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Karl Johnson

Karl Johnson

Actor · Born March 1, 1948 · Wales, UK

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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.

Acted in 89

2020s

  1. 2024

    Truelove

    Tom · 3 episodes

  2. 2023

    The Following Events Are Based on a Pack of Lies

    Bill · 5 episodes

  3. National Theatre Live: The Crucible

    Movie

  4. 2022
  5. 2021

    National Theatre Live: Under Milk Wood

    Richard Jenkins

  6. Too Close

    James de Cadenet · 3 episodes

  7. 2020

    Endgame & Rough for Theatre II

    Nagg

2010s

  1. 2019
  2. 2018
  3. 2017
  4. Born to Kill

    Mr. Williams · 4 episodes

  5. 2016

    Winter Thaw

    Stepanovich

  6. The Carer

    Joseph

  7. Mum

    Reg · 18 episodes

  8. Mother

    Old Man in Café

  9. 2015

    National Theatre Live: Hamlet

    Ghost / Gravedigger

  10. 2014
  11. Under Milk Wood

    Drowned / Voice

  12. 2013
  13. It's Kevin

    Various · 1 episode

  14. 2012
  15. 2011
  16. The Pier

    Larry McCarthy

  17. National Theatre Live: Frankenstein

    De Lacey

  18. 2010

    Third Star

    Ticket Seller

2000s

  1. 2009

    Is Anybody There?

    Arthur (uncredited)

  2. I Know You Know

    Ernie

  3. 2008
  4. 2007

    Dog Altogether

    Jack

  5. The Trial of Tony Blair

    Father Lunt

  6. Four Last Songs

    Erico

  7. 2006
  8. The Chatterley Affair

    Mr. Justice Byrne

  9. Elizabeth David: A Life in Recipes

    Norman Douglas

  10. 2005
  11. 2004

    When I'm Sixty-Four

    Billy

  12. 2003

    77 Beds

    Spiritual Father

  13. 2002

    Tomorrow La Scala!

    Sydney

  14. Pure

    Granddad

1990s

  1. 1999
  2. 1998
  3. Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon

    John Deakin

  4. 1997
  5. 1996

    Saint-Ex

    Didier Daurat

  6. 1994

    The Lifeboat

    Hughie Jones · 9 episodes

  7. 1993

    Wittgenstein

    Ludwig Wittgenstein

  8. 1991

1980s

  1. 1989
  2. A Tale of Two Cities

    Solomon Pross/'John Barsad' · 2 episodes

  3. The Shawl

    Charles

  4. 1988

    The Black and Blue Lamp

    PC "Taffy" Hughes

  5. 1987
  6. 1986
  7. 1985

    The Mysteries

    Jesus / Abel · 3 episodes

  8. 1984
  9. 1982

    The Magic Shop

    Movie

  10. 1981
  11. Sons and Lovers

    Paul Morel

  12. Sons and Lovers

    Paul Morel · 7 episodes

1970s

  1. 1979
  2. Only Connect

    Colin

  3. 1978
  4. 1975

    Chips with Everything

    Wilfe Seaford

No release date

  1. Untitled 13

    Movie

Appearances3

2010s

  1. 2014

    The Gospel According to St Derek

    Self