Timothy Spall was brought up in Battersea in South London.
Timothy Spall's first major TV role was in The Brylcreem Boys.
His major breakthrough came playing Barry in Auf Wiedersehen, Pet.
Tim Spall played the lead in the popular series Frank Stubbs Promotes.
Spall has appeared in several Mike Leigh films, starting in 1982 with the TV movie Home Sweet Home, but including feature films such as Topsy-Turvy and Life is Sweet.
Tim Spall played Fagin in the BBC's Oliver Twist.
