Rafe Spall
Acting
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Acting 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.
Known For
Filmography
Under Salt Marsh
2026
as Eric Bull
Secret Service
2026
as Stuart Henderson
Bait
2026
as Nigel
William Tell
2025
as Stauffacher
Smoke
2025
as Steven Burk
Rich Flu
2024
as Toni
The English
2022
as David Melmont
Long Story Short
2021
as Teddy
National Theatre Live: Death of England: Michael
2020
as Michael
Trying
2020
as Jason
The Salisbury Poisonings
2020
as DS Nick Bailey
Denmark
2019
as Herb
Men in Black: International
2019
as Agent C
Just Mercy
2019
as Tommy Champan
The War of the Worlds
2019
as George
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
2018
as Eli Mills
Grandpa's Great Escape
2018
as Adult Jack (voice)
The Ritual
2017
as Luke
National Theatre Live: Hedda Gabler
2017
as Brack
My Online Nightmare
2017
as Narrator (voice)
Swallows and Amazons
2016
as Jim 'Captain Flint' Turner / Polski the Parrot
The BFG
2016
as Mr. Tibbs
Mum's List
2016
as Singe
Roadies
2016
as Reg Whitehead
X+Y
2015
as Martin Humphreys
The Big Short
2015
as Danny Moses
Harry Price: Ghost Hunter
2015
as Harry Price
Sons of Liberty
2015
as John Hancock
Get Santa
2014
as Steve
Off the Page: Death of England
2014
as Son
The World's End
2013
as Young Man
I Give It a Year
2013
as Josh
What If
2013
as Ben
The Last Leg
2013
as Self
Prometheus
2012
as Millburn
Life of Pi
2012
as Writer
Earthbound
2012
as Joe
The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus
2012
as Self
Anonymous
2011
as William Shakespeare
One Day
2011
as Ian Whitehead
The Shadow Line
2011
as Jay Wratten
Black Mirror
2011
as Potter
SUS
2010
as Wilby
The Scouting Book for Boys
2010
as Steve
Pete versus Life
2010
as Pete Griffiths
Modern Life Is Rubbish
2009
as Liam
Desperate Romantics
2009
as William Holman Hunt
Frankie Howerd: Rather You Than Me
2008
as Dennis Heymer
He Kills Coppers
2008
as Frank Taylor
A Room with a View
2008
as George Emerson
Hot Fuzz
2007
as DC Andy Cartwright
A Room with a View
2007
as George Emerson
Get Off My Land
2007
as Man
Grindhouse
2007
as Featured Ghost (segment "Don't") (uncredited)
The Last Drop
2006
as David Wellings
A Good Year
2006
as Kenny
Wide Sargasso Sea
2006
as Edward Rochester
The Chatterley Affair
2006
as Keith
Dracula
2006
as Jonathan Harker
Cracker: Nine Eleven
2006
as DS McAllister
Kidulthood
2006
as Lenny
The Romantics
2006
as John Clare
Green Street Hooligans
2005
as Swill
Twisted Tales
2005
as Dominic
The Rotters' Club
2005
as Sean Harding
The Calcium Kid
2004
as Stan Parlour
Shaun of the Dead
2004
as Noel
The Legend of the Tamworth Two
2004
as Crustie
Agatha Christie's Marple
2004
as Roger Bassington
The Lion in Winter
2003
as Prince John
Spine Chillers
2003
Out of Control
2002
as Ray
Soccer AM
1995
as Self