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