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David Mitchell
Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK
David James Stuart Mitchell (born 14 July 1974) is a British comedian, actor and writer. Mitchell rose to prominence alongside Robert Webb as part of the comedy duo Mitchell and W…
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David James Stuart Mitchell (born 14 July 1974) is a British comedian, actor and writer. Mitchell rose to prominence alongside Robert Webb as part of the comedy duo Mitchell and Webb. The duo starred in the Channel 4 sitcom Peep Show, in which Mitchell plays Mark Corrigan. He won the British Academy Television Award for Best Comedy Performance in 2009 for his performance. Mitchell and Webb have written and starred in several sketch shows including Bruiser, The Mitchell and Webb Situation, That Mitchell and Webb Sound and That Mitchell and Webb Look. They have also starred in the British version of Apple's "Get a Mac" ad campaign. Their first film, Magicians, was released in 2007. They starred in the short-lived TV series Ambassadors in 2013, and in the Channel 4 comedy-drama Back from 2017 to 2021. Mitchell starred as Owen in the BBC Radio 4 sitcom Think the Unthinkable and as William Shakespeare in the BBC Two historical comedy Upstart Crow. He has starred in the BBC One detective comedy-drama Ludwig since 2024. He is a frequent participant on British panel shows, being a team captain on Would I Lie to You?, the host of The Unbelievable Truth on BBC Radio 4 and the former host of The Bubble and Was It Something I Said?, as well as guesting on other panel shows including QI, The Big Fat Quiz of the Year, Mock the Week, 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown and Have I Got News for You. He was also a co-host of the comedy news show 10 O'Clock Live. As a writer, he contributes opinion pieces to British newspapers The Observer and The Guardian.
Filmography
Movies and shows, newest first
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2026
Hey A.J.!
TV show Theo (voice)
- 2025
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2025
LOL: Last One Laughing UK
TV show Self
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2024
Ludwig
TV show John 'Ludwig' Taylor / James Taylor
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2024
Rob Beckett's Smart TV
TV show Self - Guest
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2023
Migration
Movie GooGoo (voice)
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2023
Blackadder: The Lost Pilot
Movie Self
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2021
David Mitchell's Outsiders
TV show Self - Host
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2021
The Cleaner
TV show Terence Redford
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2019
Greed
Movie Nick
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2018
The Big Narstie Show
TV show Self
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2018
Apple & Onion
TV show Gherkin (voice)
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2017
Gun Shy
Movie John Hardigger
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2017
Back
TV show Stephen
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2017
Peppa Pig: My First Cinema Experience
Movie Policeman Panda (voice)
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2016
Upstart Crow
TV show Will Shakespeare
More credits
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2015
Professor Branestawm Returns
Movie Councillor Harold Haggerstone
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2015
Friday Download: The Movie
Movie Policeman
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2014
The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm
Movie Councillor Harold Haggerstone
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2014
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
TV show Self
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2014
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy
Movie Self
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2014
The Comedy Vaults: BBC2's Hidden Treasure
Movie Self
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2014
Duck Quacks Don't Echo
TV show
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2013
Rick and Morty
TV show Knight of the Sun (voice)
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2013
Crackanory
TV show Self
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2013
Ambassadors
TV show Keith Davis
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2013
Was It Something I Said?
TV show Self - Presenter
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2013
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
TV show Self - Contestant
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2013
The Last Leg
TV show Self
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2013
The Great Comic Relief Bake Off
TV show Self - Contestant
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2012
Gadget Man
TV show
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2012
The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff
TV show Jolliforth Jollington
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2011
Making Qi
Movie Self
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2011
How TV Ruined Your Life
TV show
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2011
10 O'Clock Live
TV show Presenter
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2010
Peep Show: Seasonal Beatings
Movie Mark Corrigan
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2010
The Bubble
TV show Self - Presenter
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2009
You Have Been Watching
TV show Self
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2009
David Mitchell's Soapbox
TV show Himself
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2008
Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments
Movie Self - Narrator
