David Mitchell
Known for Acting · 88 credits
- Born
- 1974-07-14 (age 51)
- Place of birth
- Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK
- Also known as
- David James Stuart Mitchell
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
TV Shows (66)
Rick and Morty
2013
as Knight of the Sun (voice)
Doctor Who
2005
as Robot 1 (voice)
The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
Phineas and Ferb
2007
as Mitch (voice)
The One Show
2006
as Self
Have I Got News for You
1990
as Self / Self - Host
QI
2003
as Self / Self - Panellist (archive footage)
8 Out of 10 Cats
2005
as Self
The Last Leg
2013
as Self
Question Time
1979
as Self - Panellist
Would I Lie to You?
2007
as Self - Team Captain
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
as Self - Presenter
Who Do You Think You Are?
2004
as Self
Peep Show
2003
as Mark Corrigan
Apple & Onion
2018
as Gherkin (voice)
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
2013
as Self - Contestant
Soccer AM
1995
as Self
Room 101
1994
as Self
Mock the Week
2005
as Self
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
2014
as Self
Big Fat Quiz
2004
as Self - Contestant
Ludwig
2024
as John 'Ludwig' Taylor / James Taylor
The Cleaner
2021
as Terence Redford
Comedy Lab
1998
as Ray / Baron Amstrad
The Frank Skinner Show
1995
as Self
Duck Quacks Don't Echo
2014
ShakespeaRe-Told
2005
Upstart Crow
2016
as Will Shakespeare
Back
2017
as Stephen
Jam and Jerusalem
2006
as Dr. James Vine
Spine Chillers
2003
The Big Narstie Show
2018
as Self
Look Around You
2002
as Pat Taylor
Gadget Man
2012
That Mitchell and Webb Look
2006
as Various Characters
Crackanory
2013
as Self
Rob Beckett's Smart TV
2024
as Self - Guest
Twisted Tales
2005
as Ray
The Charlotte Church Show
2006
The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff
2012
as Jolliforth Jollington
tlc
2002
as 1950s Patient
Ambassadors
2013
as Keith Davis
The Great Comic Relief Bake Off
2013
as Self - Contestant
This Morning
1988
as Self
You Have Been Watching
2009
as Self
David Mitchell's Outsiders
2021
as Self - Host
The Mitchell and Webb Situation
2001
Lily Allen and Friends
2008
as Self - Guest
Fun at the Funeral Parlour
2001
Bruiser
2000
10 O'Clock Live
2011
as Presenter
Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive
2006
All About George
2005
The Bubble
2010
as Self - Presenter
Dirty Tricks
2005
as Penguin (voice)
David Mitchell's Soapbox
2009
as Himself
How TV Ruined Your Life
2011
Mitchell and Webb Are Not Helping
2025
Doctors and Nurses
2004
as Dr. Toby Stephens
TV Heaven, Telly Hell
2006
Movies (22)
Migration
2023
as GooGoo (voice)
I Could Never Be Your Woman
2007
as David - Writer
Greed
2019
as Nick
Gun Shy
2017
as John Hardigger
Peppa Pig: My First Cinema Experience
2017
as Policeman Panda (voice)
The Secret Policeman's Ball 2008
2008
Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga
2008
as Narrator
Magicians
2007
as Harry Kane
Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments
2008
as Self - Narrator
The Comedy Vaults: BBC2's Hidden Treasure
2014
as Self
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy
2014
as Self
Blackadder: The Lost Pilot
2023
as Self
The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm
2014
as Councillor Harold Haggerstone
Professor Branestawm Returns
2015
as Councillor Harold Haggerstone
Friday Download: The Movie
2015
as Policeman
The Two Faces of Mitchell and Webb
2006
Mock the Week: Too Hot for TV
2007
as Self
The Taming of the Shrew
2005
as Tim Agnew
Making Qi
2011
as Self
The Secret Life of Norman Wisdom Aged 92¾
2008
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Peep Show: Seasonal Beatings
2010
as Mark Corrigan
The Dark Room
as The Smart Man
About David Mitchell
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… With 88 credits spanning from 1979 to 2026, David Mitchell has appeared in 22 films and 66 TV shows.
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Most Popular David Mitchell Movies
- Migration (2023) — as GooGoo (voice)
- I Could Never Be Your Woman (2007) — as David - Writer
- Greed (2019) — as Nick
- Gun Shy (2017) — as John Hardigger
- Peppa Pig: My First Cinema Experience (2017) — as Policeman Panda (voice)
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