Karl Johnson

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

March 1, 1948 (78 yrs)

place of birth

Wales, UK

total credits

50 movies

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.

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Known For

Filmography

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Hot Fuzz
7.6

Hot Fuzz

2007as PC Bob Walker
The Illusionist
7.3

The Illusionist

2006as Doctor / Old Man
The Death of Stalin
7.0

The Death of Stalin

2017as Dr. Lukomsky
Dream Horse
7.0

Dream Horse

2021as Kerby
The Edge of Love
6.2

The Edge of Love

2008as Dai Fred
Mr. Turner
6.5

Mr. Turner

2014as Mr. Booth
King Lear
6.1

King Lear

2018as Fool
Close My Eyes
5.8

Close My Eyes

1991as Colin
Peterloo
6.8

Peterloo

2018as Lord Sidmouth, the Home Secretary
The Last Vermeer
6.5

The Last Vermeer

2019as Bernard Bakker
Copying Beethoven
6.5

Copying Beethoven

2006as Stefan Holtz
Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon
6.0

Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon

1998as John Deakin
A Prayer for the Dying
5.9

A Prayer for the Dying

1987as Fitzgerald
Pure
6.1

Pure

2002as Granddad
Jubilee
5.9

Jubilee

1978as Sphinx
National Theatre Live: Frankenstein
7.7

National Theatre Live: Frankenstein

2011as De Lacey
Heidi
7.7

Heidi

2005as Old Man
The Sea
5.4

The Sea

2013as Blunden
Good Vibrations
6.8

Good Vibrations

2012as George Hooley
The Deep Blue Sea
5.9

The Deep Blue Sea

2011as Mr. Miller
Contagion
4.3

Contagion

2002as Ferrin
The Carer
6.6

The Carer

2016as Joseph
The Tempest
5.7

The Tempest

1979as Ariel, an airy spirit
Prick Up Your Ears
6.7

Prick Up Your Ears

1987as Douglas Orton
Under Milk Wood
6.0

Under Milk Wood

2014as Drowned / Voice
Saint-Ex
4.3

Saint-Ex

1996as Didier Daurat
The Pier

The Pier

2011as Larry McCarthy
Frozen
5.9

Frozen

2005as Coastguard Bill
Four Last Songs
5.4

Four Last Songs

2007as Erico
Is Anybody There?
6.3

Is Anybody There?

2009as Arthur (uncredited)
Let Him Have It
6.7

Let Him Have It

1991as Parris
Third Star
7.0

Third Star

2010as Ticket Seller
Wittgenstein
6.4

Wittgenstein

1993as Ludwig Wittgenstein
When I'm Sixty-Four
5.0

When I'm Sixty-Four

2004as Billy
I Know You Know
5.8

I Know You Know

2009as Ernie
National Theatre Live: The Crucible
4.5

National Theatre Live: The Crucible

2023
National Theatre Live: Hamlet
7.5

National Theatre Live: Hamlet

2015as Ghost / Gravedigger
The Trial of Tony Blair
6.0

The Trial of Tony Blair

2007as Father Lunt
The Chatterley Affair
5.3

The Chatterley Affair

2006as Mr. Justice Byrne
Winter Thaw

Winter Thaw

2016as Stepanovich
Endgame & Rough for Theatre II

Endgame & Rough for Theatre II

2020as Nagg
Mother

Mother

2016as Old Man in Café
Elizabeth David: A Life in Recipes
2.0

Elizabeth David: A Life in Recipes

2006as Norman Douglas
National Theatre Live: Under Milk Wood

National Theatre Live: Under Milk Wood

2021as Richard Jenkins
77 Beds
8.0

77 Beds

2003as Spiritual Father
Kaleidoscope
5.6

Kaleidoscope

2017as John
Tomorrow La Scala!
8.0

Tomorrow La Scala!

2002as Sydney
The Shawl

The Shawl

1989as Charles
The Magic Shop
9.0

The Magic Shop

1982
Sons and Lovers

Sons and Lovers

1981as Paul Morel