David Mitchell

Career timeline

1. 1974 · Born

   Born in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK

2. 1998 · Screen debut

   Comedy Nation (TV)

3. 2000 · Writing debut

   Bruiser (TV)

4. 2005 · Breakthrough

   Doctor Who (TV)

5. 2026 · Latest release

   Hey A.J.! (TV)

Career in numbers

2 1990s

28 2000s

16 2010s

6 2020s

• Comedy43
• Drama9
• Family7
• Animation6
• Sci-Fi & Fantasy4
• Documentary4

Highest-rated title Rick and Morty 2013 8.7 Most popular title Doctor Who 2005 7.6

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside David Mitchell in our catalogue.

Robert Webb

10 titles together

Olivia Colman

2 titles together

Ralph Ineson

2 titles together

Matthew Holness

2 titles together

Mark Evans

2 titles together

Simon Day

2 titles together

1. — The Dark Room Upcoming as The Smart Man Movie
2. 2026 Hey A.J.! as Theo (voice) TV
3. 2025 Mitchell and Webb Are Not Helping TV
4. 2024 Ludwig as John 'Ludwig' Taylor / James Taylor 7.8 TV
5. 2023 Migration as GooGoo (voice) 7.3 Movie
6. 2021 David Mitchell's Outsiders as Self - Host TV
7. 2021 The Cleaner as Terence Redford 6.9 TV
8. 2019 Greed as Nick 5.6 Movie
9. 2018 Apple & Onion as Gherkin (voice) 6.5 TV
10. 2017 Gun Shy as John Hardigger 4.6 Movie
11. 2017 Back as Stephen 7.1 TV
12. 2017 Peppa Pig: My First Cinema Experience as Policeman Panda (voice) Movie
13. 2016 Upstart Crow as Will Shakespeare 7.4 TV
14. 2015 Professor Branestawm Returns as Councillor Harold Haggerstone Movie
15. 2015 Friday Download: The Movie as Policeman Movie
16. 2014 The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm as Councillor Harold Haggerstone Movie
17. 2013 Rick and Morty as Knight of the Sun (voice) 8.7 TV
18. 2013 Ambassadors as Keith Davis 6.8 TV
19. 2012 Gadget Man 6.9 TV
20. 2012 The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff as Jolliforth Jollington TV
21. 2011 How TV Ruined Your Life 7.5 TV
22. 2011 10 O'Clock Live as Presenter TV
23. 2010 Peep Show: Seasonal Beatings as Mark Corrigan Movie
24. 2008 Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga as Narrator Movie
25. 2008 The Secret Policeman's Ball 2008 Movie
26. 2007 Phineas and Ferb as Mitch (voice) 7.9 TV
27. 2007 Magicians as Harry Kane 5.8 Movie
28. 2007 I Could Never Be Your Woman as David - Writer 5.8 Movie
29. 2006 The Two Faces of Mitchell and Webb Movie
30. 2006 Jam and Jerusalem as Dr. James Vine TV
31. 2006 Blunder TV
32. 2006 That Mitchell and Webb Look as Various Characters 7.7 TV
33. 2006 The Charlotte Church Show TV
34. 2006 Best of the Worst TV
35. 2006 The Law of the Playground TV
36. 2006 Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive TV
37. 2006 TV Heaven, Telly Hell TV
38. 2005 The Taming of the Shrew as Tim Agnew Movie
39. 2005 ShakespeaRe-Told TV
40. 2005 Dirty Tricks as Penguin (voice) TV
41. 2005 All About George TV
42. 2005 Mock the Week as Self 7.1 TV
43. 2005 Doctor Who as Robot 1 (voice) 7.6 TV
44. 2005 Twisted Tales as Ray TV
45. 2004 Doctors and Nurses as Dr. Toby Stephens TV
46. 2003 Peep Show as Mark Corrigan 8.0 TV
47. 2003 Spine Chillers TV
48. 2002 Look Around You as Pat Taylor 8.1 TV
49. 2001 The Mitchell and Webb Situation 7.8 TV
50. 2001 Fun at the Funeral Parlour TV
51. 2000 Bruiser TV
52. 1998 Comedy Lab as Baron Amstrad TV
53. 1998 Comedy Nation TV

1. 2025 Mitchell and Webb Are Not Helping TV
2. 2006 That Mitchell and Webb Look 7.7 TV
3. 2005 Twisted Tales TV
4. 2001 The Mitchell and Webb Situation 7.8 TV
5. 2000 Bruiser TV

1. 2025 Mitchell and Webb Are Not Helping TV
2. 2021 David Mitchell's Outsiders TV
3. 2006 That Mitchell and Webb Look 7.7 TV
4. 2001 The Mitchell and Webb Situation 7.8 TV
5. 2000 Bruiser TV

1. 2025 Mitchell and Webb Are Not Helping TV

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