Fans of “Harry Potter” know him as Peter Pettigrew. Meet the award-winning actor who is playing the famous British artist in “Mr. Turner.”
Video Content: Timothy Spall (2014)
In the full interview (without film clips), SIDEWALKS host Cindy Rhodes talks to the actor about getting into acting, whether he likes playing a good person or a villain, and his lead role in “Mr. Turner,” a film chronicling the life and career of British artist J. M. W. Turner.
Mini-Biography:
Born in Battersea, London, England, Timothy Spall is an actor, who is known for playing Peter Pettigrew in the “Harry Potter” film series and as Winston Churchill in the “The King’s Speech.” Other films include ”The Damned United,” “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street,” “Crusoe,” “Secrets & Lies,” “Topsy-Turvy,” “Vanilla Sky,” ”The Last Samurai,” ”Pierrepoint” (“The Last Hangman” in the United States), and “Enchanted.” Spall, who was part of the Royal Shakespeare Company, was seen in TV’s “Home Sweet Home,” “Vacuuming Completely Nude in Paradise,” “Sinbad,” “Blandings,” “The Fattest Man in Britain,” and “Frank Stubbs Promotes.” He had a documentary called “Timothy Spall: Back at Sea.” Recently, he won the Best Actor award at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival for “Mr. Turner.”
Interview Credits:
Recorded: December 1, 2014
Host / Producer: Cindy Rhodes
Videographer (for Cindy Rhodes): Ray Alvarado
Editor: Richard R. Lee
Special Thanks To: Sony Pictures Classic, Junket Productions