Karl Johnson (born 1 March 1948) is a Welsh actor, who has worked on stage, film and television. His notable roles to date include the title role in

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's 1993 film ''

Wittgenstein Ludwig Josef Johann Wittgenstein ( ; ; 26 April 1889 – 29 April 1951) was an Austrian-British philosopher who worked primarily in logic, the philosophy of mathematics, the philosophy of mind, and the philosophy of language. He is consi ...

'', and those of

Cato the Younger Marcus Porcius Cato "Uticensis" ("of Utica"; ; 95 BC – April 46 BC), also known as Cato the Younger ( la, Cato Minor), was an influential conservative Roman senator during the late Republic. His conservative principles were focused on the ...

in the television drama series ''

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'' and of Twister Turrill in the BBC costume drama ''

Lark Rise to Candleford ''Lark Rise to Candleford'' is a trilogy of semi-autobiographical novels by Flora Thompson about the countryside of north-east Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire, England, at the end of the 19th century. The stories were previously published s ...

''.

Filmography

Film

* '' Jubilee'' (1978) - Sphinx * '' The Tempest'' (1979) - Ariel, an airy spirit * '' Prick Up Your Ears'' (1987) - Douglas Orton * '' A Prayer for the Dying'' (1987) - Fitzgerald * '' Close My Eyes'' (1991) - Colin * ''

Let Him Have It ''Let Him Have It'' is a 1991 British drama film directed by Peter Medak and starring Christopher Eccleston, Paul Reynolds, Tom Courtenay and Tom Bell. The film is based on the true story of Derek Bentley, who was convicted of the murder of a p ...

'' (1991) - Parris * ''

'' (1993) - Ludwig Wittgenstein * '' Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon'' (1998) - John Deakin * '' Tomorrow La Scala'' (2002) - Sydney * '' Pure'' (2002) - Grandad * '' Frozen'' (2005) - Coastguard Bill * ''

Heidi ''Heidi'' (; ) is a work of children's fiction published in 1881 by Swiss author Johanna Spyri, originally published in two parts as ''Heidi: Her Years of Wandering and Learning'' (german: Heidis Lehr- und Wanderjahre) and ''Heidi: How She Use ...

'' (2005) - Old Man * '' The Illusionist'' (2006) - Doctor / Old Man * ''

Copying Beethoven ''Copying Beethoven'' is a 2006 American dramatic film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and directed by Agnieszka Holland which gives a fictionalized take on the triumphs and heartaches of Ludwig van Beethoven's last years. Plot It is 1824 as Be ...

'' (2006) - Stefan Holtz * '' Four Last Songs'' (2007) - Erico * ''

Hot Fuzz ''Hot Fuzz'' is a 2007 action comedy film directed by Edgar Wright and written by Wright and Simon Pegg. Starring Pegg, Nick Frost, Timothy Dalton, and Jim Broadbent, the film centres on two police officers investigating a series of mysteriou ...

'' (2007) - PC Bob Walker * ''

The Edge of Love ''The Edge of Love'' is a 2008 British biographical romantic drama film directed by John Maybury and starring Keira Knightley, Sienna Miller, Cillian Murphy and Matthew Rhys. The script was written by Knightley's mother, Sharman Macdonald. Orig ...

'' (2008) - Dai Fred (uncredited) * '' Is Anybody There?'' (2008) - Arthur (uncredited) * ''

I Know You Know ''I Know You Know'' is a 2008 feature film written and directed by Justin Kerrigan, his first major work since his debut with ''Human Traffic'' in 1999. The film is about a young boy who becomes involved with his father's espionage work. His f ...

'' (2008) - Ernie * ''

Third Star ''Third Star'' is a 2010 British drama film directed by Hattie Dalton and starring Benedict Cumberbatch, JJ Feild, Tom Burke, Adam Robertson, and Hugh Bonneville.Reynolds, Simon (2011)Trailer: Benedict Cumberbatch's 'Third Star', Digital Spy, 6 ...

'' (2010) - Ticket Seller * ''Frankenstein'' (2011) - de Lacey * ''

The Pier ''The Pier'' is a 2011 Irish romantic drama film written and directed by Gerard Hurley and starring Karl Johnson, Hurley and Lili Taylor. Cast * Karl Johnson as Larry McCarthy *Gerard Hurley as Jack McCarthy *Lili Taylor Lili Anne Taylor ...

'' (2011) - Larry McCarthy * '' The Deep Blue Sea'' (2011) - Mr Miller * '' Good Vibrations'' (2012) - George * '' The Sea'' (2013) - Blunden * ''

Mr Turner ''Mr. Turner'' is a 2014 biographical drama film based on the last 25 years of the life of artist J. M. W. Turner (1775–1851). Written and directed by Mike Leigh, the film stars Timothy Spall in the title role, with Dorothy Atkinson, Paul Je ...

'' (2014) - Mr Booth * ''Hamlet'' (2015) - Ghost of Hamlet's Father / Gravedigger * ''The Carer'' (2016) - Joseph * '' Kaleidoscope'' (2016) - John * ''Winter Thaw'' (2016) - Stepanovich * ''

The Death of Stalin ''The Death of Stalin'' is a 2017 political satire black comedy film written and directed by Armando Iannucci and co-written by David Schneider and Ian Martin with Peter Fellows. Based on the French graphic novel ''La Mort de Staline'' (201 ...

'' (2017) - Dr. Lukomsky * ''

Peterloo The Peterloo Massacre took place at St Peter's Field, Manchester, Lancashire, England, on Monday 16 August 1819. Fifteen people died when cavalry charged into a crowd of around 60,000 people who had gathered to demand the reform of parliame ...

'' (2018) - Lord Sidmouth, the Home Secretary * ''

King Lear ''King Lear'' is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare. It is based on the mythological Leir of Britain. King Lear, in preparation for his old age, divides his power and land between two of his daughters. He becomes destitute and insane a ...

'' (2018) - The Fool * ''

Dream Horse ''Dream Horse'' is a 2020 sports comedy-drama film directed by Euros Lyn from a screenplay by Neil McKay. The film stars Toni Collette, Damian Lewis, Owen Teale, Joanna Page, Karl Johnson, Steffan Rhodri, Anthony O'Donnell, Nicholas Farre ...

'' (2020) - Kerby

Television

* ''

Rainbow A rainbow is a meteorological phenomenon that is caused by reflection, refraction and dispersion of light in water droplets resulting in a spectrum of light appearing in the sky. It takes the form of a multicoloured circular arc. Rainbows c ...

'' (1973–1974) - Karl, part of the music trio * ''

Sons and Lovers ''Sons and Lovers'' is a 1913 novel by the English writer D. H. Lawrence. It traces emotional conflicts through the protagonist, Paul Morel, and his suffocating relationships with a demanding mother and two very different lovers, which exert c ...

'' (1981) - Paul Morel * ''

A Tale of Two Cities ''A Tale of Two Cities'' is a historical novel published in 1859 by Charles Dickens, set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution. The novel tells the story of the French Doctor Manette, his 18-year-long imprisonment in ...

'' (1989) - Barsad * '' Rules of Engagement (1989 TV Series) - Dave Gillespie * ''

The Bill ''The Bill'' is a British police procedural television series, first broadcast on ITV from 16 August 1983 until 31 August 2010. The programme originated from a one-off drama, '' Woodentop'', broadcast in August 1983. The programme focused o ...

'' (1989–2004) - Jon Jennings / Len Rogers / Geoff Hallwood / D.I. Osborne * ''

Agatha Christie's Poirot ''Poirot'' (also known as ''Agatha Christie's Poirot'') is a British mystery drama television programme that aired on ITV from 8 January 1989 to 13 November 2013. David Suchet starred as the eponymous detective, Agatha Christie's fictional Her ...

'' (1993, TV Series, 1 episode: Jewel Robbery at the Grand Metropolitan) - Saunders * ''Catherine the Great'' (1995, TV Movie) - Sheshkovsky * ''An Independent Man'' (1995) - Bill Rutherford * ''The Temptation of Franz Schubert'' (1997, TV Movie) - Doctor * ''Wing and a Prayer'' (1997) * ''

Vanity Fair Vanity Fair may refer to: Arts, entertainment and media Literature * Vanity Fair, a location in '' The Pilgrim's Progress'' (1678), by John Bunyan * ''Vanity Fair'' (novel), 1848, by William Makepeace Thackeray * ''Vanity Fair'' (magazines), the ...

'' (1998) - Major Loder * ''

David Copperfield ''David Copperfield'' Dickens invented over 14 variations of the title for this work, see is a novel in the bildungsroman genre by Charles Dickens, narrated by the eponymous David Copperfield, detailing his adventures in his journey from inf ...

'' (1999) - Tungay * ''

Without Motive ''Without Motive'' is a British crime drama series broadcast on ITV, starring Ross Kemp as the main protagonist, Detective Constable Jack Mowbray, a born and bred Bristol detective whose world is turned upside down when he is assigned to a majo ...

'' (2000–2001) - Robert Jackson * ''

Born and Bred ''Born and Bred'' was a British light-hearted drama series aired on BBC One which ran from 21 April 2002 to 3 August 2005. It was created by Chris Chibnall and Nigel McCrery. Initially the cast was led by James Bolam and Michael French as a ...

'' (2003) - Alec Rossendale * ''The Mayor of Casterbridge'' (2003, TV Movie) - Fall * '' When I'm 64'' (2004, TV Movie) - Billy * '' Dalziel and Pascoe'': '' Soft Touch'' (2004) - Stevie Earle * ''

Midsomer Murders ''Midsomer Murders'' is a British crime drama television series, adapted by Anthony Horowitz and Douglas Watkinson from the novels in the '' Chief Inspector Barnaby'' book series (created by Caroline Graham), and broadcast on two channels of ...

'' (2005) - Derek Lockwood * ''

'' (2005–2007) - Porcius Cato * ''

The Chatterley Affair ''The Chatterley Affair'' is a BBC television drama, produced by BBC Wales and broadcast on BBC Four on 20 March 2006. It is a semi-fictitious account of the obscenity trial surrounding the publication of D. H. Lawrence's 1928 novel ''Lady Ch ...

'' (2006, TV Movie) - Mr. Justice Byrne * ''Nostradamus'' (2006, TV Movie) * ''

New Tricks ''New Tricks'' is a British television police procedural The police show, or police crime drama, is a subgenre of procedural drama and detective fiction that emphasizes the investigative procedure of a police officer or department as the ...

'' (2006) - Gary Kendall * '' Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire'' (2006) - Marcellus * ''As You Like It'' (2006) * ''

'' (2008–2011) - Twister Turrill * '' Small Island'' (2009) - Arthur Bligh * ''

Merlin Merlin ( cy, Myrddin, kw, Marzhin, br, Merzhin) is a mythical figure prominently featured in the legend of King Arthur and best known as a mage, with several other main roles. His usual depiction, based on an amalgamation of historic and leg ...

'' (2010) -

Taliesin Taliesin ( , ; 6th century AD) was an early Brittonic poet of Sub-Roman Britain whose work has possibly survived in a Middle Welsh manuscript, the ''Book of Taliesin''. Taliesin was a renowned bard who is believed to have sung at the court ...

* ''

Call the Midwife ''Call the Midwife'' is a BBC period drama series about a group of nurse midwives working in the East End of London in the late 1950s and 1960s. The principal cast of the show has included Jessica Raine, Miranda Hart, Helen George, Bryony Ha ...

'' (2013) - Mr. Masterson * ''Why We Went to War'' (2015) * '' Lovesick'' (2016) - Richard * '' Mum'' (2016–2019) - Reg * ''

'' (2018, TV Movie) - Fool * ''Ray's Daze''

Selected stage career

* '' The Seafarer'', as James 'Sharky' Harkin,

National Theatre, London The Royal National Theatre in London, commonly known as the National Theatre (NT), is one of the United Kingdom's three most prominent publicly funded performing arts venues, alongside the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Royal Opera House. ...

* ''Tales From The Vienna Woods'', National Theatre, London * ''Scenes from the Big Picture'', National Theatre, London * ''Hamlet'', National Theatre, London * ''The Walls'', National Theatre, London * ''Cardiff East'', National Theatre, London * ''The Ends of the Earth'', National Theatre, London * ''Machine Wreckers'', National Theatre, London * ''The Shape of The Table'', National Theatre, London * ''Black Snow'', National Theatre, London * ''Golden Boy'', National Theatre, London * ''The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui'', National Theatre, London * ''The Sea'', National Theatre, London * ''Uncle Vanya'', National Theatre, London * ''Don Quixote'', National Theatre, London * ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'', National Theatre, London * ''The Fawn'', National Theatre, London * ''Glengarry Glen Ross'', National Theatre, London * ''Wild Honey'', National Theatre, London * ''The Rivals'', National Theatre, London * ''The Mysteries'', National Theatre, London * ''Animal Farm'', National Theatre, London * ''Almost Nothing/At The Table'', Royal Court Theatre, London * ''Not Not Not Not Not Enough Oxygen'', Royal Court Theatre, London * ''This Is A Chair'', Royal Court Theatre, London * ''The Night Heron'', Royal Court Theatre, London * ''Boy Gets Girl'', Royal Court Theatre, London * ''The Weir'', Royal Court Theatre, London * ''Been So Long'', Royal Court Theatre, London * ''Just a Little Less Than Normal'', Royal Court Theatre, London * ''Sudlow's Dawn'', Royal Court Theatre, London * ''Irish Eyes and English Tears'', Royal Court Theatre, London * ''In The Company of Men'', Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford * ''TV Times'', Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford * ''Knight of the Burning Pestle'', Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford * ''Amadeus'', Peter Hall Company * ''The Country Wife'', Centreline Productions * ''The Last Yankee'', Leicester Haymarket * ''Woyzeck'', Foco Novo at Lyric Hammersmith * ''War Crimes'', ICA * ''The Dresser'', Leatherhead * ''Hedda Gabler'', Yvonne Arnaud Guildford * ''Much Ado About Nothing'', Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park * ''As You Like It'',

Old Vic Old or OLD may refer to: Places *Old, Baranya, Hungary *Old, Northamptonshire, England * Old Street station, a railway and tube station in London (station code OLD) *OLD, IATA code for Old Town Municipal Airport and Seaplane Base, Old Town, Ma ...

* ''Vieux Carre'', West End * ''Frankenstein'', National Theatre, London * ''

Barking in Essex ''Barking in Essex'' is a black comedy directed by Harry Burton. It is based on the 2005 script by Clive Exton, and made its world premiere at the Wyndham's Theatre in September 2013. Production history ''Barking in Essex'' was written by Clive ...

'',

Wyndham's Theatre Wyndham's Theatre is a West End theatre, one of two opened by actor/manager Charles Wyndham (the other is the Criterion Theatre). Located on Charing Cross Road in the City of Westminster, it was designed c.1898 by W. G. R. Sprague, the archit ...

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Johnson, Karl 1948 births Living people Welsh male film actors Welsh male stage actors Welsh male television actors 21st-century Welsh male actors 20th-century Welsh male actors