Who is The Salisbury Poisonings star Rafe Spall and who’s his dad Timothy?
The 34-year-old Londoner will be well-known to film fans for his roles in Hot Fizz and The Life of Pi. Acting is firmly in the family blood with his dad, Timothy, a top Hollywood star. Meanwhile Rafe is also married to actress Elize du Toit.
ACTOR Rafe Spall is firm proof that performance talent runs in the blood after he followed in the footsteps of his Hollywood star dad Timothy.
The dad-of-two relishes family life with wife Elize du Toit just as much as his time on-screen, here's what we know about the west Londoner.
Who is Rafe Spall and how old is he?
Rafe Spall is a British actor born in Camberwell, London, in 1983.
The 37-year-old always had his sights set on following his father Timothy's footsteps into the acting world.
After failing to secure good grades at school, he quit and joined the National Youth Theatre.
Who is Rafe Spall's famous dad Timothy?
Rafe is rightly proud of papa Spall, Timothy, who is a veteran actor and presenter.
“When I analyse what people love about my dad, it’s to do with that honesty and a kind of humility."
What films and TV shows has Rafe Spall been in?
The Londoner has taken on roles in numerous Edgar Wright movies, including Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz and The World;'s End.
Fans will also recognise him from Academy Award-winning film adaptation of novel, The Life of Pi, as well as coming of age drama X+Y.
He was in the fifth instalment of Steven Spielberg's Jurassic Park series.
Most recently he can be seen playing DS Nick Bailey in The Salisbury Poisonings.
“Put simply, what else is there? Basically, I love having dependents and I love the feeling of providing. It’s what I’ve always felt that I’m here for.”
What has Rafe Spall said about his past weight loss?
The screen star has publicly admitted to struggling with his weight, and at one time, tipped the scales at 114kg.
Yet after upping his fitness regime in his Twenties - due to the amount of character parts he achieved - he shed more than 32kg.
Though Rafe has candidly admitted his strict diet regime was "awful" - and something neither he nor Elize enjoyed.
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