Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1948-03-01 (77 years)
- Place of BirthWales, UK
- Also Known As-
Karl Johnson
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.
Acting Career
- 2024
Truelove
As: Tom
- 2023
The Following Events are Based on a Pack of Lies
As: Bill
- 2023
Wolf
As: Colonel Frink
- 2022
Halo
As: Hierarch Truth (voice)
- 2022
Suspicion
As: Eric Cresswell
- 2021
National Theatre Live: Under Milk Wood
As: Richard Jenkins
- 2021
Dream Horse
As: Kerby
- 2021
Too Close
As: James de Cadenet
2020Endgame & Rough for Theatre II
As: Nagg
2019The Last Vermeer
As: Bernard Bakker
2018Peterloo
As: Lord Sidmouth, the Home Secretary
2018King Lear
As: Fool
2017Kaleidoscope
As: John
- 2017
The Death of Stalin
As: Dr. Lukomsky
2017Born to Kill
As: Mr. Williams
2016Winter Thaw
As: Stepanovich
2016The Carer
As: Joseph
2016Mum
As: Reg
2016Mother
As: Old Man in Café
2015National Theatre Live: Hamlet
As: Ghost / Gravedigger
- 2014
Mr. Turner
As: Mr. Booth
2014Lovesick
As: Richard
2014Under Milk Wood
As: Drowned / Voice
2013Atlantis
As: Itheus
2013The Sea
As: Blunden
2013It's Kevin
As: Various
2012Good Vibrations
As: George Hooley
2012Call the Midwife
As: Mr. Masterson
2011The Deep Blue Sea
As: Mr. Miller
2011The Pier
As: Larry McCarthy
2011National Theatre Live: Frankenstein
As: De Lacey
2010Third Star
As: Ticket Seller
2009Is Anybody There?
As: Arthur (uncredited)
2009I Know You Know
As: Ernie
2008Merlin
As: Taliesin
- 2008
The Edge of Love
As: Dai Fred
2008Lark Rise to Candleford
As: Twister Turrill
2007Dog Altogether
As: Jack
- 2007
Hot Fuzz
As: PC Bob Walker
2007Four Last Songs
As: Erico
2006Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire
As: Marcellus
2006Copying Beethoven
As: Stefan Holtz
- 2006
The Illusionist
As: Doctor / Old Man
2006Elizabeth David: A Life in Recipes
As: Norman Douglas
2005Heidi
As: Old Man
2005Frozen
As: Coastguard Bill
2004When I'm Sixty-Four
As: Billy
200377 Beds
As: Spiritual Father
2002Tomorrow La Scala!
As: Sydney
2002Pure
As: Granddad
1999David Copperfield
As: Tungay
1998Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon
As: John Deakin
1997Midsomer Murders
As: Derek Lockwood
1996Saint-Ex
As: Didier Daurat
1996Dalziel & Pascoe
As: Stevie Earle
1993Wittgenstein
As: Ludwig Wittgenstein
1991Close My Eyes
As: Colin
1991Let Him Have It
As: Parris
1989A Tale of Two Cities
As: Barsad
1989The Shawl
As: Charles
1989Agatha Christie's Poirot
As: Saunders
1988The Play on One
As: Charles
1987A Prayer for the Dying
As: Fitzgerald
1987Prick Up Your Ears
As: Douglas Orton
1985The Mysteries
As: Jesus / Abel
1984Night Court
As: Dave Costanza
1981Bergerac
As: Henry Morant
1981Sons and Lovers
As: Paul Morel
1981Sons and Lovers
As: Paul Morel
1979The Tempest
As: Ariel, an airy spirit
1978Jubilee
As: Sphinx