Born Timothy Leonard Spall on the 27th February 1957 in Battersea, London England, he is an award-winning actor, best known to the world as Barry Taylor in the TV comedy-drama series “Auf Wiedersehen, Pet” (1983-2004), and as Maurice in the drama film “Secrets & Lies” (1996), among many other differing appearances.
Have you ever wondered how rich Timothy Spall is, as of late 2017? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that Spall’s net worth is as high as $4 million, an amount earned through his successful career in the entertainment world, active since the late ‘70s.
Timothy Spall Net Worth $4 Million
The son of a hairdresser mother, Sylvia R, and a postal worker father, Joseph L. Spall, there wasn’t the slightest indication that young Timothy would become a successful actor. However, he joined the National Youth Theatre and later RADA, and started showcasing his acting talents. He received the Bancroft Gold Medal as the most promising actor of the year.
His career started in theaters, appearing in productions at the Birmingham Rep, and then Royal Shakespeare Company, showing his skills in such plays as “Nicholas Nickleby”, “The Knight of the Burning Pestle”, and “The Merry Wives of Windsor”, so establishing his net worth.
He made his screen debut in a minor role in the drama film “Quadrophenia” in 1979, and in 1981 portrayed Epikhodov in the drama “The Cherry Orchard”, starring Judi Dench, Bill Paterson and Anton Lesser, while in 1983 he was cast as Barry Taylor in the comedy-drama series “Auf Wiedersehen, Pet”, the particular role which garnered him popularity throughout the UK, and resulted in more notable roles, such as the one of Dr. Polidori in the horror film “Gothic” (1986), and Aubrey in the comedy-drama “Life is Sweet” in 1990, starring Alison Steadman.
In the mid-‘90s he came to prominence with the role of Maurice in the drama film “Secrets & Lies”, directed by Mike Leigh, which earned him a BAFTA Award nomination in the category Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role, and put his name among the top actors of that time. He continued his way up the ladder with the roles of Rosencrantz in “Hamlet” (1996), then David ‘Beano’ Baggot in “Still Crazy” (1998), and “Our Mutual Friend”, receiving his second BAFTA Award nomination the same year, and then the Academy Award-winning “Topsy-Turvy” in 1999, for which Timothy received another BAFTA Award nomination, this time for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role.
Looking to continue the momentum from the late ‘90s, Timothy featured in the romantic drama “Vatel”, which earned him an Academy Award- nomination, while in 2001 he starred in the comedy-drama “Vacuuming Completely Nude in Paradise”, for which he received yet another BAFTA nomination for Best Actor, and in 2002 played Charles Cheeryble in the film of “Nicholas Nickleby”, and then in 2004 got the role of Peter Pettigrew, also known as Wormtail in the fantasy adventure film “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban”, reprising the role in the sequels “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire” in 2005, “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” (2009), “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1” (2010), and “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2” in 2011), which increased his wealth to a large degree. Aside from appearing in the “Harry Potter” series, during the 2000s Timothy starred as Albert Pierrepoint in the biopic “Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman” (2005), then played Sugarman in the romantic drama “Death Defying Acts” (2007), next to Catherine Zeta-Jones and Guy Pearce, and Beadle in the horror musical “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” (2007), next to Johnny Depp, Alan Rickman and Helena Bonham Carter.
Three years later he was given the role of Winston Churchill in the film “The King’s Speech”, for which Timothy won part of the SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture, which he shared with other cast members of the film, including Anthony Andrews, Helena Bonham Carter, Colin Firth and Guy Pearce, among others. Two years later, Timothy portrayed Bob Boruchowitz in the romantic fantasy drama “Upside Down”, with Jim Sturgess, and Kirsten Dunst, while in 2014 he played eccentric British painter J.M.V. Turner in the biopic “Mr. Turner”, which became his most acclaimed role, winning him several awards and nominations, including Cannes Film Festival for Best Actor, then two Capri Cult Awards, European Film Award for European Actor, and British Independent Film Award nomination for Best Actor.
In recent years, Timothy has had several more successful appearances that have increased his wealth, such as portraying David Irving in the drama film “Denial” (2016), and Ian Paisley in the drama “The Journey” (2016), while he is now working on films “The Changeover”, and “Finding Your Feet”, that will be released in 2017, and 2018.
Timothy’s CV now boasts over 75 film titles, and more than 50 TV productions.
Regarding his personal life, Timothy has been married to Shane Spall since 1981; the couple has three children together.
Back in 1996, Timothy received a diagnosis of an acute myeloid leukemia; luckily he managed to recover, and since then has been in remission.
