Karl Johnson

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, 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. Filmography Film 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) - Larry McCarthy The Deep Blue Sea (2011) - Mr Miller Good Vibrations (2012) - George 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) - Lord Sidmouth, the Home Secretary King Lear (2018) - The Fool Dream Horse (2020) - Kerby