Karl Johnson
For other people named Karl Johnson, see Karl Johnson (disambiguation).
Karl Johnson (born 1 March 1948) is a Welsh actor, notable for acting on stage, film and television. His most notable role to date was the title role in Derek Jarman's 1993 film Wittgenstein.[1] He is also well known for the roles of Cato the Younger in the television drama series Rome and of Twister Turrill in the BBC costume drama series Lark Rise to Candleford.[2]
Johnson is the recipient of an honorary doctorate from Birmingham City University.
Selected filmography
- The Sea 2013
- The Pier (Gerard Hurley) 2011 [3]
- Four Last Songs, Erico 2007
- Hot Fuzz, PC Bob Walker 2007
- The Illusionist 2006
- Heidi
- Pure 2002
- Tomorrow La Scala 2002
- Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon 1998
- Wittgenstein 1993
- Close My Eyes
- Prick Up Your Ears
- Jubilee
- The Tempest
- The Tent (film)
- The Magic Shop (film)
- Oh Shucks! Here Comes UNTAG
Selected stage career
- 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
- 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[4]
Selected TV career
- Rainbow (1973 - 1974) [as part of the music trio]
- Small Island
- Lark Rise to Candleford
- New Tricks
- The Chatterley Affair
- Nostradamus
- Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire
- Why We Went to War
- Midsomer Murders
- Rome
- Ray's Daze
- Born and Bred
- The Mayor of Casterbridge
- Without Motive
- David Copperfield
- Vanity Fair
- The Temptation of Franz Schubert
- Wing and a Prayer
- An Independent Man
- As You Like It
- Catherine the Great
- When I'm 64
- Sons and Lovers
- Call the Midwife
References
- ↑ Open Culture: Wittgenstein. 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 2013-02-25.
- ↑ "Lee Evans - 'I really wanted to get back into theatre'". whatsonstage.com. Whats On Stage. 3 May 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
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