British actor
Born: February 27, 1957
Timothy Leonard Spall is an award-winning classical character actor who was born on February 27, 1957, and raised in London. The son of blue-collar parents, Joseph L. Spall, a postal worker, and Sylvia R. (Leonard), a hairdresser, his interest in acting happened early and Spall auditioned and earned a spot with the National Youth Theatre.
The young actor showed great promise at RADA, where he portrayed the title roles in “Macbeth” and “Othello.” In 1979, he joined the Royal Shakespeare Company and stayed for approximately two years, performing in such plays as “The Merry Wives of Windsor,” “Cymbeline,” “The Three Sisters,” “Nicholas Nickleby,” and “The Knight of the Burning Pestle.” With other rep companies, he appeared in, among others, “The Merchant” and “St. Joan.”
Timothy Spall’s 5 most popular quotes
- It doesn’t bother me one iota that most of my career has been playing people who are not that – well, let’s say that people wouldn’t aspire to be like them.
- You can’t live your life in a state of profundity, because you’re never going to get anything done, and you’re just profound.
- There’s nothing like a little bit of unemployment to kick the stuffing out of you when things are going well.
- Life is not all about profundity. Life is about little things that piss you off, little triumphs, little defeats. So, you can’t spend all your time being profound.
- I know what I like when I see it, but no way have I ever become interested in learning about it.
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