Karl Johnson

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Karl Johnson is a Welsh actor, appearing on stage, film and television. His most notable role to date is the title role in Derek Jarman's 1993 film Wittgenstein.

Most Popular Karl Johnson Trailers

Total trailers found: 53

Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon Trailer (1998)

16 September 1998

In the 1960s, British painter Francis Bacon surprises a burglar and invites him to share his bed. The burglar, a working class man named George Dyer, accepts.

Hot Fuzz Trailer (2007)

14 February 2007

Former London constable Nicholas Angel finds it difficult to adapt to his new assignment in the sleepy British village of Sandford.

King Lear Trailer (2018)

28 May 2018

An aging King invites disaster, when he abdicates to his corrupt, toadying daughters, and rejects his loving and honest one.

Jubilee Trailer (1978)

01 February 1978

Queen Elizabeth I visits late 1970s England to find a depressing landscape where life has changed since her time.

Wittgenstein Trailer (1993)

26 March 1993

A dramatization, in modern theatrical style, of the life and thought of the Viennese-born, Cambridge-educated philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein, whose principal interest was the nature and limits of language.

The Deep Blue Sea Trailer (2011)

11 September 2011

The wife of a British Judge is caught in a self-destructive love affair with a Royal Air Force pilot.

The Carer Trailer (2016)

05 August 2016

Dorottya is a young Hungarian actress with a burning desire: to make it on the English stage. Legendary actor, Sir Michael Gifford suffers from an incurable disease, and has one desire: be left alone.

Pure Trailer (2002)

13 September 2002

A young boy trying to deal with his mother's heroin addiction befriends a waitress who helps him cope with the tough situation.

Copying Beethoven Trailer (2006)

10 September 2006

A fictionalised exploration of Beethoven's life in his final days working on his Ninth Symphony. It is 1824.

National Theatre Live: Hamlet Trailer (2015)

15 October 2015

As a country arms itself for war, a family tears itself apart. Forced to avenge his father's death but paralyzed by the task ahead, Hamlet rages against the impossibility of his predicament, threatening both his sanity and the security of the state.

Let Him Have It Trailer (1991)

04 October 1991

In 1950s England, slow-witted Derek Bentley falls in with a group of petty criminals led by Chris Craig, a teenager with a fondness for American gangster films.

The Illusionist Trailer (2006)

18 August 2006

With his eye on a lovely aristocrat, a gifted illusionist named Eisenheim uses his powers to win her away from her betrothed, a crown prince.

Third Star Trailer (2010)

01 June 2010

James and his three closest lifelong friends go on an ill-advised trip to the stunning coastal area of Barafundle Bay in West Wales.

Frozen Trailer (2005)

12 March 2005

It's two years since the mysterious disappearance of Kath Swarbrick's older sister Annie, but Kath remains haunted by a need to know what happened.

Heidi Trailer (2005)

19 August 2005

Swiss girl Adelheid 'Heidi' is orphaned young. Aunt Detie brings her to grandpa Alp and his wife, who live isolated in the Alps since his murder charge.

Good Vibrations Trailer (2012)

31 May 2012

The story of music legend Terri Hooley, a key figure in Belfast's punk rock scene. Hooley founded the Good Vibrations store from which a record label sprung, representing bands such as The Undertones, Rudi and The Outcasts.

The Tempest Trailer (1979)

13 September 1979

Prospero, a potent magician, lives on a desolate isle with his virginal daughter, Miranda. He's in exile, banished from his duchy by his usurping brother and the King of Naples.

A Prayer for the Dying Trailer (1987)

11 September 1987

Martin, an I.R.A. hitman, is seen by a Catholic priest while carrying out a hit. He grows a bond with the priest and his niece.

The Death of Stalin Trailer (2017)

20 October 2017

When dictator Joseph Stalin dies, his parasitic cronies square off in a frantic power struggle to become the next Soviet leader.

Under Milk Wood Trailer (2014)

01 June 2014

An all star cast unite to perform a distinctive BBC Wales Television adaptation of Dylan Thomas's radio play, presented in collaboration with National Theatre Wales, to mark the centenary of Dylan Thomas' birth.

Close My Eyes Trailer (1991)

22 November 1991

After some years of tension, Richard begins a sexual relationship with his sister Natalie. Now married, the relationship proves dangerously obsessional.

Kaleidoscope Trailer (2017)

10 November 2017

A psychological thriller about the destructive relationship between a middle-aged man and his mother.

Four Last Songs Trailer (2007)

11 January 2007

A comic drama set on a Mediterranean island, where a motley collection of characters is seeking musical redemption.

National Theatre Live: Under Milk Wood Trailer (2021)

16 June 2021

A community is sleeping. If you listen closely, you can hear their dreams. The retired sea captain yearning for his lost love.

The Black and Blue Lamp Trailer (1988)

07 September 1988

Satirical and surreal play by Arthur Ellis, dealing with the manner in which the British police force has been represented on TV for four decades.

Saint-Ex Trailer (1996)

17 November 1996

Poetic biography of author Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.

Endgame & Rough for Theatre II Trailer (2020)

01 April 2020

Hamm is an ageing, blind tyrant who is confined to a wheelchair – but soon becomes locked in a bleakly funny and subversively devastating stalemate.

Tomorrow La Scala! Trailer (2002)

10 December 2002

Members of a British opera troupe mount a production of "Sweeney Todd" within a maximum-security prison.

The Last Vermeer Trailer (2019)

11 September 2019

A soldier and member of the Dutch resistance investigates stolen art in the wake of the Second World War, including a Vermeer sold to the Nazis by a flamboyant forger.

I Know You Know Trailer (2009)

05 February 2009

Jamie, an 11-year-old boy, is fascinated by his father Charlie’s espionage work until the world of spies becomes all too real.

The Gospel According to St Derek Trailer (2014)

20 October 2014

Using interviews with close family, friends and collaborators, The Gospel According to St. Derek bears witness to Derek Jarman’s unique approach to low-budget film-making (his near-alchemical ability to turn the base components of film-making in to artistic gold, his placing of himself at the heart of all his work and his need to be part of a repertory company-type set-up).

Aberfan: The Green Hollow Trailer (2016)

21 October 2016

A film poem to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Aberfan disaster, written by Owen Sheers and performed by a stellar cast of Wales's best-known acting talent, including Michael Sheen, Jonathan Pryce, Sian Phillips, Eve Myles and Iwan Rheon, with some contributions from the local community.

Sons and Lovers Trailer (1981)

14 January 1981

An adaptation for television by Trevor Griffiths of DH Lawrence's classic novel

Dream Horse Trailer (2021)

21 May 2021

The inspiring true story of Dream Alliance, an unlikely race horse bred by small town bartender, Jan Vokes.

Elizabeth David: A Life in Recipes Trailer (2006)

17 January 2006

Elizabeth David is the most important cookery writer of the 20th century. David's public image was of an elegant, respectable and somewhat austere figure.

The Shawl Trailer (1989)

14 March 1989

Miss A, troubled by problems, consults a clairvoyant. Can he solve them for her by summoning the spirits?

The Edge of Love Trailer (2008)

20 June 2008

When the Welsh poet Dylan Thomas and his flirtatious wife Caitlin sweep into war-torn London, the last thing they expect is to bump into Dylan's childhood sweetheart Vera.

England Expects Trailer (2004)

05 April 2004

The story follows former football hooligan Ray Knight (Steven Mackintosh), a normal everyday family man who works as a security guard at a financial trading company in Canary Wharf, the symbol of corporate wealth which looms high over the impoverished communities below.

Mr. Turner Trailer (2014)

31 October 2014

Eccentric British painter J.M.W. Turner lives his last 25 years with gusto and secretly becomes involved with a seaside landlady, while his faithful housekeeper bears an unrequited love for him.

The Magic Shop Trailer (1982)

05 February 1982

A father and son enter a magic shop that may contain real magic.

The Pier Trailer (2011)

04 July 2011

After 20 years of no contact with his father, Jack McCarthy (played by Hurley) travels from New York to his father Larry's death bed in Cork.

Peterloo Trailer (2018)

01 November 2018

An epic portrayal of the events surrounding the infamous 1819 Peterloo Massacre, where a peaceful pro-democracy rally at St Peter’s Field in Manchester turned into one of the bloodiest and most notorious episodes in British history.

Mother Trailer (2016)

08 May 2016

In the aftermath of his mother's death, Edwin reaches out to his extended family for support.

National Theatre Live: Frankenstein Trailer (2011)

17 March 2011

Childlike in his innocence but grotesque in form, Frankenstein’s bewildered creature is cast out into a hostile universe by his horror-struck maker.

Mr Invisible Trailer (2013)

26 October 2013

A lonely old man seems invisible to the world around him. But when he journeys to the heart of London, being 'invisible' proves to be his greatest weapon.

When I'm Sixty-Four Trailer (2004)

04 August 2004

When widowed cabbie Ray and retired teacher Jim meet by chance, they discover they long for the same things from life: adventure, challenge and love.

Cold Harbour Trailer (1978)

25 April 1978

A beautiful Chilean exile called Tina is stranded in a new country.

Is Anybody There? Trailer (2009)

17 April 2009

A young boy who lives in an old folks' home strikes up a friendship with a retired magician.

Prick Up Your Ears Trailer (1987)

17 April 1987

When the young, attractive Joe Orton meets the older, more introverted Kenneth Halliwell at drama school, he befriends the kindred spirit and they start an affair.

The Sea Trailer (2013)

23 June 2013

A man returns to the sea where he spent his childhood summers in search of peace following the death of his wife.

Dog Altogether Trailer (2007)

18 August 2007

Joseph is a man plagued by a violence and rage who is driving him to self destruction. As he falls further into turmoil, Joseph scours the landscape in search of a single grain of redemption that might restore hope to his fractured life.

Winter Thaw Trailer (2016)

24 November 2016

In late nineteenth-century Russia, Martin Avdeitch is a humble shoemaker whose life has been characterized by grief.

National Theater Live: The Crucible Trailer (2023)

26 January 2023

A witch hunt is beginning in Arthur Miller's captivating parable of power with Erin Doherty (The Crown) and Brendan Cowell (Yerma).