David Mitchell
Acting
Born 1974-07-14
Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK
89 credits
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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.
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Filmography
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Acting
52 credits
Rick and Morty
Doctor Who
The Graham Norton Show
Phineas and Ferb
The One Show
Have I Got News for You
Question Time
QI
Soccer AM
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
Would I Lie to You?
8 Out of 10 Cats
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
Migration
Who Do You Think You Are?
The Last Leg
Apple & Onion
Ludwig
Peep Show
Room 101
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
Comedy Lab
The Frank Skinner Show
Mock the Week
Big Fat Quiz
Jam and Jerusalem
The Cleaner
Upstart Crow
The Big Narstie Show
Crackanory
Back
I Could Never Be Your Woman
Look Around You
Twisted Tales
LOL: Last One Laughing UK
Gun Shy
That Mitchell and Webb Look
David Mitchell's Outsiders
David Mitchell's Soapbox
Lily Allen and Friends
Hey A.J.!
Greed
The Great Comic Relief Bake Off
Rob Beckett's Smart TV
10 O'Clock Live
Ambassadors
Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga
The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff
This Morning
Was It Something I Said?
tlc
You Have Been Watching
Other credits
6 credits
Duck Quacks Don't Echo
Spine Chillers
ShakespeaRe-Told
All About George
The Charlotte Church Show
Gadget Man
Writing
5 credits
Twisted Tales
That Mitchell and Webb Look
David Mitchell's Outsiders
Mitchell and Webb Are Not Helping
The Mitchell and Webb Situation
Producing
2 credits
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