Acting · Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK · Born July 14, 1974
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.
TVHey A.J.!
2026
as Theo (voice)
TVMitchell and Webb Are Not Helping
2025
TVLOL: Last One Laughing UK
2025
as Self
TVLudwig
2024
as John 'Ludwig' Taylor / James Taylor
TVRob Beckett's Smart TV
2024
as Self - Guest
MovieMigration
2023
as GooGoo (voice)
MovieBlackadder: The Lost Pilot
2023
as Self
TVDavid Mitchell's Outsiders
2021
as Self - Host
TVThe Cleaner
2021
as Terence Redford
MovieGreed
2019
as Nick
TVThe Big Narstie Show
2018
as Self
TVApple & Onion
2018
as Gherkin (voice)
MovieGun Shy
2017
as John Hardigger
TVBack
2017
as Stephen
MoviePeppa Pig: My First Cinema Experience
2017
as Policeman Panda (voice)
TVUpstart Crow
2016
as Will Shakespeare
MovieProfessor Branestawm Returns
2015
as Councillor Harold Haggerstone
MovieFriday Download: The Movie
2015
as Policeman
MovieThe Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm
2014
as Councillor Harold Haggerstone
TVAlan Davies: As Yet Untitled
2014
as Self
Movie50 Years of BBC Two Comedy
2014
as Self
The Comedy Vaults: BBC2's Hidden Treasure
2014
as Self
TVDuck Quacks Don't Echo
2014
TVRick and Morty
2013
as Knight of the Sun (voice)
TVCrackanory
2013
as Self
TVAmbassadors
2013
as Keith Davis
TVWas It Something I Said?
2013
as Self - Presenter
TV8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
2013
as Self - Contestant
TVThe Last Leg
2013
as Self
TVThe Great Comic Relief Bake Off
2013
as Self - Contestant
TVGadget Man
2012
TVThe Bleak Old Shop of Stuff
2012
as Jolliforth Jollington
MovieMaking Qi
2011
as Self
TVHow TV Ruined Your Life
2011
10 O'Clock Live
2011
as Presenter
MoviePeep Show: Seasonal Beatings
2010
as Mark Corrigan
TVThe Bubble
2010
as Self - Presenter
TVYou Have Been Watching
2009
as Self
TVDavid Mitchell's Soapbox
2009
as Himself
MovieBlackadder's Most Cunning Moments
2008
as Self - Narrator
MovieBlackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga
2008
as Narrator
MovieThe Secret Policeman's Ball 2008
2008
TVLily Allen and Friends
2008
as Self - Guest
The Secret Life of Norman Wisdom Aged 92¾
2008
as Self - Narrator (voice)
MovieMock the Week: Too Hot for TV
2007
as Self
TVPhineas and Ferb
2007
as Mitch (voice)
TVWould I Lie to You?
2007
as Self - Team Captain
MovieMagicians
2007
as Harry Kane
MovieI Could Never Be Your Woman
2007
as David - Writer
TVThe Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
MovieThe Two Faces of Mitchell and Webb
2006
TVJam and Jerusalem
2006
as Dr. James Vine
TVBlunder
2006
TVThat Mitchell and Webb Look
2006
as Various Characters
TVThe Charlotte Church Show
2006
Best of the Worst
2006
TVThe One Show
2006
as Self
The Law of the Playground
2006
TVRob Brydon's Annually Retentive
2006
TVTV Heaven, Telly Hell
2006
MovieThe Taming of the Shrew
2005
as Tim Agnew
TVShakespeaRe-Told
2005
Dirty Tricks
2005
as Penguin (voice)
TVAll About George
2005
TVMock the Week
2005
as Self
TV8 Out of 10 Cats
2005
as Self
TVDoctor Who
2005
as Robot 1 (voice)
TVTwisted Tales
2005
as Ray
TVBig Fat Quiz
2004
as Self - Contestant
TVWho Do You Think You Are?
2004
as Self
Doctors and Nurses
2004
as Dr. Toby Stephens
TVPeep Show
2003
as Mark Corrigan
TVQI
2003
as Self
TVSpine Chillers
2003
TVtlc
2002
as 1950s Patient
TVLook Around You
2002
as Pat Taylor
TVThe Mitchell and Webb Situation
2001
Fun at the Funeral Parlour
2001
TVBruiser
2000
TVComedy Lab
1998
as Ray
TVThe Frank Skinner Show
1995
as Self
TVSoccer AM
1995
as Self
TVRoom 101
1994
as Self
TVHave I Got News for You
1990
as Self
TVThis Morning
1988
as Self
TVQuestion Time
1979
as Self - Panellist
MovieThe Dark Room
as The Smart Man
Comedy Nation
TVHave I Got a Bit More News for You
as Self - Presenter
