 Rafe Spall was recently seen in the ITV production of Dracula directed by Bill Eagle, where he played Harker, the English solicitor whose first meeting with the count Dracula begins the story. Sophia Myles, Dan Stevens and Marc Warren all star. Most recently Rafe Spall played Kenny in Ridley Scott’s A Good Year, alongside Russell Crowe and Tom Hollander. He also starred in Wide Sargasso Sea, directed by Brendan Maher and played DS McAllister opposite Robbie Coltrane and Richard Coyle in the crime drama Cracker directed by Antonia Bird. Prior to this he appeared in the British film Kidulthood, directed by Menhaj Huda, where he played Lenny and The Chatterley Affair, written by Andrew Davies and directed by James Hawes, where he played the lead role of Keith. The BBC drama offered a fictional account of the jurors' experience and was seen through the eyes of Keith and Helena (played by Louise Delamere), two of the jurors who fall in love. In 2005, he played Swill in Green Street, directed by Lexi Alexander, alongside Elijah Wood (the film had its worldwide premiere at last year’s South by Southwest Film Festival). He also starred in The Last Drop, directed by Colin Teague, co-starring Billy Zane and Karel Roden and The Rotters Club directed by Tony Smith, where he had the lead role of Sean Harding. Other film credits include: Shaun of the Dead directed by Edgar Wright, The Calcium Kid and Beginners Luck both directed by Nick Cohen and Out of Control directed by Dominic Savage. In addition, television credits include: The Lion in Winter directed by Andrei Konchalovsky and also starring Patrick Stewart, Glenn Close and Jonathan Rhys Meyers and The Romantics (BBC2), directed by Sam Hobkinson and Peter Ackroyd, Richard Henders and David Tennant all starred. As well as film and television, Rafe Spall has also appeared on stage including roles in the The Knight of the Burning Pestle (Young Vic), Just a Bloke (Royal Court Theatre), One With the Oven (Royal Court Theatre), Prayer for Owen Meany (National Theatre) and Nicholas Nickleby (Lyric Hammersmith).
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