David Morrissey Biography (1964-)
Born June 21, 1964, in Knotty Ash, Liverpool, England; married Esther Freud (a novelist); children: two. Addresses: Office: Tubedale Films, BarleyMow Centre, 10 Barley Mow Passage, Chiswick, London W4 4PH, England.; Manager: Melanie Greene, Personal Management Company, 425 North Robertson Dr., Los Angeles, CA 90048.
- Nationality
- British
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Actor, director
- Birth Details
- June 21, 1964
- Liverpool, United Kingdom
Famous Works
- CREDITS
- Film Appearances
- Bellamy, Drowning by Numbers, Miramax, 1988
- Dick Crick, Waterland, Lauren Films, 1992
- Live the Life You Love, 1992
- Cyprian's man, Being Human, Warner Bros., 1994
- Kiffer Finzi, Hilary and Jackie, October Films, 1998
- Murray Lomax, The Commissioner (also known as Der Commissioner--Im Zentrum der Macht), 1998
- Rob, Fanny and Elvis, United International Pictures, 1999
- Henry Joyce, The Suicide Club (also known as Game of Death,Robert Louis Stevenson's The Game of Death, and Robert Louis Stevenson's The Suicide Club), Concorde-New Horizons, 2000
- Pete, Some Voices, FilmFour, 2000
- Captain Weber, Captain Corelli's Mandolin (also known as Capitaine Corelli), MCA/Universal/Miramax, 2001
- Fergus, Born Romantic, United Artists, 2001
- Bill Miller, Spyhole, Jolyon Symonds Productions, 2002
- Father, Butterfly World, FilmFour, 2003
- Richie MacGregor, This Little Life, Common Features/Yorkshire Media Production Agency, 2003
- Sam, Derailed, Miramax, 2005
- Tom, The Wild and Wycked World of Brian Jones, 2005
- Some sources cite an appearance as Van Leeuwenhoek in Girl with a Pearl Earring, Lions Gate Films, 2003.
- Film Director
- A Secret Audience, 1998
- Bring Me Your Love (short film), 2000
- Television Appearances
- Series
- Billy Rizley, One Summer, Channel 4 and Yorkshire Television, 1983
- Gerry Birch, The Knock, Independent Television, 1994
- Steven Finney, Finney, Independent Television and Tyne Tees Television, 1994
- Detective sergeant Jim "Lew" Llewyn, Out of the Blue, BBC, 1995
- Shaun Southerns, Holding On, BBC and BBC America, 1997
- Frank Healy, Pure Wickedness, BBC, 1999
- Dave Dewston, Murder, [Great Britain], 2002
- Ripley Holden, Blackpool, BBC, 2004
- Narrator, Who Do You Think You Are?, BBC, beginning 2004
- Miniseries
- Ride, Into the Fire, [Great Britain], 1995
- Bradley Headstone, Our Mutual Friend (also known as Our MutualFriend--by Charles Dickens), BBC and PBS, 1998
- Stephen Collins, State of Play, BBC and BBC America, 2003
- Movies
- Rob, The Widowmaker, Central Independent Television, 1990
- Little John, Robin Hood, 1991
- Detective constable Norman Mills, Black and Blue, [Great Britain],1992
- Sergeant Larry Jackson, Framed, Anglia Films and Arts and Entertainment, 1992
- Matthew Salt, Devil's Advocate, BBC, 1995
- Sergeant Andy "Mac" McNab, The One That Got Away, [Great Britain]and Arts and Entertainment, 1996
- Leo, Big Cat, BBC, 1998
- Mike, Out of Control, BBC, 2002
- Gordon Brown, The Deal, Channel 4, 2003
- Specials
- George Bowman, Cause celebre, Anglia Television and PBS, 1987
- Narrator, Michael Jackson and the Boy He Paid Off, BBC, 2004
- Episodic
- Theseus, "Theseus and the Minotaur," The Storyteller: Greek Myths(also known as Jim Henson's The Storyteller: The Greek Myths), Channel4 and Television South, 1988, later HBO, 1990
- Inspector Dilke, "Big Boys' Rules: Parts 1 & 2," Between the Lines, BBC, 1993
- Pete Jones, "Pete," Linda Green, BBC, 2001
- Franny Rothwell, Clocking Off, [Great Britain], 2002
- (As David Morrisey) Himself, "Television Drama: Part 2" (also known as "TV Stories: Part 2"), The South Bank Show, London Weekend Television, 2004
- Television Director
- Miniseries
- Sweet Revenge, [Great Britain], 2001
- Passer By, BBC, 2004
- Stage Appearances
- Pip and Theo, Three Days of Rain, Donmar Warehouse Theatre, London, 1999
- Appeared in King John, Royal Shakespeare Company, and performer with Royal Shakespeare Company for two years. Appeared in Much Ado about Nothing, Queen's Theatre, London; and Peer Gynt, National Theatre, London. Also appeared in productions by Cheek by Jowl, Everyman's Youth Theatre, Liverpool, England, and Manchester Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester, England.