Karl Johnson (born 1 March 1948) is a Welsh actor, who has worked on stage, film and television. His notable roles to date include the title role in Derek Jarman's 1993 film Wittgenstein,[2] 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.[3]
Karl Johnson | |
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| Born | 1 March 1948 Wales |
Filmography
editFilm
edit- Jubilee (1978) - Sphinx
- The Tempest (1979) - Ariel, an airy spirit
- Prick Up Your Ears (1987) - Douglas Orton
- A Prayer for the Dying (1987) - Fitzgerald
- Close My Eyes (1991) - Colin
- Let Him Have It (1991) - Parris
- Wittgenstein (1993) - Ludwig Wittgenstein
- Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon (1998) - John Deakin
- Tomorrow La Scala (2002) - Sydney
- Pure (2002) - Grandad
- Frozen (2005) - Coastguard Bill
- Heidi (2005) - Old Man
- The Illusionist (2006) - Doctor / Old Man
- Copying Beethoven (2006) - Stefan Holtz
- Four Last Songs (2007) - Erico
- Hot Fuzz (2007) - PC Bob Walker
- The Edge of Love (2008) - Dai Fred (uncredited)
- Is Anybody There? (2008) - Arthur (uncredited)
- I Know You Know (2008) - Ernie
- Third Star (2010) - Ticket Seller
- Frankenstein (2011) - de Lacey
- The Pier (2011)[4] - Larry McCarthy
- The Deep Blue Sea (2011) - Mr Miller
- Good Vibrations (2012) - George Hooley
- The Sea (2013) - Blunden
- Mr Turner (2014) - Mr Booth
- Hamlet (2015) - Ghost of Hamlet's Father / Gravedigger
- The Carer (2016) - Joseph
- Kaleidoscope (2016) - John
- Winter Thaw (2016) - Stepanovich
- The Death of Stalin (2017) - Dr. Lukomsky
- Peterloo (2018)[5] - Lord Sidmouth, the Home Secretary
- King Lear (2018) - The Fool
- Dream Horse (2020) - Kerby
Television
edit- Rainbow (1973–1974) - Karl, part of the music trio
- Sons and Lovers (1981) - Paul Morel
- A Tale of Two Cities (1989) - Barsad
- Rules of Engagement - Dave Gillespie
- The Bill (1989–2004) - Jon Jennings / Len Rogers / Geoff Hallwood / D.I. Osborne
- Agatha Christie's Poirot (1993, TV Series, 1 episode: Jewel Robbery at the Grand Metropolitan) - Saunders
- Catherine the Great (1995, TV Movie) - Sheshkovsky
- An Independent Man (1995) - Bill Rutherford
- The Temptation of Franz Schubert (1997, TV Movie) - Doctor
- Wing and a Prayer (1997)
- Vanity Fair (1998) - Major Loder
- David Copperfield (1999) - Tungay
- Without Motive (2000–2001) - Robert Jackson
- Born and Bred (2003) - Alec Rossendale
- The Mayor of Casterbridge (2003, TV Movie) - Fall
- When I'm 64 (2004, TV Movie) - Billy
- Dalziel and Pascoe: Soft Touch (2004) - Stevie Earle
- Midsomer Murders (2005) - Derek Lockwood
- Rome (2005–2007) - Porcius Cato
- The Chatterley Affair (2006, TV Movie) - Mr. Justice Byrne
- Nostradamus (2006, TV Movie)
- Elizabeth David: A Life in Recipes (2006) - Norman Douglas
- New Tricks (2006) - Gary Kendall
- Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire (2006) - Marcellus
- As You Like It (2006)
- Lark Rise to Candleford (2008–2011) - Twister Turrill
- Small Island (2009) - Arthur Bligh
- Merlin (2010) - Taliesin
- Call the Midwife (2013) - Mr. Masterson
- Plebs (2014) - Judge
- Why We Went to War (2015)
- Lovesick (2016) - Richard
- Mum (2016–2019) - Reg
- King Lear (2018, TV Movie) - Fool
- Ray's Daze
- Truelove (TV series) (2024) - Tom
Selected stage career
edit- The Seafarer, as James 'Sharky' Harkin, National Theatre, London
- Tales From The Vienna Woods, National Theatre, London
- Scenes from the Big Picture, National Theatre, London
- Hamlet, National Theatre, London[6]
- The Walls, National Theatre, London
- Cardiff East, National Theatre, London
- The Ends of the Earth, National Theatre, London
- Machine Wreckers, National Theatre, London
- The Shape of The Table, National Theatre, London
- Black Snow, National Theatre, London
- Golden Boy, National Theatre, London
- The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, National Theatre, London
- The Sea, National Theatre, London
- Uncle Vanya, National Theatre, London
- Don Quixote, National Theatre, London
- A Midsummer Night's Dream, National Theatre, London
- The Fawn, National Theatre, London
- Glengarry Glen Ross, National Theatre, London
- Wild Honey, National Theatre, London
- The Rivals, National Theatre, London
- The Mysteries, National Theatre, London
- Animal Farm, National Theatre, London
- Almost Nothing/At The Table, Royal Court Theatre, London
- Not Not Not Not Not Enough Oxygen, Royal Court Theatre, London
- This Is A Chair, Royal Court Theatre, London
- The Night Heron, Royal Court Theatre, London
- Boy Gets Girl, Royal Court Theatre, London
- The Weir, Royal Court Theatre, London
- Been So Long, Royal Court Theatre, London
- Just a Little Less Than Normal, Royal Court Theatre, London
- Sudlow's Dawn, Royal Court Theatre, London
- Irish Eyes and English Tears, Royal Court Theatre, London
- In The Company of Men, Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford
- TV Times, Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford
- Knight of the Burning Pestle, Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford
- Amadeus, Peter Hall Company
- The Country Wife, Centreline Productions
- The Last Yankee, Leicester Haymarket
- Woyzeck, Foco Novo at Lyric Hammersmith
- War Crimes, ICA
- The Dresser, Leatherhead
- Hedda Gabler, Yvonne Arnaud Guildford
- Much Ado About Nothing, Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park
- As You Like It, Old Vic
- Vieux Carre, West End
- Frankenstein, National Theatre, London
- Barking in Essex, Wyndham's Theatre
References
edit- ^ "Karl Johnson on The Pineapple Pub". London Beyond Sight. 1 October 2012. VocalEyesAD.
- ^ Open Culture: Wittgenstein Archived 6 October 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed 7 May 2014
- ^ BBC One - Lark Rise to Candleford. Accessed 7 May 2014
- ^ "Irish Film Board - Film Directory - Features - The Pier". Directory.irishfilmboard.ie. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
- ^ "History with a human face". The Sunday Telegraph. 2 September 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
- ^ Patrick O'Kane (2 May 2012). Actors' Voices: The People Behind the Performances: The People Behind the Performances. Oberon Books. p. 9. ISBN 978-1-84943-336-5.
External links
edit- Karl Johnson at IMDb