Rafe Spall

Rafe Spall

1983-03-10 East Dulwich, London, England, UK 49 Credits

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.

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William Tell

William Tell

2025

as Stauffacher

6.0
Acting

The narrative unfolds in the 14th Century, when the European nations vie for supremacy within the Holy Roman Empire. The ambitious Austrian Empire, de...

Rich Flu

Rich Flu

2024

as Toni

5.4
Acting

A strange disease kills off some of the richest and most influential people on the planet. First it was the billionaires, then the multi-millionaires ...

Long Story Short

Long Story Short

2021

as Teddy

6.7
Acting

Teddy wakes up the morning after his wedding to discover that he's jumped forward a year in his life to his first anniversary. Trapped in an endless c...

National Theatre Archive: Death of England

National Theatre Archive: Death of England

2020

as Michael

Acting

After the death of his dad, Michael is powerless and angry. In a state of heartbreak, he confronts the difficult truths about his father’s legacy and ...

Just Mercy

Just Mercy

2019

as Tommy Champan

7.9
Acting

The powerful true story of Harvard-educated lawyer Bryan Stevenson, who goes to Alabama to defend the disenfranchised and wrongly condemned — includin...

Denmark

Denmark

2019

as Herb

6.3
Acting

Herb’s life is a mess. He’s lost his welfare, can’t hold a job, can’t talk to his son, has a neighbour who won’t shut up and a diet that consists main...

Men in Black: International

Men in Black: International

2019

as Agent C

5.9
Acting

The Men in Black have always protected the Earth from the scum of the universe. In this new adventure, they tackle their biggest, most global threat t...

Stan & Ollie

Stan & Ollie

2018

Thanks

7.0

With their golden era long behind them, comedy duo Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy embark on a variety hall tour of Britain and Ireland. Despite the pres...

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom

2018

as Eli Mills

6.5
Acting

Three years after Jurassic World was destroyed, Isla Nublar now sits abandoned. When the island's dormant volcano begins roaring to life, Owen and Cla...

Grandpa's Great Escape

Grandpa's Great Escape

2018

as Adult Jack (voice)

6.1
Acting

Many years ago, Grandpa was a World War II flying ace, but sadly he is now suffering from Alzheimer's disease. When his family can no longer look afte...

The Ritual

The Ritual

2017

as Luke

6.3
Acting

A group of college friends reunite for a trip to the forest, but encounter a menacing presence in the woods that's stalking them.

National Theatre Live: Hedda Gabler

National Theatre Live: Hedda Gabler

2017

as Brack

8.5
Acting

Hedda and Tesman have just returned from their honeymoon and the relationship is already in trouble. Trapped but determined, Hedda tries to control th...

Mum's List

Mum's List

2016

as Singe

6.8
Acting

The story of Singe and Kate, a couple from North Somerset, whose lives were turned upside down when Kate was diagnosed with an incurable breast cancer...

Swallows and Amazons

Swallows and Amazons

2016

as Jim 'Captain Flint' Turner / Polski the Parrot

6.3
Acting

Four children dream of escaping the tedium of a summer holiday with their mother. When finally given permission to camp on their own on an island in t...

The BFG

The BFG

2016

as Mr. Tibbs

6.3
Acting

An orphan little girl befriends a benevolent giant who takes her to Giant Country, where they attempt to stop the man-eating giants that are invading ...

Harry Price: Ghost Hunter

Harry Price: Ghost Hunter

2015

as Harry Price

6.2
Acting

When MP's wife Grace Goodwin is found naked on a London street, Harry Price is summoned to investigate claims that her house is haunted.

The Big Short

The Big Short

2015

as Danny Moses

7.4
Acting

The men who made millions from a global economic meltdown.

Get Santa

Get Santa

2014

as Steve

6.0
Acting

A father and son must team up to save Christmas when they discover Santa Claus sleeping in their garage, having crashed his sleigh and found himself o...

X+Y

X+Y

2014

as Martin Humphreys

6.7
Acting

A socially awkward teenage math prodigy finds new confidence and new friendships when he lands a spot on the British squad at the International Mathem...

What If

What If

2013

as Ben

6.7
Acting

Medical-school dropout Wallace has been repeatedly burned by bad relationships. So while everyone around him, including his roommate Allan, seems to b...

The World's End

The World's End

2013

as Young Man

6.8
Acting

Five friends who reunite in an attempt to top their epic pub crawl from 20 years earlier unwittingly become humankind's only hope for survival.

I Give It a Year

I Give It a Year

2013

as Josh

5.5
Acting

After a quick courtship, two lovers hastily decide to tie the knot. As their first year of marriage unfolds, temptation and incompatibility put their ...

Life of Pi

Life of Pi

2012

as Writer

7.4
Acting

The story of an Indian boy named Pi, a zookeeper's son who finds himself in the company of a hyena, zebra, orangutan, and a Bengal tiger after a shipw...

The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus

The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus

2012

as Self

7.2
Acting

An in-depth documentary on the making of Ridley Scott's "Prometheus," featuring cast and crew interviews, outtakes and behind-the-scenes footage. Rele...

Prometheus

Prometheus

2012

as Millburn

6.6
Acting

A team of explorers discover a clue to the origins of mankind on Earth, leading them on a journey to the darkest corners of the universe. There, they ...

Earthbound

Earthbound

2012

as Joe

4.6
Acting

At eleven years old Joe Norman is told by his dying father that he is an alien hiding on earth. Joe believes him. He grows up to be a die-hard fan-boy...

Anonymous

Anonymous

2011

as William Shakespeare

6.4
Acting

Set against the backdrop of the succession of Queen Elizabeth I, and the Essex Rebellion against her, the story advances the theory that it was in fac...

One Day

One Day

2011

as Ian Whitehead

7.4
Acting

A romantic comedy centered on Dexter and Emma, who first meet during their graduation in 1988 and proceed to keep in touch regularly. The film follows...

SUS

SUS

2010

as Wilby

5.5
Acting

Election Night 1979: Margaret Thatcher is about to come into power. A young black man is held on suspicion of murdering his pregnant wife. Officers Ka...

The Scouting Book for Boys

The Scouting Book for Boys

2010

as Steve

6.3
Acting

Thomas Turgoose (This Is England) stars as David, a young boy who lives a carefree life on a coastal caravan park with his best friend Emily (Holliday...

Modern Life Is Rubbish

2009

as Liam

Acting

The classic scenario of a couple separating their CDs at the end of a relationship is given a new spin for the iPod generation.

Frankie Howerd: Rather You Than Me

Frankie Howerd: Rather You Than Me

2008

as Dennis Heymer

3.0
Acting

Candid and poignant drama about the comedian Frankie Howerd and the relationship with his long-term, long-suffering manager, and gay partner, Dennis H...

A Room with a View

A Room with a View

2007

as George Emerson

5.4
Acting

When Lucy Honeychurch and chaperon Charlotte Bartlett find themselves in Florence with rooms without views, fellow guests Mr Emerson and son George st...

Get Off My Land

Get Off My Land

2007

as Man

Acting

Written and directed by Douglas Ray, starring Ruth Wilson and Rafe Spall, Get Off My Land tells the story of a couple on a walk in the countryside who...

Grindhouse

Grindhouse

2007

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

7.0
Acting

Grindhouse combines Robert Rodriguez's Planet Terror, a horror comedy about a group of survivors who battle zombie-like creatures, and Quentin Taranti...

Hot Fuzz

Hot Fuzz

2007

as DC Andy Cartwright

7.6
Acting

Former London constable Nicholas Angel finds it difficult to adapt to his new assignment in the sleepy British village of Sandford. Not only does he m...

Dracula

Dracula

2006

as Jonathan Harker

5.6
Acting

The Romanian count known as Dracula is summoned to London by Arthur Holmwood, a young Lord who is one the verge of being wed. Unknown to Arthur's futu...

Cracker: Nine Eleven

Cracker: Nine Eleven

2006

as DS McAllister

7.0
Acting

After living in Australia for the past decade, Fitz and Judith return to Manchester in 2004 for their daughter Katie's wedding. Drinking too much at t...

Wide Sargasso Sea

Wide Sargasso Sea

2006

as Edward Rochester

6.1
Acting

Dramatisation of Jean Rhys's novel set in 19th-century Jamaica. The tragic story of the first Mrs Rochester from Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre centres ...

A Good Year

A Good Year

2006

as Kenny

6.7
Acting

Failed London banker Max Skinner inherits his uncle's vineyard in Provence, where he spent many childhood holidays. Upon his arrival, he meets a woman...

The Last Drop

The Last Drop

2006

as David Wellings

4.1
Acting

Different factions in WWII-era Holland race to find a stash of Nazi gold.

The Chatterley Affair

The Chatterley Affair

2006

as Keith

5.6
Acting

The trial, under The Obscene Publications Act, of the publishers of D.H. Lawrence's 'Lady Chatterley's Lover'in 1960 was a sensation that consumed the...

Kidulthood

Kidulthood

2006

as Lenny

6.3
Acting

A day in the life of a group of troubled 15-year-olds growing up in west London.

Green Street Hooligans

Green Street Hooligans

2005

as Swill

7.3
Acting

After being wrongfully expelled from Harvard University, American Matt Buckner flees to his sister's home in England. Once there, he is befriended by ...

The Calcium Kid

The Calcium Kid

2004

as Stan Parlour

5.5
Acting

When milkman Jimmy Connelly accidentally puts Britain's contender for the World title out of action, he is propelled from amateur boxer to the world s...

The Legend of the Tamworth Two

The Legend of the Tamworth Two

2004

as Crustie

3.0
Acting

Based on a true story, the movie tells the story of two pigs, named Butch and Sundance, who staged a dramatic escape from an abattoir in January 1998 ...

Shaun of the Dead

Shaun of the Dead

2004

as Noel

7.5
Acting

Shaun lives a supremely uneventful life, which revolves around his girlfriend, his mother, and, above all, his local pub. This gentle routine is threa...

The Lion in Winter

The Lion in Winter

2003

as Prince John

6.1
Acting

King Henry II keeps his wife Eleanor locked away in the towers because of her frequent attempts to overthrow him. With Eleanor out of the way he can h...

Out of Control

Out of Control

2002

as Ray

1.0
Acting

Drama following the lives of three teenage boys sent to a young offenders' institution.