Spall had to "dig deep" to play the title role in Mr. Turner, which is now out on DVD. The 19th century painter was a "man of massive contradictions," he says. Originally broadcast Dec. 15, 2014.

Timothy Spall has a "touching" new Netflix British drama on the way with an A-list cast that you'll want to add to your watchlist. Goodbye June was announced earlier this year, and follows the trials ...

Timothy Spall, a character actor best known as Wormtail in the “Harry Potter’’ series, delivers an Oscar-caliber tour de force as eccentric British landscape painter J.M.W. Turner in the ...

When Timothy Spall and Imelda Staunton arrive to London’s Soho Hotel to discuss their new film “Finding Your Feet,” they can’t stop complimenting each other.

Timothy Spall creates ‘Mr. Turner’ from the spare strokes of Mike Leigh. ... Spall, who says that he could “always draw a bit,” spent two years studying painting with portraitist Tim ...

Timothy Spall came very close to the latter in bringing legendary British painter J.M.W. Turner to the screen for Mike Leigh‘s ...

Timothy Spall has drawn huge praise for his performance as Peter Farquhar, a cherished and inspirational teacher who was murdered in 2015, in the BBC One true-crime drama The Sixth Commandment ...

Timothy Spall (Mr. Turner, Secrets & Lies) has been tapped to star in the first installment of Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams, a 10-episode sci-fi anthology series from Ronald D. Moore, ...

Transilvania International Film Festival Honors Timothy Spall With Lifetime Honor. The 22nd edition of the Transilvania International Film Festival kicked off with the premiere of Hafsteinn Gunnar ...

A version of this story about Timothy Spall first appeared in the “Dark Horses We Love” feature in The Race Begins issue of TheWrap’s Oscar magazine. “It never upsets me to not be the cool ...

Timothy Spall Steve Granitz/WireImage; Danny Martindale/FilmMagic. Spall, who portrayed Peter Pettigrew in the fantasy films, worked his slimmed-down frame in a navy suit and red printed tie.

Timothy Spall says he often looks at his copy of “Snow Storm” by J.M.W. Turner, which hangs at his home, and thinks, “How on earth did I ever do that?” Enter Tim Wright, the London-based ...