David Morrissey

David Morrissey

Acting
Born 1964-06-21Everton, Liverpool, England, UK

Biography

David Mark Morrissey (born 21 June 1964) is an English actor and director. Morrissey grew up in the Kensington and Knotty Ash areas of Liverpool. He learned to act at the Everyman Youth Theatre, alongside Ian Hart, Mark and Stephen McGann, and Cathy Tyson. At the age of 18, he and Hart were cast in the television series One Summer (1983), which won them recognition throughout the country. After making One Summer, Morrissey attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art before acting with the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre. Throughout the 1990s, he often portrayed policemen and soldiers, though took other defining roles such as Bradley Headstone in Our Mutual Friend (1998) and Christopher Finzi in Hilary and Jackie (1998). More film parts followed, including roles in Some Voices (2000) and Captain Corelli's Mandolin (2001), before he played the critically acclaimed roles of Stephen Collins in State of Play (2003) and Gordon Brown in The Deal (2003). The former won him a nomination at the British Academy Television Awards and the latter a Best Actor award at the Royal Television Society Awards. His film roles have not always been acclaimed; his appearance as the male lead in Basic Instinct 2 (2006) was widely criticised, and The Reaping (2007) bombed at the box office. Since then, he has had leading roles in Sense and Sensibility (2008), Red Riding (2009) and Five Days (2010), acted in the films Nowhere Boy (2009) and Centurion (2010), and produced and starred in the crime drama Thorne (2010). He returned to the stage in 2008 for a run of Neil LaBute's In a Dark Dark House and will take the title role in the Liverpool Everyman's production of Macbeth in 2011. As a director Morrissey has helmed short films, and the dramas Sweet Revenge (2001) and Passer By (2004) for the BBC. His feature debut, Don't Worry About Me, premiered at the 2009 London Film Festival and was broadcast on BBC television in March 2010. He is married to the novelist Esther Freud, has three children and is a patron of numerous charities. Description above from the Wikipedia article David Morrissey, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Movies (73)

Blitz
6.2

Blitz

2011Movie6.2
The Woman in Cabin 10
6.2

The Woman in Cabin 10

2025Movie6.2
Basic Instinct 2
5.0

Basic Instinct 2

2006Movie5.0
Centurion
6.2

Centurion

2010Movie6.2
The Other Boleyn Girl
6.7

The Other Boleyn Girl

2008Movie6.7
The Reaping
5.8

The Reaping

2007Movie5.8
Welcome to the Punch
5.9

Welcome to the Punch

2013Movie5.9
Captain Corelli's Mandolin
5.9

Captain Corelli's Mandolin

2001Movie5.9
Derailed
6.4

Derailed

2005Movie6.4
Slingshot
6.1

Slingshot

2024Movie6.1
Nowhere Boy
7.2

Nowhere Boy

2009Movie7.2
Macbeth
6.0

Macbeth

2011Movie6.0
Being Human
5.1

Being Human

1994Movie5.1
The Water Horse
6.5

The Water Horse

2007Movie6.5
Robin Hood
5.7

Robin Hood

1991Movie5.7
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980
6.9

Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980

2009Movie6.9
Fanny & Elvis
6.4

Fanny & Elvis

1999Movie6.4
Waterland
6.3

Waterland

1992Movie6.3
Available Light

Available Light

1990Movie
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974
6.6

Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974

2009Movie6.6
The Walking Dead: The Return
7.3

The Walking Dead: The Return

2024Movie7.3
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983
6.9

Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983

2009Movie6.9
Dampyr
6.2

Dampyr

2022Movie6.2
Hilary and Jackie
6.6

Hilary and Jackie

1998Movie6.6
Ronaldo
7.0

Ronaldo

2015Movie7.0
Drowning by Numbers
7.0

Drowning by Numbers

1988Movie7.0
The Ones Below
6.0

The Ones Below

2016Movie6.0
The Colour Room
6.1

The Colour Room

2021Movie6.1
Inflicted Kindness

Inflicted Kindness

Movie
Earthbound
4.4

Earthbound

2012Movie4.4
Born Romantic
6.0

Born Romantic

2000Movie6.0
Is Anybody There?
6.3

Is Anybody There?

2009Movie6.3
U Be Dead
6.2

U Be Dead

2009Movie6.2
Cause Célèbre
5.6

Cause Célèbre

1987Movie5.6
Doctor Who: The Next Doctor
7.4

Doctor Who: The Next Doctor

2008Movie7.4
Black and Blue
9.0

Black and Blue

1992Movie9.0
The Deal
6.8

The Deal

2003Movie6.8
Mrs Mandela
4.0

Mrs Mandela

2010Movie4.0
National Theatre Live: Julius Caesar
7.5

National Theatre Live: Julius Caesar

2018Movie7.5
Disaster at Chernobyl
7.5

Disaster at Chernobyl

2004Movie7.5
Gee Gee

Gee Gee

2011Movie
Stoned
5.2

Stoned

2005Movie5.2
Some Voices
6.1

Some Voices

2000Movie6.1
Big Cat
7.0

Big Cat

1998Movie7.0
The Commissioner
6.0

The Commissioner

1998Movie6.0
Doctor Who Explained
6.7

Doctor Who Explained

2013Movie6.7
Thorne: Scaredycat
6.2

Thorne: Scaredycat

2010Movie6.2
Viva Blackpool
7.5

Viva Blackpool

2006Movie7.5
Around The World In 60 Mins
6.0

Around The World In 60 Mins

2011Movie6.0
Zero Hour: Massacre at Columbine High
8.1

Zero Hour: Massacre at Columbine High

2004Movie8.1
The Walking Dead: A Decade of Dead
7.6

The Walking Dead: A Decade of Dead

2013Movie7.6
The Widowmaker
10.0

The Widowmaker

1990Movie10.0
Out of Control
4.5

Out of Control

2002Movie4.5
The Suicide Club
6.0

The Suicide Club

2000Movie6.0
Taking Liberties
6.1

Taking Liberties

2007Movie6.1
National Theatre Live: Hangmen
8.0

National Theatre Live: Hangmen

2016Movie8.0
This Little Life

This Little Life

2003Movie
Klopp: The Inside Story
6.5

Klopp: The Inside Story

2020Movie6.5
Cooked

Cooked

2010Movie
The One That Got Away
6.2

The One That Got Away

1996Movie6.2
Trust Me - I'm a Politician

Trust Me - I'm a Politician

2003Movie
London's Burning

London's Burning

2011Movie
Out of Town
8.0

Out of Town

1988Movie8.0
Zero Hour - Terror in Tokyo

Zero Hour - Terror in Tokyo

2004Movie
A Separate Peace

A Separate Peace

2020Movie
The Not So Secret Life of the Manic Depressive: 10 Years On
6.3

The Not So Secret Life of the Manic Depressive: 10 Years On

2016Movie6.3
Two Tribes
6.0

Two Tribes

2019Movie6.0
Jürgen Klopp: Germany's Greatest Export
10.0

Jürgen Klopp: Germany's Greatest Export

2020Movie10.0
The Year London Blew Up
9.0

The Year London Blew Up

2005Movie9.0
Clubland

Clubland

1991Movie
Six Inches of Soil
8.0

Six Inches of Soil

2024Movie8.0
Secrets of Mexico's Drug War
5.0

Secrets of Mexico's Drug War

2015Movie5.0
Too Far Gone

Too Far Gone

Movie

TV Shows (64)

The Walking Dead
8.1

The Walking Dead

2010Series8.1
Agatha Christie's Poirot
8.2

Agatha Christie's Poirot

1989Series8.2
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
6.8

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

2005Series6.8
The One Show
4.4

The One Show

2006Series4.4
Good Omens
8.0

Good Omens

2019Series8.0
Inside No. 9
8.1

Inside No. 9

2014Series8.1
Would I Lie to You?
7.8

Would I Lie to You?

2007Series7.8
Soccer AM
6.3

Soccer AM

1995Series6.3
Extant
6.3

Extant

2014Series6.3
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
6.1

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

2001Series6.1
Between the Lines
5.5

Between the Lines

1992Series5.5
Britannia
6.9

Britannia

2018Series6.9
Gone
6.7

Gone

2026Series6.7
Prime Target
6.8

Prime Target

2025Series6.8
ScreenPlay
6.0

ScreenPlay

1986Series6.0
The Hollow Crown
7.4

The Hollow Crown

2012Series7.4
The Missing
7.2

The Missing

2014Series7.2
Sherwood
6.9

Sherwood

2022Series6.9
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer
7.1

The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer

2018Series7.1
Tip Toe
6.4

Tip Toe

2026Series6.4
Sense and Sensibility
7.5

Sense and Sensibility

2008Series7.5
Screen One
7.2

Screen One

1989Series7.2
The Knock
6.5

The Knock

1994Series6.5
Five Days
5.8

Five Days

2007Series5.8
Daddy Issues
7.0

Daddy Issues

2024Series7.0
The Long Shadow
7.5

The Long Shadow

2023Series7.5
State of Play
7.5

State of Play

2003Series7.5
This World
6.0

This World

2004Series6.0
Between the Covers
5.5

Between the Covers

2020Series5.5
Meadowlands
6.5

Meadowlands

2007Series6.5
Zero Hour
7.4

Zero Hour

2004Series7.4
The Singapore Grip
5.7

The Singapore Grip

2020Series5.7
Blackpool
6.9

Blackpool

2004Series6.9
Thorne
6.4

Thorne

2010Series6.4
The City and the City
5.9

The City and the City

2018Series5.9
Out of the Blue
8.0

Out of the Blue

1995Series8.0
Rob Beckett's Smart TV
5.4

Rob Beckett's Smart TV

2024Series5.4
The Driver
7.1

The Driver

2014Series7.1
True Love
7.0

True Love

2012Series7.0
Red Riding
7.2

Red Riding

2009Series7.2
Ellie & Natasia
6.0

Ellie & Natasia

2022Series6.0
Doctor Who Greatest Moments
7.0

Doctor Who Greatest Moments

2009Series7.0
The Storyteller: Greek Myths
8.2

The Storyteller: Greek Myths

1991Series8.2
Our Mutual Friend
7.8

Our Mutual Friend

1998Series7.8
Linda Green
7.2

Linda Green

2001Series7.2
South Riding
6.9

South Riding

2011Series6.9
Framed
6.9

Framed

1992Series6.9
Murder
4.3

Murder

2002Series4.3
The 7.39
6.6

The 7.39

2014Series6.6
One Summer
7.5

One Summer

1983Series7.5
The Siege

The Siege

Series
Finney
8.0

Finney

1994Series8.0
Holding On
7.5

Holding On

1997Series7.5
The Field of Blood
6.4

The Field of Blood

2011Series6.4
Gods of Tennis

Gods of Tennis

2023Series
Pure Wickedness
3.7

Pure Wickedness

1999Series3.7
Manhunt
9.0

Manhunt

2025Series9.0
Turkey: Empire of Erdogan
10.0

Turkey: Empire of Erdogan

2023Series10.0
Devil's Advocate
3.3

Devil's Advocate

1995Series3.3
Meet The Immigrants

Meet The Immigrants

2008Series
Lion Country: Night and Day
7.7

Lion Country: Night and Day

2017Series7.7
9mm: Guns and Gangs

9mm: Guns and Gangs

2003Series
Britain's Notorious Prisons

Britain's Notorious Prisons

2023Series
Rock 'n' Roll America
9.0

Rock 'n' Roll America

2015Series9.0