Karl Johnson

Acting

Karl Johnson

Born March 1, 1948Wales, UK93 credits

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

Truelove
6.4

Truelove

TV

2024

The Following Events are Based on a Pack of Lies
7.1

The Following Events are Based on a Pack of Lies

TV

2023

Wolf
6.7

Wolf

TV

2023

National Theatre Live: The Crucible
4.5

National Theatre Live: The Crucible

Movie

2023

Halo
8.2

Halo

TV

2022

Suspicion
6.8

Suspicion

TV

2022

Filmography

Truelove
2024Trueloveas TomTV
The Following Events are Based on a Pack of Lies
2023The Following Events are Based on a Pack of Liesas BillTV
Wolf
2023Wolfas Colonel FrinkTV
National Theatre Live: The Crucible
2023National Theatre Live: The CrucibleMovie
Halo
2022Haloas Hierarch Truth (voice)TV
Suspicion
2022Suspicionas Eric CresswellTV
National Theatre Live: Under Milk Wood
2021National Theatre Live: Under Milk Woodas Richard JenkinsMovie
Dream Horse
2021Dream Horseas KerbyMovie
Too Close
2021Too Closeas James de CadenetTV
Endgame & Rough for Theatre II
2020Endgame & Rough for Theatre IIas NaggMovie
The Last Vermeer
2019The Last Vermeeras Bernard BakkerMovie
Peterloo
2018Peterlooas Lord Sidmouth, the Home SecretaryMovie
King Lear
2018King Learas FoolMovie
Kaleidoscope
2017Kaleidoscopeas JohnMovie
The Death of Stalin
2017The Death of Stalinas Dr. LukomskyMovie
Born to Kill
2017Born to Killas Mr. WilliamsTV
Winter Thaw
2016Winter Thawas StepanovichMovie
A
2016Aberfan: The Green HollowMovie
The Carer
2016The Careras JosephMovie
Mum
2016Mumas RegTV
Mother
2016Motheras Old Man in CaféMovie
National Theatre Live: Hamlet
2015National Theatre Live: Hamletas Ghost / GravediggerMovie
Mr. Turner
2014Mr. Turneras Mr. BoothMovie
The Gospel According to St Derek
2014The Gospel According to St Derekas SelfMovie
Lovesick
2014Lovesickas RichardTV
Under Milk Wood
2014Under Milk Woodas Drowned / VoiceMovie
M
2013Mr Invisibleas The HandlerMovie
Atlantis
2013Atlantisas ItheusTV
The Sea
2013The Seaas BlundenMovie
It's Kevin
2013It's Kevinas VariousTV
Good Vibrations
2012Good Vibrationsas George HooleyMovie
Call the Midwife
2012Call the Midwifeas Mr. MastersonTV
The Deep Blue Sea
2011The Deep Blue Seaas Mr. MillerMovie
The Pier
2011The Pieras Larry McCarthyMovie
National Theatre Live: Frankenstein
2011National Theatre Live: Frankensteinas De LaceyMovie
Third Star
2010Third Staras Ticket SellerMovie
Is Anybody There?
2009Is Anybody There?as Arthur (uncredited)Movie
I Know You Know
2009I Know You Knowas ErnieMovie
Merlin
2008Merlinas TaliesinTV
The Edge of Love
2008The Edge of Loveas Dai FredMovie
Lark Rise to Candleford
2008Lark Rise to Candlefordas Twister TurrillTV
Dog Altogether
2007Dog Altogetheras JackMovie
Hot Fuzz
2007Hot Fuzzas PC Bob WalkerMovie
Four Last Songs
2007Four Last Songsas EricoMovie
Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire
2006Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empireas MarcellusTV
Copying Beethoven
2006Copying Beethovenas Stefan HoltzMovie
The Illusionist
2006The Illusionistas Doctor / Old ManMovie
The Chatterley Affair
2006The Chatterley Affairas Mr. Justice ByrneMovie
Elizabeth David: A Life in Recipes
2006Elizabeth David: A Life in Recipesas Norman DouglasMovie
Heidi
2005Heidias Old ManMovie
Frozen
2005Frozenas Coastguard BillMovie
When I'm Sixty-Four
2004When I'm Sixty-Fouras BillyMovie
E
2004England ExpectsMovie
New Tricks
2004New TricksTV
77 Beds
200377 Bedsas Spiritual FatherMovie
Tomorrow La Scala!
2002Tomorrow La Scala!as SydneyMovie
W
2002What's Your Problem?TV
Pure
2002Pureas GranddadMovie
Born and Bred
2002Born and Bredas Alec RossendaleTV
David Copperfield
1999David Copperfieldas TungayTV
Vanity Fair
1998Vanity Fairas Major LoderTV
Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon
1998Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Baconas John DeakinMovie
Midsomer Murders
1997Midsomer Murdersas Derek LockwoodTV
Saint-Ex
1996Saint-Exas Didier DauratMovie
Dalziel & Pascoe
1996Dalziel & Pascoeas Stevie EarleTV
The Lifeboat
1994The Lifeboatas Hughie JonesTV
Wittgenstein
1993Wittgensteinas Ludwig WittgensteinMovie
Close My Eyes
1991Close My Eyesas ColinMovie
Let Him Have It
1991Let Him Have Itas ParrisMovie
Rules of Engagement
1989Rules of Engagementas Dave GillespieTV
A Tale of Two Cities
1989A Tale of Two Citiesas Solomon Pross/'John Barsad'TV
The Shawl
1989The Shawlas CharlesMovie
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989Agatha Christie's Poirotas SaundersTV
The Black and Blue Lamp
1988The Black and Blue Lampas PC "Taffy" HughesMovie
The Play on One
1988The Play on Oneas CharlesTV
A Prayer for the Dying
1987A Prayer for the Dyingas FitzgeraldMovie
Prick Up Your Ears
1987Prick Up Your Earsas Douglas OrtonMovie
The Mysteries
1985The Mysteriesas Jesus / AbelTV
The Bill
1984The BillTV
Night Court
1984Night Courtas Dave CostanzaTV
The Magic Shop
1982The Magic ShopMovie
Bergerac
1981Bergeracas Henry MorantTV
Sons and Lovers
1981Sons and Loversas Paul MorelMovie
Sons and Lovers
1981Sons and Loversas Paul MorelTV
Shoestring
1979Shoestringas Dennis PhilipsTV
The Tempest
1979The Tempestas Ariel, an airy spiritMovie
C
1978Cold Harbouras GeoffMovie
Jubilee
1978Jubileeas SphinxMovie
Chips with Everything
1975Chips with Everythingas Wilfe SeafordMovie
Rainbow
1972Rainbowas Himself (singer)TV
BBC Play of the Month
1965BBC Play of the Monthas Wilf SeafordTV
The Sooty Show
1955The Sooty Showas HimselfTV
L
—Ladies and Gentlemenas Uncle PhilipMovie