Karl Johnson

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Known Credits 88

Gender Male

Birthday March 1, 1948 (77 years old)

Place of Birth Wales, UK

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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.

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Acting

2024

(6 episodes) as Tom

2023		The Following Events are Based on a Pack of Lies (5 episodes) as Bill
2023		Wolf (3 episodes) as Colonel Frink
2023		National Theater Live: The Crucible

2022		Halo (3 episodes) as Hierarch Truth (voice)
2022		Suspicion (2 episodes) as Eric Cresswell

2021		National Theatre Live: Under Milk Wood as Richard Jenkins
2021		Dream Horse as Kerby
2021		Too Close (3 episodes) as James de Cadenet

2020

as Nagg

2019

as Bernard Bakker

2018		Peterloo as Lord Sidmouth, the Home Secretary
2018		King Lear as Fool

2017		Kaleidoscope as John
2017		The Death of Stalin as Dr. Lukomsky
2017		Born to Kill (4 episodes) as Mr. Williams

2016		Winter Thaw as Stepanovich
2016		Aberfan: The Green Hollow
2016		The Carer as Joseph
2016		Mum (18 episodes) as Reg
2016		Mother as Old Man in Café

2015

as Ghost / Gravedigger

2014		Mr. Turner as Mr. Booth
2014		The Gospel According to St Derek as Self
2014		Lovesick (1 episode) as Richard
2014		Under Milk Wood as Drowned / Voice

2013		Mr Invisible as The Handler
2013		Atlantis (1 episode) as Itheus
2013		The Sea as Blunden
2013		It's Kevin (1 episode) as Various

2012		Good Vibrations as George Hooley
2012		Call the Midwife (1 episode) as Mr. Masterson

2011		The Deep Blue Sea as Mr. Miller
2011		The Pier as Larry McCarthy
2011		National Theatre Live: Frankenstein as De Lacey

2010

as Ticket Seller

2009		Is Anybody There? as Arthur (uncredited)
2009		I Know You Know as Ernie

2008		Merlin (1 episode) as Taliesin
2008		The Edge of Love as Dai Fred
2008		Lark Rise to Candleford (40 episodes) as Twister Turrill

2007		Dog Altogether as Jack
2007		Hot Fuzz as PC Bob Walker
2007		Four Last Songs as Erico

2006		Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire (1 episode) as Marcellus
2006		Copying Beethoven as Stefan Holtz
2006		The Illusionist as Doctor / Old Man
2006		Elizabeth David: A Life in Recipes as Norman Douglas

2005		Rome (0 episodes)
2005		Heidi as Old Man
2005		Frozen as Coastguard Bill

2004		When I'm Sixty-Four as Billy
2004		England Expects
2004		New Tricks (1 episode)

2002		Tomorrow La Scala! as Sydney
2002		What's Your Problem? (1 episode)
2002		Pure as Granddad

1999

(2 episodes) as Tungay

1998		Vanity Fair (1 episode)
1998		Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon as John Deakin

1997

(1 episode) as Derek Lockwood

1996		Saint-Ex as Didier Daurat
1996		Dalziel & Pascoe (1 episode)

1994

(9 episodes)

1993

as Ludwig Wittgenstein

1991		Close My Eyes as Colin
1991		Let Him Have It as Parris

1989		Rules of Engagement (6 episodes) as Dave Gillespie
1989		A Tale of Two Cities (2 episodes) as Barsad
1989		The Shawl as Charles
1989		Agatha Christie's Poirot (1 episode) as Saunders

1988		The Black and Blue Lamp
1988		The Play on One (1 episode) as Charles

1987		A Prayer for the Dying as Fitzgerald
1987		Prick Up Your Ears as Douglas Orton

1985

(3 episodes) as Jesus / Abel

1984		The Bill (2 episodes)
1984		Night Court (1 episode) as Dave Costanza

1982

1981		Bergerac (1 episode) as Henry Morant
1981		Sons and Lovers (7 episodes) as Paul Morel
1981		Sons and Lovers as Paul Morel

1979		Shoestring (1 episode)
1979		The Tempest as Ariel, an airy spirit

1978		Cold Harbour as Geoff
1978		Jubilee as Sphinx

1972

(34 episodes) as Himself (singer)

1955

(1 episode) as Himself

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