Karl Johnson
Known for Acting · 96 credits
- Born
- 1948-03-01 (age 78)
- Place of birth
- 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
TV Shows (38)
Midsomer Murders
1997
as Derek Lockwood
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989
as Saunders
Call the Midwife
2012
as Mr. Masterson
Night Court
1984
as Dave Costanza
Merlin
2008
as Taliesin
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Wilf Seaford
Halo
2022
as Hierarch Truth (voice)
The Bill
1984
Bergerac
1981
as Henry Morant
New Tricks
2004
Rainbow
1972
as Himself (singer)
The Sooty Show
1955
as Himself
ScreenPlay
1986
as P.C. Taffy Hughes
Lark Rise to Candleford
2008
as Twister Turrill
Atlantis
2013
as Itheus
Lovesick
2014
as Richard
Shoestring
1979
as Dennis Philips
Suspicion
2022
as Eric Cresswell
The Play on One
1988
as Charles
Born and Bred
2002
as Alec Rossendale
Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire
2006
as Marcellus
Truelove
2024
as Tom
David Copperfield
1999
as Tungay
Wolf
2023
as Colonel Frink
Mum
2016
as Reg
Vanity Fair
1998
as Major Loder
Born to Kill
2017
as Mr. Williams
It's Kevin
2013
as Various
The Following Events Are Based on a Pack of Lies
2023
as Bill
Too Close
2021
as James de Cadenet
The Lifeboat
1994
as Hughie Jones
A Tale of Two Cities
1989
as Solomon Pross/'John Barsad'
What's Your Problem?
2002
Rules of Engagement
1989
as Dave Gillespie
An Independent Man
1995
as Bill Rutherford
The Mysteries
1985
as Jesus / Abel
Sons and Lovers
1981
as Paul Morel
The Other Side
1979
as Colin
Movies (58)
Hot Fuzz
2007
as PC Bob Walker
The Illusionist
2006
as Doctor / Old Man
The Death of Stalin
2017
as Dr. Lukomsky
Close My Eyes
1991
as Colin
Dream Horse
2021
as Kerby
Copying Beethoven
2006
as Stefan Holtz
The Tempest
1979
as Ariel, an airy spirit
The Edge of Love
2008
as Dai Fred
Peterloo
2018
as Lord Sidmouth, the Home Secretary
Mr. Turner
2014
as Mr. Booth
King Lear
2018
as Fool
Third Star
2010
as Ticket Seller
The Last Vermeer
2019
as Bernard Bakker
National Theatre Live: Frankenstein
2011
as De Lacey
A Prayer for the Dying
1987
as Fitzgerald
Heidi
2005
as Old Man
Prick Up Your Ears
1987
as Douglas Orton
The Deep Blue Sea
2011
as Mr. Miller
The Sea
2013
as Blunden
Frozen
2005
as Coastguard Bill
Is Anybody There?
2009
as Arthur (uncredited)
The Carer
2016
as Joseph
Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon
1998
as John Deakin
National Theatre Live: Hamlet
2015
as Ghost / Gravedigger
Pure
2002
as Granddad
Let Him Have It
1991
as Parris
Four Last Songs
2007
as Erico
Wittgenstein
1993
as Ludwig Wittgenstein
The Chatterley Affair
2006
as Mr. Justice Byrne
Good Vibrations
2012
as George Hooley
Jubilee
1978
as Sphinx
Under Milk Wood
2014
as Drowned / Voice
National Theatre Live: The Crucible
2023
Elizabeth David: A Life in Recipes
2006
as Norman Douglas
Kaleidoscope
2017
as John
Sons and Lovers
1981
as Paul Morel
The Trial of Tony Blair
2007
as Father Lunt
When I'm Sixty-Four
2004
as Billy
Saint-Ex
1996
as Didier Daurat
National Theatre Live: Under Milk Wood
2021
as Richard Jenkins
Aberfan: The Green Hollow
2016
The Magic Shop
1982
Winter Thaw
2016
as Stepanovich
I Know You Know
2009
as Ernie
Dog Altogether
2007
as Jack
The Pier
2011
as Larry McCarthy
Endgame & Rough for Theatre II
2020
as Nagg
England Expects
2004
The Black and Blue Lamp
1988
as PC "Taffy" Hughes
Mother
2016
as Old Man in Café
Chips with Everything
1975
as Wilfe Seaford
The Shawl
1989
as Charles
The Gospel According to St Derek
2014
as Self
Cold Harbour
1978
as Geoff
Tomorrow La Scala!
2002
as Sydney
77 Beds
2003
as Spiritual Father
Mr Invisible
2013
as The Handler
Ladies and Gentlemen
as Uncle Philip
About Karl Johnson
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. With 96 credits spanning from 1955 to 2024, Karl Johnson has appeared in 58 films and 38 TV shows.
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Most Popular Karl Johnson Movies
- Hot Fuzz (2007) — as PC Bob Walker
- The Illusionist (2006) — as Doctor / Old Man
- The Death of Stalin (2017) — as Dr. Lukomsky
- Close My Eyes (1991) — as Colin
- Dream Horse (2021) — as Kerby
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