David Morrissey

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David Morrissey

Born 21 June 1964 62 years old Everton, Liverpool, England, UK Who else is 62? → TMDB ↗

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.

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The numbers

Computed from the record
19age in their first credit on record (1983)
43years on screen and counting
7credits in 2009, their busiest year
110dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
Inflicted Kindness poster

Inflicted Kindness

as DS Mark Thompson
Tip Toe poster

Tip Toe

as Clive
The Woman in Cabin 10 poster Age: 61

The Woman in Cabin 10

2025
as Thomas Heatherley
Slingshot poster Age: 60

Slingshot

2024
as Sam Napier
The Walking Dead: The Return poster Age: 59

The Walking Dead: The Return

2024
as The Governor (archive footage)
Six Inches of Soil poster Age: 59

Six Inches of Soil

2024
as Narrator (animated sequence)
Dampyr poster Age: 58

Dampyr

2022
as Gorka
The Colour Room poster Age: 57

The Colour Room

2021
as Fred Ridgeway
No poster
Age: 55

A Separate Peace

2020
as John Brown
National Theatre Live: Julius Caesar poster Age: 53

National Theatre Live: Julius Caesar

2018
as Mark Antony
The Ones Below poster Age: 51

The Ones Below

2016
as Jon
National Theatre Live: Hangmen poster Age: 51

National Theatre Live: Hangmen

2016
as Harry
The Not So Secret Life of the Manic Depressive: 10 Years On poster Age: 51

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

2016
as Narrator (voice)
Ronaldo poster Age: 51

Ronaldo

2015
as Dramatic VO (voice)
Welcome to the Punch poster Age: 48

Welcome to the Punch

2013
as Thomas Geiger
Earthbound poster Age: 47

Earthbound

2012
as Bill Norman
London's Burning poster Age: 47

London's Burning

2011
as Borough Commander
Blitz poster Age: 46

Blitz

2011
as Dunlop
Macbeth poster Age: 46

Macbeth

2011
as Macbeth
No poster
Age: 46

Gee Gee

2011
as Michael
Thorne: Scaredycat poster Age: 46

Thorne: Scaredycat

2010
as DI Tom Thorne
Cooked poster Age: 45

Cooked

2010
as (voice)
Centurion poster Age: 45

Centurion

2010
as Bothos
Mrs Mandela poster Age: 45

Mrs Mandela

2010
as Theunis Swanepoel
Nowhere Boy poster Age: 45

Nowhere Boy

2009
as Bobby Dykins
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974 poster Age: 45

Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974

2009
as Maurice Jobson
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980 poster Age: 45

Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980

2009
as Maurice Jobson
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983 poster Age: 45

Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983

2009
as Maurice Jobson
U Be Dead poster Age: 45

U Be Dead

2009
as Dr. Jan Falkowski
Is Anybody There? poster Age: 44

Is Anybody There?

2009
as Dad
Doctor Who: The Next Doctor poster Age: 44

Doctor Who: The Next Doctor

2008
as Jackson Lake
The Other Boleyn Girl poster Age: 43

The Other Boleyn Girl

2008
as Thomas Howard - Duke of Norfolk
The Water Horse poster Age: 43

The Water Horse

2007
as Captain Thomas Hamilton
The Reaping poster Age: 42

The Reaping

2007
as Doug
Taking Liberties poster Age: 42

Taking Liberties

2007
as Narration
Viva Blackpool poster Age: 41

Viva Blackpool

2006
as Ripley Holden
Basic Instinct 2 poster Age: 41

Basic Instinct 2

2006
as Michael Glass
Stoned poster Age: 41

Stoned

2005
as Tom Keylock
Derailed poster Age: 41

Derailed

2005
as Sam Griffin
The Year London Blew Up poster Age: 41

The Year London Blew Up

2005
as Narrator (voice)
The Deal poster Age: 39

The Deal

2003
as Gordon Brown
This Little Life poster Age: 38

This Little Life

2003
as Richie MacGregor
Out of Control poster Age: 38

Out of Control

2002
as Mike
Captain Corelli's Mandolin poster Age: 36

Captain Corelli's Mandolin

2001
as Captain Günther Weber
Born Romantic poster Age: 36

Born Romantic

2000
as Fergus
Some Voices poster Age: 36

Some Voices

2000
as Pete
The Suicide Club poster Age: 35

The Suicide Club

2000
as Henry Joyce
Fanny & Elvis poster Age: 35

Fanny & Elvis

1999
as Rob
Hilary and Jackie poster Age: 34

Hilary and Jackie

1998
as Kiffer Finzi
No poster
Age: 34

Big Cat

1998
as Leo
The Commissioner poster Age: 33

The Commissioner

1998
as Murray Lomax
The One That Got Away poster Age: 31

The One That Got Away

1996
as Andy "Mac" McNab
Being Human poster Age: 29

Being Human

1994
as Cyprion's Man
No poster
Age: 28

Black and Blue

1992
as DC Norman Mills
Waterland poster Age: 28

Waterland

1992
as Dick Crick
Clubland poster Age: 27

Clubland

1991
as DC Judd
Robin Hood poster Age: 26

Robin Hood

1991
as Little John
The Widowmaker poster Age: 26

The Widowmaker

1990
as Rob
No poster
Age: 26

Available Light

1990
as Marcus
Drowning by Numbers poster Age: 24

Drowning by Numbers

1988
as Bellamy
Out of Town poster Age: 23

Out of Town

1988
as The Traveller
Cause Célèbre poster Age: 23

Cause Célèbre

1987
as George Bowman
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TV credits

Newest first
No poster

The Siege
Tip Toe poster Age: 61

Tip Toe

2026
as Clive Goss
Gone poster Age: 61

Gone

2026
as Michael Polly
Prime Target poster Age: 60

Prime Target

2025
as Professor Robert Mallinder
Daddy Issues poster Age: 60

Daddy Issues

2024
as Malcolm
The Long Shadow poster Age: 59

The Long Shadow

2023
as DCS George Oldfield
The Long Shadow poster Age: 59

The Long Shadow

2023
as ACC George Oldfield
Ellie & Natasia poster Age: 58

Ellie & Natasia

2022
as Dentist
Sherwood poster Age: 57

Sherwood

2022
as DCS Ian St Clair
The Singapore Grip poster Age: 56

The Singapore Grip

2020
as Walter Blackett
Good Omens poster Age: 54

Good Omens

2019
as Captain Vincent
The City and the City poster Age: 53

The City and the City

2018
as Tyador Borlú
Britannia poster Age: 53

Britannia

2018
as General Aulus Plautius
Lion Country: Night and Day poster Age: 52

Lion Country: Night and Day

2017
as Narrator (voice)
The Missing poster Age: 50

The Missing

2014
as Sam Webster
The Driver poster Age: 50

The Driver

2014
as Vince McKee
Extant poster Age: 50

Extant

2014
as Tobias Shepherd
Inside No. 9 poster Age: 49

Inside No. 9

2014
as Martin
The 7.39 poster Age: 49

The 7.39

2014
as Carl Matthews
The Hollow Crown poster Age: 48

The Hollow Crown

2012
as Earl of Northumberland
True Love poster Age: 47

True Love

2012
as Adrian
The Field of Blood poster Age: 46

The Field of Blood

2011
as Murray Devlin
South Riding poster Age: 46

South Riding

2011
as Robert Carne
The Walking Dead poster Age: 46

The Walking Dead

2010
as Philip Blake
Thorne poster Age: 46

Thorne

2010
as DI Tom Thorne
Red Riding poster Age: 44

Red Riding

2009
as DS Maurice Jobson
No poster
Age: 43

Meet The Immigrants

2008
Sense and Sensibility poster Age: 43

Sense and Sensibility

2008
as Colonel Brandon
Meadowlands poster Age: 42

Meadowlands

2007
as Danny Brogan
Five Days poster Age: 42

Five Days

2007
as DI Mal Craig
Blackpool poster Age: 40

Blackpool

2004
as Ripley Holden
Zero Hour poster Age: 40

Zero Hour

2004
as Narrator (Voice)
This World poster Age: 39

This World

2004
State of Play poster Age: 38

State of Play

2003
as Stephen Collins
Murder poster Age: 37

Murder

2002
as Dave Dewston
Linda Green poster Age: 37

Linda Green

2001
as Pete
No poster
Age: 35

Pure Wickedness

1999
as Frank Healy
Our Mutual Friend poster Age: 33

Our Mutual Friend

1998
as Bradley Headstone
Holding On poster Age: 33

Holding On

1997
as Shaun
Out of the Blue poster Age: 30

Out of the Blue

1995
as DS Jim 'Lew' Lewyn
No poster
Age: 30

Devil's Advocate

1995
as Matthew Salt
Finney poster Age: 30

Finney

1994
as Stephen Finney
The Knock poster Age: 29

The Knock

1994
as Gerry Birch
Framed poster Age: 28

Framed

1992
as DC Lawrence 'Larry' Jackson
Between the Lines poster Age: 28

Between the Lines

1992
The Storyteller: Greek Myths poster Age: 27

The Storyteller: Greek Myths

1991
as Theseus
Screen One poster Age: 25

Screen One

1989
as DC Norman Mills
Agatha Christie's Poirot poster Age: 24

Agatha Christie's Poirot

1989
as John Arbuthnot
ScreenPlay poster Age: 22

ScreenPlay

1986
as Marcus
ScreenPlay poster Age: 22

ScreenPlay

1986
as Judd
One Summer poster Age: 19

One Summer

1983
as Billy Rizley
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