David Mitchell

David Mitchell is a British comedian, actor, writer, and professional curmudgeon, best known as one half of the long-suffering duo Mitchell and Webb and as Mark Corrigan, television’s most eloquent embodiment of suppressed rage, in Peep Show. A BAFTA-winning performer, he has also portrayed William Shakespeare (Upstart Crow), assorted intellectuals, pedants and neurotics, and most recently a baffled detective in Ludwig, suggesting a career-long refusal to play anyone relaxed. Offscreen, Mitchell is a familiar face (and increasingly exasperated voice) on panel shows such as Would I Lie to You? and The Unbelievable Truth, where facts are routinely espoused in his presence. He also writes books and newspaper columns, usually involving history, logic, or why things were better before people started enjoying themselves too much.