Acting
Rafe Spall
Born March 10, 1983 · 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
7.9
Life of Pi
Writer
7.0
Prometheus
Millburn
6.2
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
Eli Mills
7.8
The Big Short
Danny Moses
7.8
Shaun of the Dead
Noel
7.8
Hot Fuzz
DC Andy Cartwright
8.7
Black Mirror
Potter
6.9
The World's End
Young Man
5.6
Men in Black: International
Agent C
7.0
One Day
Ian Whitehead
6.3
The BFG
Mr. Tibbs
6.4
The Ritual
Luke
7.4
Green Street Hooligans
Swill
7.6
Just Mercy
Tommy Champan
6.8
What If
Ben
7.5
Grindhouse
Featured Ghost (segment "Don't") (uncredited)
6.9
A Good Year
Kenny
7.2
Stan & Ollie
Thanks
6.8
Anonymous
William Shakespeare
5.7
I Give It a Year
Josh
Filmography
- 2026Secret ServiceStuart HendersonSeries
- 2026BaitNigelSeries
- 2026Under Salt MarshEric BullSeries
- 2025SmokeSteven BurkSeries
- 2025William TellStauffacherMovie
- 2024Rich FluToniMovie
- 2022The EnglishDavid MelmontSeries
- 2021Long Story ShortTeddyMovie
- 2020The Salisbury PoisoningsDS Nick BaileySeries
- 2020TryingJason, Executive ProducerSeries
- 2020National Theatre Live: Death of England: MichaelMichaelMovie
- 2019Just MercyTommy ChampanMovie
- 2019DenmarkHerbMovie
- 2019The War of the WorldsGeorgeSeries
- 2019Men in Black: InternationalAgent CMovie
- 2018Stan & OllieThanksMovie
- 2018Jurassic World: Fallen KingdomEli MillsMovie
- 2018Grandpa's Great EscapeAdult Jack (voice)Movie
- 2017The RitualLukeMovie
- 2017My Online NightmareNarrator (voice)Series
- 2017National Theatre Live: Hedda GablerBrackMovie
- 2016Mum's ListSingeMovie
- 2016Swallows and AmazonsJim 'Captain Flint' Turner / Polski the ParrotMovie
- 2016RoadiesReg WhiteheadSeries
- 2016The BFGMr. TibbsMovie
- 2015Harry Price: Ghost HunterHarry PriceMovie
- 2015The Big ShortDanny MosesMovie
- 2015X+YMartin HumphreysMovie
- 2015Sons of LibertyJohn HancockSeries
- 2014Get SantaSteveMovie
- 2014Off the Page: Death of EnglandSonMovie
- 2013What IfBenMovie
- 2013The World's EndYoung ManMovie
- 2013I Give It a YearJoshMovie
- 2013The Last LegSelfSeries
- 2012Life of PiWriterMovie
- 2012The Furious Gods: Making PrometheusSelfMovie
- 2012PrometheusMillburnMovie
- 2012EarthboundJoeMovie
- 2011Black MirrorPotterSeries
- 2011AnonymousWilliam ShakespeareMovie
- 2011The Shadow LineJay WrattenSeries
- 2011One DayIan WhiteheadMovie
- 2010Pete versus LifePete GriffithsSeries
- 2010SUSWilbyMovie
- 2010The Scouting Book for BoysSteveMovie
- 2009Modern Life Is RubbishLiamMovie
- 2009Desperate RomanticsWilliam Holman HuntSeries
- 2008Frankie Howerd: Rather You Than MeDennis HeymerMovie
- 2008A Room with a ViewGeorge EmersonSeries
- 2008He Kills CoppersFrank TaylorSeries
- 2007A Room with a ViewGeorge EmersonMovie
- 2007Get Off My LandManMovie
- 2007GrindhouseFeatured Ghost (segment "Don't") (uncredited)Movie
- 2007Hot FuzzDC Andy CartwrightMovie
- 2006DraculaJonathan HarkerMovie
- 2006Cracker: Nine ElevenDS McAllisterMovie
- 2006Wide Sargasso SeaEdward RochesterMovie
- 2006A Good YearKennyMovie
- 2006The Last DropDavid WellingsMovie
- 2006The Chatterley AffairKeithMovie
- 2006KidulthoodLennyMovie
- 2006The RomanticsJohn ClareSeries
- 2005Green Street HooligansSwillMovie
- 2005The Rotters' ClubSean HardingSeries
- 2005Twisted TalesDominicSeries
- 2004Agatha Christie's MarpleRoger BassingtonSeries
- 2004The Calcium KidStan ParlourMovie
- 2004The Legend of the Tamworth TwoCrustieMovie
- 2004Shaun of the DeadNoelMovie
- 2003The Lion in WinterPrince JohnMovie
- 2003Spine ChillersSeries
- 2002Out of ControlRayMovie
- 1995Soccer AMSelfSeries
- —Number 10Harry DouglasSeries