Karl Johnson

Born: 1948-03-01

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.


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as PC Bob Walker
Released: 2007-02-14

Former London constable Nicholas Angel finds it difficult to adapt to his new assignment in the...

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The Illusionist

as Doctor / Old Man
Released: 2006-08-18

With his eye on a lovely aristocrat, a gifted illusionist named Eisenheim uses his powers to win...

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The Death of Stalin

as Dr. Lukomsky
Released: 2017-10-20

When dictator Joseph Stalin dies, his parasitic cronies square off in a frantic power struggle...

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Dream Horse

as Kerby
Released: 2021-05-21

The inspiring true story of Dream Alliance, an unlikely race horse bred by small town bartender,...

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The Last Vermeer

as Bernard Bakker
Released: 2019-09-11

A soldier and member of the Dutch resistance investigates stolen art in the wake of the Second...

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The Edge of Love

as Dai Fred
Released: 2008-06-20

When the Welsh poet Dylan Thomas and his flirtatious wife Caitlin sweep into war-torn London,...

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Close My Eyes

as Colin
Released: 1991-11-22

After some years of tension, Richard begins a sexual relationship with his sister Natalie. Now...

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Mr. Turner

as Mr. Booth
Released: 2014-10-31

Eccentric British painter J.M.W. Turner lives his last 25 years with gusto and secretly becomes...

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King Lear

as Fool
Released: 2018-05-28

An aging King invites disaster, when he abdicates to his corrupt, toadying daughters, and...

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Copying Beethoven

as Stefan Holtz
Released: 2006-09-10

A fictionalised exploration of Beethoven's life in his final days working on his Ninth Symphony....

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A Prayer for the Dying

as Fitzgerald
Released: 1987-09-11

Jack Higgins' straightforward thriller about a guilt-ridden IRA bomber forced into "one last job"

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Peterloo

as Lord Sidmouth, the Home Secretary
Released: 2018-11-01

An epic portrayal of the events surrounding the infamous 1819 Peterloo Massacre, where a...

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The Deep Blue Sea

as Mr. Miller
Released: 2011-09-11

The wife of a British Judge is caught in a self-destructive love affair with a Royal Air Force...

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Third Star

as Ticket Seller
Released: 2010-06-01

James and his three closest lifelong friends go on an ill-advised trip to the stunning coastal...

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Heidi

as Old Man
Released: 2005-08-19

Swiss girl Adelheid 'Heidi' is orphaned young. Aunt Detie brings her to grandpa Alp and his...

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Good Vibrations

as George Hooley
Released: 2012-05-31

The story of music legend Terri Hooley, a key figure in Belfast's punk rock scene. Hooley...

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Is Anybody There?

as Arthur (uncredited)
Released: 2009-04-17

A young boy who lives in an old folks' home strikes up a friendship with a retired magician.

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

as John Deakin
Released: 1998-09-16

Biography of the British painter Francis Bacon. The movie focuses on his relationship with...

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Jubilee

as Sphinx
Released: 1978-02-01

Queen Elizabeth I visits late 1970s England to find a depressing landscape where life has...

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Prick Up Your Ears

as Douglas Orton
Released: 1987-04-17

When the young, attractive Joe Orton meets the older, more introverted Kenneth Halliwell at...

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The Carer

as Joseph
Released: 2016-08-05

Dorottya is a young Hungarian actress with a burning desire: to make it on the English stage....

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Let Him Have It

as Parris
Released: 1991-10-04

In 1950s England, slow-witted Derek Bentley falls in with a group of petty criminals led by...

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National Theatre Live: Frankenstein

as De Lacey
Released: 2011-03-17

Childlike in his innocence but grotesque in form, Frankenstein’s bewildered creature is cast out...

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Wittgenstein

as Ludwig Wittgenstein
Released: 1993-03-26

A dramatization, in modern theatrical style, of the life and thought of the Viennese-born,...

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Pure

as Granddad
Released: 2002-09-13

A young boy trying to deal with his mother's heroin addiction befriends a waitress who helps him...

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National Theatre Live: Hamlet

as Ghost / Gravedigger
Released: 2015-10-15

As a country arms itself for war, a family tears itself apart. Forced to avenge his father's...

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Under Milk Wood

as Drowned / Voice
Released: 2014-06-01

An all star cast unite to perform a distinctive BBC Wales Television adaptation of Dylan...

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The Tempest

as Ariel, an airy spirit
Released: 1979-09-13

Prospero, a potent magician, lives on a desolate isle with his virginal daughter, Miranda. He's...

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When I'm Sixty-Four

as Billy
Released: 2004-08-04

When widowed cabbie Ray and retired teacher Jim meet by chance, they discover they long for the...

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Frozen

as Coastguard Bill
Released: 2005-03-12

It's two years since the mysterious disappearance of Kath Swarbrick's older sister Annie, but...

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Kaleidoscope

as John
Released: 2017-11-10

A psychological thriller about the destructive relationship between a middle-aged man and his...

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I Know You Know

as Ernie
Released: 2009-02-05

Jamie, an 11-year-old boy, is fascinated by his father Charlie’s espionage work until the world...

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National Theater Live: The Crucible

as uncredited
Released: 2023-03-23

A witch hunt is beginning in Arthur Miller's captivating parable of power with Erin Doherty (The...

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The Sea

as Blunden
Released: 2013-06-23

A man returns to the sea where he spent his childhood summers in search of peace following the...

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Four Last Songs

as Erico
Released: 2007-01-11

A comic drama set on a Mediterranean island, where a motley collection of characters is seeking...

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Saint-Ex

as Didier Daurat
Released: 1996-11-17

Poetic biography of author Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.

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Winter Thaw

as Stepanovich
Released: 2016-11-24

In late nineteenth-century Russia, Martin Avdeitch is a humble shoemaker whose life has been...

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National Theatre Live: Under Milk Wood

as Richard Jenkins
Released: 2021-06-16

A community is sleeping. If you listen closely, you can hear their dreams. The retired sea...

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Endgame & Rough for Theatre II

as Nagg
Released: 2020-04-01

Hamm is an ageing, blind tyrant who is confined to a wheelchair – but soon becomes locked in a...

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The Shawl

as Charles
Released: 1989-03-14

Miss A, troubled by problems, consults a clairvoyant. Can he solve them for her by summoning the...

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Tomorrow La Scala!

as Sydney
Released: 2002-12-10

Members of a British opera troupe mount a production of "Sweeney Todd" within a maximum-security...

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Sons and Lovers

as Paul Morel
Released: 1981-01-14

An adaptation for television by Trevor Griffiths of DH Lawrence's classic novel

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Dog Altogether

as Jack
Released: 2007-08-18

Joseph is a man plagued by a violence and rage who is driving him to self destruction. As he...

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The Pier

as Larry McCarthy
Released: 2011-07-04

After 20 years of no contact with his father, Jack McCarthy (played by Hurley) travels from New...

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The Magic Shop

as uncredited
Released: 1982-02-05

A father and son enter a magic shop that may contain real magic.

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Mother

as Old Man in Café
Released: 2016-05-08

In the aftermath of his mother's death, Edwin reaches out to his extended family for support.

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The Gospel According to St Derek

as Self
Released: 2014-10-20

Using interviews with close family, friends and collaborators, The Gospel According to St. Derek...

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The Black and Blue Lamp

as uncredited
Released: 1988-09-07

Satirical and surreal play by Arthur Ellis, dealing with the manner in which the British police...

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Halo

as Hierarch Truth (voice)
First aired: 2022-03-24

Depicting an epic 26th-century conflict between humanity and an alien threat known as the...

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Midsomer Murders

as Derek Lockwood
First aired: 1997-03-23

The peacefulness of the Midsomer community is shattered by violent crimes, suspects are placed...

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Merlin

as Taliesin
First aired: 2008-09-20

The unlikely friendship between Merlin, a young man gifted with extraordinary magical powers,...

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Agatha Christie's Poirot

as Saunders
First aired: 1989-01-08

From England to Egypt, accompanied by his elegant and trustworthy sidekicks, the intelligent yet...

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Bergerac

as Henry Morant
First aired: 1981-10-18

Bergerac is a British television show set on Jersey. Produced by the BBC in association with the...

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The Sooty Show

as Himself
First aired: 1955-01-16

The Sooty Show is a British children's Puppet series which aired on the BBC from 1955 to 1967...

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The Bill

as uncredited
First aired: 1984-10-16

The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the...

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Night Court

as Dave Costanza
First aired: 1984-01-04

Night Court is an American television situation comedy that aired on NBC from January 4, 1984 to...

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Rainbow

as Himself (singer)
First aired: 1972-10-16

Children's puppet programme featuring music and stories. Join George, Bungle, Zippy, and all...

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Dalziel & Pascoe

as uncredited
First aired: 1996-03-16

British crime drama based on the "Dalziel and Pascoe" series of books by Reginald Hill, set in...

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Rome

as uncredited
First aired: 2005-08-28

A down-to-earth account of the lives of both illustrious and ordinary Romans set in the last...

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New Tricks

as uncredited
First aired: 2004-01-01

New Tricks is a British comedy-drama that follows the work of the fictional Unsolved Crime and...

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Atlantis

as Itheus
First aired: 2013-09-28

A fantasy drama set in a world of legendary heroes and mythical creatures. Far from home and...

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Lovesick

as Richard
First aired: 2014-10-02

After finding out he has an STI, Dylan must get back in touch with every girl he has ever had...

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Lark Rise to Candleford

as Twister Turrill
First aired: 2008-01-13

Set in the small hamlet of Lark Rise and the wealthier neighbouring market town, Candleford, the...

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Wolf

as Colonel Frink
First aired: 2023-07-31

DI Jack Caffery is a young man searching for himself. Obsessed with the neighbour he believes...

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Suspicion

as Eric Cresswell
First aired: 2022-02-04

Five ordinary Brits are accused of kidnapping the son of a prominent U.S. media mogul. They...

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Mum

as Reg
First aired: 2016-05-13

A comedy about a mother at a milestone in her life. We follow her and her family through a year...

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Shoestring

as uncredited
First aired: 1979-09-30

Shoestring was a BBC television show set in Bristol. It featured a private detective with his...

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Vanity Fair

as uncredited
First aired: 1998-11-01

Becky Sharp is a beautiful, clever and poor girl determined to earn a higher place in society at...

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Too Close

as James de Cadenet
First aired: 2021-04-12

A dedicated forensic psychiatrist, Emma Robertson, is assigned to assess the sanity of Connie...

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Truelove

as Tom
First aired: 2024-01-03

A group of old friends reunited at a funeral make a drunken pact. Rather than let each other...

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Born to Kill

as Mr. Williams
First aired: 2017-04-20

A haunting exploration of the mind of Sam, a teenager who's on the verge of acting out hidden...

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A Tale of Two Cities

as Barsad
First aired: 1989-05-21

A pair of lookalikes, one a former French aristocrat and the other an alcoholic English lawyer,...

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The Following Events are Based on a Pack of Lies

as Bill
First aired: 2023-08-29

Two very different women, Alice a formidable PA and Cheryl a best-selling fantasy author, become...

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The Mysteries

as Jesus / Abel
First aired: 1985-12-22

National Theatre Cottesloe production filmed for Channel 4

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