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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
July 14, 1974
Place of Birth
Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK
Also Known As
- David James Stuart Mitchell
David Mitchell
1.0 Popularity
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
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Theo (voice)
Hey A.J.!
2026
6.7
Mitchell and Webb Are Not Helping
2025
7.4
Self
LOL: Last One Laughing UK
2025
7.6
John 'Ludwig' Taylor / James Taylor
Ludwig
2024
5.4
Self - Guest
Rob Beckett's Smart TV
2024
7.4
GooGoo (voice)
Migration
2023
6.9
Self
Blackadder: The Lost Pilot
2023
6.5
Self - Host
David Mitchell's Outsiders
2021
7.0
Terence Redford
The Cleaner
2021
5.6
Nick
Greed
2019
Credits
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Hey A.J.!
as Theo (voice)
2026
0.0
Mitchell and Webb Are Not Helping
2025
6.7
LOL: Last One Laughing UK
as Self
2025
7.4
Ludwig
as John 'Ludwig' Taylor / James Taylor
2024
7.6
Rob Beckett's Smart TV
as Self - Guest
2024
5.4
Migration
as GooGoo (voice)
2023
7.4
Blackadder: The Lost Pilot
as Self
2023
6.9
David Mitchell's Outsiders
as Self - Host
2021
6.5
The Cleaner
as Terence Redford
2021
7.0
Greed
as Nick
2019
5.6
The Big Narstie Show
as Self
2018
4.3
Apple & Onion
as Gherkin (voice)
2018
6.6
Gun Shy
as John Hardigger
2017
4.6
Back
as Stephen
2017
7.3
Peppa Pig: My First Cinema Experience
as Policeman Panda (voice)
2017
8.5
Upstart Crow
as Will Shakespeare
2016
7.1
Professor Branestawm Returns
as Councillor Harold Haggerstone
2015
7.0
The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm
as Councillor Harold Haggerstone
2014
4.5
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
as Self
2014
7.1
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy
as Self
2014
8.0
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The Comedy Vaults: BBC2's Hidden Treasure
as Self
2014
4.0
Duck Quacks Don't Echo
2014
5.7
Rick and Morty
as Knight of the Sun (voice)
2013
8.7
Crackanory
as Self
2013
6.8
Ambassadors
as Keith Davis
2013
6.8
Was It Something I Said?
as Self - Presenter
2013
6.6
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
as Self - Contestant
2013
7.3
The Last Leg
as Self
2013
5.7
The Great Comic Relief Bake Off
as Self - Contestant
2013
0.0
Gadget Man
2012
7.0
The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff
as Jolliforth Jollington
2012
6.9
Making Qi
as Self
2011
0.0
How TV Ruined Your Life
2011
7.5
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10 O'Clock Live
as Presenter
2011
6.4
The Bubble
as Self - Presenter
2010
6.7
You Have Been Watching
as Self
2009
7.7
David Mitchell's Soapbox
as Himself
2009
6.0
Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments
as Narrator
2008
4.5
Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga
as Narrator
2008
7.8
The Secret Policeman's Ball 2008
2008
0.0
Lily Allen and Friends
as Self - Guest
2008
0.0
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The Secret Life of Norman Wisdom Aged 92¾
as Self - Narrator (voice)
2008
0.0
Mock the Week: Too Hot for TV
as Self
2007
9.5
Phineas and Ferb
as Mitch (voice)
2007
7.9
Would I Lie to You?
as Self - Team Captain
2007
7.8
Magicians
as Harry Kane
2007
5.9
I Could Never Be Your Woman
as David - Writer
2007
5.8
The Graham Norton Show
as Self
2007
7.2
The Two Faces of Mitchell and Webb
2006
6.5
Jam and Jerusalem
as Dr. James Vine
2006
7.0
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Blunder
2006
6.0
That Mitchell and Webb Look
as Various Characters
2006
7.7
The Charlotte Church Show
2006
5.0
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Best of the Worst
2006
0.0
The One Show
as Self
2006
4.4
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The Law of the Playground
2006
8.0
Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive
2006
7.1
TV Heaven, Telly Hell
2006
7.5
ShakespeaRe-Told
2005
7.5
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Dirty Tricks
as Penguin (voice)
2005
0.0
All About George
2005
0.0
Mock the Week
as Self
2005
7.0
8 Out of 10 Cats
as Self
2005
7.1
Doctor Who
as Robot 1 (voice)
2005
7.6
Twisted Tales
as Ray
2005
7.0
Big Fat Quiz
as Self - Contestant
2004
7.7
Who Do You Think You Are?
as Self
2004
6.7
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Doctors and Nurses
as Dr. Toby Stephens
2004
4.0
Peep Show
as Mark Corrigan
2003
8.0
QI
as Self
2003
7.9
QI
as Self - Panellist (archive footage)
2003
7.9
Spine Chillers
2003
0.0
Look Around You
as Pat Taylor
2002
8.0
The Mitchell and Webb Situation
2001
7.8
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Fun at the Funeral Parlour
2001
7.0
Bruiser
2000
6.7
Comedy Lab
as Ray
1998
7.6
Comedy Lab
as Baron Amstrad
1998
7.6
The Frank Skinner Show
as Self
1995
7.5
Soccer AM
as Self
1995
6.0
Room 101
as Self
1994
6.3
Have I Got News for You
as Self
1990
7.1
Have I Got News for You
as Self - Host
1990
7.1
This Morning
as Self
1988
5.2
Question Time
as Self - Panellist
1979
5.5
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
as Self - Presenter
N/A
7.0
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Comedy Nation
N/A
0.0
Peep Show: Seasonal Beatings
N/A
0.0
The Great Peep Show Christmas Bake Off
N/A
0.0