• Name: David Morrissey
  • Date of Birth: June 21, 1964
  • Place of Birth: Everton, Liverpool, England, UK
Mini-bio: Extremely prolific British actor David Morrissey sounded off as a vociferous, intense player in English pictures such as Peter Greenaway's Drowning by Numbers (1988, as an unfortunate victim of mariti... read morecide), Stephen Gyllenhaal's drama Waterland (1992, as the simple-minded brother of Jeremy Irons), and Hilary and Jackie (1998, as a loving and devoted husband). He forsook British arthouse material for more mainstream Hollywood fare with key performances in the seamy Basic Instinct 2 (2006) and ascended to top billing as the male lead of Hilary Swank in The Reaping (2007), a religious-themed horror outing. That same year, Showtime tapped Morrissey to headline the series Meadowlands, as an English patriarch attempting at all costs to help his wife and children escape the family's crime-saturated past. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi
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Replace this image with an actor photoDavid Morrissey mini-bio: David Morrissey started acting at Everyman's Youth Theatre in Liverpool, where he was born and raised. He made an auspicious debut in "One Summer" (1983), a series about two Liverpool runaways. Following completion of RADA studies, he was with the Royal Shakespeare Company for two years, then the National Theatre. He has also worked at Cheek By Jowl, Manchester Royal Exchange and other venues. He is married to novelist Esther Freud, the great-granddaughter of Sigmund Freud and daughter of artist Lucian Freud.

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  • Name the thriller that takes place in Haven, Louisiana in which the 10 biblical plagues are unleashed, and Katherine Winter is brought in to share her expertise in this small town. Starring Hilary Swank, David Morrissey, Anna Sophia Robb, Idris Elba and Stephen Rea  Answer »

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