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Timothy Leonard Spall (born February 27, 1957) is an English actor and presenter. He became a household name in the UK after appearing as Barry Spencer Taylor in the 1983 ITV comedy-drama series Auf Wiedersehen, Pet. Spall performed in Secrets & Lies (1996), and was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role. Subsequently, he starred in many films, including Hamlet (1996), Still Crazy (1998), Nicholas Nickleby (2002), The Last Samurai (2003), Enchanted (2007), Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007), The Damned United (2009), The King's Speech (2010), Ginger and Rosa (2012), Denial (2016), and The Party (2017). He voiced Nick, a cynical, portly rat in Chicken Run (2000). He played Peter Pettigrew in five Harry Potter films, from Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) to Deathly Hallows – Part 1 (2010). Spall has collaborated with director Mike Leigh, making six films together: Home Sweet Home (1982), Life is Sweet (1990), Secrets & Lies (1996), Topsy-Turvy (1999), All or Nothing (2002), and Mr. Turner (2014). Spall won great acclaim for his performance in the last of these for his portrayal as J. M. W. Turner winning him the Best Actor Award at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival. He starred in the television documentary Timothy Spall: ...at Sea (2010–2012) and in 2019 he appeared as Lord Arthur Wallington in the 6-part BBC Cold War drama Summer of Rockets.
An imagined TV series adaptation of The Edge Chronicles, transporting viewers to a world of sky pirates and floating citadels. The narrative unfolds through three interconnected sagas, each centred around the protagonist characters of Quint, Twig, and Rook. The series starts with Twig's saga, chronicling his adventures as he discovers his true identity and grapples with his impending destiny. As Twig's journey unfolds, we discover more about Quint, through flashbacks we see his adventures as a young sky pirate, navigating the treacherous skies, uncovering long-lost secrets and facing formidable adversaries. Finally, Rook's saga takes centre stage (Twig's grandchild), as the action-packed narrative follows his quest, confronting ancient evils and attempting to restore balance to The Edge.
