 He studied acting in London with Philippe Gaulier, Tony Greco (Actors Studio) in New York, and comedy with Michel Galabru in Paris.Spiegel has worked on many occasions for the BBC and portrayed various characters such as ministers, politicians, doctors, gangsters, cops, scientists in series like "Roger Roger II", "Schubert" (as Schubert), Bonekickers and more recently portrayed French Foreign Minister Christian Pineau in "The Crown" for Netflix.Spiegel has acted in a variety of series for Channel 4 ("The Queen's Sister") and ITV ("Wing and a Prayer", "Hale and Pace") or for France 2 ("Le Grand Charles").