Timothy Spall
47 titles
Filmography
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Life Is Sweet
(1990)Mike Leigh’s first international sensation stars Alison Steadmank, Jim Broadbent, Claire Skinner, and Jane Horrocks in this invigorating, intimate portrait of a working-class family in a suburb just north of London. Melancholy and funny by turns, Leigh and his brilliant cast create a vivid, lived-in story of ordinary existence, in which even modest dreams carry enormous weight.

From Time to Time
(2009)While staying with his grandmother in 1940s England, a 13-year-old boy finds he can travel back in time as a ghost and unlock family secrets.

Finding Your Feet
(2017)When 'Lady' Sandra Abbott discovers that her husband of forty years is having an affair with her best friend, she seeks refuge with her estranged, older sister Bif. The two could not be more different - Sandra is a fish out of water next to her outspoken, serial dating, free-spirited sibling.

This Is Christmas
(2022)A young man concocts a plan to bring Christmas cheer and a sense of community amongst the passengers he sees on his daily London commute including a blossoming romance with a girl he sees everyday.

Upside Down
(2012)Ten years after the alleged death of his star-crossed intergalactic lover, Adam learns Eden is working at a vast corporation connecting their planets.

Lucky Break
(2001)Under the leadership of a small-time bank robber, British inmates hatch a plan to escape by staging a musical.

Death Defying Acts
(2007)Set in 1926 England, this is the story of Harry Houdini having a torrid affair with a psychic, who is secretly working on conning the magician.

The Corrupted
(2019)Beneath the blinding lights and towering sights of the newly-built East London skyline, lies a dark, dangerous web of corruption. Stratford was home to the Olympic Games; decorated in the notion of legacy. But there's little hope to be found for the recently released Liam McDonagh (Sam Claflin); a talented boxer put away for armed robbery, who wants nothing more than a peaceful life, and to reconnect with his young son Archie. But his brother Sean (Joe Claflin) is in deep, caught up in property developer Clifford Cullen's (Timothy Spall) violent, unforgiving circle, with no route out. Liam knows he must risk everything to save his brother before it's too late, but first, he needs to know who he can trust – which is a harder proposition than it sounds.Featuring an all-star cast of British screen favourites, THE CORRUPTED follows Liam (Sam Claflin), an ex-con determined to win back the love and trust of his family, having lost everything at the hands of a local crime syndicate run by Clifford Cullen (Timothy Spall). David Hayman stars as DCI Raymond Ellery and Noel Clarke as determined police officer DS Neil Beckett. THE CORRUPTED was shot on location in East London and comes from director Ron Scalpello (MY NAME IS LENNY, BOBBY), with a screenplay by Nick Moorcroft (FINDING YOUR FEET, URBAN HYMN).

Dream Demon
(1988)A young bride-to-be's anxieties over her upcoming wedding take on a horrifying, demonic form in this underseen 1988 'rubber reality' shocker from director/co-writer Harley Cokeliss ('Black Moon Rising'), starring Timothy Spall and Jemma Redgrave. As her marriage to decorated war hero Oliver draws near, well-heeled Diana moves into her sprawling new London home where she starts to experience strange and terrifying nightmares. But are these blood-curdling night terrors merely the symptom of an unsettled mind, or the sign of something far sinister at work? Hounded by a pair of sleazy journalists (Timothy Spall and Jimmy Nail), Diana soon crosses paths with American tourist Jenny, who appears to have a strange connection to the foreboding house and its sinister past. Long dormant on home media since its original VHS release, Dream Demon - a terrific blend of psychological horror and late 80s practical gore effects.

Wake Wood
(2011)A couple grieving their little girl’s death move to the country and discover a pagan ritual that revives the dead for three days and they agree to it.

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
(2007)Based on the hit Broadway musical which tells the infamous story of Benjamin Barker, a.k.a Sweeney Todd, who sets up a barber shop down in London which is the basis for a sinister partnership with his fellow tenant, Mrs. Lovett.

Enchanted
(2007)An animated princess winds up in the real world of modern-day Manhattan.

Wicked Little Letters
(2024)A 1920s English seaside town bears witness to a farcical and occasionally sinister scandal in this riotous mystery comedy. Based on a stranger than fiction true story, WICKED LITTLE LETTERS follows two neighbours: deeply conservative local Edith Swan (Olivia Colman) and rowdy Irish migrant Rose Gooding (Jessie Buckley).

Early Man
(2018)At the dawn of time, as woolly mammoths roam the earth, a caveman and his trusty hog must unite their tribe against a new enemy to save their home.

The Love Punch
(2014)Ex-husband and wife Richard and Kate's retirement nest egg is wiped out when Richard's investment firm is defrauded and the pension fund is siphoned away. Learning that the unscrupulous French financier behind the scheme has just purchased a $10 million diamond for his bride to be, the divorced duo hatch a plot to gate-crash the wedding and steal the rock.

Home Sweet Home
(1982)Three postal workers find their private lives becoming intertwined in more ways than they might suspect.

Assassin's Bullet
(2012)When a rogue assassin starts murdering wanted terrorists, an FBI agent in Eastern Europe is assigned to investigate the vigilante's actions.

The King's Speech
(2010)Following the scandalous abdication of his brother King Edward VIII, Bertie (Colin Firth) who has suffered from a debilitating speech impediment all his life, is suddenly crowned King George VI of the United Kingdom. With his country on the brink of war and in desperate need of a leader, his wife Elizabeth (Helena Bonham Carter) seeks out the help of eccentric speech therapist, Lionel Logue (Geoffrey Rush). Based on the true story of King George VI, The King's Speech is the inspirational tale of one man's quest to find his voice.

Appaloosa
(2008)Two gunmen track an escaped murderer to a lawless Western town, where they cross paths with a beautiful widow with a dangerous agenda.

Goodbye June
(2025)A messy yet affectionate family gathers round their mother's hospital bed to grapple with grief, complicated love and the tenderness of a final goodbye.