Biography

Rafe Spall

Posted on Feb 14, 2021, Modified : Sep 14, 2021 Surose

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Rafe Spall, aka Rafe ‘Joseph’ Spall, is an excellent English actor of unique character. He is best known for his outstanding work in Life of Pi (2012). However, he is also really famous for his splendid performances in the movies such as A Good Year (2006) as Kenny, One Day (2011) as Ian Whitehead, Prometheus (2012) as Millburn, The Big Short (2015) as Danny Moses, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018) as Eli Mills.

Quick Info
Full Name	Rafe Joseph Spall
Date of Birth	10 March 1983
Birth Place	Camberwell, London, England
Nationality	American
Parent(s)	Timothy Spall and Shane Baker
Occupation	Actor
Age	37 years
Height	6 feet 1 inch (1.86 m)
Spouse(s)/Partner(s)	Elize du Toit (m. 2010)
Children	3
Net worth	US $3 million

Early Life and Bio

Rafe was born on the 10th of March 1983 in Camberwell, London, England. His father’s name was Timothy Spall, and his mother’s name was Shane Baker. His father worked as an actor. He grew up with an elder sister named Pascale Spall and a younger sister named Mercedes Spall. His father had myeloid leukemia when he was just 12.

Nationality and Physical Stats

Spall is currently 37 years old.

His nationality is English, and his ethnicity is White Caucasian.

He has an athletic body of height of 6 feet 1 inch or 1.86 m and weight 78 kg or 172 lbs. His body measurements are not known. He has a tall stature and a pentagonal face.

Similarly, his hair color is dark brown, and he has a stunning set of deep blue eyes.

His zodiac sign is Pisces.

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Education: Schooling

We don’t have much information regarding Rafe Spall’s education except that he attended the Haberdashers’ Aske’s Hatcham College. It is a state secondary school which is located in New Cross, London.

We will update this page as soon as we find new information regarding his education.

Career

Movies

Rafe made his movie debut in 2001 in the movie named Beginner’s Luck as Danny. Shortly after that, he was cast in Shaun of the Dead in 2004 as Noel. Similarly, he played the character of Kenny in 2006’s A Good Year.

In the year 2007, he starred in Hot Fuzz as D.C. Andy Cartwright. He also appeared in the movie named Sus as D.C. Wilby, which was released in 2010.

Furthermore, he was cast as William Shakespeare in 2011’s Anonymous. Likewise, he played Millburn’s character in Prometheus in 2012 and Writer in Life of Pi in 2012.

Moreover, he was even cast as Martin Humphreys in 2014’s X+Y. Similarly, he got the role of Danny Moses in the Big Short (2015).

He has also acted in movies like Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018) as Eli Mills and Men in Black: International (2019) as Agent C.

Shaun of the Dead

In this 2004 horror comedy movie, Rafe Spall has brilliantly portrayed the character of Noel. The film was directed by Edgar Wright and starred Simon Pegg, Kate Ashfield, Lucy Davis, Nick Frost, Dylan Moran, Bill Nighy, and Penelope Wilton. The movie grossed $30 million.

The movie was rated 7.9 by IMDb.

Television Shows

Rafe first appeared on television in 2002’s Out of Control as Ray. The following year, he was cast in The Lion in Winter (2003) as Prince John. Likewise, he played the character of Keith in The Chatterley Affair in the year 2006.

Furthermore, he appeared as Jonathan Harker in Dracula (2006). He has also played the character of William Holman Hunt in 2009’s Desperate Romantics.

He is known for his role as Joe Potter in 2014’s Black Mirror. Moreover, he has starred in 2015’s Sons of Liberty as John Hancock.

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Awards and Achievements

Spall has been nominated several times for various prestigious as well as honorable awards. He has been nominated for British Independent Awards, British Academy Film Awards, Online Film Critics Society, London Film Critics’ Circle Awards, etc.

He has won awards like the British Independent Film Awards, Evening Standard British Film Awards, Empire Awards, Saturn Awards, and Bram Stoker Awards.

He has been chiefly nominated as well as won awards for his movie named Shaun of the Dead.

Personal Life: Relationships

Girlfriend

There are no records of his past relationships except that he was in a relationship with Alice Eve. He dated her for two years, from the year 2004 to 2006.

Wife

Rafe Spall is currently married to Elize du Toit. He met the actress in February of 2008. The couple finally tied their knot on the 14th of August, 2010. They were soon blessed with three children. They had a daughter named Lena in 2011, a Rex son in November 2012, and another son in 2015.

The lovely pair is leading a happily married life.