Acting credits
87
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Karl Johnson
Acting
Career Snapshot
ExplainedThese indicators come from TMDB. They are relative signals, not review ratings.
TMDB popularity
0.5
Low visibility
TMDB internal trend index. Higher usually means more searches and page activity now.
Movies: 52Series: 35
TMDB ID: 39186
IMDb ID: nm0425490
Known for: Acting
Born: March 1, 1948
Age: 77
Place of birth: Wales, UK
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1955 - 2024
Years active: 70
Average TMDB rating: 6.82
Wikidata: Q122122
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.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Karl Johnson.
4.5
National Theatre Live: The Crucible
2023 Movie
National Theatre Live: Under Milk Wood
as Richard Jenkins
2021 Movie
7.0
Dream Horse
as Kerby
2021 Movie
Endgame & Rough for Theatre II
as Nagg
2020 Movie
6.5
The Last Vermeer
as Bernard Bakker
2019 Movie
6.8
Peterloo
as Lord Sidmouth, the Home Secretary
2018 Movie
6.1
King Lear
as Fool
2018 Movie
5.6
Kaleidoscope
as John
2017 Movie
7.0
The Death of Stalin
as Dr. Lukomsky
2017 Movie
Winter Thaw
as Stepanovich
2016 Movie
6.6
The Carer
as Joseph
2016 Movie
Mother
as Old Man in Café
2016 Movie
7.5
National Theatre Live: Hamlet
as Ghost / Gravedigger
2015 Movie
6.5
Mr. Turner
as Mr. Booth
2014 Movie
The Gospel According to St Derek
as Self
2014 Movie
6.0
Under Milk Wood
as Drowned / Voice
2014 Movie
5.4
The Sea
as Blunden
2013 Movie
6.8
Good Vibrations
as George Hooley
2012 Movie
5.9
The Deep Blue Sea
as Mr. Miller
2011 Movie
The Pier
as Larry McCarthy
2011 Movie
7.8
National Theatre Live: Frankenstein
as De Lacey
2011 Movie
7.0
Third Star
as Ticket Seller
2010 Movie
6.3
Is Anybody There?
as Arthur (uncredited)
2009 Movie
5.8
I Know You Know
as Ernie
2009 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Karl Johnson.
6.4
Truelove
as Tom • 3 eps
2024 Series
7.1
The Following Events are Based on a Pack of Lies
as Bill • 5 eps
2023 Series
6.7
Wolf
as Colonel Frink • 3 eps
2023 Series
8.2
Halo
as Hierarch Truth (voice) • 3 eps
2022 Series
6.8
Suspicion
as Eric Cresswell • 2 eps
2022 Series
5.9
Too Close
as James de Cadenet • 3 eps
2021 Series
6.9
Born to Kill
as Mr. Williams • 4 eps
2017 Series
7.4
Mum
as Reg • 18 eps
2016 Series
7.2
Lovesick
as Richard • 1 eps
2014 Series
6.4
Atlantis
as Itheus • 1 eps
2013 Series
7.2
It's Kevin
as Various • 1 eps
2013 Series
7.5
Call the Midwife
as Mr. Masterson • 1 eps
2012 Series
7.8
Merlin
as Taliesin • 1 eps
2008 Series
8.4
Lark Rise to Candleford
as Twister Turrill • 40 eps
2008 Series
7.4
Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire
as Marcellus • 1 eps
2006 Series
7.4
New Tricks
1 eps
2004 Series
8.5
Born and Bred
as Alec Rossendale • 1 eps
2002 Series
7.1
David Copperfield
as Tungay • 2 eps
1999 Series
7.6
Vanity Fair
1 eps
1998 Series
7.5
Midsomer Murders
as Derek Lockwood • 1 eps
1997 Series
6.3
Dalziel & Pascoe
as Stevie Earle • 1 eps
1996 Series
The Lifeboat
as Hughie Jones • 9 eps
1994 Series
2.0
Rules of Engagement
as Dave Gillespie • 6 eps
1989 Series
5.0
A Tale of Two Cities
as Solomon Pross/'John Barsad' • 2 eps
1989 Series