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, he is also a writer and 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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Sister Boniface Mysteries (2022)
Guest starring as Patt Garrett
- Episode 2x08: Dead Air (Apr 25, 2023)
Malory Towers (2020)
Starring as Mr Edwards
(3 episodes)
- Episode 4x13: The Wedding Day (Jun 13, 2023)
- Episode 4x07: The Speech (May 29, 2023)
- Episode 4x03: The Inter-Tower Match (May 15, 2023)
Sick Note (2017)
Guest starring as Michael Serasau
(11 episodes)
- Episode 2x08: Operation Thunderbolt (Aug 16, 2018)
- Episode 2x07: The Loneliness of the Middle Distance Runner (Aug 16, 2018)
- Episode 2x04: Braking Bad (Aug 2, 2018)
- Episode 2x03: Stay Hydrated (Aug 2, 2018)
- Episode 2x02: New Balls (Jul 26, 2018)
- Episode 2x01: Frantisek Kotzwara (Jul 26, 2018)
- Episode 1x06: Chicken Soup (Dec 12, 2017)
- Episode 1x04: The Golden Grain (Nov 28, 2017)
- Episode 1x03: Janina Kolkiewicz (Nov 21, 2017)
- Episode 1x02: Playing Ball (Nov 14, 2017)
- Episode 1x01: Queen of Hearts (Nov 7, 2017)
GameFace (2017)
Guest starring as Therapist
(11 episodes)
- Episode 2x06: Wolf (Aug 14, 2019)
- Episode 2x04: Something About a Hat (Aug 7, 2019)
- Episode 2x03: Gritty (Jul 31, 2019)
- Episode 2x02: Pickle (Jul 24, 2019)
- Episode 2x01: Prank (Jul 17, 2019)
- Episode 1x06: Conch (Nov 9, 2017)
- Episode 1x05: Skint (Nov 2, 2017)
- Episode 1x04: Spider (Oct 26, 2017)
- Episode 1x03: Onion (Oct 19, 2017)
- Episode 1x02: Wild (Oct 12, 2017)
- Episode 1x01: Hero, Warrior, Fireman, Liar (Oct 12, 2017)
Plebs (2013)
Starring as Landlord
(19 episodes)
- Episode 5x08: The Wedding (Nov 11, 2019)
- Episode 5x07: The New Flat (Nov 4, 2019)
- Episode 5x06: The Dig (Oct 28, 2019)
- Episode 3x03: The Vestal (Apr 11, 2016)
- Episode 3x02: Justin Junior (Apr 4, 2016)
- Episode 3x01: The Beasts (Apr 4, 2016)
- Episode 2x08: The Race (Nov 3, 2014)
- Episode 2x07: The Statue (Oct 27, 2014)
- Episode 2x06: The Candidate (Oct 20, 2014)
- Episode 2x04: The Patron (Oct 6, 2014)
- Episode 2x03: The Baby (Sep 29, 2014)
- Episode 2x02: The Best Men (Sep 22, 2014)
- Episode 2x01: The Chariot (Sep 22, 2014)
- Episode 1x06: Saturnalia (Apr 22, 2013)
- Episode 1x05: Bananae (Apr 15, 2013)
- Episode 1x04: The Herpes Cat (Apr 8, 2013)
- Episode 1x03: The Erotic Vase (Apr 1, 2013)
- Episode 1x02: The Gladiator (Mar 25, 2013)
- Episode 1x01: The Orgy (Mar 25, 2013)
Guest starring as Landlord
(2 episodes)
- Episode S05 Special: Soldiers of Rome (Dec 8, 2022)
- Episode 5x04: The Grumbrella (Oct 14, 2019)
Twenty Twelve (2011)
Starring as Graham Hitchins
(14 episodes)
- Episode 2x07: Loose Ends (Jul 24, 2012)
- Episode 2x06: Inclusivity Day (Jul 17, 2012)
- Episode 2x05: Catastrophisation (Jul 10, 2012)
- Episode 2x04: The Rapper (Apr 20, 2012)
- Episode 2x03: Clarence House (Apr 13, 2012)
- Episode 2x02: Boycott (Part 2) (Apr 6, 2012)
- Episode 2x01: Boycott (Part 1) (Mar 30, 2012)
- Episode 1x06: Equestrian Controversy (Apr 18, 2011)
- Episode 1x05: Cultural Curator (Apr 11, 2011)
- Episode 1x04: Raising the Bar (Apr 4, 2011)
- Episode 1x03: Roman Remains (Mar 28, 2011)
- Episode 1x02: Visitors from Rio (Mar 21, 2011)
- Episode 1x01: Countdown (Mar 14, 2011)
- Episode S02 Special: Sport Relief 2012 (Mar 23, 2012)
Primeval (2007)
Starring as Oliver Leek
(6 episodes)
- Episode 2x07: Episode 7 (Feb 23, 2008)
- Episode 2x06: Episode 6 (Feb 16, 2008)
- Episode 2x05: Episode 5 (Feb 9, 2008)
- Episode 2x04: Episode 4 (Feb 2, 2008)
- Episode 2x03: Episode 3 (Jan 26, 2008)
- Episode 2x02: Episode 2 (Jan 19, 2008)
Guest starring as Oliver Leek
- Episode 2x01: Episode 1 (Jan 12, 2008)
Midsomer Murders (1998)
Guest starring as Doug Vaughan
- Episode 19x05: Death by Persuasion (May 13, 2018)