Karl Johnson

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Karl Johnson (born March 1, 1948 in Wales ) is a British actor who has appeared in theater, film and television. He received an honorary doctorate from Birmingham City University . His most famous role so far was the title role in Derek Jarman's film Wittgenstein from 1993. In the television series Rome (2005) he played the role of Cato the Younger .

Filmography (selection)

Movies
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Theater roles

  • The Seafarer , as James 'Sharky' Harkin, National Theater, London
  • Tales From The Vienna Woods, National Theater, London
  • Scenes from the Big Picture, National Theater, London
  • The Walls, National Theater, London
  • Cardiff East, National Theater, London
  • The Ends of the Earth, National Theater, London
  • Machine Wreckers, National Theater, London
  • The Shape of The Table, National Theater, London
  • Black Snow, National Theater, London
  • Golden Boy, National Theater, London
  • The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, National Theater, London
  • The Sea, National Theater, London
  • Uncle Vanya, National Theater, London
  • Don Quixote, National Theater, London
  • A Midsummer Night's Dream, National Theater, London
  • The Fawn, National Theater, London
  • Glengarry Glen Ross, National Theater, London
  • Wild Honey, National Theater, London
  • The Rivals, National Theater, London
  • The Mysteries, National Theater, London
  • Animal Farm, National Theater, London
  • Almost Nothing / At The Table, Royal Court Theater , London
  • Not Not Not Not Not Enough Oxygen, Royal Court Theater, London
  • This Is A Chair, Royal Court Theater, London
  • The Night Heron, Royal Court Theater, London
  • Boy Gets Girl, Royal Court Theater, London
  • The Weir, Royal Court Theater, London
  • Been So Long, Royal Court Theater, London
  • Just a Little Less Than Normal, Royal Court Theater, London
  • Sudlow's Dawn, Royal Court Theater, London
  • Irish Eyes and English Tears, Royal Court Theater, 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 Theater, Regent's Park
  • As You Like It, Old Vic
  • Vieux Carre, West End
  • Frankenstein, National Theater, London

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personal data
SURNAME Johnson, Karl
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British actor
DATE OF BIRTH March 1, 1948
PLACE OF BIRTH Wales