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