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Karl Theobald

Karl Theobald

Actor · Born August 5, 1969 (57) · Lowestoft, Suffolk, England, UK

Born in Lowestoft, Suffolk, Karl Theobald was a stand-up comedian before graduating from the Drama Centre in 2000, and subsequently joining theatrical touring companies such as Complicite. In both 2000 and 2001, he appeared at the Edinburgh Festival; in 2001, as a member of the prestigious Comedy Zone. He has also travelled throughout Great Britain performing his one-man show, entitled Mr. Tinnamen's Travelling Medicine Show. In addition to his appearances as a comic actor, notably on television's Green Wing, 2012, and as the grasping landlord in Roman set Plebs, he is also a writer; in 2002, he was part of the team who collected a British Academy award for Best Television Comedy Series for scripting The Sketch Show.

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Born
August 5, 1969 (57)
From
Lowestoft, Suffolk, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
19 on MovieCove · 33 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 63 days to Oct 26Up 111% in 30 days

What are Karl Theobald's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
46%
Bonds
16%
Power
12%
Morality
11%
Survival
10%
Society
6%
Purpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Wry: How sincerely it treats its story and characters, from ironic to earnest. Browse their wry movies.
Tone · Sincerity
ironicearnest

A split, not a type: Ironic 2 · Wry 0 · Earnest 1

Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 3 · Serious 0 · Dark 0

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 1 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1

Gentle: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their gentle movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 3 · Charged 0 · Intense 0

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 3 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0

Funny: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their funny movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 2

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 3 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Absurd
4
Joyful
4
Warm
2
Hopeful
1
Triumphant
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Fun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet2
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Karl Theobald's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 19 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Karl Theobald's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

33 credits, 19 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Plebs: Soldiers of Rome(2022)

    as Landlord

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Legs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Actor

  • Sister Boniface Mysteries(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Patt Garrett

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • The Witchfinder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Fake Stearne

  • The Chelsea Detective(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Sam Lenton

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Miss Scarlet(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Grint

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Yesterday(2019)

    as Terry

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Jerk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Shaun

  • The Queen and I(2018)

    as Prison Governor

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Hang Ups (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 6 episodes · as Pete Thompson

  • Sick Note (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 14 episodes · as Michael

  • Swing Away(2016)

    as Thomas

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • GameFace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 12 episodes · as Graham

  • Carnage(2017)

    as Daddy (voice)

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Alan Partridge's Scissored Isle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Joel Maidment

  • Mortdecai(2015)

    as Gardener

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Downhill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Keith

  • Alan Partridge(2013)

    as Greg Frampton

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Plebs(2013)

    Show 38 episodes · as Landlord

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • National Theatre Live: Travelling Light (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Itzak

  • Death in Paradise(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as David Molyneux

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Rekindle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Tim Stevens

  • Twenty Twelve(2011)

    Show 13 episodes · as Graham Hitchens

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Get Him to the Greek(2010)

    as Duffy Servant Dude

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Nativity!(2009)

    as Parent

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Moonmonkeys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Nigel

  • Primeval(2007)

    Show 4 episodes · as Oliver Leek

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all shows

  • Skins(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as David Henley

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Green Wing Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Martin Dear

  • The Truth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Spud

  • AD/BC: A Rock Opera(2004)

    as Shepherd

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Green Wing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 18 episodes · as Martin Dear

  • Midsomer Murders(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Doug Vaughan

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 94th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 33 titles from 1997 to 2022; peak year 2016.

Highest rated

AD/BC: A Rock Opera (2004)

Midcredits 85th

Most popular right now

Plebs (2013)

Film career

19972022

Peak 2016 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 2004Screen debut· Green Wing
  • 2004First film· AD/BC: A Rock Opera
  • 2019Career best· Yesterday

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting33 of 33: 33 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score75th

By decade

1990s1 · acting2000s8 · acting2010s18 · acting2020s6 · acting

Billing

usually 13th · top billed in 0% of 8 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Karl Theobald's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 72nd percentile, the median of all 10; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 74th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 19 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 19 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Crowd Pleaser13
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · actor

Swing Away (2016)

68th percentile spread · 26% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Carnage (2017)

Midcredits 90th · 80% liked

Reviewers score the acting 63/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 73, detractors 23. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Karl Theobald work with?

People who share at least 2 of Karl Theobald's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jon Pointing shares the most, 2.

Actors