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 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.
Born: 14 July 1974
Played In
Hey A.J.!
Theo (voice)
Mitchell and Webb Are Not Helping
Ludwig
John 'Ludwig' Taylor / James Taylor
Rob Beckett's Smart TV
Self - Guest
Migration
GooGoo (voice)
Blackadder: The Lost Pilot
Self
David Mitchell's Outsiders
Self - Host
The Cleaner
Terence Redford
Greed
Nick
The Big Narstie Show
Self
Apple & Onion
Gherkin (voice)
Gun Shy
John Hardigger
Back
Stephen
Peppa Pig: My First Cinema Experience
Policeman Panda (voice)
Upstart Crow
Will Shakespeare
Professor Branestawm Returns
Councillor Harold Haggerstone
Friday Download: The Movie
Policeman
The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm
Councillor Harold Haggerstone
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
Self
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy
Self
The Comedy Vaults: BBC2's Hidden Treasure
Self
Duck Quacks Don't Echo
Rick and Morty
Knight of the Sun (voice)
Crackanory
Self
Ambassadors
Keith Davis
Was It Something I Said?
Self - Presenter
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
Self - Contestant
The Last Leg
Self
The Great Comic Relief Bake Off
Self - Contestant
Gadget Man
The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff
Jolliforth Jollington
Making Qi
Self
How TV Ruined Your Life
10 O'Clock Live
Presenter
Peep Show: Seasonal Beatings
Mark Corrigan
The Bubble
Self - Presenter
You Have Been Watching
Self
David Mitchell's Soapbox
Himself
Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments
Self - Narrator
Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga
Narrator
The Secret Policeman's Ball 2008
Lily Allen and Friends
Self - Guest
The Secret Life of Norman Wisdom Aged 92¾
Self - Narrator (voice)
Mock the Week: Too Hot for TV
Self
Phineas and Ferb
Mitch (voice)
Would I Lie to You?
Self - Team Captain
Magicians
Harry Kane
I Could Never Be Your Woman
David - Writer
The Graham Norton Show
Self
The Two Faces of Mitchell and Webb
Jam and Jerusalem
Dr. James Vine
Blunder
That Mitchell and Webb Look
Various Characters
The Charlotte Church Show
Best of the Worst
The One Show
Self
The Law of the Playground
Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive
TV Heaven, Telly Hell
The Taming of the Shrew
Tim Agnew
ShakespeaRe-Told
Dirty Tricks
Penguin (voice)
All About George
Mock the Week
Self
8 Out of 10 Cats
Self
Doctor Who
Robot 1 (voice)
Twisted Tales
Ray
Big Fat Quiz
Self - Contestant
Who Do You Think You Are?
Self
Doctors and Nurses
Dr. Toby Stephens
Peep Show
Mark Corrigan
QI
Self
QI
Self - Panellist (archive footage)
Spine Chillers
tlc
1950s Patient
Look Around You
Pat Taylor
The Mitchell and Webb Situation
Fun at the Funeral Parlour
Bruiser
Comedy Lab
Ray
Comedy Lab
Baron Amstrad
The Frank Skinner Show
Self
Soccer AM
Self
Room 101
Self
Have I Got News for You
Self
Have I Got News for You
Self - Host
This Morning
Self
Question Time
Self - Panellist
The Dark Room
The Smart Man
Comedy Nation
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
Self - Presenter