Journey's End (1988) (TV)
• Body Contact (1987)
• Gothic (1986)
• The Bride (1985)
• Dutch Girls (1985) (TV)
• The Missionary (1982)
• Oliver Twist (1982) (TV)
• "Play for Today" (3 episodes, 1980-1982)
• Remembrance (1982)
• The Three Sisters (1981) (TV)
• The Cherry Orchard (1980) (TV)
• "BBC2 Playhouse" (1 episode, 1979)
• Quadrophenia (1979)
• The Life Story of Baal (1978)