Who starred in the title role of Mike Leigh's 2014 film Mr Turner?
Mr. Turner Mr. Turner Mr. Turner is a 2014 biographical drama film based around the last twenty-five years of the life and career of painter J. M. W. Turner (1775–1851). Written and directed by Mike Leigh, the film stars Timothy Spall in the title role with Dorothy Atkinson, Paul Jesson, Marion Bailey, Lesley Manville, and Martin Savage. It premiered in competition for the Palme d'Or at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival, where Spall won the award for Best Actor and cinematographer Dick Pope received a special jury prize for the film's cinematography. The film was critically acclaimed and received four nominations each
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