David Mitchell
Biography
David Mitchell is a British comedian, actor, and writer born on July 14, 1974, in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK. He is known for his work alongside Robert Webb as part of the comedy duo Mitchell and Webb. Mitchell has appeared in various TV shows, including Peep Show, where he plays the character Mark Corrigan. He has also written and starred in several sketch shows, such as Bruiser, The Mitchell and Webb Situation, That Mitchell and Webb Sound, and That Mitchell and Webb Look. Mitchell has been involved in the British version of Apple's "Get a Mac" ad campaign and has appeared in the film Magicians.
Career overview
David Mitchell is a British comedian, actor, and writer. He rose to prominence as part of the comedy duo Mitchell and Webb, alongside Robert Webb. The duo has 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 appeared in the British version of Apple's "Get a Mac" ad campaign.
Mitchell has played the role of Mark Corrigan in the Channel 4 sitcom Peep Show. He has won a British Academy Television Award for Best Comedy Performance. Mitchell and Webb have also made their film debut with the 2007 release of Magicians.
David Mitchell has a long history of acting credits, with 89 known credits to his name. He was born on July 14, 1974, in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK. Mitchell has also appeared on BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs, where he discussed his career and accomplishments.
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- Hey A.J.! (2026) as Theo (voice)
- LOL: Last One Laughing UK (2025) as Self
- Mitchell and Webb Are Not Helping (2025)
- Mitchell and Webb Are Not Helping (2025) Writer
- Mitchell and Webb Are Not Helping (2025) Executive Producer
- Mitchell and Webb Are Not Helping (2025) Creator
- Ludwig (2024) as John 'Ludwig' Taylor / James Taylor
- Ludwig (2024) Executive Producer
- Rob Beckett's Smart TV (2024) as Self - Guest
- Migration (2023) as GooGoo (voice)
- Blackadder: The Lost Pilot (2023) as Self
- The Cleaner (2021) as Terence Redford
- David Mitchell's Outsiders (2021) as Self - Host
- David Mitchell's Outsiders (2021) Creator
- Greed (2019) as Nick
- Apple & Onion (2018) as Gherkin (voice)
- The Big Narstie Show (2018) as Self
- Gun Shy (2017) as John Hardigger
- Back (2017) as Stephen
- Peppa Pig: My First Cinema Experience (2017) as Policeman Panda (voice)
- Upstart Crow (2016) as Will Shakespeare
- Friday Download: The Movie (2015) as Policeman
- Professor Branestawm Returns (2015) as Councillor Harold Haggerstone
- Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled (2014) as Self
- Duck Quacks Don't Echo (2014)
- 50 Years of BBC Two Comedy (2014) as Self
- The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm (2014) as Councillor Harold Haggerstone
- The Comedy Vaults: BBC2's Hidden Treasure (2014) as Self
- Rick and Morty (2013) as Knight of the Sun (voice)
- The Last Leg (2013) as Self
- 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (2013) as Self - Contestant
- Crackanory (2013) as Self
- Ambassadors (2013) as Keith Davis
- Was It Something I Said? (2013) as Self - Presenter
- The Great Comic Relief Bake Off (2013) as Self - Contestant
- Gadget Man (2012)
- The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff (2012) as Jolliforth Jollington
- 10 O'Clock Live (2011) as Presenter
- How TV Ruined Your Life (2011)
- Making Qi (2011) as Self
- The Bubble (2010) as Self - Presenter
- Peep Show: Seasonal Beatings (2010) as Mark Corrigan
- You Have Been Watching (2009) as Self
- David Mitchell's Soapbox (2009) as Himself
- Lily Allen and Friends (2008) as Self - Guest
- Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga (2008) as Narrator
- The Secret Policeman's Ball 2008 (2008)
- Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments (2008) as Self - Narrator
- The Secret Life of Norman Wisdom Aged 92¾ (2008) as Self - Narrator (voice)
- The Graham Norton Show (2007) as Self
- Phineas and Ferb (2007) as Mitch (voice)
- Would I Lie to You? (2007) as Self - Team Captain
- I Could Never Be Your Woman (2007) as David - Writer
- Magicians (2007) as Harry Kane
- Mock the Week: Too Hot for TV (2007) as Self
- The One Show (2006) as Self
- Jam and Jerusalem (2006) as Dr. James Vine
- That Mitchell and Webb Look (2006) as Various Characters
- That Mitchell and Webb Look (2006) Writer
- That Mitchell and Webb Look (2006) Creator
- The Charlotte Church Show (2006)
- Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive (2006)
- The Law of the Playground (2006)
- TV Heaven, Telly Hell (2006)
- Blunder (2006)
- Best of the Worst (2006)
- The Two Faces of Mitchell and Webb (2006)
- Doctor Who (2005) as Robot 1 (voice)
- 8 Out of 10 Cats (2005) as Self
- Mock the Week (2005) as Self
- ShakespeaRe-Told (2005)
- Twisted Tales (2005) as Ray
- Twisted Tales (2005) Writer
- All About George (2005)
- The Taming of the Shrew (2005) as Tim Agnew
- Dirty Tricks (2005) as Penguin (voice)
- Who Do You Think You Are? (2004) as Self
- Big Fat Quiz (2004) as Self - Contestant
- Doctors and Nurses (2004) as Dr. Toby Stephens
- QI (2003) as Self
- QI (2003) as Self - Panellist (archive footage)
- Peep Show (2003) as Mark Corrigan
- Spine Chillers (2003)
- Look Around You (2002) as Pat Taylor
- tlc (2002) as 1950s Patient
- The Mitchell and Webb Situation (2001)
- The Mitchell and Webb Situation (2001) Writer
- The Mitchell and Webb Situation (2001) Creator
- Fun at the Funeral Parlour (2001)
- Bruiser (2000)
- Bruiser (2000) Writer
- Bruiser (2000) Creator
- Comedy Lab (1998) as Ray
- Comedy Lab (1998) as Baron Amstrad
- Comedy Nation (1998)
- Soccer AM (1995) as Self
- The Frank Skinner Show (1995) as Self
- Room 101 (1994) as Self
- Have I Got News for You (1990) as Self
- Have I Got News for You (1990) as Self - Host
- This Morning (1988) as Self
- Question Time (1979) as Self - Panellist
- Have I Got a Bit More News for You as Self - Presenter
- The Dark Room as The Smart Man