What is the title of Mike Leigh's 2014 film, featuring Timothy Spall in the title role in a biopic of a celebrated British painter?
Timothy Spall Best Actor Award at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival for "Mr. Turner", a biographical film on J. M. W. Turner directed by Mike Leigh. From 29 March to 14 May 2016, Spall played the title role of Davies in Harold Pinter's play "The Caretaker", directed by Matthew Warchus at the Old Vic theatre in London opposite George MacKay and Daniel Mays. Spall and his wife Shane have three children: Pascale (born 1976), Rafe (born 1983), who is also an actor and Mercedes (born 1985). He lives in Forest Hill, south east London. In 1996, Spall was diagnosed with acute myeloid
Timothy Spall filmography Best Actor in a Leading Role and a London Film Critics Circle Award for Actor of the Year. Timothy Spall filmography English actor Timothy Spall OBE (born 27 February 1957) has made over 100 appearances in film and television. Having made his cinematic debut in the 1979 film "Quadrophenia", Spall first rose to fame for playing boring Barry Spencer Taylor in the sitcom "Auf Wiedersehen, Pet" (1983–2004), a role that won him popularity and critical praise. He has gone on to become a highly paid Hollywood actor featuring in a vast number of cinematic roles, among them the starring role