--- name: "David Mitchell" canonical: "https://film.one/person/david-mitchell" fi1m_id: "david-mitchell" imdb_id: "nm0593267" tmdb_id: 139075 wikidata_id: "Q457134" roles: ["Actor","Writer"] born: "14 July 1974" reviewed_on_fi1m: 5 average_fi1m_score: 77 average_as: "actor" average_over: 4 updated: "2026-10-07T18:19:19.410916+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # David Mitchell ## Identity David Mitchell - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/david-mitchell - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** david-mitchell - **IMDb ID:** nm0593267 - **TMDB ID:** 139075 - **Wikidata ID:** Q457134 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Mitchell_(comedian), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q457134, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0593267/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/139075 Actor and writer. Born 14 July 1974 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK. ## Details - **Work:** Actor, Writer - **Born:** 14 July 1974, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK - **Active:** 2003–present - **Also known as:** David James Stuart Mitchell - **Titles on Fi1m:** 5: 4 acting, 1 other - **Frequently works with:** [Robert Webb](https://film.one/person/robert-webb.md), [Matt King](https://film.one/person/matt-king.md) - **Average Fi1m score:** 77, as actor, over 4 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 79 (4), 2020s 76 (1) - **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 0 under 60 - **Lead roles:** 3 of 4 acting credits billed first or second - **Genres:** Comedy 3, Drama 2, Crime 1, Mystery 1 - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Mitchell_(comedian), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q457134, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0593267/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/139075 ## Streaming the US now - **BritBox:** [*Peep Show*](https://film.one/tv/peep-show.md) (88), [*Would I Lie to You?*](https://film.one/tv/would-i-lie-to-you.md) (85) - **Apple TV:** [*Ludwig*](https://film.one/tv/ludwig.md) (76) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Fi1m on David Mitchell > David Mitchell makes self-consciousness look like hard work, and makes us laugh at the effort. We rate him most highly when a character’s careful speech cannot disguise how much he has to excuse. In *Peep Show* (2003), David Mitchell’s Mark Corrigan makes finishing a sentence look like something that requires several checks. Each word seems to pass through an inspection for possible objections before he allows it out. We laughed and felt uncomfortable because his excuses sound so carefully prepared, even when the internal narration lets us hear what he is trying to conceal. Mitchell makes the effort of speaking almost as funny as what is said. The point-of-view camerawork keeps us close, while Sam Bain and Jesse Armstrong’s writing makes the discomfort worth bearing. Robert Webb’s Jeremy Usborne supplies a different way of avoiding responsibility, with a loose confidence that makes a flimsy explanation sound sufficient. Mitchell seems to check his words; Webb appears satisfied to have found some. Neither asks for our affection before making us laugh, which allows the shared-home comedy to be considerably less cosy than that description suggests. The partnership also runs through the sketch series *That Mitchell and Webb Look* (2006) and the comedy-drama *Back* (2017). Mitchell’s other leading roles include William Shakespeare in Ben Elton’s *Upstart Crow* (2016) and a puzzle-setter impersonating his detective twin in *Ludwig* (2024). That detective premise gives an actor frequently cast as socially awkward, rule-following men a clear reason to look uneasy. It is a sensible development for a performer whose precise delivery makes the prospect of saying the wrong thing so tangible. Repeated casting as nervous, rule-following men does risk making him predictable. Mark avoids that problem because the precision tells us so much about his cowardice: he is taking care over the wrong things. The relentless embarrassment can wear us down even while the writing and the performances remain sharp. Start with *Peep Show*, but leave a gap between episodes. ## Biography David Mitchell is a British comedian, actor and writer. He is best known for playing Mark Corrigan in the Channel 4 sitcom *Peep Show* (2003–2015), a role for which he won the British Academy Television Award for Best Comedy Performance in 2009. Alongside Robert Webb, with whom he forms the comedy duo Mitchell and Webb, he has written and starred in sketch shows including *That Mitchell and Webb Look* and the film *Magicians* (2007). Mitchell has also appeared in *Upstart Crow* (2016–2018) as William Shakespeare and stars as John 'Ludwig' Taylor in the BBC series *Ludwig* (2024–). He is a regular on British panel shows, serving as a team captain on *Would I Lie to You?* (2007–) and hosting *The Unbelievable Truth* on BBC Radio 4. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (5) ### Performed in (4) — the average rests on these - *Ludwig* (2024), Fi1m 76, as John 'Ludwig' Taylor / James Taylor — [page](https://film.one/tv/ludwig.md) - *That Mitchell and Webb Look* (2006), Fi1m 78, as Various Characters — [page](https://film.one/tv/that-mitchell-and-webb-look.md) - *ShakespeaRe-Told* (2005), Fi1m 66, Actor — [page](https://film.one/tv/shakespeare-told.md) - *Peep Show* (2003), Fi1m 88, as Mark Corrigan — [page](https://film.one/tv/peep-show.md) ### Also credited (1) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited - *Would I Lie to You?* (2007), Fi1m 85, as Self - Team Captain — [page](https://film.one/tv/would-i-lie-to-you.md) ## Complete filmography (51) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Hey A.J.!* (2026), series, as Theo (voice) - *Mitchell and Webb Are Not Helping* (2025), series, Writer, Executive Producer, Creator - *Ludwig* (2024), series, as John 'Ludwig' Taylor / James Taylor · Executive Producer — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/ludwig.md) - *Migration* (2023), as GooGoo (voice) - *David Mitchell's Outsiders* (2021), series, Creator - *The Cleaner* (2021), series, as Terence Redford - *Greed* (2019), as Nick - *Apple & Onion* (2018), series, as Gherkin (voice) - *Gun Shy* (2017), as John Hardigger - *Back* (2017), series, as Stephen - *Peppa Pig: My First Cinema Experience* (2017), as Policeman Panda (voice) - *Upstart Crow* (2016), series, as Will Shakespeare - *Professor Branestawm Returns* (2015), as Councillor Harold Haggerstone - *Friday Download: The Movie* (2015), as Policeman - *The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm* (2014), as Councillor Harold Haggerstone - *Duck Quacks Don't Echo* (2014), series, Actor - *Rick and Morty* (2013), series, as Knight of the Sun (voice) — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/rick-and-morty.md) - *Ambassadors* (2013), series, as Keith Davis - *Gadget Man* (2012), series, Actor - *The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff* (2012), series, as Jolliforth Jollington - *How TV Ruined Your Life* (2011), series, Actor - *10 O'Clock Live* (2011), series, as Presenter - *Peep Show: Seasonal Beatings* (2010), as Mark Corrigan - *Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga* (2008), as Narrator - *The Secret Policeman's Ball 2008* (2008), Actor - *Phineas and Ferb* (2007), series, as Mitch (voice) — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/phineas-and-ferb.md) - *Magicians* (2007), as Harry Kane - *I Could Never Be Your Woman* (2007), as David - Writer - *The Two Faces of Mitchell and Webb* (2006), Actor - *Jam and Jerusalem* (2006), series, as Dr. James Vine - *Blunder* (2006), series, Actor - *That Mitchell and Webb Look* (2006), series, Various Characters, Writer, Creator — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/that-mitchell-and-webb-look.md) - *The Law of the Playground* (2006), series, Actor - *Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive* (2006), series, Actor - *TV Heaven, Telly Hell* (2006), series, Actor - *The Taming of the Shrew* (2005), as Tim Agnew - *ShakespeaRe-Told* (2005), series, Actor — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/tv/shakespeare-told.md) - *Dirty Tricks* (2005), series, as Penguin (voice) - *All About George* (2005), series, Actor - *Doctor Who* (2005), series, as Robot 1 (voice) — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/doctor-who-2005.md) - *Twisted Tales* (2005), series, as Ray · Writer - *Doctors and Nurses* (2004), series, as Dr. Toby Stephens - *Peep Show* (2003), series, as Mark Corrigan — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/peep-show.md) - *Spine Chillers* (2003), series, Actor - *tlc* (2002), series, as 1950s Patient - *Look Around You* (2002), series, as Pat Taylor — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/look-around-you.md) - *Fun at the Funeral Parlour* (2001), series, Actor - *Bruiser* (2000), series, Writer, Creator - *Comedy Lab* (1998), series, as Ray, Baron Amstrad - *Comedy Nation* (1998), series, Actor - *The Dark Room*, as The Smart Man ## Gallery - ![David Mitchell](https://film.one/media/person/60237/gallery-4a2990706ddd.jpg) David Mitchell — Pinkboy at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f4/David_mitchell.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Robert Webb and David Mitchell (2007)](https://film.one/media/person/60237/gallery-519279f8e686.jpg) Robert Webb and David Mitchell (2007) — Irving Liaw from London, United Kingdom, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/MitchellandWebbfull.jpg/1280px-MitchellandWebbfull.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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