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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

87

Gender

Male

Birthday

1948-03-01 (77 years old)

Place of Birth

Wales, UK

Also Known As

Karl Johnson

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

The Illusionist

2006

The Illusionist

as

Doctor / Old Man

I Know You Know

2009

I Know You Know

as

Ernie

Sons and Lovers

1981

Sons and Lovers

as

Paul Morel

Jubilee

1978

Jubilee

as

Sphinx

The Shawl

1989

The Shawl

as

Charles

The Deep Blue Sea

2011

The Deep Blue Sea

as

Mr. Miller

Close My Eyes

1991

Close My Eyes

as

Colin

Wittgenstein

1993

Wittgenstein

as

Ludwig Wittgenstein

The Pier

2011

The Pier

as

Larry McCarthy

Saint-Ex

1996

Saint-Ex

as

Didier Daurat

The Tempest

1979

The Tempest

as

Ariel, an airy spirit

Under Milk Wood

2014

Under Milk Wood

as

Drowned / Voice

Dog Altogether

2007

Dog Altogether

as

Jack

Four Last Songs

2007

Four Last Songs

as

Erico

Mr. Turner

2014

Mr. Turner

as

Mr. Booth

Third Star

2010

Third Star

as

Ticket Seller

Cold Harbour

1978

Cold Harbour

as

Geoff

Tomorrow La Scala!

2002

Tomorrow La Scala!

as

Sydney

Hot Fuzz

2007

Hot Fuzz

as

PC Bob Walker

The Carer

2016

The Carer

as

Joseph

A Prayer for the Dying

1987

A Prayer for the Dying

as

Fitzgerald

Is Anybody There?

2009

Is Anybody There?

as

Arthur (uncredited)

Prick Up Your Ears

1987

Prick Up Your Ears

as

Douglas Orton

Frozen

2005

Frozen

as

Coastguard Bill

National Theatre Live: Hamlet

2015

National Theatre Live: Hamlet

as

Ghost / Gravedigger

Let Him Have It

1991

Let Him Have It

as

Parris

Pure

2002

Pure

as

Granddad

The Sea

2013

The Sea

as

Blunden

Good Vibrations

2012

Good Vibrations

as

George Hooley

Kaleidoscope

2017

Kaleidoscope

as

John

The Death of Stalin

2017

The Death of Stalin

as

Dr. Lukomsky

King Lear

2018

King Lear

as

Fool

Peterloo

2018

Peterloo

as

Lord Sidmouth, the Home Secretary

Winter Thaw

2016

Winter Thaw

as

Stepanovich

Dream Horse

2021

Dream Horse

as

Kerby

The Edge of Love

2008

The Edge of Love

as

Dai Fred

Copying Beethoven

2006

Copying Beethoven

as

Stefan Holtz

Heidi

2005

Heidi

as

Old Man

Mr Invisible

2013

Mr Invisible

as

The Handler

The Last Vermeer

2019

The Last Vermeer

as

Bernard Bakker

Mother

2016

Mother

as

Old Man in Café

Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

as

Derek Lockwood

Atlantis

Atlantis

as

Itheus

Lark Rise to Candleford

Lark Rise to Candleford

as

Twister Turrill

The Mysteries

The Mysteries

as

Jesus / Abel

Mum

Mum

as

Reg

Rules of Engagement

Rules of Engagement

as

Dave Gillespie

Rainbow

Rainbow

as

Himself (singer)

Born to Kill

Born to Kill

as

Mr. Williams

Wolf

Wolf

as

Colonel Frink

Suspicion

Suspicion

as

Eric Cresswell

Halo

Halo

as

Hierarch Truth (voice)

Bergerac

Bergerac

as

Henry Morant

Night Court

Night Court

as

Dave Costanza

Too Close

Too Close

as

James de Cadenet

Merlin

Merlin

as

Taliesin

Lovesick

Lovesick

as

Richard

Sons and Lovers

Sons and Lovers

as

Paul Morel

Call the Midwife

Call the Midwife

as

Mr. Masterson

Production

Crew

Directing