Rafe Spall

Rafe Spall

Known for
Acting
Born
March 10, 1983 (age 43)
Birthplace
East Dulwich, London, England, UK

Biography

Rafe Joseph Spall is an English actor on both stage and screen. He is perhaps best known for his roles in BBC's The Shadow Line, Channel 4's Pete versus Life, One Day, Anonymous, and the Ridley Scott film Prometheus. He played writer Yann Martel in the 2012 film Life of Pi.

Known For

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Filmography

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Number 10

Number 10

TV · as Harry Douglas · 6 eps

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The Death of Sherlock Holmes

The Death of Sherlock Holmes

TV · as Sherlock Holmes

2026
Under Salt Marsh poster

Under Salt Marsh

TV · as Eric Bull · 6 eps

2026
Secret Service poster

Secret Service

TV · as Stuart Henderson · 5 eps

2026
Bait poster

Bait

TV · as Nigel · 2 eps

2025
William Tell poster

William Tell

Movie · as Stauffacher

2025
Smoke poster

Smoke

TV · as Steven Burk · 9 eps

2024
Rich Flu poster

Rich Flu

Movie · as Toni

2022
The English poster

The English

TV · as David Melmont · 2 eps

2021
Long Story Short poster

Long Story Short

Movie · as Teddy

2020
National Theatre Live: Death of England: Michael poster

National Theatre Live: Death of England: Michael

Movie · as Michael

2020
Trying poster

Trying

TV · as Jason · 40 eps

2020
The Salisbury Poisonings poster

The Salisbury Poisonings

TV · as DS Nick Bailey · 3 eps

2019
Denmark poster

Denmark

Movie · as Herb

2019
Men in Black: International poster

Men in Black: International

Movie · as Agent C

2019
Just Mercy poster

Just Mercy

Movie · as Tommy Champan

2019
The War of the Worlds poster

The War of the Worlds

TV · as George · 3 eps

2018
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom poster

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom

Movie · as Eli Mills

2018
Grandpa's Great Escape poster

Grandpa's Great Escape

Movie · as Adult Jack (voice)

2017
The Ritual poster

The Ritual

Movie · as Luke

2017
National Theatre Live: Hedda Gabler poster

National Theatre Live: Hedda Gabler

Movie · as Brack

2017
My Online Nightmare poster

My Online Nightmare

TV · as Narrator (voice) · 5 eps

2016
Swallows and Amazons poster

Swallows and Amazons

Movie · as Jim 'Captain Flint' Turner / Polski the Parrot

2016
The BFG poster

The BFG

Movie · as Mr. Tibbs

2016
Mum's List poster

Mum's List

Movie · as Singe

2016
Roadies poster

Roadies

TV · as Reg Whitehead · 10 eps

2015
X+Y poster

X+Y

Movie · as Martin Humphreys

2015
The Big Short poster

The Big Short

Movie · as Danny Moses

2015
Harry Price: Ghost Hunter poster

Harry Price: Ghost Hunter

Movie · as Harry Price

2015
Sons of Liberty poster

Sons of Liberty

TV · as John Hancock · 3 eps

2014
What If poster

What If

Movie · as Ben

2014
Get Santa poster

Get Santa

Movie · as Steve

2014
Off the Page: Death of England poster

Off the Page: Death of England

Movie · as Son

2013
The World's End poster

The World's End

Movie · as Young Man

2013
I Give It a Year poster

I Give It a Year

Movie · as Josh

2013
The Last Leg poster

The Last Leg

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2012
Prometheus poster

Prometheus

Movie · as Millburn

2012
Life of Pi poster

Life of Pi

Movie · as Writer

2012
Earthbound poster

Earthbound

Movie · as Joe

2012
The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus poster

The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus

Movie · as Self

2011
Anonymous poster

Anonymous

Movie · as William Shakespeare

2011
One Day poster

One Day

Movie · as Ian Whitehead

2011
The Shadow Line poster

The Shadow Line

TV · as Jay Wratten · 7 eps

2011
Black Mirror poster

Black Mirror

TV · as Potter · 1 ep

2010
SUS poster

SUS

Movie · as Wilby

2010
The Scouting Book for Boys poster

The Scouting Book for Boys

Movie · as Steve

2010
Pete versus Life poster

Pete versus Life

TV · as Pete Griffiths · 11 eps

2009
Modern Life Is Rubbish

Modern Life Is Rubbish

Movie · as Liam

2009
Desperate Romantics poster

Desperate Romantics

TV · as William Holman Hunt · 6 eps

2008
Frankie Howerd: Rather You Than Me poster

Frankie Howerd: Rather You Than Me

Movie · as Dennis Heymer

2008
He Kills Coppers poster

He Kills Coppers

TV · as Frank Taylor · 3 eps

2008
A Room with a View

A Room with a View

TV · as George Emerson · 2 eps

2007
Hot Fuzz poster

Hot Fuzz

Movie · as DC Andy Cartwright

2007
A Room with a View poster

A Room with a View

Movie · as George Emerson

2007
Get Off My Land poster

Get Off My Land

Movie · as Man

2007
Grindhouse poster

Grindhouse

Movie · as Featured Ghost (segment "Don't") (uncredited)

2006
The Last Drop poster

The Last Drop

Movie · as David Wellings

2006
A Good Year poster

A Good Year

Movie · as Kenny

2006
Wide Sargasso Sea poster

Wide Sargasso Sea

Movie · as Edward Rochester

2006
The Chatterley Affair poster

The Chatterley Affair

Movie · as Keith

2006
Dracula poster

Dracula

Movie · as Jonathan Harker

2006
Cracker: Nine Eleven poster

Cracker: Nine Eleven

Movie · as DS McAllister

2006
Kidulthood poster

Kidulthood

Movie · as Lenny

2006
The Romantics poster

The Romantics

TV · as John Clare · 3 eps

2005
Green Street Hooligans poster

Green Street Hooligans

Movie · as Swill

2005
Twisted Tales poster

Twisted Tales

TV · as Dominic · 1 ep

2005
The Rotters' Club poster

The Rotters' Club

TV · as Sean Harding · 3 eps

2004
The Calcium Kid poster

The Calcium Kid

Movie · as Stan Parlour

2004
Shaun of the Dead poster

Shaun of the Dead

Movie · as Noel

2004
The Legend of the Tamworth Two poster

The Legend of the Tamworth Two

Movie · as Crustie

2004
Agatha Christie's Marple poster

Agatha Christie's Marple

TV · as Roger Bassington · 1 ep

2003
The Lion in Winter poster

The Lion in Winter

Movie · as Prince John

2003
Spine Chillers poster

Spine Chillers

TV · as Dominic · 1 ep

2002
Out of Control poster

Out of Control

Movie · as Ray

1995
Soccer AM poster

Soccer AM

TV · as Self · 1 ep