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