{"id":259304,"date":"2026-08-24T15:00:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T15:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/24\/rafe-spall-shares-why-starting-out-in-acting-now-is-so-different\/"},"modified":"2026-08-24T15:00:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T15:00:12","slug":"rafe-spall-shares-why-starting-out-in-acting-now-is-so-different","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/24\/rafe-spall-shares-why-starting-out-in-acting-now-is-so-different\/","title":{"rendered":"Rafe Spall shares why starting out in acting now is so different"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"byline\">\n<p>        <time itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2026-08-24\" datetime=\"1787583612\" pubdate=\"\">24 August 2026<\/time>\n    <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.femalefirst.co.uk\/rafe-spall\/\" class=\"exposure-link \" data-linktrack=\"LinkTracker,articleExposure,rafe-spall\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rafe Spall<\/a> doesn&#8217;t think he&#8217;d be as successful if he was only starting his career now.<\/p>\n<p>                            <\/p>\n<p class=\"image-caption landscape\">Rafe Spall doesn&#8217;t think he&#8217;d be as successful starting his career now<\/p>\n<p>The 43-year-old actor noted the rise of streaming services has given more opportunities for instant &#8220;international&#8221; stardom, whereas he and his peers enjoyed a &#8220;slow build&#8221; towards their own mainstream success.<\/p>\n<p>He reflected to the Sunday Times: &#8220;If I\u2019d started out now I don\u2019t think I\u2019d have had the career I\u2019ve had.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When I came into the profession, my generation all coveted working in the subsidised theatre sector \u2014 the Almeida and the Royal Court, that\u2019s where my peers like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.femalefirst.co.uk\/ruth-wilson\/\" class=\"exposure-link \" data-linktrack=\"LinkTracker,articleExposure,ruth-wilson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ruth Wilson<\/a>, Andrea Riseborough, Ben Cumberbatch, Eddie Redmayne wanted to be. <\/p>\n<p>                      \t\t\t<!-- Dailymotion player (contact: Kutay.vardar@dailymotion.com) --><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Now you can go on a Netflix show and become an international star. You don\u2019t get a slow build, which is what I\u2019ve done. <\/p>\n<p>\n&#8220;Then there\u2019s the culture of self-taping, which means you don\u2019t go have a chat and know how it\u2019s going.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\nBut the Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom actor stressed he is &#8220;very proud&#8221; of his gradual ascension and is thankful he&#8217;s still working now.<\/p>\n<p>\nHe said: \u201cThe most difficult thing to do is sustain a job. I\u2019m very grateful. It sounds cheesy.<\/p>\n<p>\n\u201cHashtag blessed. But I don\u2019t want for anything more.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\nRafe is the son of actor Timothy Spall and his wife Shane, and while he loves gossiping about the industry with his dad, he doesn&#8217;t go to the Harry Potter star for career advice.<\/p>\n<p>\nHe said: &#8220;My dad and I gossip all the time about showbusiness.<\/p>\n<p>\n\u201cIf I\u2019m choosing between two jobs I will ask him what he reckons, but I never ask for practical acting advice, like how do I do a Midlands accent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\nRafe &#8211; who has three children aged 15 13, and 10 with ex-wife Elize du Toit and a two year old with partner Esther Smith &#8211; admitted he &#8220;gets it wrong every day&#8221; as a parent but isn&#8217;t afraid to own up to his mistakes as a dad.<\/p>\n<p>\nHe said:  \u201cYou get it wrong every day, but all you can do is keep trying again \u2014 admitting you are wrong is important. <\/p>\n<p>\n&#8220;You might lose your patience, you make mistakes all the time because no one tells you how to do it; you are sent off with a kid in a car seat and left to it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\nAnd the Trying star admitted having kids in a wide range of ages has given him &#8220;perspective&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>\nHe explained: \u201cHaving kids who are a range of ages means you have a bit of perspective, in that you know everything is a stage and passes, and you realise that the sleepless nights and holding their hands and, like, commando-crawling out of their room and changing their nappy is where the love is.<\/p>\n<p>\n&#8220;It also means you bring them all up differently because you are at a different stage in your life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- Pagination --><\/p>\n<p><!-- playbuzz --><br \/>\n<!-- end playbuzz--><\/p>\n<p><!-- \n\n<div data-cn-project=\"femalefirst\">\n    \n<\/div>\n\n --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Outbrain { date: 2018\/06\/08 } --><br \/>\n<!-- Outbrain { date: 2018\/06\/08 } --><\/p>\n<p>    <!-- Outbrain { date: 2018\/06\/08 } --><br \/>\n    <!-- Outbrain { date: 2018\/06\/08 } --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.femalefirst.co.uk\/celebrity\/rafe-spall-shares-starting-acting-now-different-1449539.html?f=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>24 August 2026 Rafe Spall doesn&#8217;t think he&#8217;d be as successful if he was only starting his career now. 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