David Mitchell
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1974-07-14
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.
Also Known For
Mock the Week: Too Hot for TV
Nov 26, 2007
Peppa Pig: My First Cinema Experience
Apr 07, 2017
Migration
Dec 06, 2023
Blackadder: The Lost Pilot
Jun 15, 2023
50 Years of BBC Two Comedy
May 24, 2014
I Could Never Be Your Woman
May 11, 2007
The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm
Dec 24, 2014
Magicians
May 18, 2007
The Two Faces of Mitchell and Webb
Nov 27, 2006
Professor Branestawm Returns
Dec 24, 2015
Making Qi
Sep 10, 2011
Gun Shy
Sep 08, 2017
Greed
Sep 07, 2019
Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga
Oct 09, 2008
Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments
Oct 16, 2008
The Comedy Vaults: BBC2's Hidden Treasure
May 11, 2014
The Secret Life of Norman Wisdom Aged 92¾
Jan 16, 2008
The Secret Policeman's Ball 2008
Oct 04, 2008
Peep Show: Seasonal Beatings
This Morning
Oct 03, 1988
Peep Show
Sep 19, 2003
TV Heaven, Telly Hell
Mar 26, 2006
Jam and Jerusalem
Nov 24, 2006
Soccer AM
Aug 12, 1995
The One Show
Aug 14, 2006
Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive
Jul 11, 2006
Blunder
Nov 23, 2006
That Mitchell and Webb Look
Sep 14, 2006
The Mitchell and Webb Situation
Oct 06, 2001
The Charlotte Church Show
Sep 01, 2006
Bruiser
Feb 28, 2000
The Law of the Playground
Jul 21, 2006
Comedy Lab
Nov 01, 1998
Comedy Lab
Nov 01, 1998
ShakespeaRe-Told
Nov 07, 2005
David Mitchell's Outsiders
Sep 29, 2021
The Frank Skinner Show
Sep 10, 1995
Lily Allen and Friends
Feb 12, 2008
Comedy Nation
Fun at the Funeral Parlour
Jan 01, 2001
You Have Been Watching
Jul 07, 2009
All About George
Sep 29, 2005
10 O'Clock Live
Jan 20, 2011
The Bubble
Feb 19, 2010
The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff
Feb 20, 2012
Spine Chillers
Jun 23, 2003
Doctor Who
Mar 26, 2005
The Cleaner
Sep 10, 2021
Who Do You Think You Are?
Oct 12, 2004
Was It Something I Said?
Oct 06, 2013
Upstart Crow
May 09, 2016
Would I Lie to You?
Jun 16, 2007
David Mitchell's Soapbox
Feb 06, 2009
Best of the Worst
Sep 01, 2006
The Graham Norton Show
Feb 22, 2007
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
Jun 16, 2014
How TV Ruined Your Life
Jan 25, 2011
Back
Sep 06, 2017
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
Apr 12, 2013
Ambassadors
Oct 23, 2013
Duck Quacks Don't Echo
Feb 07, 2014
Phineas and Ferb
Aug 17, 2007
Gadget Man
Nov 19, 2012
Room 101
Jul 04, 1994
Ludwig
Sep 25, 2024
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
The Great Comic Relief Bake Off
Jan 21, 2013
Mock the Week
Jun 05, 2005
Apple & Onion
Feb 23, 2018
Rick and Morty
Dec 02, 2013
Question Time
Sep 25, 1979
8 Out of 10 Cats
Jun 03, 2005
The Big Narstie Show
Jun 29, 2018
Big Fat Quiz
Dec 27, 2004
QI
Sep 11, 2003
Have I Got News for You
Sep 28, 1990
Have I Got News for You
Sep 28, 1990
The Last Leg
Jan 25, 2013
Dirty Tricks
Oct 07, 2005
Rob Beckett's Smart TV
Feb 29, 2024
Look Around You
Oct 10, 2002
Doctors and Nurses
Jan 13, 2004
Mitchell and Webb Are Not Helping
Sep 05, 2025
LOL: Last One Laughing UK
Mar 20, 2025
Twisted Tales
Jan 16, 2005
QI
Sep 11, 2003
Crackanory
Nov 13, 2013
