David Morrissey: life and work

British actor, Director and producer David Morrissey has a lot of experience in film, theater, television, and radio. The Russian audience he is known for religious paintings "Agatha Christie's Poirot" (Colonel Aratsot), “Another the other Boleyn girl" (Duke of Norfolk Thomas Howard), ‘Girl with a pearl earring" (van Leeuwenhoek), “devil's Advocate" (Matthew salt). The actor not so long ago, crossed the half-century milestone of his life. It's time to look back and take stock: what has been achieved? What's missing? Filmography of the actor is quite extensive. We will focus only on those works that were key in his career. In this article, we will also devote some attention and the personal life of the actor.

Childhood

You could say that David Morrissey – "self-made-man", i.e. man, which himself has created. His father Joe was a cobbler and mother Joan worked in a retail store. The future actor was born on the twenty-first of June 1964. He was the fourth child in the family. David had older brothers Tony and Paul, and sister Karen. The family lived in Kensington in an old house in which lived a whole life still his grandmother and he was born his mother. The son of a shoemaker had no protection, but since the childhood dreamed theater. The decision to become an actor came in the year one thousand nine hundred and sixty-ninth year. His first role was in a school play “Wizard of Oz”, where eleven-year-old David played the Scarecrow. On the advice of his cousin, he joined the youth club at the Liverpool theatre "Everyman". The teen talent was soon spotted and, at fourteen, David was included in the troupe as a full-fledged actor. After a year the young man lost his father. But, despite the loss of financial support, he still enters the Royal Academy of dramatic art.

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Start an acting career

Before attending this prestigious University David Morrissey made his debut in the television series “One summer". He managed to play sixteen year old teenager, Billy, who with a friend ran from Liverpool to Wales. The actor was two years older than his character. But the role of a teenager he played so convincingly that the yield on the screens "One summer" gained popularity. After graduating from the Academy of dramatic art in 1985, the young actor joins the troupe of the Royal Shakespeare theatre. Most notable was his role in “Peer Gynte”. He did not hesitate and television, in parallel acting in series. Award-winning Director Peter Greenaway noticed the young talent and invited to the shooting in his film «drowning by numbers”. In this picture, David got the role of Bellamy. And he played it perfectly. But following any significant role the actor had to wait for four years.

David Morrissey: the filmography

Significant milestone in his career was the film “Water country" (1992). In it the actor played the role of dick Creek. But then again I went from bad luck. The actor was interrupted by small roles in movies and on television. Fame came to David Morrissey in 2006, with the release of the film “Basic instinct 2". In the sequel, entitled "risk appetite" his partner was the famous Sharon stone. After this film the actor from the horn of abundance showered with invitations to the set. One has only to read the tape, which starred David Morrissey. Films “Harvest”, “Another the other Boleyn girl", "to Be John Lennon”, “centurion” have become very popular among the audience and collected more cash. But “Great game” and “Deal” brought the actor praise and high marks from film critics. For the work in the first film he was even nominated for a television Academy award for Britain's best actor. In “Great game” Morrissey played Stephen Collins. And for the way Prime Minister Gordon brown in “Deal” the actor has received this prestigious award.

Director and producer

Talented actors usually do not stop there and in the end start to do ourselves. David Morrissey – is no exception to this rule. He continues to act in films and play in the theater. His latest works are the play “Macbeth” in the movies "the Return of captain Nemo” and “Welcome to the trap” was a success with the public. Since 2009, the actor decided to try himself as a producer and began to film the novels. With his participation was released film-film series "Thorne: Sleepyhead” and “Thorne: Frightening crow”. He also removed the tape "don't worry about me”. But still the audience will want to see David Morrissey in the frame. In recent years it was nominated for the award in the category ‘Best actor" for his work in the film “the Walking dead”.

Personal life

David Morrissey, a photo that never hit the pages to the scandalous Chronicles of the life of movie stars, married and raising three children. The only thing separating his family life from thousands of others, is the pedigree of his wife. Beloved David was Esther Freud – great-great-granddaughter of the great psychoanalyst. The pair tested their relationship for thirteen years, until I married in August 2006. We had a wedding in Suffolk.