Karl Johnson
Acting1948Wales, 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
Acting History
Future
Ladies and Gentlemen
as Uncle Philip
2024
Truelove
TVas Tom
2023
Wolf
TVas Colonel Frink
2021
National Theatre Live: Under Milk Wood
as Richard Jenkins
Dream Horse
as Kerby
Too Close
TVas James de Cadenet
2020
2019
Lyrebird
as Bernard Bakker
2017
2016
The Carer
as Joseph
Winter Thaw
as Stepanovich
Mother
as Old Man in Café
Lovesick
TVas Richard• 1 eps
Mum
TVas Reg
2015
National Theatre Live: Hamlet
as Ghost / Gravedigger
2014
2013
The Sea
as Blunden
Mr Invisible
as The Handler
Atlantis
TVas Itheus• 1 eps
It's Kevin
TVas Various
Call the Midwife
TVas Mr. Masterson• 1 eps
2012
Good Vibrations
as George Hooley
2011
National Theatre Live: Frankenstein
as De Lacey
The Pier
as Larry McCarthy
The Deep Blue Sea
as Mr. Miller
2010
Third Star
as Ticket Seller
Merlin
TVas Taliesin• 1 eps
2009
I Know You Know
as Ernie
Is Anybody There?
as Arthur (uncredited)
2008
The Edge of Love
as Dai Fred
Lark Rise to Candleford
TVas Twister Turrill• 40 eps
2007
2006
The Illusionist
as Doctor / Old Man
The Chatterley Affair
as Mr. Justice Byrne
Elizabeth David: A Life in Recipes
as Norman Douglas
Copying Beethoven
as Stefan Holtz
Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire
TVas Marcellus
2005
2004
2003
77 Beds
as Spiritual Father
2002
1999
David Copperfield
TVas Tungay• 2 eps
1998
Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon
as John Deakin
Vanity Fair
TVas Major Loder
1996
Saint-Ex
as Didier Daurat
1994
The Lifeboat
TVas Hughie Jones
1993
Wittgenstein
as Ludwig Wittgenstein
Agatha Christie's Poirot
TVas Saunders• 1 eps
1991
Close My Eyes
as Colin
Let Him Have It
as Parris
1989
The Shawl
as Charles
A Tale of Two Cities
TVas Solomon Pross/'John Barsad'
Bergerac
TVas Henry Morant• 1 eps
Rules of Engagement
TVas Dave Gillespie
1988
The Black and Blue Lamp
as PC "Taffy" Hughes
Night Court
TVas Dave Costanza• 1 eps
The Play on One
TVas Charles
1987
Prick Up Your Ears
as Douglas Orton
A Prayer for the Dying
as Fitzgerald
1985
The Mysteries
TVas Jesus / Abel
1984
1982
1981
Sons and Lovers
as Paul Morel
Sons and Lovers
TVas Paul Morel
1979
The Tempest
as Ariel, an airy spirit
Shoestring
TVas Dennis Philips• 1 eps
1978
Cold Harbour
as Geoff
Jubilee
as Sphinx
1975
Chips with Everything
as Wilfe Seaford
BBC Play of the Month
TVas Wilf Seaford• 1 eps
1974
The Sooty Show
TVas Himself• 1 eps
1972
Rainbow
TVas Himself (singer)