David Morrissey
Actor
- Waterland (1992)
- Dir. Stephen Gyllenhaal
Feat. Jeremy Irons, Sinead Cusack, Lena Headey…
- Jeremy Irons plays a history teacher in America who recounts his own suppressed coming of age to his cynical students. Adapted from Graham Swift's…
- Framed (1992)
- Dir. Geoffrey Sax
Feat. Penelope Cruz, Timothy Dalton, Timothy West…
- Psychological thriller by award winning screenwriter / author Lynda La Plante (PRIME SUSPECT) mapping a battle of minds between a young cop and an…
- Being Human (1994)
- Dir. Bill Forsyth
Feat. Robin Williams, Robert Carlyle, John Turturro…
- An episodic comic–drama in which Robin Williams plays five men named Hector, who each search for their place in their own historical period…
- Captain Corelli's Mandolin (2001)
- Dir. John Madden
Feat. Penelope Cruz, Christian Bale, Nicolas Cage…
- A melodiously played costume–drama, that unfolds on the Greek island of Cephalonia during WWII.
Occupation by Italian and later German…
- Born Romantic (2001)
- Dir. David Kane
Feat. Jane Horrocks, David Morrissey, Catherine McCormack
- An acerbic portrait of romantic illusion and disillusion encompassing six regulars of a London sal sa club, all ‘born romantic’ and…
- Deal, The (2003)
- Dir. Stephen Frears
Feat. Michael Sheen, David Morrissey, Dexter Fletcher
- Billed as the prequel to the 2006 hit THE QUEEN, this entertaining telepic chronicles the infamous meeting between Labour party heavyweights Tony…
- Blackpool (TV Series) (2004)
- Dir. Coky Giedroyc, Julie Ann Robinson
Feat. David Morrissey, Sarah Parish, David Tennant
- Cocky and entertaining mini–series concerns the rise and fall of a Blackpool gambling entrepeneur, played with broad intensity by the excellent…
- Stoned (2005)
- Dir. Stephen Woolley
Feat. Leo Gregory, Paddy Considine, David Morrissey…
- A kaleidoscopic portrait of Brian Jones, the charismatic yet contrary founder of "The Rolling Stones".
Re–imagining the rock star’s…
- State of Play (TV Mini-series) (2005)
- Dir. David Yates
Feat. David Morrissey, John Simm, Bill Nighy…
- Politics, journalism and murder collide in this dynamic British thriller, which snowballs from two seemingly unrelated deaths into a riveting,…
- Basic Instinct 2 (2006)
- Dir. Michael Caton-Jones
Feat. Sharon Stone, David Morrissey, Charlotte Rampling…
- A belated and troublesome sequel to the 1992 sex'n'suspense hit which made Sharon Stone famous, has the psychopathic blonde novelist return, now in…
- Reaping, The (2007)
- Feat. Hilary Swank, David Morrissey, Idris Elba…
- Apocalyptic horror hokum set in bible belt America, with Hilary Swank managing to rise above the schlock as a former missionary turned scientific…
- Water Horse, The: Legend of the Deep (2007)
- Dir. Jay Russell
Feat. Alex Etel, Ben Chaplin, Emily Watson…
- NZ–filmed magical adventure inspired by the legend of Loch Ness in which a small boy secretly adopts a baby mythical creature that grows to…
- Other Boleyn Girl, The (2008)
- Dir. Justin Chadwick
Feat. Natalie Portman, Scarlett Johansson, Eric Bana…
- Blue–ribbon adaptation of the best–selling novel by Philippa Gregory, which tells the compulsive true story of sisters Anne and Mary…
- Sense and Sensibility (TV Mini-series) (2008)
- Dir. John Alexander
Feat. David Morrissey, Janet McTeer, Hattie Morahan…
- Another BBC adaptation of the Jane Austen novel centered around the Dashwood sisters and their search for love. Adapted by Andrew Davies of BLEAK…
- Is Anybody There? (2008)
- Dir. John Crowley
Feat. Michael Caine, Bill Milner, Anne-Marie Duff…
- Gentle, tearjerking drama set in an old folks home, where Michael Caine plays a retired magician who forms an unlikely bond with the curious son of…
- Red Riding Trilogy (1974, 1980, 1983) (2009)
- Dir. Julian Jarrold, James Marsh, Anand Tucker
Feat. Sean Bean, Andrew Garfield, David Morrissey…
- David Peace’s gritty quartet of crime novels receive a stunning translation to the screen with this threesome of British detective thrillers, based…
- Nowhere Boy (2009)
- Dir. Sam Taylor-Johnson
Feat. Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Kristin Scott Thomas, Anne-Marie Duff…
- A likeable portrait of John Lennon's pre–Beatles youth in 1950's Liverpool and his emotional tug–of–war with the two maternal…
- Centurion (2010)
- Dir. Neil Marshall
Feat. Michael Fassbender, Dominic West, Noel Clarke…
- Riveting, albeit bloody chase film has a splinter group of Roman soldiers fighting for their lives behind enemy lines after their legion is decimated…
- Five Days (TV Series) (2010)
- Feat. Suranne Jones, Anne Reid, Bernard Hill…
- High concept BBC crime series magnifies the complex thread of events and consequences surrounding a lengthy crime investigation by focusing on five…
- Thorne (TV Series) (2010)
- Feat. David Morrissey, Eddie Marsan, Aidan Gillen…
- Another top–draw British policier loaded with all the usual suspects: atmosphere, plot twists, and a hard–bitten hero, with David…
- Blitz (2011)
- Dir. Elliott Lester
Feat. Jason Statham, Paddy Considine, Aidan Gillen…
- Subtlety–free actioner with Statham as a brutish cop given free reign to bring in a serial cop–killer. Almost oppressively violent with a…
- South Riding (TV Mini-Series) (2011)
- Dir. Diarmuid Lawrence
Feat. Anna Maxwell Martin, David Morrissey, Penelope Wilton
- Seasoned period drama scribe Andrew Davies (BLEAK HOUSE) adapts Winifred Holtby’s classic novel about a feisty young headmistress who imports…
- Field of Blood, The (TV Mini-Series) (2011)
- Dir. David Kane
Feat. Jayd Johnson, David Morrissey, Peter Capaldi…
- Grim, girl–powered crime drama shot through with impeccable period detail. Set in the male–dominated world of British journalism in the…
- Welcome to the Punch (2013)
- Dir. Eran Creevy
Feat. James McAvoy, Mark Strong, Andrea Riseborough…
- James McAvoy and Mark Strong square off as obsessive cop and elusive criminal mastermind respectively in this high–performance thriller set in…
- Britannia (TV Series) (2017)
- Feat. David Morrissey, Kelly Reilly, Nikolaj Lie Kaas…
- A historical fiction series set in 43AD, following the Roman conquest of Britain and it's opposition by the wild warrior women and powerful Druids of…
- City and the City, The (TV Mini-series) (2017)
- Feat. Christian Camargo, Ron Cook, Mandeep Dhillon…
- Compelling blend of sci–fi dystopia and crime set in a European city–state called Beszel, where an inspector in the Extreme Crime Squad…