Portrait of David Morrissey

Acting

David Morrissey

Career

Active from 1983 to 2026, busiest in 2009 with 7 main titles.

Leading roles
71
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for State of Play
State of Play
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 76 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
David Morrissey Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Physical Comedy
    1.0, average 2.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.4, average 2.7
  • Wholesome
    2.1, average 3.4
  • Absurdist Humor
    1.0, average 2.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Gritty Realism 9
  • Moral Ambiguity 9
  • Character-Driven 7
  • Psychological Thriller 7
  • Character Study 7
  • Suspenseful 5
  • Social Commentary 5
  • Biographical Drama 4
  • Character-Driven Drama 4
  • Political Intrigue 4
  • Character-Driven Narrative 4
  • Police Corruption 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

125
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

3 titles
Too Far Gone
Too Far Gone

as Philip Blake (The Govenor)

The Siege
The Siege

TV show

Inflicted Kindness
Inflicted Kindness

as DS Mark Thompson

2020s

22 titles Β· average score 63
Tip Toe
Tip Toe (2026)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show Β· as Clive Goss

Gone
Gone (2026)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show Β· as Michael Polly

Manhunt
Manhunt (2025)

TV show Β· as Narrator

The Woman in Cabin 10
The Woman in Cabin 10 (2025)
GoodWatch score 41

as Thomas Heatherley

Prime Target
Prime Target (2025)
GoodWatch score 54

TV show Β· as Professor Robert Mallinder

Daddy Issues
Daddy Issues (2024)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show Β· as Malcolm

Slingshot
Slingshot (2024)
GoodWatch score 50

as Sam Napier

Gods of Tennis
Gods of Tennis (2023)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show Β· as Narrator

Turkey: Empire of Erdogan
Turkey: Empire of Erdogan (2023)

TV show Β· as Narrator

Dampyr
Dampyr (2022)
GoodWatch score 54

as Gorka

The Colour Room
The Colour Room (2021)
GoodWatch score 43

as Fred Ridgeway

The Singapore Grip
The Singapore Grip (2020)
GoodWatch score 37

TV show Β· as Walter Blackett

2010s

32 titles Β· average score 66
Britannia
Britannia (2018)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show Β· as General Aulus Plautius

The Ones Below
The Ones Below (2016)
GoodWatch score 62

as Jon

The Missing
The Missing (2014)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show Β· as Sam Webster

The Driver
The Driver (2014)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show Β· as Vince McKee

The 7.39
The 7.39 (2014)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show Β· as Carl Matthews

Welcome to the Punch
Welcome to the Punch (2013)
GoodWatch score 51

as Thomas Geiger

The Field of Blood
The Field of Blood (2011)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show Β· as Murray Devlin

South Riding
South Riding (2011)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show Β· as Robert Carne

Blitz
Blitz (2011)
GoodWatch score 50

as Dunlop

The Walking Dead
The Walking Dead (2010)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show Β· as Philip Blake

Centurion
Centurion (2010)
GoodWatch score 59

as Bothos

Thorne
Thorne (2010)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show Β· as Tom Thorne

2000s

37 titles Β· average score 64
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983 (2009)
GoodWatch score 77

as Maurice Jobson

The Other Boleyn Girl
The Other Boleyn Girl (2008)
GoodWatch score 55

as Thomas Howard - Duke of Norfolk

Sense and Sensibility
Sense and Sensibility (2008)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show Β· as Colonel Brandon

The Reaping
The Reaping (2007)
GoodWatch score 37

as Doug

Meadowlands
Meadowlands (2007)
GoodWatch score 58

TV show Β· as Danny Brogan

The Water Horse
The Water Horse (2007)
GoodWatch score 68

as Captain Thomas Hamilton

Basic Instinct 2
Basic Instinct 2 (2006)
GoodWatch score 28

as Michael Glass

Stoned
Stoned (2005)
GoodWatch score 42

as Tom Keylock

Derailed
Derailed (2005)
GoodWatch score 46

as Sam Griffin

Blackpool
Blackpool (2004)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show Β· as Ripley Holden

Zero Hour
Zero Hour (2004)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show Β· as Narrator (Voice)

State of Play
State of Play (2003)
GoodWatch score 86

TV show Β· as Stephen Collins

1990s

24 titles Β· average score 63
Pure Wickedness
Pure Wickedness (1999)

TV show Β· as Frank Healy

Fanny & Elvis
Fanny & Elvis (1999)
GoodWatch score 63

as Rob

Hilary and Jackie
Hilary and Jackie (1998)
GoodWatch score 78

as Kiffer Finzi

Big Cat
Big Cat (1998)

as Leo

The Commissioner
The Commissioner (1998)
GoodWatch score 47

as Murray Lomax

Holding On
Holding On (1997)

TV show Β· as Shaun

The One That Got Away
The One That Got Away (1996)
GoodWatch score 63

as Andy "Mac" McNab

Devil's Advocate
Devil's Advocate (1995)

TV show Β· as Matthew Salt

Finney
Finney (1994)

TV show Β· as Stephen Finney

Framed
Framed (1992)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show Β· as DC Lawrence 'Larry' Jackson

The Storyteller: Greek Myths - Theseus & the Minotaur
The Storyteller: Greek Myths - Theseus & the Minotaur (1991)

as Theseus

The Widowmaker
The Widowmaker (1990)

as Rob

1980s

7 titles Β· average score 76
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show Β· as John Arbuthnot

Screen One
Screen One (1989)

TV show Β· as DC Norman Mills

Out of Town
Out of Town (1988)

as The Traveller

Drowning by Numbers
Drowning by Numbers (1988)
GoodWatch score 82

as Bellamy

Cause Célèbre
Cause Célèbre (1987)
GoodWatch score 61

as George Bowman

ScreenPlay
ScreenPlay (1986)

TV show Β· as Judd / Marcus

One Summer
One Summer (1983)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show Β· as Billy Rizley