Karl Johnson

Karl Johnson

Acting

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

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Truelove ★ 6.4 Truelove 2024 The Following Events Are Based on a Pack of Lies ★ 7.1 The Following Events Are Based on a Pack of Lies 2023 Wolf ★ 6.6 Wolf 2023 National Theatre Live: The Crucible ★ 4.5 National Theatre Live: The Crucible 2023 Halo ★ 8.2 Halo 2022 Suspicion ★ 6.8 Suspicion 2022 National Theatre Live: Under Milk Wood National Theatre Live: Under Milk Wood 2021 Dream Horse ★ 7.0 Dream Horse 2021 Too Close ★ 5.9 Too Close 2021 Endgame & Rough for Theatre II Endgame & Rough for Theatre II 2020 The Last Vermeer ★ 6.5 The Last Vermeer 2019 Peterloo ★ 6.8 Peterloo 2018 King Lear ★ 6.1 King Lear 2018 Kaleidoscope ★ 5.6 Kaleidoscope 2017 The Death of Stalin ★ 7.0 The Death of Stalin 2017 Born to Kill ★ 6.8 Born to Kill 2017 Winter Thaw Winter Thaw 2016 Aberfan: The Green Hollow ★ 6.3 Aberfan: The Green Hollow 2016 The Carer ★ 6.6 The Carer 2016 Mum ★ 7.2 Mum 2016 Mother Mother 2016 National Theatre Live: Hamlet ★ 7.5 National Theatre Live: Hamlet 2015 Mr. Turner ★ 6.5 Mr. Turner 2014 The Gospel According to St Derek The Gospel According to St Derek 2014 Lovesick ★ 7.2 Lovesick 2014 Under Milk Wood ★ 6.0 Under Milk Wood 2014 Mr Invisible ★ 7.0 Mr Invisible 2013 Atlantis ★ 6.4 Atlantis 2013 The Sea ★ 5.4 The Sea 2013 It's Kevin ★ 7.2 It's Kevin 2013 Good Vibrations ★ 6.8 Good Vibrations 2012 Call the Midwife ★ 7.5 Call the Midwife 2012 The Deep Blue Sea ★ 5.9 The Deep Blue Sea 2011 The Pier The Pier 2011 National Theatre Live: Frankenstein ★ 7.7 National Theatre Live: Frankenstein 2011 Third Star ★ 7.0 Third Star 2010 Is Anybody There? ★ 6.3 Is Anybody There? 2009 I Know You Know ★ 5.8 I Know You Know 2009 Merlin ★ 7.8 Merlin 2008 The Edge of Love ★ 6.2 The Edge of Love 2008 Lark Rise to Candleford ★ 8.4 Lark Rise to Candleford 2008 Dog Altogether ★ 6.8 Dog Altogether 2007 Hot Fuzz ★ 7.6 Hot Fuzz 2007 The Trial of Tony Blair ★ 6.0 The Trial of Tony Blair 2007 Four Last Songs ★ 5.4 Four Last Songs 2007 Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire ★ 7.6 Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire 2006 Copying Beethoven ★ 6.5 Copying Beethoven 2006 The Illusionist ★ 7.3 The Illusionist 2006 The Chatterley Affair ★ 5.3 The Chatterley Affair 2006 Elizabeth David: A Life in Recipes ★ 2.0 Elizabeth David: A Life in Recipes 2006 Heidi ★ 7.7 Heidi 2005 Frozen ★ 5.9 Frozen 2005 When I'm Sixty-Four ★ 5.0 When I'm Sixty-Four 2004 England Expects ★ 9.0 England Expects 2004 New Tricks ★ 7.3 New Tricks 2004 77 Beds ★ 8.0 77 Beds 2003 Tomorrow La Scala! ★ 8.0 Tomorrow La Scala! 2002 What's Your Problem? What's Your Problem? 2002 Pure ★ 6.1 Pure 2002 Born and Bred ★ 9.0 Born and Bred 2002 Contagion ★ 4.3 Contagion 2002 David Copperfield ★ 7.1 David Copperfield 1999 Vanity Fair ★ 7.6 Vanity Fair 1998 Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon ★ 6.0 Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon 1998 Midsomer Murders ★ 7.5 Midsomer Murders 1997 Saint-Ex ★ 4.3 Saint-Ex 1996 An Independent Man An Independent Man 1995 The Lifeboat ★ 8.0 The Lifeboat 1994 Wittgenstein ★ 6.4 Wittgenstein 1993 Close My Eyes ★ 5.8 Close My Eyes 1991 Let Him Have It ★ 6.7 Let Him Have It 1991 Rules of Engagement ★ 4.5 Rules of Engagement 1989 A Tale of Two Cities ★ 5.7 A Tale of Two Cities 1989 The Shawl The Shawl 1989 Agatha Christie's Poirot ★ 8.2 Agatha Christie's Poirot 1989 The Black and Blue Lamp The Black and Blue Lamp 1988 The Play on One ★ 6.0 The Play on One 1988 A Prayer for the Dying ★ 5.9 A Prayer for the Dying 1987 Prick Up Your Ears ★ 6.7 Prick Up Your Ears 1987 ScreenPlay ★ 6.0 ScreenPlay 1986