Rafe Spall

Rafe Spall

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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Black Mirror

Black Mirror

2011 • as Potter

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom

2018 • as Eli Mills

The Last Leg

The Last Leg

2013 • as Self

Soccer AM

Soccer AM

1995 • as Self

Agatha Christie's Marple

Agatha Christie's Marple

2004 • as Roger Bassington

Shaun of the Dead

Shaun of the Dead

2004 • as Noel

Filmography

2025

William Tell
William Tell
as Stauffacher
Movie - Released: 1/17/2025
TV
Smoke
TV - Released: 6/26/2025

2024

Rich Flu
Rich Flu
as Toni
Movie - Released: 12/12/2024

2022

The English
The English
as David Melmont
TV - Released: 11/10/2022

2021

Long Story Short
Long Story Short
as Teddy
Movie - Released: 2/11/2021

2020

National Theatre Archive: Death of England
National Theatre Archive: Death of England
as Michael
Movie - Released: 2/26/2020
Trying
Trying
as Jason
TV - Released: 5/1/2020
The Salisbury Poisonings
The Salisbury Poisonings
as DS Nick Bailey
TV - Released: 6/14/2020

2019

Denmark
Denmark
as Herb
Movie - Released: 12/5/2019
Men in Black: International
Men in Black: International
as Agent C
Movie - Released: 6/12/2019
Just Mercy
Just Mercy
as Tommy Champan
Movie - Released: 12/25/2019
The War of the Worlds
The War of the Worlds
as George
TV - Released: 11/17/2019

2018

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
as Eli Mills
Movie - Released: 6/6/2018
Grandpa's Great Escape
Grandpa's Great Escape
as Adult Jack (voice)
Movie - Released: 1/1/2018

2017

The Ritual
The Ritual
as Luke
Movie - Released: 10/11/2017
National Theatre Live: Hedda Gabler
National Theatre Live: Hedda Gabler
as Brack
Movie - Released: 3/9/2017
My Online Nightmare
My Online Nightmare
as Narrator (voice)
TV - Released: 4/12/2017

2016

Swallows and Amazons
Swallows and Amazons
as Jim 'Captain Flint' Turner / Polski the Parrot
Movie - Released: 8/19/2016
The BFG
The BFG
as Mr. Tibbs
Movie - Released: 6/1/2016
Mum's List
Mum's List
as Singe
Movie - Released: 11/25/2016
Roadies
Roadies
as Reg Whitehead
TV - Released: 6/26/2016

2015

The Big Short
The Big Short
as Danny Moses
Movie - Released: 12/11/2015
Harry Price: Ghost Hunter
Harry Price: Ghost Hunter
as Harry Price
Movie - Released: 12/27/2015
Sons of Liberty
Sons of Liberty
as John Hancock
TV - Released: 1/25/2015

2014

Get Santa
Get Santa
as Steve
Movie - Released: 12/5/2014
X+Y
X+Y
as Martin Humphreys
Movie - Released: 3/13/2014

2013

The World's End
The World's End
as Young Man
Movie - Released: 7/18/2013
I Give It a Year
I Give It a Year
as Josh
Movie - Released: 2/8/2013
What If
What If
as Ben
Movie - Released: 9/7/2013
The Last Leg
The Last Leg
as Self
TV - Released: 1/25/2013

2012

Prometheus
Prometheus
as Millburn
Movie - Released: 5/30/2012
Life of Pi
Life of Pi
as Writer
Movie - Released: 11/20/2012
Earthbound
Earthbound
as Joe
Movie - Released: 2/6/2012
The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus
The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus
as Self
Movie - Released: 10/11/2012

2011

Anonymous
Anonymous
as William Shakespeare
Movie - Released: 10/21/2011
One Day
One Day
as Ian Whitehead
Movie - Released: 3/2/2011
The Shadow Line
The Shadow Line
as Jay Wratten
TV - Released: 5/5/2011
Black Mirror
Black Mirror
as Potter
TV - Released: 12/4/2011

2010

SUS
SUS
as Wilby
Movie - Released: 5/7/2010
The Scouting Book for Boys
The Scouting Book for Boys
as Steve
Movie - Released: 3/19/2010
Pete versus Life
Pete versus Life
as Pete Griffiths
TV - Released: 8/6/2010

2009

Movie
Modern Life Is Rubbish
as Liam
Movie - Released: 10/14/2009
Desperate Romantics
Desperate Romantics
as William Holman Hunt
TV - Released: 7/21/2009

2008

Frankie Howerd: Rather You Than Me
Frankie Howerd: Rather You Than Me
as Dennis Heymer
Movie - Released: 4/8/2008
He Kills Coppers
He Kills Coppers
as Frank Taylor
TV - Released: 3/23/2008

2007

Hot Fuzz
Hot Fuzz
as DC Andy Cartwright
Movie - Released: 2/14/2007
A Room with a View
A Room with a View
as George Emerson
Movie - Released: 11/4/2007
Don't
Don't
Movie - Released: 4/5/2007
Get Off My Land
Get Off My Land
as Man
Movie - Released: 8/21/2007
Grindhouse
Grindhouse
as Featured Ghost (segment "Don't") (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 4/6/2007

2006

The Last Drop
The Last Drop
as David Wellings
Movie - Released: 4/13/2006
A Good Year
A Good Year
as Kenny
Movie - Released: 9/9/2006
Wide Sargasso Sea
Wide Sargasso Sea
as Edward Rochester
Movie - Released: 10/9/2006
The Chatterley Affair
The Chatterley Affair
as Keith
Movie - Released: 3/20/2006
Dracula
Dracula
as Jonathan Harker
Movie - Released: 12/28/2006
Cracker: Nine Eleven
Cracker: Nine Eleven
as DS McAllister
Movie - Released: 10/30/2006
Kidulthood
Kidulthood
as Lenny
Movie - Released: 3/3/2006

2005

Green Street Hooligans
Green Street Hooligans
as Swill
Movie - Released: 9/9/2005
The Rotters' Club
The Rotters' Club
as Sean Harding
TV - Released: 1/26/2005
Twisted Tales
Twisted Tales
TV - Released: 1/16/2005

2004

The Calcium Kid
The Calcium Kid
as Stan Parlour
Movie - Released: 4/30/2004
Shaun of the Dead
Shaun of the Dead
as Noel
Movie - Released: 4/9/2004
The Legend of the Tamworth Two
The Legend of the Tamworth Two
as Crustie
Movie - Released: 4/12/2004
Agatha Christie's Marple
Agatha Christie's Marple
as Roger Bassington
TV - Released: 12/12/2004

2003

The Lion in Winter
The Lion in Winter
as Prince John
Movie - Released: 12/26/2003
Spine Chillers
Spine Chillers
TV - Released: 6/23/2003

2002

Out of Control
Out of Control
as Ray
Movie - Released: 8/18/2002

1995

Soccer AM
Soccer AM
as Self
TV - Released: 8/12/1995

1993

Cracker
Cracker
as DS McAllister
TV - Released: 9/27/1993

Unknown

The Romantics
The Romantics
as John Clare
TV
TV
Under Salt Marsh
TV
TV
Secret Service
as Stuart Henderson
TV