David Mitchell
Acting
Born: July 14, 1974 (age 52) · Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK
Highest Rated
Biography
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.
Known for
Rick and Morty
2013
Doctor Who
2005
Migration
2023
Phineas and Ferb
2007
I Could Never Be Your Woman
2007
Peep Show
2003
Greed
2019
Gun Shy
2017
Would I Lie to You?
2007
Ludwig
2024
That Mitchell and Webb Look
2006
Mock the Week
2005
Photos (1)
Movies (14)
Migration
GooGoo (voice)
I Could Never Be Your Woman
David - Writer
Gun Shy
John Hardigger
Greed
Nick
Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga
Narrator
The Secret Policeman's Ball 2008
2008
Peppa Pig: My First Cinema Experience
Policeman Panda (voice)
Magicians
Harry Kane
Friday Download: The Movie
Policeman
The Taming of the Shrew
Tim Agnew
The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm
Councillor Harold Haggerstone
Professor Branestawm Returns
Councillor Harold Haggerstone
Peep Show: Seasonal Beatings
Mark Corrigan
The Two Faces of Mitchell and Webb
2006
TV Shows (33)
Rick and Morty
Knight of the Sun (voice) · 1 eps
Doctor Who
Robot 1 (voice) · 1 eps
Phineas and Ferb
Mitch (voice) · 3 eps
Ludwig
John 'Ludwig' Taylor / James Taylor · 12 eps
Apple & Onion
Gherkin (voice) · 1 eps
Peep Show
Mark Corrigan · 54 eps
Comedy Lab
Ray · 85 eps
Comedy Lab
Baron Amstrad · 85 eps
Upstart Crow
Will Shakespeare · 18 eps
The Cleaner
Terence Redford · 1 eps
Duck Quacks Don't Echo
1 eps
Jam and Jerusalem
Dr. James Vine · 12 eps
tlc
1950s Patient · 1 eps
Look Around You
Pat Taylor · 1 eps
That Mitchell and Webb Look
Various Characters · 24 eps
Back
Stephen · 12 eps
The Charlotte Church Show
1 eps
Mitchell and Webb Are Not Helping
6 eps
Spine Chillers
1 eps
Gadget Man
1 eps
ShakespeaRe-Told
1 eps
Hey A.J.!
Theo (voice) · 44 eps
10 O'Clock Live
Presenter · 33 eps
Ambassadors
Keith Davis · 3 eps
All About George
1 eps
Twisted Tales
Ray · 1 eps
The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff
Jolliforth Jollington · 3 eps
The Mitchell and Webb Situation
6 eps
How TV Ruined Your Life
1 eps
Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive
1 eps
Bruiser
6 eps
Blunder
5 eps
TV Heaven, Telly Hell
1 eps
Self / Appearances (35)
The Graham Norton Show
Self · 6 eps
QI
Self · 33 eps
QI
Self - Panellist (archive footage) · 2 eps
Have I Got News for You
Self · 3 eps
Have I Got News for You
Self - Host · 13 eps
Big Fat Quiz
Self - Contestant · 10 eps
The One Show
Self · 1 eps
Question Time
Self - Panellist · 3 eps
Would I Lie to You?
Self - Team Captain · 184 eps
8 Out of 10 Cats
Self · 1 eps
The Last Leg
Self · 4 eps
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
Self - Contestant · 7 eps
Soccer AM
Self · 1 eps
Who Do You Think You Are?
Self · 1 eps
Mock the Week
Self · 11 eps
Room 101
Self · 1 eps
The Frank Skinner Show
Self · 1 eps
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
Self · 1 eps
David Mitchell's Outsiders
Self - Host · 18 eps
The Big Narstie Show
Self · 1 eps
LOL: Last One Laughing UK
Self · 6 eps
Crackanory
Self · 1 eps
Rob Beckett's Smart TV
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Great Comic Relief Bake Off
Self - Contestant · 1 eps
This Morning
Self · 2 eps
David Mitchell's Soapbox
Himself · 88 eps
You Have Been Watching
Self · 2 eps
Lily Allen and Friends
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Was It Something I Said?
Self - Presenter · 8 eps
The Bubble
Self - Presenter · 6 eps
Making Qi
Self
Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments
Self - Narrator
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy
Self
Blackadder: The Lost Pilot
Self
Mock the Week: Too Hot for TV
Self
