Acting
Karl Johnson
Born 1948-03-01
Wales, UK
Department: Acting
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
Prominent works featuring Karl Johnson
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Hot Fuzz
2007
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The Illusionist
2006
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Halo
2022
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The Death of Stalin
2017
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Midsomer Murders
1997
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Merlin
2008
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Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989
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Call the Midwife
2012
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Mr. Turner
2014
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Night Court
1984
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (100 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Truelove | Tom | TV Series | 2024 |
 | The Following Events Are Based on a Pack of Lies | Bill | TV Series | 2023 |
 | Wolf | Colonel Frink | TV Series | 2023 |
 | National Theatre Live: The Crucible | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2023 |
 | Halo | Hierarch Truth (voice) | TV Series | 2022 |
 | Suspicion | Eric Cresswell | TV Series | 2022 |
 | National Theatre Live: Under Milk Wood | Richard Jenkins | Movie | 2021 |
 | Dream Horse | Kerby | Movie | 2021 |
 | Too Close | James de Cadenet | TV Series | 2021 |
 | Endgame & Rough for Theatre II | Nagg | Movie | 2020 |
 | The Last Vermeer | Bernard Bakker | Movie | 2019 |
 | Peterloo | Lord Sidmouth, the Home Secretary | Movie | 2018 |
 | King Lear | Fool | Movie | 2018 |
 | Kaleidoscope | John | Movie | 2017 |
 | The Death of Stalin | Dr. Lukomsky | Movie | 2017 |
 | Born to Kill | Mr. Williams | TV Series | 2017 |
 | Winter Thaw | Stepanovich | Movie | 2016 |
| Aberfan: The Green Hollow | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2016 | |
 | The Carer | Joseph | Movie | 2016 |
 | Mum | Reg | TV Series | 2016 |
 | Mother | Old Man in Café | Movie | 2016 |
 | National Theatre Live: Hamlet | Ghost / Gravedigger | Movie | 2015 |
 | Mr. Turner | Mr. Booth | Movie | 2014 |
 | The Gospel According to St Derek | Self | Movie | 2014 |
 | Lovesick | Richard | TV Series | 2014 |
 | Under Milk Wood | Drowned / Voice | Movie | 2014 |
| Mr Invisible | The Handler | Movie | 2013 | |
 | Atlantis | Itheus | TV Series | 2013 |
 | The Sea | Blunden | Movie | 2013 |
 | It's Kevin | Various | TV Series | 2013 |
 | Good Vibrations | George Hooley | Movie | 2012 |
 | Call the Midwife | Mr. Masterson | TV Series | 2012 |
 | The Deep Blue Sea | Mr. Miller | Movie | 2011 |
 | The Pier | Larry McCarthy | Movie | 2011 |
 | National Theatre Live: Frankenstein | De Lacey | Movie | 2011 |
 | Third Star | Ticket Seller | Movie | 2010 |
 | Is Anybody There? | Arthur (uncredited) | Movie | 2009 |
 | I Know You Know | Ernie | Movie | 2009 |
 | Merlin | Taliesin | TV Series | 2008 |
 | The Edge of Love | Dai Fred | Movie | 2008 |
 | Lark Rise to Candleford | Twister Turrill | TV Series | 2008 |
| Ladies and Gentlemen | Uncle Philip | Movie | 2007 | |
 | Dog Altogether | Jack | Movie | 2007 |
 | Hot Fuzz | PC Bob Walker | Movie | 2007 |
 | The Trial of Tony Blair | Father Lunt | Movie | 2007 |
 | Four Last Songs | Erico | Movie | 2007 |
 | Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire | Marcellus | TV Series | 2006 |
 | Copying Beethoven | Stefan Holtz | Movie | 2006 |
 | The Illusionist | Doctor / Old Man | Movie | 2006 |
 | The Chatterley Affair | Mr. Justice Byrne | Movie | 2006 |
 | Elizabeth David: A Life in Recipes | Norman Douglas | Movie | 2006 |
 | Heidi | Old Man | Movie | 2005 |
 | Frozen | Coastguard Bill | Movie | 2005 |
 | When I'm Sixty-Four | Billy | Movie | 2004 |
| England Expects | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2004 | |
 | New Tricks | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2004 |
 | 77 Beds | Spiritual Father | Movie | 2003 |
 | Tomorrow La Scala! | Sydney | Movie | 2002 |
| What's Your Problem? | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2002 | |
 | Pure | Granddad | Movie | 2002 |
 | Born and Bred | Alec Rossendale | TV Series | 2002 |
 | Contagion | Ferrin | Movie | 2002 |
 | David Copperfield | Tungay | TV Series | 1999 |
 | Vanity Fair | Major Loder | TV Series | 1998 |
 | Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon | John Deakin | Movie | 1998 |
 | Midsomer Murders | Derek Lockwood | TV Series | 1997 |
 | Saint-Ex | Didier Daurat | Movie | 1996 |
 | Dalziel and Pascoe | Steve Earle | TV Series | 1996 |
| An Independent Man | Bill Rutherford | TV Series | 1995 | |
 | The Lifeboat | Hughie Jones | TV Series | 1994 |
 | Wittgenstein | Ludwig Wittgenstein | Movie | 1993 |
 | Close My Eyes | Colin | Movie | 1991 |
 | Let Him Have It | Parris | Movie | 1991 |
 | Rules of Engagement | Dave Gillespie | TV Series | 1989 |
 | A Tale of Two Cities | Solomon Pross/'John Barsad' | TV Series | 1989 |
 | The Shawl | Charles | Movie | 1989 |
 | Agatha Christie's Poirot | Saunders | TV Series | 1989 |
 | The Black and Blue Lamp | PC "Taffy" Hughes | Movie | 1988 |
 | The Play on One | Charles | TV Series | 1988 |
 | A Prayer for the Dying | Fitzgerald | Movie | 1987 |
 | Prick Up Your Ears | Douglas Orton | Movie | 1987 |
 | ScreenPlay | P.C. Taffy Hughes | TV Series | 1986 |
 | The Mysteries | Jesus / Abel | TV Series | 1985 |
 | The Bill | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1984 |
 | Night Court | Dave Costanza | TV Series | 1984 |
 | The Magic Shop | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1982 |
 | Bergerac | Henry Morant | TV Series | 1981 |
 | Sons and Lovers | Paul Morel | Movie | 1981 |
 | Sons and Lovers | Paul Morel | TV Series | 1981 |
 | Shoestring | Dennis Philips | TV Series | 1979 |
 | The Tempest | Ariel, an airy spirit | Movie | 1979 |
 | Only Connect | Colin | Movie | 1979 |
| The Other Side | Colin | TV Series | 1979 | |
| Cold Harbour | Geoff | Movie | 1978 | |
 | Jubilee | Sphinx | Movie | 1978 |
 | Chips with Everything | Wilfe Seaford | Movie | 1975 |
 | Rainbow | Himself (singer) | TV Series | 1972 |
 | BBC Play of the Month | Wilf Seaford | TV Series | 1965 |
 | The Sooty Show | Himself | TV Series | 1955 |
 | Untitled 13 | Self / Appearance | Movie | — |