David Morrissey

David Morrissey

61 · Born: Jun 21, 1964

Personal Details

Official Socials
Height6' 2"
BornJun 21, 1964 Everton, Liverpool, England, UK
Parents
  • Joe Morrissey
  • Joan Morrissey

Biography

David Morrissey's remarkable journey in the world of acting began in his hometown of Liverpool, where he honed his craft at the prestigious Everyman's Youth Theatre. This auspicious start led to his debut in the television series "One Summer" in 1983, a captivating drama that revolved around the lives of two Liverpool runaways.

Following his academic pursuits at the renowned Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA),Morrissey went on to work with the esteemed theatre company Cheek By Jowl. He has also had the privilege of collaborating with other notable institutions, including the Manchester Royal Exchange and the National Theatre.

In his personal life, Morrissey is married to the talented novelist Esther Freud, who is not only a celebrated author in her own right but also the great-granddaughter of the renowned psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud. Her father, the esteemed artist Lucian Freud, adds another layer of cultural significance to their union.

Career

2025
The Woman in Cabin 10
The Woman in Cabin 10 as Thomas Heatherley
Prime Target
Prime Target as Professor Robert Mallinder
2024
Slingshot
Slingshot as Sam Napier
The Walking Dead: The Return
The Walking Dead: The Return as The Governor (archive footage)
Six Inches of Soil
Six Inches of Soil as Narrator (animated sequence)
Daddy Issues
Daddy Issues as Malcolm
2022
Sherwood
Sherwood as DCS Ian St Clair
2021
The Colour Room
The Colour Room as Fred Ridgeway
2020
The Singapore Grip
The Singapore Grip as Walter Blackett
2019
Good Omens
Good Omens as Captain Vincent
Britannia
Britannia as General Aulus Plautius
The City and the City
The City and the City as Tyador Borlú
2017
The Missing
The Missing as Sam Webster
Ronaldo
Ronaldo as Dramatic VO (voice)
Extant
Extant as Tobias Shepherd
2014
The Driver
The Driver as Vince McKee
The 7.39
The 7.39 as Carl Matthews
2013
Welcome to the Punch
Welcome to the Punch as Thomas Geiger
The Field of Blood
The Field of Blood as Murray Devlin
2012
Earthbound
Earthbound as Bill Norman
The Walking Dead
The Walking Dead as Philip Blake
2011
London's Burning
London's Burning as Borough Commander
Blitz
Blitz as Dunlop
South Riding
South Riding as Robert Carne
2010
Centurion
Centurion as Bothos
Mrs Mandela
Mrs Mandela as Theunis Swanepoel
Thorne: Scaredycat
Thorne: Scaredycat as DI Tom Thorne
Cooked
Cooked as (voice)
Five Days
Five Days as DI Mal Craig
Nowhere Boy
Nowhere Boy as Bobby Dykins
U Be Dead
U Be Dead as Dr. Jan Falkowski
2008
The Other Boleyn Girl
The Other Boleyn Girl as Thomas Howard - Duke of Norfolk
Doctor Who
Doctor Who as Jackson Lake
Sense & Sensibility
Sense & Sensibility as Colonel Brandon
2007
The Water Horse
The Water Horse as Captain Thomas Hamilton
Taking Liberties
Taking Liberties as Narration
Meadowlands
Meadowlands as Danny Brogan
2006
Basic Instinct 2
Basic Instinct 2 as Michael Glass
Viva Blackpool
Viva Blackpool as Ripley Holden
2005
Stoned
Stoned as Tom Keylock
Derailed
Derailed as Sam Griffin
2004
Blackpool
Blackpool as Ripley Holden
2003
The Deal
The Deal as Gordon Brown
This Little Life
This Little Life as Richie MacGregor
State of Play
State of Play as Stephen Collins
2002
2001
Captain Corelli's Mandolin
Captain Corelli's Mandolin as Captain Günther Weber
2000
The Game of Death
The Game of Death as Henry Joyce
1998
Hilary and Jackie
Hilary and Jackie as Kiffer Finzi
The Commissioner
The Commissioner as Murray Lomax
Our Mutual Friend
Our Mutual Friend as Bradley Headstone
1997
Holding On
Holding On as Shaun
1996
The One That Got Away
The One That Got Away as Andy "Mac" McNab
1994
Being Human
Being Human as Cyprion's Man
1992
Waterland
Waterland as Dick Crick
Framed
Framed as Sgt. Larry Jackson
1991
Robin Hood
Robin Hood as Little John
1990
1988
1987
Cause célèbre
Cause célèbre as George Bowman
2009
2010