Portrait of Karl Johnson

Karl Johnson

Acting

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.

Born: March 1, 1948

Place of Birth: Wales, UK

Filmography

2024
Truelove

as Tom

2023
Wolf

as Colonel Frink

2022
Halo

as Hierarch Truth (voice)

2022
Suspicion

as Eric Cresswell

2021
Dream Horse

as Kerby

2021
Too Close

as James de Cadenet

2019
The Last Vermeer

as Bernard Bakker

2018
Peterloo

as Lord Sidmouth, the Home Secretary

2018
King Lear

as Fool

2017
2017
The Death of Stalin

as Dr. Lukomsky

2017
Born to Kill

as Mr. Williams

2016
Winter Thaw

as Stepanovich

2016
The Carer

as Joseph

2016
Mum

as Reg

2016
Mother

as Old Man in Café

2015
National Theatre Live: Hamlet

as Ghost / Gravedigger

2014
Mr. Turner

as Mr. Booth

2014
Lovesick

as Richard

2014
Under Milk Wood

as Drowned / Voice

2013
Atlantis

as Itheus

2013
The Sea

as Blunden

2013
It's Kevin

as Various

2012
Good Vibrations

as George Hooley

2012
Call the Midwife

as Mr. Masterson

2011
The Deep Blue Sea

as Mr. Miller

2011
The Pier

as Larry McCarthy

2010
Third Star

as Ticket Seller

2009
Is Anybody There?

as Arthur (uncredited)

2009
2008
Merlin

as Taliesin

2008
The Edge of Love

as Dai Fred

2008
Lark Rise to Candleford

as Twister Turrill

2007
2007
Hot Fuzz

as PC Bob Walker

2007
2006
Copying Beethoven

as Stefan Holtz

2006
The Illusionist

as Doctor / Old Man

2005
Heidi

as Old Man

2005
Frozen

as Coastguard Bill

2003
77 Beds

as Spiritual Father

2002
2002
Pure

as Granddad

2002
Born and Bred

as Alec Rossendale

1999
1997
Midsomer Murders

as Derek Lockwood

1996
Saint-Ex

as Didier Daurat

1996
Dalziel & Pascoe

as Stevie Earle

1993
Wittgenstein

as Ludwig Wittgenstein

1991
1991
1989
A Tale of Two Cities

as Solomon Pross/'John Barsad'

1989
The Shawl

as Charles

1988
The Black and Blue Lamp

as PC "Taffy" Hughes

1988
The Play on One

as Charles

1987
1987
Prick Up Your Ears

as Douglas Orton

1985
The Mysteries

as Jesus / Abel

1984
Night Court

as Dave Costanza

1981
Bergerac

as Henry Morant

1981
Sons and Lovers

as Paul Morel

1981
Sons and Lovers

as Paul Morel

1979
The Tempest

as Ariel, an airy spirit

1978
Jubilee

as Sphinx

1975
Chips with Everything

as Wilfe Seaford

1972
Rainbow

as Himself (singer)

1965
BBC Play of the Month

as Wilf Seaford

1955
The Sooty Show

as Himself