David Mitchell
Acting
- Born:
- 1974-07-14
- Place of birth:
- Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK
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
Filmography
Hey A.J.!
Mitchell and Webb Are Not Helping
LOL: Last One Laughing UK
Ludwig
Rob Beckett's Smart TV
Migration
Blackadder: The Lost Pilot
David Mitchell's Outsiders
The Cleaner
Greed
The Big Narstie Show
Apple & Onion
Gun Shy
Back
Peppa Pig: My First Cinema Experience
Upstart Crow
Professor Branestawm Returns
Friday Download: The Movie
The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy
The Comedy Vaults: BBC2's Hidden Treasure
Duck Quacks Don't Echo
Rick and Morty
Crackanory
Ambassadors
Was It Something I Said?
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
The Last Leg
The Great Comic Relief Bake Off
Gadget Man
The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff
Making Qi
How TV Ruined Your Life
10 O'Clock Live
Peep Show: Seasonal Beatings
The Bubble
You Have Been Watching
David Mitchell's Soapbox
Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments
Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga
The Secret Policeman's Ball 2008
Lily Allen and Friends
The Secret Life of Norman Wisdom Aged 92¾
Mock the Week: Too Hot for TV
Phineas and Ferb
Would I Lie to You?
Magicians
I Could Never Be Your Woman
The Graham Norton Show
The Two Faces of Mitchell and Webb
Jam and Jerusalem
Blunder
That Mitchell and Webb Look
The Charlotte Church Show
Best of the Worst
The One Show
The Law of the Playground
Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive
TV Heaven, Telly Hell
The Taming of the Shrew
ShakespeaRe-Told
Dirty Tricks
All About George
Mock the Week
8 Out of 10 Cats
Doctor Who
Twisted Tales
Big Fat Quiz
Who Do You Think You Are?
Parkinson
Doctors and Nurses
Peep Show
QI
Spine Chillers
tlc
Look Around You
The Mitchell and Webb Situation
Fun at the Funeral Parlour
Bruiser
Comedy Lab
Comedy Nation
The Frank Skinner Show
Soccer AM
Room 101
Have I Got News for You
This Morning
Question Time
The Dark Room
Have I Got a Bit More News for You