Rafe Spall

Acting

Rafe Spall

Born March 10, 1983East Dulwich, London, England, UK73 credits

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

Bait
6.1

Bait

TV

2026

Under Salt Marsh
6.9

Under Salt Marsh

TV

2026

Smoke
6.0

Smoke

TV

2025

William Tell
6.2

William Tell

Movie

2025

Rich Flu
5.3

Rich Flu

Movie

2024

The English
7.3

The English

TV

2022

Filmography

Bait
2026Baitas NigelTV
Under Salt Marsh
2026Under Salt Marshas Eric BullTV
Smoke
2025Smokeas Steven BurkTV
William Tell
2025William Tellas StauffacherMovie
Rich Flu
2024Rich Fluas ToniMovie
The English
2022The Englishas David MelmontTV
Long Story Short
2021Long Story Shortas TeddyMovie
The Salisbury Poisonings
2020The Salisbury Poisoningsas DS Nick BaileyTV
Trying
2020Tryingas JasonTV
National Theatre Archive: Death of England
2020National Theatre Archive: Death of Englandas MichaelMovie
Just Mercy
2019Just Mercyas Tommy ChampanMovie
Denmark
2019Denmarkas HerbMovie
The War of the Worlds
2019The War of the Worldsas GeorgeTV
Men in Black: International
2019Men in Black: Internationalas Agent CMovie
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
2018Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdomas Eli MillsMovie
Grandpa's Great Escape
2018Grandpa's Great Escapeas Adult Jack (voice)Movie
The Ritual
2017The Ritualas LukeMovie
My Online Nightmare
2017My Online Nightmareas Narrator (voice)TV
National Theatre Live: Hedda Gabler
2017National Theatre Live: Hedda Gableras BrackMovie
Mum's List
2016Mum's Listas SingeMovie
Swallows and Amazons
2016Swallows and Amazonsas Jim 'Captain Flint' Turner / Polski the ParrotMovie
Roadies
2016Roadiesas Reg WhiteheadTV
The BFG
2016The BFGas Mr. TibbsMovie
Harry Price: Ghost Hunter
2015Harry Price: Ghost Hunteras Harry PriceMovie
The Big Short
2015The Big Shortas Danny MosesMovie
Sons of Liberty
2015Sons of Libertyas John HancockTV
Get Santa
2014Get Santaas SteveMovie
X+Y
2014X+Yas Martin HumphreysMovie
What If
2013What Ifas BenMovie
The World's End
2013The World's Endas Young ManMovie
I Give It a Year
2013I Give It a Yearas JoshMovie
The Last Leg
2013The Last Legas SelfTV
Life of Pi
2012Life of Pias WriterMovie
The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus
2012The Furious Gods: Making Prometheusas SelfMovie
Prometheus
2012Prometheusas MillburnMovie
Earthbound
2012Earthboundas JoeMovie
Black Mirror
2011Black Mirroras PotterTV
Anonymous
2011Anonymousas William ShakespeareMovie
The Shadow Line
2011The Shadow Lineas Jay WrattenTV
One Day
2011One Dayas Ian WhiteheadMovie
Pete versus Life
2010Pete versus Lifeas Pete GriffithsTV
SUS
2010SUSas WilbyMovie
The Scouting Book for Boys
2010The Scouting Book for Boysas SteveMovie
M
2009Modern Life Is Rubbishas LiamMovie
Desperate Romantics
2009Desperate Romanticsas William Holman HuntTV
Frankie Howerd: Rather You Than Me
2008Frankie Howerd: Rather You Than Meas Dennis HeymerMovie
A
2008A Room with a Viewas George EmersonTV
He Kills Coppers
2008He Kills Coppersas Frank TaylorTV
A Room with a View
2007A Room with a Viewas George EmersonMovie
Get Off My Land
2007Get Off My Landas ManMovie
Grindhouse
2007Grindhouseas Featured Ghost (segment "Don't") (uncredited)Movie
Hot Fuzz
2007Hot Fuzzas DC Andy CartwrightMovie
Dracula
2006Draculaas Jonathan HarkerMovie
Cracker: Nine Eleven
2006Cracker: Nine Elevenas DS McAllisterMovie
Wide Sargasso Sea
2006Wide Sargasso Seaas Edward RochesterMovie
A Good Year
2006A Good Yearas KennyMovie
The Last Drop
2006The Last Dropas David WellingsMovie
The Chatterley Affair
2006The Chatterley Affairas KeithMovie
Kidulthood
2006Kidulthoodas LennyMovie
Green Street Hooligans
2005Green Street Hooligansas SwillMovie
The Rotters' Club
2005The Rotters' Clubas Sean HardingTV
Twisted Tales
2005Twisted Talesas DominicTV
Agatha Christie's Marple
2004Agatha Christie's Marpleas Roger BassingtonTV
The Calcium Kid
2004The Calcium Kidas Stan ParlourMovie
The Legend of the Tamworth Two
2004The Legend of the Tamworth Twoas CrustieMovie
Shaun of the Dead
2004Shaun of the Deadas NoelMovie
The Lion in Winter
2003The Lion in Winteras Prince JohnMovie
Spine Chillers
2003Spine ChillersTV
Out of Control
2002Out of Controlas RayMovie
Soccer AM
1995Soccer AMas SelfTV
The Romantics
—The Romanticsas John ClareTV
Secret Service
—Secret Serviceas Stuart HendersonTV
N
—Number 10TV