Timothy Spall is an English actor who plays Peter Pettigrew in the Harry Potter films. He first portrayed him in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, and reprised the role in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, with brief appearances in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.
Career[]
Spall as Peter Pettigrew
Spall's earlier roles included Quadrophenia (1979) and Hamlet (1996).
Spall was so determined to pocket a memento from his work on the Harry Potter films, he snatched a prosthetic ear from the film set. He says, "I lifted a prosthetic ear while filming Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. It's strictly frowned upon, but it was too good to pass by. It will live on a shelf at home. If they're truthful, most performers try to get a souvenir from every job they do."
Spall's recent roles include: The voice of Bayard the Bloodhound in Tim Burton's 2010 fantasy film Alice In Wonderland, Nathaniel in Enchanted; and the voice of Chief Bobnar in the 2018 film Early Man.
Selective filmography[]
| Year | Work | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Saint Joan | Olivier | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
| 1996 | Secrets & Lies | BAFTA Film | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Nominated |
| 1998 | Our Mutual Friend | BAFTA TV | Best Actor | Nominated |
| 1999 | Shooting the Past | BAFTA TV | Best Actor | Nominated |
| Topsy-Turvy | BAFTA Film | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Nominated | |
| 2001 | Lucky Break | BIFA | Best Actor | Nominated |
| Vacuuming Completely Nude in Paradise | BAFTA TV | Best Actor | Nominated | |
| 2002 | All or Nothing | BIFA | Best Actor | Nominated |
| 2004 | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | N/A | ||
| 2005 | Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | |||
| 2007 | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | |||
| Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | ||||
| 2009 | The Damned United | Satellite | Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | Nominated |
| Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | N/A | |||
| 2010 | Alice in Wonderland | |||
| Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 | ||||
| The King's Speech | ||||
| 2011 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 | |||
| 2014 | Mr Turner | BIFA | Best Performance by an Actor in a British Independent Film | Nominated |
| Cannes Film Festival | Best Actor | Won | ||
| 2016 | Alice Through the Looking Glass | N/A | ||
Behind the scenes[]
- Timothy Spall has starred in three films outside the Wizarding World franchise with Johnny Depp (Gellert Grindelwald), Alan Rickman (Severus Snape), and Helena Bonham Carter (Bellatrix Lestrange):
- Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, which also featured Younger Gellert Grindelwald actor Jamie Campbell Bower.
- Alice in Wonderland, which also featured Frances de la Tour (Olympe Maxime), Stephen Fry (UK audiobook narrator), Paul Whitehouse (Sir Cadogan), and Imelda Staunton (Dolores Umbridge).
- Alice Through the Looking Glass, the sequel of Wonderland, additionally featured Xenophilius Lovegood actor Rhys Ifans.
- Timothy Spall and Sirius Black actor Gary Oldman both portrayed Winston Churchill in two separate films, The King's Speech and Darkest Hour, respectively.
- Spall's portrayal is especially ironic, due to Winston Churchill in that film as well as in real life being reputed to be a skilled leader during World War II as well as having the exact opposite character traits from Pettigrew.
- Spall has appeared in two films outside the Harry Potter films with Rufus Scrimgeour actor Bill Nighy: the 1998 film Still Crazy and the 2001 film Lucky Break.
- The latter also featured Mundungus Fletcher actor Andy Linden.
- Spall has also starred alongside several other actors and actresses from the Harry Potter films in various projects:
- Maggie Smith (Minerva McGonagall) in the 1982 film The Missionary and the 2009 film From Time to Time.
- Gary Oldman in the 1982 film Remembrance.
- Edward Tudor-Pole (Borgin) in the 1990 film White Hunter Black Heart.
- Jim Broadbent (Horace Slughorn) in the 1990 film Life Is Sweet.
- Julie Christie (Rosmerta), Ray Fearon (voice of Firenze), and Kenneth Branagh (Gilderoy Lockhart) in the 1996 film Hamlet, which was directed by Branagh and scored by Patrick Doyle (composer of the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire).
- Miranda Richardson (Rita Skeeter) and Imelda Staunton in the 2000 film Chicken Run.
- Jim Broadbent, David Bradley (Argus Filch), and Sophie Thompson (Mafalda Hopkirk) in the 2002 film Nicholas Nickleby.
- Jude Law (Albus Dumbledore) and Helena Bonham Carter in the 2004 film Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, though Bonham Carter's role was uncredited.
- Clémence Poésy (Fleur Delacour) in the 2009 film Heartless.
- Helena Bonham Carter and Michael Gambon (Albus Dumbledore) in the 2010 film The King's Speech.
- Emma Thompson (Sybill Trelawney) in the 2013 film The Love Punch.
- John Hurt (Garrick Ollivander) in the 2016 film The Journey.
- Eddie Redmayne (Newton Scamander), Mark Williams (Arthur Weasley), and Miriam Margolyes (Pomona Sprout) in the 2018 film Early Man.
- Alfie Enoch (Dean Thomas) in the 2022 christmas film This Is Christmas.
External links[]
Timothy Spall at the Internet Movie Database
Timothy Spall on Wikipedia- Timothy Spall filmography on Wikipedia
