Karl Johnson

Person

Karl Johnson

Born 1 March 1948 78 years old Wales, UK Who else is 78? → TMDB ↗

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.

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The numbers

Computed from the record
17age in their first credit on record (1965)
59years on screen and counting
5credits in 2016, their busiest year
94dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
No poster

Ladies and Gentlemen

as Uncle Philip
National Theatre Live: The Crucible poster Age: 74

National Theatre Live: The Crucible

2023
National Theatre Live: Under Milk Wood poster Age: 73

National Theatre Live: Under Milk Wood

2021
as Richard Jenkins
Dream Horse poster Age: 73

Dream Horse

2021
as Kerby
Endgame & Rough for Theatre II poster Age: 72

Endgame & Rough for Theatre II

2020
as Nagg
The Last Vermeer poster Age: 71

The Last Vermeer

2019
as Bernard Bakker
Peterloo poster Age: 70

Peterloo

2018
as Lord Sidmouth, the Home Secretary
King Lear poster Age: 70

King Lear

2018
as Fool
Kaleidoscope poster Age: 69

Kaleidoscope

2017
as John
The Death of Stalin poster Age: 69

The Death of Stalin

2017
as Dr. Lukomsky
Winter Thaw poster Age: 68

Winter Thaw

2016
as Stepanovich
No poster
Age: 68

Aberfan: The Green Hollow

2016
The Carer poster Age: 68

The Carer

2016
as Joseph
Mother poster Age: 68

Mother

2016
as Old Man in Café
National Theatre Live: Hamlet poster Age: 67

National Theatre Live: Hamlet

2015
as Ghost / Gravedigger
Mr. Turner poster Age: 66

Mr. Turner

2014
as Mr. Booth
Under Milk Wood poster Age: 66

Under Milk Wood

2014
as Drowned / Voice
No poster
Age: 65

Mr Invisible

2013
as The Handler
The Sea poster Age: 65

The Sea

2013
as Blunden
Good Vibrations poster Age: 64

Good Vibrations

2012
as George Hooley
The Deep Blue Sea poster Age: 63

The Deep Blue Sea

2011
as Mr. Miller
The Pier poster Age: 63

The Pier

2011
as Larry McCarthy
National Theatre Live: Frankenstein poster Age: 63

National Theatre Live: Frankenstein

2011
as De Lacey
Third Star poster Age: 62

Third Star

2010
as Ticket Seller
Is Anybody There? poster Age: 61

Is Anybody There?

2009
as Arthur (uncredited)
I Know You Know poster Age: 60

I Know You Know

2009
as Ernie
The Edge of Love poster Age: 60

The Edge of Love

2008
as Dai Fred
Dog Altogether poster Age: 59

Dog Altogether

2007
as Jack
Hot Fuzz poster Age: 58

Hot Fuzz

2007
as PC Bob Walker
The Trial of Tony Blair poster Age: 58

The Trial of Tony Blair

2007
as Father Lunt
Four Last Songs poster Age: 58

Four Last Songs

2007
as Erico
Copying Beethoven poster Age: 58

Copying Beethoven

2006
as Stefan Holtz
The Illusionist poster Age: 58

The Illusionist

2006
as Doctor / Old Man
The Chatterley Affair poster Age: 58

The Chatterley Affair

2006
as Mr. Justice Byrne
Elizabeth David: A Life in Recipes poster Age: 57

Elizabeth David: A Life in Recipes

2006
as Norman Douglas
Heidi poster Age: 57

Heidi

2005
as Old Man
Frozen poster Age: 57

Frozen

2005
as Coastguard Bill
When I'm Sixty-Four poster Age: 56

When I'm Sixty-Four

2004
as Billy
No poster
Age: 56

England Expects

2004
77 Beds poster Age: 55

77 Beds

2003
as Spiritual Father
Tomorrow La Scala! poster Age: 54

Tomorrow La Scala!

2002
as Sydney
Pure poster Age: 54

Pure

2002
as Granddad
Contagion poster Age: 53

Contagion

2002
as Ferrin
Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon poster Age: 50

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

1998
as John Deakin
Saint-Ex poster Age: 48

Saint-Ex

1996
as Didier Daurat
Wittgenstein poster Age: 45

Wittgenstein

1993
as Ludwig Wittgenstein
Close My Eyes poster Age: 43

Close My Eyes

1991
as Colin
Let Him Have It poster Age: 43

Let Him Have It

1991
as Parris
The Shawl poster Age: 41

The Shawl

1989
as Charles
The Black and Blue Lamp poster Age: 40

The Black and Blue Lamp

1988
as PC "Taffy" Hughes
A Prayer for the Dying poster Age: 39

A Prayer for the Dying

1987
as Fitzgerald
Prick Up Your Ears poster Age: 39

Prick Up Your Ears

1987
as Douglas Orton
The Magic Shop poster Age: 33

The Magic Shop

1982
Sons and Lovers poster Age: 32

Sons and Lovers

1981
as Paul Morel
The Tempest poster Age: 31

The Tempest

1979
as Ariel, an airy spirit
Only Connect poster Age: 31

Only Connect

1979
as Colin
No poster
Age: 30

Cold Harbour

1978
as Geoff
Jubilee poster Age: 29

Jubilee

1978
as Sphinx
Chips with Everything poster Age: 27

Chips with Everything

1975
as Wilfe Seaford
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TV credits

Newest first
Truelove poster Age: 75

Truelove

2024
as Tom
The Following Events Are Based on a Pack of Lies poster Age: 75

The Following Events Are Based on a Pack of Lies

2023
as Bill
Wolf poster Age: 75

Wolf

2023
as Colonel Frink
Halo poster Age: 74

Halo

2022
as Hierarch Truth (voice)
Suspicion poster Age: 73

Suspicion

2022
as Eric Cresswell
Too Close poster Age: 73

Too Close

2021
as James de Cadenet
Born to Kill poster Age: 69

Born to Kill

2017
as Mr. Williams
Mum poster Age: 68

Mum

2016
as Reg
Lovesick poster Age: 66

Lovesick

2014
as Richard
Atlantis poster Age: 65

Atlantis

2013
as Itheus
It's Kevin poster Age: 65

It's Kevin

2013
as Various
Call the Midwife poster Age: 63

Call the Midwife

2012
as Mr. Masterson
Merlin poster Age: 60

Merlin

2008
as Taliesin
Lark Rise to Candleford poster Age: 59

Lark Rise to Candleford

2008
as Twister Turrill
Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire poster Age: 58

Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire

2006
as Marcellus
New Tricks poster Age: 55

New Tricks

2004
No poster
Age: 54

What's Your Problem?

2002
Born and Bred poster Age: 54

Born and Bred

2002
as Alec Rossendale
David Copperfield poster Age: 51

David Copperfield

1999
as Tungay
Vanity Fair poster Age: 50

Vanity Fair

1998
as Major Loder
Midsomer Murders poster Age: 49

Midsomer Murders

1997
as Derek Lockwood
No poster
Age: 47

An Independent Man

1995
as Bill Rutherford
The Lifeboat poster Age: 46

The Lifeboat

1994
as Hughie Jones
Rules of Engagement poster Age: 41

Rules of Engagement

1989
as Dave Gillespie
A Tale of Two Cities poster Age: 41

A Tale of Two Cities

1989
as Solomon Pross/'John Barsad'
Agatha Christie's Poirot poster Age: 40

Agatha Christie's Poirot

1989
as Saunders
The Play on One poster Age: 39

The Play on One

1988
as Charles
ScreenPlay poster Age: 38

ScreenPlay

1986
as P.C. Taffy Hughes
The Mysteries poster Age: 37

The Mysteries

1985
as Jesus / Abel
The Bill poster Age: 36

The Bill

1984
Night Court poster Age: 35

Night Court

1984
as Dave Costanza
Bergerac poster Age: 33

Bergerac

1981
as Henry Morant
Sons and Lovers poster Age: 32

Sons and Lovers

1981
as Paul Morel
Shoestring poster Age: 31

Shoestring

1979
as Dennis Philips
No poster
Age: 31

The Other Side

1979
as Colin
BBC Play of the Month poster Age: 17

BBC Play of the Month

1965
as Wilf Seaford
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