Karl Johnson

Karl Johnson

Known for
Acting
Born
March 1, 1948 (age 78)
Birthplace
Wales, UK

Biography

Karl Johnson is a Welsh actor, appearing on stage, film and television. His most notable role to date is the title role in Derek Jarman's 1993 film Wittgenstein and those of Cato the Younger in the television drama series Rome and of Twister Turrill in the BBC costume drama Lark Rise to Candleford.

Known For

Filmography

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Untitled 13 poster

Untitled 13

Movie

2024
Truelove poster

Truelove

TV · as Tom · 3 eps

2023
National Theatre Live: The Crucible poster

National Theatre Live: The Crucible

Movie

2023
Wolf poster

Wolf

TV · as Colonel Frink · 3 eps

2023
The Following Events Are Based on a Pack of Lies poster

The Following Events Are Based on a Pack of Lies

TV · as Bill · 5 eps

2022
Suspicion poster

Suspicion

TV · as Eric Cresswell · 2 eps

2022
Halo poster

Halo

TV · as Hierarch Truth (voice) · 3 eps

2021
National Theatre Live: Under Milk Wood poster

National Theatre Live: Under Milk Wood

Movie · as Richard Jenkins

2021
Dream Horse poster

Dream Horse

Movie · as Kerby

2021
Too Close poster

Too Close

TV · as James de Cadenet · 3 eps

2020
Endgame & Rough for Theatre II poster

Endgame & Rough for Theatre II

Movie · as Nagg

2019
The Last Vermeer poster

The Last Vermeer

Movie · as Bernard Bakker

2018
King Lear poster

King Lear

Movie · as Fool

2018
Peterloo poster

Peterloo

Movie · as Lord Sidmouth, the Home Secretary

2017
Kaleidoscope poster

Kaleidoscope

Movie · as John

2017
The Death of Stalin poster

The Death of Stalin

Movie · as Dr. Lukomsky

2017
Born to Kill poster

Born to Kill

TV · as Mr. Williams · 4 eps

2016
The Carer poster

The Carer

Movie · as Joseph

2016
Aberfan: The Green Hollow

Aberfan: The Green Hollow

Movie

2016
Winter Thaw poster

Winter Thaw

Movie · as Stepanovich

2016
Mother poster

Mother

Movie · as Old Man in Café

2016
Mum poster

Mum

TV · as Reg · 18 eps

2015
National Theatre Live: Hamlet poster

National Theatre Live: Hamlet

Movie · as Ghost / Gravedigger

2014
Under Milk Wood poster

Under Milk Wood

Movie · as Drowned / Voice

2014
Mr. Turner poster

Mr. Turner

Movie · as Mr. Booth

2014
The Gospel According to St Derek poster

The Gospel According to St Derek

Movie · as Self

2014
Lovesick poster

Lovesick

TV · as Richard · 1 ep

2013
The Sea poster

The Sea

Movie · as Blunden

2013
Mr Invisible

Mr Invisible

Movie · as The Handler

2013
Atlantis poster

Atlantis

TV · as Itheus · 1 ep

2013
It's Kevin poster

It's Kevin

TV · as Various · 1 ep

2012
Good Vibrations poster

Good Vibrations

Movie · as George Hooley

2012
Call the Midwife poster

Call the Midwife

TV · as Mr. Masterson · 1 ep

2011
The Deep Blue Sea poster

The Deep Blue Sea

Movie · as Mr. Miller

2011
National Theatre Live: Frankenstein poster

National Theatre Live: Frankenstein

Movie · as De Lacey

2011
The Pier poster

The Pier

Movie · as Larry McCarthy

2010
Third Star poster

Third Star

Movie · as Ticket Seller

2009
I Know You Know poster

I Know You Know

Movie · as Ernie

2009
Is Anybody There? poster

Is Anybody There?

Movie · as Arthur (uncredited)

2008
The Edge of Love poster

The Edge of Love

Movie · as Dai Fred

2008
Lark Rise to Candleford poster

Lark Rise to Candleford

TV · as Twister Turrill · 40 eps

2008
Merlin poster

Merlin

TV · as Taliesin · 1 ep

2007
Dog Altogether poster

Dog Altogether

Movie · as Jack

2007
Four Last Songs poster

Four Last Songs

Movie · as Erico

2007
Hot Fuzz poster

Hot Fuzz

Movie · as PC Bob Walker

2007
Ladies and Gentlemen

Ladies and Gentlemen

Movie · as Uncle Philip

2007
The Trial of Tony Blair poster

The Trial of Tony Blair

Movie · as Father Lunt

2006
The Illusionist poster

The Illusionist

Movie · as Doctor / Old Man

2006
Elizabeth David: A Life in Recipes poster

Elizabeth David: A Life in Recipes

Movie · as Norman Douglas

2006
Copying Beethoven poster

Copying Beethoven

Movie · as Stefan Holtz

2006
The Chatterley Affair poster

The Chatterley Affair

Movie · as Mr. Justice Byrne

2006
Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire poster

Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire

TV · as Marcellus · 1 ep

2005
Frozen poster

Frozen

Movie · as Coastguard Bill

2005
Heidi poster

Heidi

Movie · as Old Man

2004
England Expects

England Expects

Movie

2004
When I'm Sixty-Four poster

When I'm Sixty-Four

Movie · as Billy

2004
New Tricks poster

New Tricks

TV · 1 ep

2003
77 Beds poster

77 Beds

Movie · as Spiritual Father

2002
Tomorrow La Scala! poster

Tomorrow La Scala!

Movie · as Sydney

2002
Pure poster

Pure

Movie · as Granddad

2002
Contagion poster

Contagion

Movie · as Ferrin

2002
What's Your Problem?

What's Your Problem?

TV · 1 ep

2002
Born and Bred poster

Born and Bred

TV · as Alec Rossendale · 1 ep

1999
David Copperfield poster

David Copperfield

TV · as Tungay · 2 eps

1998
Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon poster

Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon

Movie · as John Deakin

1998
Vanity Fair poster

Vanity Fair

TV · as Major Loder · 1 ep

1997
Midsomer Murders poster

Midsomer Murders

TV · as Derek Lockwood · 1 ep

1996
Saint-Ex poster

Saint-Ex

Movie · as Didier Daurat

1996
Dalziel and Pascoe poster

Dalziel and Pascoe

TV · as Steve Earle · 1 ep

1995
An Independent Man

An Independent Man

TV · as Bill Rutherford · 7 eps

1994
The Lifeboat poster

The Lifeboat

TV · as Hughie Jones · 9 eps

1993
Wittgenstein poster

Wittgenstein

Movie · as Ludwig Wittgenstein

1991
Close My Eyes poster

Close My Eyes

Movie · as Colin

1991
Let Him Have It poster

Let Him Have It

Movie · as Parris

1989
The Shawl poster

The Shawl

Movie · as Charles

1989
Agatha Christie's Poirot poster

Agatha Christie's Poirot

TV · as Saunders · 1 ep

1989
Rules of Engagement poster

Rules of Engagement

TV · as Dave Gillespie · 6 eps

1989
A Tale of Two Cities poster

A Tale of Two Cities

TV · as Solomon Pross/'John Barsad' · 2 eps

1988
The Black and Blue Lamp poster

The Black and Blue Lamp

Movie · as PC "Taffy" Hughes

1988
The Play on One poster

The Play on One

TV · as Charles · 1 ep

1987
A Prayer for the Dying poster

A Prayer for the Dying

Movie · as Fitzgerald

1987
Prick Up Your Ears poster

Prick Up Your Ears

Movie · as Douglas Orton

1986
ScreenPlay poster

ScreenPlay

TV · as P.C. Taffy Hughes · 1 ep

1985
The Mysteries poster

The Mysteries

TV · as Jesus / Abel · 3 eps

1984
The Bill poster

The Bill

TV · 2 eps

1984
Night Court poster

Night Court

TV · as Dave Costanza · 1 ep

1982
The Magic Shop poster

The Magic Shop

Movie

1981
Sons and Lovers poster

Sons and Lovers

Movie · as Paul Morel

1981
Bergerac poster

Bergerac

TV · as Henry Morant · 1 ep

1981
Sons and Lovers poster

Sons and Lovers

TV · as Paul Morel · 7 eps

1979
The Tempest poster

The Tempest

Movie · as Ariel, an airy spirit

1979
Only Connect poster

Only Connect

Movie · as Colin

1979
Shoestring poster

Shoestring

TV · as Dennis Philips · 1 ep

1979
The Other Side

The Other Side

TV · as Colin · 5 eps

1978
Jubilee poster

Jubilee

Movie · as Sphinx

1978
Cold Harbour

Cold Harbour

Movie · as Geoff

1975
Chips with Everything poster

Chips with Everything

Movie · as Wilfe Seaford

1972
Rainbow poster

Rainbow

TV · as Himself (singer) · 34 eps

1965
BBC Play of the Month poster

BBC Play of the Month

TV · as Wilf Seaford · 1 ep

1955
The Sooty Show poster

The Sooty Show

TV · as Himself · 1 ep