He has famously collaborated with director Mike Leigh , making six films together , including '' Home Sweet Home '' ( 1982 ) , '' Life is Sweet '' ( 1990 ) , '' Secrets & Lies '' ( 1996 ) , '' Topsy-Turvy '' ( 1999 ) , '' All or Nothing '' ( 2002 ) , and '' Mr. Turner '' ( 2014 ) . In 2019 he appeared as Lord Arthur Wallington in the acclaimed 6-part BBC Cold War drama “ Summer of Rockets ” . He starred in the television documentary '' Timothy Spall : ... at Sea '' ( 2010 – 2012 ) and in 2014 won the Best Actor award at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival for portraying J. M. W. Turner in Mike Leigh 's biographical film '' Mr. Turner ''
2014 Cannes Film Festival
2014 Cannes Film Festival
Timothy Spall