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Karl Johnson

Karl Johnson

Known for: Acting

Born 01/03/1948
Place of birth Wales, UK

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.

Filmography

Midsomer Murders Series ★ 7,5

Midsomer Murders

Derek Lockwood

1997

Agatha Christie's Poirot Series ★ 8,2

Agatha Christie's Poirot

Saunders

1989

Call the Midwife Series ★ 7,5

Call the Midwife

Mr. Masterson

2012

BBC Play of the Month Series ★ 5,3

BBC Play of the Month

Wilf Seaford

1965

Night Court Series ★ 7,3

Night Court

Dave Costanza

1984

Merlin Series ★ 7,8

Merlin

Taliesin

2008

Halo Series ★ 8,2

Halo

Hierarch Truth (voice)

2022

The Bill Series ★ 6,8

The Bill

1984

Bergerac Series ★ 6,7

Bergerac

Henry Morant

1981

New Tricks Series ★ 7,3

New Tricks

2004

Rainbow Series ★ 6,8

Rainbow

Himself (singer)

1972

The Sooty Show Series ★ 6,4

The Sooty Show

Himself

1955

ScreenPlay Series ★ 6,0

ScreenPlay

P.C. Taffy Hughes

1986

Lark Rise to Candleford Series ★ 8,4

Lark Rise to Candleford

Twister Turrill

2008

Atlantis Series ★ 6,4

Atlantis

Itheus

2013

Lovesick Series ★ 7,2

Lovesick

Richard

2014

Hot Fuzz Film ★ 7,6

Hot Fuzz

PC Bob Walker

2007

Shoestring Series ★ 7,4

Shoestring

Dennis Philips

1979

Born and Bred Series ★ 9,0

Born and Bred

Alec Rossendale

2002

The Illusionist Film ★ 7,3

The Illusionist

Doctor / Old Man

2006

Suspicion Series ★ 6,8

Suspicion

Eric Cresswell

2022

The Play on One Series ★ 6,0

The Play on One

Charles

1988

David Copperfield Series ★ 7,1

David Copperfield

Tungay

1999

Truelove Series ★ 6,4

Truelove

Tom

2024

Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire Series ★ 7,6

Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire

Marcellus

2006

The Death of Stalin Film ★ 7,0

The Death of Stalin

Dr. Lukomsky

2017

The Tempest Film ★ 5,7

The Tempest

Ariel, an airy spirit

1979

Mum Series ★ 7,2

Mum

Reg

2016

Vanity Fair Series ★ 7,6

Vanity Fair

Major Loder

1998

Wolf Series ★ 6,6

Wolf

Colonel Frink

2023

Born to Kill Series ★ 6,8

Born to Kill

Mr. Williams

2017

Close My Eyes Film ★ 5,8

Close My Eyes

Colin

1991

It's Kevin Series ★ 7,2

It's Kevin

Various

2013

King Lear Film ★ 6,1

King Lear

Fool

2018

Dream Horse Film ★ 7,0

Dream Horse

Kerby

2021

Series

An Independent Man

Bill Rutherford

1995

The Lifeboat Series ★ 8,0

The Lifeboat

Hughie Jones

1994

The Following Events Are Based on a Pack of Lies Series ★ 7,1

The Following Events Are Based on a Pack of Lies

Bill

2023

Third Star Film ★ 7,0

Third Star

Ticket Seller

2010

Too Close Series ★ 5,9

Too Close

James de Cadenet

2021

The Edge of Love Film ★ 6,2

The Edge of Love

Dai Fred

2008

Peterloo Film ★ 6,8

Peterloo

Lord Sidmouth, the Home Secretary

2018

The Last Vermeer Film ★ 6,5

The Last Vermeer

Bernard Bakker

2019

Rules of Engagement Series ★ 4,5

Rules of Engagement

Dave Gillespie

1989

Copying Beethoven Film ★ 6,5

Copying Beethoven

Stefan Holtz

2006

A Tale of Two Cities Series ★ 5,7

A Tale of Two Cities

Solomon Pross/'John Barsad'

1989

National Theatre Live: Frankenstein Film ★ 7,7

National Theatre Live: Frankenstein

De Lacey

2011

A Prayer for the Dying Film ★ 5,9

A Prayer for the Dying

Fitzgerald

1987

Heidi Film ★ 7,7

Heidi

Old Man

2005

Series

What's Your Problem?

2002

The Deep Blue Sea Film ★ 5,9

The Deep Blue Sea

Mr. Miller

2011

Mr. Turner Film ★ 6,5

Mr. Turner

Mr. Booth

2014

Frozen Film ★ 5,9

Frozen

Coastguard Bill

2005

Prick Up Your Ears Film ★ 6,7

Prick Up Your Ears

Douglas Orton

1987

The Mysteries Series

The Mysteries

Jesus / Abel

1985

Jubilee Film ★ 5,9

Jubilee

Sphinx

1978

Pure Film ★ 6,1

Pure

Granddad

2002

Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon Film ★ 6,0

Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon

John Deakin

1998

The Sea Film ★ 5,4

The Sea

Blunden

2013

National Theatre Live: Hamlet Film ★ 7,5

National Theatre Live: Hamlet

Ghost / Gravedigger

2015

Let Him Have It Film ★ 6,7

Let Him Have It

Parris

1991

Under Milk Wood Film ★ 6,0

Under Milk Wood

Drowned / Voice

2014

Sons and Lovers Series ★ 7,0

Sons and Lovers

Paul Morel

1981

Is Anybody There? Film ★ 6,3

Is Anybody There?

Arthur (uncredited)

2009

Good Vibrations Film ★ 6,8

Good Vibrations

George Hooley

2012

The Carer Film ★ 6,6

The Carer

Joseph

2016

National Theatre Live: The Crucible Film ★ 4,5

National Theatre Live: The Crucible

2023

Four Last Songs Film ★ 5,4

Four Last Songs

Erico

2007

Wittgenstein Film ★ 6,4

Wittgenstein

Ludwig Wittgenstein

1993

The Chatterley Affair Film ★ 5,3

The Chatterley Affair

Mr. Justice Byrne

2006

The Trial of Tony Blair Film ★ 6,0

The Trial of Tony Blair

Father Lunt

2007

When I'm Sixty-Four Film ★ 5,0

When I'm Sixty-Four

Billy

2004

Elizabeth David: A Life in Recipes Film ★ 2,0

Elizabeth David: A Life in Recipes

Norman Douglas

2006

Sons and Lovers Film

Sons and Lovers

Paul Morel

1981

Kaleidoscope Film ★ 5,6

Kaleidoscope

John

2017

I Know You Know Film ★ 5,8

I Know You Know

Ernie

2009

Saint-Ex Film ★ 4,3

Saint-Ex

Didier Daurat

1996

National Theatre Live: Under Milk Wood Film

National Theatre Live: Under Milk Wood

Richard Jenkins

2021

The Magic Shop Film ★ 9,0

The Magic Shop

1982

The Pier Film

The Pier

Larry McCarthy

2011

Dog Altogether Film ★ 6,8

Dog Altogether

Jack

2007

Chips with Everything Film ★ 8,0

Chips with Everything

Wilfe Seaford

1975

Film ★ 6,3

Aberfan: The Green Hollow

2016

The Black and Blue Lamp Film

The Black and Blue Lamp

PC "Taffy" Hughes

1988

Winter Thaw Film

Winter Thaw

Stepanovich

2016

The Shawl Film

The Shawl

Charles

1989

Film

Ladies and Gentlemen

Uncle Philip

Series

The Other Side

Colin

1979

Film ★ 9,0

England Expects

2004

77 Beds Film ★ 8,0

77 Beds

Spiritual Father

2003

Mother Film

Mother

Old Man in Café

2016

The Gospel According to St Derek Film

The Gospel According to St Derek

Self

2014

Film

Cold Harbour

Geoff

1978

Film ★ 7,0

Mr Invisible

The Handler

2013

Endgame & Rough for Theatre II Film

Endgame & Rough for Theatre II

Nagg

2020

Tomorrow La Scala! Film ★ 8,0

Tomorrow La Scala!

Sydney

2002