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Rafe Spall
ACTOR

Rafe Spall

Known for Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom · Black Mirror

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.

Snapshot 2026-10-15

Born
Mar 10, 1983
Birthplace
East Dulwich, London, England, UK
Known For
Acting

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.

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Known For

MOVIEJurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
Jurassic World: Fallen KingdomEli Mills · 2018
★ 6.5
TVBlack Mirror
Black MirrorPotter · 2011
★ 8.3

Filmography

Movies

Out of ControlRay
2002
The Lion in WinterPrince John
2003
Shaun of the DeadNoel
2004
The Calcium KidStan Parlour
2004
The Legend of the Tamworth TwoCrustie
2004
Green Street HooligansSwill
2005
A Good YearKenny
2006
Cracker: Nine ElevenDS McAllister
2006
DraculaJonathan Harker
2006
KidulthoodLenny
2006
The Chatterley AffairKeith
2006
The Last DropDavid Wellings
2006
Wide Sargasso SeaEdward Rochester
2006
A Room with a ViewGeorge Emerson
2007
Get Off My LandMan
2007
GrindhouseFeatured Ghost (segment "Don't") (uncredited)
2007
Hot FuzzDC Andy Cartwright
2007
Frankie Howerd: Rather You Than MeDennis Heymer
2008
ML
Modern Life Is RubbishLiam
2009
SUSWilby
2010
The Scouting Book for BoysSteve
2010
AnonymousWilliam Shakespeare
2011
One DayIan Whitehead
2011
EarthboundJoe
2012
Life of PiWriter
2012
PrometheusMillburn
2012
The Furious Gods: Making PrometheusSelf
2012
I Give It a YearJosh
2013
The World's EndYoung Man
2013
What IfBen
2013
Get SantaSteve
2014
Off the Page: Death of EnglandSon
2014
Harry Price: Ghost HunterHarry Price
2015
The Big ShortDanny Moses
2015
X+YMartin Humphreys
2015
Mum's ListSinge
2016
Swallows and AmazonsJim 'Captain Flint' Turner / Polski the Parrot
2016
The BFGMr. Tibbs
2016
National Theatre Live: Hedda GablerBrack
2017
The RitualLuke
2017
Grandpa's Great EscapeAdult Jack (voice)
2018
Jurassic World: Fallen KingdomEli Mills
2018
Stan & OllieThanks
2018
DenmarkHerb
2019
Just MercyTommy Champan
2019
Men in Black: InternationalAgent C
2019
National Theatre Live: Death of England: MichaelMichael
2020
Long Story ShortTeddy
2021
Rich FluToni
2024
William TellStauffacher
2025

Television

Soccer AMSelf · 1 eps
1995
Spine Chillers1 eps
2003
Agatha Christie's MarpleRoger Bassington · 1 eps
2004
The Rotters' ClubSean Harding · 3 eps
2005
Twisted TalesDominic · 1 eps
2005
The RomanticsJohn Clare · 3 eps
2006
AR
A Room with a ViewGeorge Emerson · 2 eps
2008
He Kills CoppersFrank Taylor · 3 eps
2008
Desperate RomanticsWilliam Holman Hunt · 6 eps
2009
Pete versus LifePete Griffiths · 11 eps
2010
Black MirrorPotter · 1 eps
2011
The Shadow LineJay Wratten · 7 eps
2011
The Last LegSelf · 1 eps
2013
Sons of LibertyJohn Hancock · 3 eps
2015
RoadiesReg Whitehead · 10 eps
2016
My Online NightmareNarrator (voice) · 5 eps
2017
The War of the WorldsGeorge · 3 eps
2019
The Salisbury PoisoningsDS Nick Bailey · 3 eps
2020
TryingJason · 40 eps
2020
TryingExecutive Producer
2020
The EnglishDavid Melmont · 2 eps
2022
SmokeSteven Burk · 9 eps
2025
BaitNigel · 2 eps
2026
Secret ServiceStuart Henderson · 5 eps
2026
Under Salt MarshEric Bull · 6 eps
2026
N1
Number 10Harry Douglas · 6 eps

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