Rafe Spall

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Summary

Rafe Spall is an English actor and producer known for screen roles in Hot Fuzz, The Big Short and Trying, as well as acclaimed stage work including Death of England. His work spans comedy and drama, and he has spoken publicly about the pressure male actors face to meet body ideals, saying that media images can create an unrealistic idea of masculinity. He has also said that women’s bodies are objectified in tabloids and that this treatment needs greater attention. In discussing race and access to theatre, he has said he listens to people who experience prejudice and that theatres should reach audiences who see them as exclusive; no public record of party campaigning or political affiliations is on record.