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Morrissey in May 2015

The filmography of English actor David Morrissey encompasses acting, directing, producing, and screenwriting roles in film, television, and theatre for over 30 years.[1][2]

Morrissey made his screen acting debut in 1983 as a main cast member in Willy Russell's One Summer. Since then he has appeared notably in The Knock (1994), Tony Marchant's Holding On (1997), Andrew Davies's Our Mutual Friend (1998), Paul Abbott's State of Play and Peter Morgan's The Deal (both 2003), Peter Bowker's Blackpool (2004), and Andrew Davies' Sense and Sensibility (2008). In 2010, he produced and starred in Thorne, a television adaptation of Mark Billingham's Tom Thorne novels for Sky 1.[3] In film he has appeared in Hilary and Jackie (1998), Some Voices (2000), Derailed (2005), Basic Instinct 2 (2006), and The Reaping (2007).

On stage, after a period working with the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National, he appeared in Peer Gynt (1990), Much Ado About Nothing (1993), Three Days of Rain (1999), In a Dark Dark House (2008) and Hangmen (2015) by Martin McDonagh.

He was nominated for a British Academy Television Award for Best Actor for his role in State of Play, was nominated for a Royal Television Society Award for Best Male Actor for his role in Holding On, and won the RTS Award for his role in The Deal.[4][5][6]

Acting

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Television

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Key
† Denotes series that have not yet been released
Year(s) Title Role Notes
1983 One Summer Billy Rizley 5-part television series
1987 Cause Célèbre George Bowman 2-part television serial
1990 ScreenPlay: Available Light Marcus Television film
The Widowmaker Rob Television film
The Storyteller: Greek Myths Theseus 1 episode of television series:
  • "Theseus and the Minotaur"
1991 ScreenPlay: Clubland Judd Television film
1992 Screen One: Black and Blue DC Norman Mills Television film
Framed Sergeant Lawrence Jackson 4-part television serial
1993 Between the Lines Inspector Dilke 2 episodes of television series:
  • "Big Boys' Rules, Part 1"
  • "Big Boys' Rules, Part 2"
1994 The Knock Gerry Birch 1 series of television series
Finney Finney 1 series of television series
1995 Devil's Advocate Matthew Salt Television film
1996 Into the Fire Michael Ride 3-part television serial
The One That Got Away Sergeant Andy "Mac" McNab Television film
Shakespeare Shorts: Julius Caesar Brutus 1 episode of television anthology
Out of the Blue DS Jim "Lew" Llewyn 1 series of television series
1997 Holding On Shaun Southerns 8-part television serial
1998 Our Mutual Friend Bradley Headstone 4-part television serial
Screen One: Big Cat Leo Television film
1999 Fanny and Elvis Rob Dickson Television film
Pure Wickedness Frank Healy 4-part television serial
2001 Linda Green Pete Jones 1 episode of television series:
  • "Pete"
2002 Clocking Off Franny Rothwell 1 episode of television series:
  • "Franny's Story"
Murder Dave Dewston 4-part television serial
Out of Control Mike Television film
2003 This Little Life Richie MacGregor Television film
State of Play Stephen Collins 6-part television serial
The Deal Gordon Brown Television film
2004 Blackpool[nb 1] Ripley Holden 6-part television serial
2006 Viva Blackpool[nb 2] Ripley Holden Television film
2007 Cape Wrath[nb 3] Danny Brogan 1 series of television series
2008 Sense and Sensibility Colonel Brandon 3-part television serial
Doctor Who Jackson Lake TV series; episode: "The Next Doctor"
2009 Red Riding Maurice Jobson 3-part television serial
U Be Dead Dr. Jan Falkowski Television film[nb 4]
2010 Mrs Mandela Major Theunis Swanepoel Television film
Five Days DI Mal Craig 4 episodes of 5-part television serial
Agatha Christie's Poirot Colonel John Arbuthnot 1 episode of television series:
Thorne DI Tom Thorne 1 series of television series
2011 South Riding Robert Carne 3-part television serial
London's Burning Borough Commander Campbell Television film
2011–2013 The Field of Blood Murray Devlin 2 series of television series
2012 Richard II Northumberland Television film[9]
True Love Adrian 1 episode of television series:
2012–2015 The Walking Dead Philip Blake / The Governor Main cast; 19 episodes

Starring (seasons 3-4), Guest (season 5)

2014 The 7.39 Carl Matthews 2-part television serial[11]
The Driver Vince McKee TV series
2015 Extant General Tobias Shepherd 11 episodes
2016 The Missing Captain Sam Webster 8 episodes
2017 The League of Gentlemen Gareth Chapman 1 episode of television series:
  • Anniversary Specials,
    "Royston Vasey Mon Amour"[12]
2018–2021 Britannia Aulus Plautius 18 episodes
2018 The City & the City Tyador Borlú 4 episodes
2019 Good Omens Captain Vincent 1 episode of TV series[13]
2020 Inside No. 9 Martin Episode 1, Series 5, The Referee is a Wanker
The Singapore Grip Walter Blackett TV series
2022–present Sherwood Detective Chief Superintendent Ian St Clair TV series[14]
2023 The Great Stand Up to Cancer Bake Off Himself / Contestant Star Baker[15][16]
The Long Shadow DCS George Oldfield Main cast[17]
2024–present Daddy Issues Malcolm Main role
2025 Prime Target † Upcoming miniseries

Film

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† Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Title Role Notes
1988 Drowning by Numbers Bellamy Feature film
Out of Town Traveller Short film
1991 Robin Hood Little John Feature film
1992 Waterland Dick Crick Feature film
1993 Under Cast member Short film
Being Human Cyprian's Man Feature film
1998 The Commissioner Murray Lomax Feature film
Hilary and Jackie Kiffer Finzi Feature film
2000 The Suicide Club Henry Joyce Feature film
Some Voices Pete Feature film
Born Romantic Fergus Greer Feature film
2001 Captain Corelli's Mandolin Captain Gunther Weber Feature film
2002 Spyhole Bill Miller Feature film
2003 Butterfly World Father Short film
Girl with a Pearl Earring Van Leeuwenhoek[18] Feature film – Scenes deleted[19]
2005 Stoned Tom Keylock Feature film
Derailed Sam Griffin Feature film
2006 Basic Instinct 2 Michael Glass Feature film
2007 The Reaping Doug Blackwell Feature film
The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep Captain Hamilton Feature film
2008 The Other Boleyn Girl Thomas Howard, Duke of Norfolk Feature film
2009 Is Anybody There? Dad Feature film
Don't Worry About Me Commentator Feature film – Uncredited[nb 6]
Nowhere Boy Bobby Dykins Feature film
2010 Centurion Bothos Feature film
Cooked Dan (Lobster) (voice) Short film[20]
2011 Gee Gee Michael Short film[21]
Blitz Harold Dunlop Feature film
2012 Earthbound Bill Feature film
2013 Welcome to the Punch Geiger Feature film
2015 The Ones Below Jon Feature film
2021 The Colour Room Fred Ridgeway Feature film
2022 Dampyr Gorka Feature film[22][23]
2024 Slingshot Napier Feature film
TBA The Woman in Cabin 10 † Filming

Stage

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Year Title Role Director Notes
1986 WCPC PC Simon Pam Brighton Liverpool Playhouse. February 1986.[24]
Jug Matt Bradbury Philip Hedley Theatre Royal, Stratford East. 3 June–5 July 1986.[25]
Le Cid Declan Donnellan National tour/Cheek by Jowl
1987 Twelfth Night Sebastian Declan Donnellan Donmar Warehouse/Cheek by Jowl
Ghetto Giorgio Julia Pascal Hammersmith Riverside Studios. March–5 April 1987.[26]
1987–1988 The Cabinet Minister Valentine White Braham Murray Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester. 17 December 1987 – 30 January 1988.[27]
1988 King John Bastard Deborah Warner The Other Place/RSC. May–June 1988.[28]
Henry VI, Parts 1, 2 and 3 Vernon Adrian Noble Royal Shakespeare Theatre/RSC. 29 September 1988.[29][30]
Edward IV Duke of Clarence Adrian Noble Royal Shakespeare Theatre/RSC. 6 October 1988.[29][31]
Richard III Duke of Clarence Adrian Noble Royal Shakespeare Theatre/RSC. 13 October 1988.[29][32]
The Plantagenets[nb 7] Vernon/Duke of Clarence Adrian Noble Royal Shakespeare Theatre/RSC. 22 October 1988.[29]
1989 Richard III Duke of Clarence Deborah Warner Barbican Centre/RSC. April–May 1989.[33][34]
King John Bastard Deborah Warner The Pit/RSC. April–June 1989.[35][36]
1990 Peer Gynt Peer Gynt Declan Donnellan Olivier (National). 28 February–March 1990.[37]
The School for Scandal Peter Wood Olivier (National). 24 April–May 1990.[38]
1993 Much Ado About Nothing Claudio Matthew Warchus Queen's Theatre. 6 July 1993 for 12 weeks.[39]
1999–2000 Three Days of Rain Pip/Theo Robin LeFevre Donmar Warehouse. 1–13 March 1999, 16 November 1999 – 22 January 2000
2008–2009 In a Dark Dark House Terry Michael Attenborough Almeida Theatre. 27 November 2008 – 17 January 2009.[40]
2011 Macbeth Macbeth Gemma Bodinetz Everyman Theatre. 6 May–11 June 2011.[41]
2015–2016 Hangmen Hary Wade[42] Matthew Dunster Royal Court Theatre 10 Sep–10 Oct 2015[43] and Wyndhams Theatre 1 December 2015 – 5 March 2016.[44]
2018 Julius Caesar Mark Antony Nicholas Hytner Bridge Theatre

Radio

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Year Title Role Radio station
2000 As You Like It Orlando BBC Radio 3, broadcast on 23 April 2000[45]
2001 The Trials and Tribulations of Armitage Shanks Armitage Shanks BBC Radio 4, Afternoon Play, broadcast on 31 January 2001
2002 Small Earthquake Mike BBC Radio 4, Friday Play, broadcast on 3 May 2002
Wild Things! Robert BBC Radio 4, broadcast 19 August–9 September 2002
2004 Shut Eye Billy Rucker BBC Radio 4, broadcast 9–30 March 2004
2005 Hold Back the Night Billy Rucker BBC Radio 4, broadcast 22 November–13 December 2005
2009 Becket Becket BBC Radio 3, broadcast 4 October 2009[46]

Narration

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Year Title Notes
2004 Zero Hour 4 episodes of television series:
  • "Columbine"
  • "9/11"
  • "Disaster at Chernobyl"
  • "Terror in Tokyo"
Britain's Boy Soldiers Television documentary
Who Do You Think You Are? 1 series of television series, 2004
The Boy That Michael Jackson Paid Off Television documentary
2005–2007 Skint 2 series of television series, 2005–2007
2007 Taking Liberties Film documentary
2008–2010 Seaside Rescue Television documentary series
2009 Catching Britain's Biggest Thieves Television documentary
Born to Be Different 2 episodes of television series:
  • "Turning Eight"
  • "Turning Nine"
Coastline Cops Television documentary series
2010 Hannah: The Girl Who Said No to a New Heart Television documentary
Icarus at the Edge of Time Live concert
2011 Agony & Ecstasy 3-part television documentary
Around the World in 60 Minutes Television documentary
Lord Sugar Tackles Football Television documentary
The Corrie Years 3-part television documentary
2013 "Autobiography" written by Morrissey Audiobook narration
2023 Turkey: Empire of Erdogan[47] 2-part television documentary

Filmmaking

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Year(s) Title Role Notes
1996 Something for the Weekend Writer and producer Short film
1998 A Secret Audience Director Short film
2000 Bring Me Your Love Director and writer Short film
2001 Sweet Revenge Director 2-part television film
2004 Passer By Director 2-part television film
2009 Don't Worry About Me Director and co-writer Feature film
2010 CAST in Beirut Director Documentary short[nb 8]
Thorne Executive producer 1 series of television series
2024 Daddy Issues Executive producer[48] Television series

Footnotes

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  1. ^ Entitled Viva Blackpool in the United States.
  2. ^ Entitled Viva Blackpool: Ripley's Return in the United States.
  3. ^ Entitled Meadowlands in the United States.
  4. ^ First broadcast in New Zealand.[7]
  5. ^ First broadcast in the United States.[8]
  6. ^ Morrissey had no intention of making an appearance in the film during production, but during post-production he looped his own voice for the dog race commentary as no one else was available.
  7. ^ Marathon performance of Henry VI (reduced) and Richard III.
  8. ^ Screened at the 2010 Greenbelt festival.

References

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  1. ^ "David Morrissey Archived 10 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine". British Film Institute. Retrieved 17 December 2008.
  2. ^ "David Morrissey[permanent dead link‍]" (.pdf). Troika Talent. Retrieved 6 November 2010.
  3. ^ Cooper, Sarah (2 March 2010). "Morrissey to produce and star in Thorne drama" (subscription access). Screen (Emap Media).
  4. ^ "Television Nominations 2003". British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Retrieved 4 November 2008.
  5. ^ "RTS Programme Awards 1997 Archived 22 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine". Royal Television Society. Retrieved 4 November 2008.
  6. ^ "RTS Programme Awards 2003 Archived 22 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine". Royal Television Society. Retrieved 4 November 2008.
  7. ^ "Sunday Theatre: U Be Dead Archived 25 November 2015 at the Wayback Machine". Throng. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
  8. ^ "Murder on the Orient Express". PBS Masterpiece Mystery! Retrieved on 6 July 2010.
  9. ^ Thorpe, Vanessa (29 May 2011). "Shakespeare gets the starring role in cultural celebration alongside Olympics". The Observer (Guardian News & Media): p. 16.
  10. ^ BBC Press Office (26 August 2011). "Love Life: five original, provocative love stories from Dominic Savage for BBC One". Press release. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
  11. ^ Jeffery, Morgan (29 April 2013). "'Broadchurch' Olivia Colman, Sheridan Smith for new BBC One drama". Digital Spy. Retrieved 30 April 2013 (archived by WebCite on 30 April 2013).
  12. ^ "BBC Two - The League of Gentlemen, Anniversary Specials, Royston Vasey Mon Amour". BBC. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  13. ^ "Good Omens: how did so many incredible actors end up in the same cast?". Radio Times. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  14. ^ "Sherwood". bbc.co.uk/mediacentre. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  15. ^ "The Great Stand Up to Cancer Bake Off". The Great Stand Up to Cancer Bake Off. 7 February 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  16. ^ "The Great British Bake Off special crowns another winner". uk.movies.yahoo.com. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  17. ^ "The Long Shadow casting announcement". itv.com/presscentre. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  18. ^ BBC Press Office (16 April 2003). "State of Play press pack". Press release: p. 32. Retrieved 10 February 2009.
  19. ^ Williams, Zoe (12 November 2005). "Up for the big league". The Guardian (Guardian News & Media): p. 26 (Weekend supplement).
  20. ^ "Cooked". Festival de Cannes. Retrieved 21 February 2011.
  21. ^ "Productions Archived 11 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine". Bonafide Films. Retrieved 21 February 2011.
  22. ^ "Movie Adaptation of 'Dampyr' Comic Sets Cast, Starts Production (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. 31 October 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  23. ^ "Bonelli ha annunciato il cast del film di Dampyr". Fumettologica (in Italian). 1 November 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  24. ^ Staff (13 February 1986). "Regional Productions". The Stage and Television Today: p. 9.
  25. ^ Staff (29 May 1986). "Theatre Week". The Stage and Television Today: p. 23.
  26. ^ Staff (19 March 1987). "Production news". The Stage and Television Today: p. 28.
  27. ^ "The Cabinet Minister Archived 4 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine". Royal Exchange. Retrieved 4 March 2010.
  28. ^ "The Life and Death of King John". RSC Shakespeare. Retrieved 17 January 2009.
  29. ^ a b c d Staff (1 September 1988). "Production news". The Stage and Television Today: p. 17.
  30. ^ Henry VI, Parts 1, 2, and 3 Performance Details. Arts and Humanities Data Service. Retrieved 5 November 2008.
  31. ^ Edward IV Performance Details. Arts and Humanities Data Service. Retrieved 5 November 2008.
  32. ^ Richard III Performance Details. Arts and Humanities Data Service. Retrieved 5 November 2008.
  33. ^ Fitzgerald, Ann (16 June 1988). "Theatre week". The Stage and Television Today: p. 14.
  34. ^ Richard III Performance Details. Arts and Humanities Data Service. Retrieved 5 November 2008.
  35. ^ Staff (27 April 1989). "Theatre week". The Stage and Television Today: p. 8.
  36. ^ King John Performance Details. Arts and Humanities Data Service. Retrieved 5 November 2008.
  37. ^ Hepple, Peter (8 March 1990). "Peer pressure". The Stage and Television Today: p. 13.
  38. ^ "The School for Scandal". University of Bristol Theatre Collection. Retrieved 18 July 2010.
  39. ^ Staff (13 May 1993). "Production News". The Stage and Television Today: p. 10.
  40. ^ "Listings: In a Dark Dark House". The Stage Online. Retrieved 16 January 2009.
  41. ^ Jones, Catherine (15 April 2011). "David Morrissey talks about his return to Liverpool's Everyman to play Macbeth". Liverpool Echo (Trinity Mirror): p. 8.
  42. ^ "Hangmen".
  43. ^ "Hangmen".
  44. ^ "Hangmen (West End)".
  45. ^ Staff (27 April 2000). "Treads a likeable path". The Stage and Television Today: p. 20.
  46. ^ BBC Press Office (28 August 2009). "Classic stage plays and adaptations of major works of fiction at the heart of new drama season on Radio 3". Press release. Retrieved 28 August 2009.
  47. ^ Ellen, Barbara (14 May 2023). "The week in TV: City on Fire; Turkey: Empire of Erdogan; Kids; Mulligan – review". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  48. ^ Yossman, K. J. (11 December 2023). "Aimee Lou Wood, David Morrissey to Star in Father-Daughter Comedy 'Daddy Issues' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
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