David Mitchell
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
88
Gender
Male
Birthday
1974-07-14 (51 years old)
Place of Birth
Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK
David Mitchell
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
Doctor Who
Rick and Morty
The Graham Norton Show
Phineas and Ferb
The One Show
QI
QI
Have I Got News for You
Have I Got News for You
Migration
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
The Last Leg
Would I Lie to You?
Question Time
Soccer AM
Who Do You Think You Are?
8 Out of 10 Cats
Peep Show
The Frank Skinner Show
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
Apple & Onion
Big Fat Quiz
Mock the Week
Ludwig
Room 101
Gun Shy
Magicians
The Great Comic Relief Bake Off
The Secret Policeman's Ball 2008
The Cleaner
Duck Quacks Don't Echo
The Mitchell and Webb Situation
Jam and Jerusalem
That Mitchell and Webb Look
Look Around You
The Charlotte Church Show
LOL: Last One Laughing UK
The Big Narstie Show
Rob Beckett's Smart TV
Upstart Crow
Comedy Lab
Comedy Lab
ShakespeaRe-Told
I Could Never Be Your Woman
Lily Allen and Friends
Ambassadors
Blackadder: The Lost Pilot
Crackanory
Spine Chillers
Twisted Tales
Gadget Man
Hey A.J.!
Greed
Mitchell and Webb Are Not Helping
Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive
Back
Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga
This Morning
Doctors and Nurses
Bruiser
Fun at the Funeral Parlour
You Have Been Watching
David Mitchell's Outsiders
How TV Ruined Your Life
Was It Something I Said?
The Bubble
Comedy Nation
All About George
TV Heaven, Telly Hell
10 O'Clock Live
The Law of the Playground
The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff
David Mitchell's Soapbox
Dirty Tricks
Making Qi
Peppa Pig: My First Cinema Experience
Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments
The Comedy Vaults: BBC2's Hidden Treasure
Blunder
Best of the Worst
Mock the Week: Too Hot for TV
Peep Show: Seasonal Beatings
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy
The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm
Professor Branestawm Returns
The Two Faces of Mitchell and Webb
The Secret Life of Norman Wisdom Aged 92¾
