Rafe Spall

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Rafe Joseph Spall
Born 10 March 1983 (1983-03-10) (age 28)
East Dulwich, London, UK
Years active 2001-present
Spouse Elize du Toit m. August 2010
Children 1 daughter, Lena b. 2011

Rafe Joseph Spall (born 10 March 1983)[1] is an English actor on both stage and screen. He is perhaps best known for his titular role in Channel 4's Pete Versus Life and his roles in One Day, Anonymous and the upcoming Ridley Scott film Prometheus.

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[edit] Background

Spall was born in King's College Hospital, Camberwell, London, England and is the son of actor Timothy Spall and Shane Spall, the second of three children. Unlike his two sisters who are a primary school teacher and a textile designer respectively, Spall followed in his father's footsteps. Named after the protagonist in The Knight of the Burning Pestle, a role his father played in the Royal Shakespeare Company and he would later play himself, Rafe always had ambitions to act. Having done badly at his school Haberdashers' Aske's Hatcham College, he left to become an actor having joined the National Youth Theatre but after failing to get into his chosen drama schools he begun his career at the bottom.

[edit] Career

Spall has frequently collaborated with Edgar Wright appearing in his films Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz alongside Simon Pegg and Nick Frost. He had previously appeared in an episode Spaced the series directed by Wright again starring Frost and Pegg. Spall has also featured in Wright's segment in the 2007 Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez film Grindhouse.

In 2007 he performed for the first time with his father in the ITV adaption of A Room with a View playing father and son[2].

[edit] Personal Life

Spall claims to have always struggled with his weight going up to 18 stone, but he claimed to have been given so many character parts that he attempted to slim down losing over five stone[3].

From 2004–2006 he was in a relationship with his The Rotter's Club co-star Alice Eve. In 2007 he dated Alexandra Mann, a designer and stylist. Having lived in London Fields, he now lives in West Kensington with his wife the actress Elize du Toit haiving been set up on a blind date with her, they married in 2010.[4] In 2011 their first child Lena was born.[5]

[edit] Stage

[edit] Films

Year Title Character Production Notes
2012 Prometheus[14] Milburn Ripple World Pictures in production
2011 Earthbound[15] Joe Norman Ripple World Pictures in production
2011 One Day[16] Ian Focus Features
2011 Anonymous[17] William Shakespeare Columbia Pictures
2010 Sus[18] D.C. Wilby Independent
2009 The Scouting Book For Boys[19] Steve Celador Films
2007 Grindhouse[20] Ghost Dimension Films featured in the segment "Don't"
2007 Hot Fuzz[21] DC Cartwright Universal Pictures
2006 A Good Year[22] Kenny 20th Century Fox
2006 Kidulthood[23] Lenny Revolver Entertainment
2005 The Last Drop[24] Pvt Wellings First Look International
2005 Green Street [25] Swill Universal Pictures
2004 The Calcium Kid[26] Stan Parlour Universal Pictures
2004 Shaun of the Dead[27] Noel Universal Pictures
2001 Beginner's Luck[28] Guerilla Films

[edit] Short Films

Year Title Character Production Notes
2010 Behind The Door[29] Bobby Buffalo Films
2009 Modern Life Is Rubbish[30] Liam BBC
2008 Close[31] Eric Pollibee Pictures
2007 Get Off My Land[32] Man UK Film Council

[edit] Television

Year Title Character Production Notes
2010-11 Pete Versus Life[33] Pete Griffiths Channel 4
2011 The Shadow Line[34] Jay Wratten BBC Two
2009 Desperate Romantics[35] William 'Maniac' Hunt BBC Two
2009 Agatha Christie's Marple[36] Roger Bassington ITV Series 4
Why Didn't They Ask Evans?
2008 Frankie Howerd: Rather You Than Me[37] Dennis Heymer BBC Four
2008 He Kills Coppers[38] Frank Taylor ITV
2007 A Room with a View[39] George Emerson ITV
2006 Dracula[40] Jonathan Harker BBC
2006 Wide Sargasso Sea[41] Edward Rochester BBC
2006 Cracker[42] DS McAllister ITV
2006 The Chatterley Affair[43] Keith BBC
2006 The Romantics[44] John Clare BBC
2005 Twisted Tales[45] Dominic BBC Three Series 1, Episode 5
Death Metal Chronicles
2005 The Rotters' Club[46] Sean Harding BBC
2004 The Legend of the Tamworth Two[47] Crustie BBC
2003 The Lion in Winter[48] Prince John Showtime Networks
2002 Out of Control[49] Ray BBC

[edit] Radio

  • The Daily Bacon BBC Radio 5 Live 3 (2010)
  • Words and Music: Crushed BBC Radio 3 as a guest reader (2008)
  • Hide BBC Radio 3 as the convict (2007)
  • The Real Thing BBC Radio 4 as Billy (2006)

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Rafe Spall Age", Wiki, http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_old_is_Rafe_Spall [unreliable source?]
  2. ^ "Rafe and Timothy Spall joint interview", Guardian, 2007, http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2007/oct/28/television.features 
  3. ^ "Rafe Spall One Day Interview", Guardian, 2011, http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2011/aug/20/rafe-spall-one-day 
  4. ^ "Rafe Spall Profile", Independent, 2011, http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/the-son-also-rises-how-rafe-spall-conquered-hollywood-2339358.html 
  5. ^ "Rafe Spall My London", Evening Standard, 2009, http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/lifestyle/article-23764851-rafe-spall---my-london.do 
  6. ^ "Constellations at The Royal Court Theatre". royalcourttheatre.com. http://www.royalcourttheatre.com/whats-on/constellations. Retrieved 2012-02-02. 
  7. ^ "Bush Theatre". Bush Theatre. 2009-11-21. http://www.bushtheatre.co.uk/production/IF_THERE_IS_I_HAVEN'T_FOUND_IT_YET/. Retrieved 2012-02-02. 
  8. ^ "Hello and Goodbye - Athol Fugard - 2008 - Productions - English Touring Theatre". Ett.org.uk. 2008-05-17. http://www.ett.org.uk/productions/52/hello-and-goodbye. Retrieved 2012-02-02. 
  9. ^ "Alaska at The Royal Court Theatre". royalcourttheatre.com. 2007-06-23. http://www.royalcourttheatre.com/whats-on/alaska. Retrieved 2012-02-02. 
  10. ^ "John Gabriel Borkman". Donmar Warehouse. 2007-04-14. http://www.donmarwarehouse.com/pl54.html. Retrieved 2012-02-02. 
  11. ^ "The Knight of the Burning Pestle". British Theatre Guide. http://www.britishtheatreguide.info/reviews/burningpestle-rev.htm. Retrieved 2012-02-02. 
  12. ^ "Just a Bloke at The Royal Court Theatre". royalcourttheatre.com. 2002-11-17. http://www.royalcourttheatre.com/whats-on/just-a-bloke. Retrieved 2012-02-02. 
  13. ^ "A Prayer for Owen Meany - Productions". National Theatre. http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/1189/productions/a-prayer-for-owen-meany.html. Retrieved 2012-02-02. 
  14. ^ "Prometheus", IMDb, 2012, http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1446714/ 
  15. ^ "Joe Norman", IMDb, 2011, http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1709653/ 
  16. ^ "One Day", IMDb, 2011, http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1563738/ 
  17. ^ "Anonymous", IMDb, 2011, http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1521197/ 
  18. ^ "Sus", IMDb, 2010, http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1515207/ 
  19. ^ "The Scouting Book For Boys", IMDb, 2009, http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1022885/ 
  20. ^ "Grindhouse", IMDb, 2007, http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0462322/ 
  21. ^ "Hot Fuzz", IMDb, 2007, http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0425112/ 
  22. ^ "A Good Year", IMDb, 2006, http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0401445/ 
  23. ^ "Kidulthood", IMDb, 2006, http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0435680/ 
  24. ^ "The Last Drop", IMDb, 2005, http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0398029/ 
  25. ^ "Green Street", IMDb, 2005, http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0385002/ 
  26. ^ "The Calcium Kid", IMDb, 2004, http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0330111/ 
  27. ^ "Shaun of the Dead", IMDb, 2004, http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0365748/ 
  28. ^ "Beginner's Luck", IMDb, 2001, http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0292964/ 
  29. ^ "Behind The Door", IMDb, 2010, http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1589418/ 
  30. ^ "Modern Life Is Rubbish", BBC, 2009, http://www.bbc.co.uk/filmnetwork/films/p00g6n0y 
  31. ^ "Close", Pollibee Pictures, 2008, http://www.pollibee.com/news/itemlist/category/3-short-films 
  32. ^ "Get Off My Land", BBC, 2007, http://www.bbc.co.uk/filmnetwork/films/p00gs4yj 
  33. ^ "Pete Versus Life", IMDb, 2011, http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1690364/ 
  34. ^ "The Shadow Line", IMDb, 2011, http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1701920/ 
  35. ^ "Desperate Romantics", IMDb, 2009, http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1346018/ 
  36. ^ "Marple", IMDb, 2009, http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1276406/ 
  37. ^ "Frankie Howerd: Rather You Than Me", IMDb, 2008, http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1169271/ 
  38. ^ "He Kills Coppers", IMDb, 2008, http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1094248/ 
  39. ^ "A Room With A View", IMDb, 2007, http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1025103/ 
  40. ^ "Dracula", IMDb, 2006, http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0847161/ 
  41. ^ "Wide Sargasso Sea", IMDb, 2006, http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0828462/ 
  42. ^ "Cracker", IMDb, 2006, http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0495027/ 
  43. ^ "The Chatterley Affair", IMDb, 2006, http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0757175/ 
  44. ^ "The Romantics", IMDb, 2006, http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0775397/ 
  45. ^ "Twisted Tales", IMDb, 2005, http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0442648/ 
  46. ^ "the Rotters' Club", IMDb, 2005, http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0426367/ 
  47. ^ "The Legend of the Tamworth Two", IMDb, 2004, http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0378239/ 
  48. ^ "The Lion in Winter", IMDb, 2003, http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0319754/ 
  49. ^ "Out of Control", IMDb, 2002, http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0332300/ 

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