Writing in the now-defunct local newspaper, the Liverpool Daily Post, John Williams declared the series as "simultaneously compulsive and depressing" and "grimly authentic". [5] Commercial release [ edit ] DVD release (2006)

Mr. Disgusting (Brad Miska) (2 November 2005). " The Reaping: On Set In Baton Rouge With David Morrissey". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved 1 February 2009 ( archived by WebCite on 7 June 2011).As a director Morrissey has helmed short films, and the dramas Sweet Revenge (2001) and Passer By (2004) for the BBC. His feature debut, Don't Worry About Me, premiered at the 2009 London Film Festival and was broadcast on BBC television in March 2010. He is married to the novelist Esther Freud, has three children and is a patron of numerous charities.

Morrissey returned to a weekly television role at the end of 2010 playing police detective Tom Thorne in Thorne, a six-part television series for Sky1 that was adapted from Mark Billingham's novels Sleepyhead and Scaredy Cat. [78] After reading Lifeless during his time filming The Water Horse in New Zealand, Morrissey searched the Internet for more information. He found an interview in which Billingham stated his preference for Morrissey to play Thorne should a screen adaptation ever be made. When he returned to the UK, Morrissey arranged a meeting with Billingham and the two began developing the TV series. [79] [80] Morrissey shadowed officers in the Metropolitan Police's murder unit during their duties to learn about their jobs. He discovered that the officers felt undervalued in their jobs, and he incorporated these feelings into the series. [80] Sky first broadcast the series on 10 October. Morrissey received approval for the role; Andrea Mullaney wrote in The Scotsman, "Morrissey is never less than watchable and he brings a brooding presence to the role of Thorne." [81] and Adam Sweeting for The Arts Desk called him "authentic as the phlegmatic, low-key Thorne." [82] a b Rozner, Gina (14 October 2001). "How we met: David Morrissey & Paul McGann". The Independent (Independent News & Media): pp.5–6. The Inventory: David Morrissey". Financial Times. 15 March 2013. Archived from the original on 16 June 2019 . Retrieved 16 June 2019. Hoggart, Paul (10 June 2006). " Viva Lancs Vegas". The Times (Times Newspapers): p.41 ( The Knowledge supplement). Retrieved 1 August 2011. a b " Television Nominations 2003". British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Retrieved 4 November 2008 ( archived by WebCite on 5 June 2011).

a b Rushton, Katherine (8 October 2009). " Sky set to take drama from Morrissey indie". Broadcast (Emap Media). Retrieved 8 October 2009 ( archived by WebCite on 7 June 2011). READ MORE: BBC One Sherwood: The Nottinghamshire killings which inspired chilling new drama Who is David Morrissey and what TV shows has he been on before? Cousin, Geraldine (1994). Shakespeare in Performance: King John. Manchester University Press. ISBN 0-7190-2753-5. p.18.

Two Liverpool schoolboys run away from home and briefly enjoy a new life in Wales before their past catches up with them. Show full synopsis She reminded me of someone who was coming into a tired world, with these colours, this boldness,” says Morrissey of Cliff. “It’s quite frightening, like any revolution.” They have, between them, found the jeopardy in art deco pottery. It’s an understated film, but curiously evocative and lingering. Staff (11 November 2009). " Morrissey on other side of camera" (includes audio clip). BBC Liverpool News. Retrieved 8 December 2009 ( archived by WebCite on 7 June 2011).

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In 2020, Morrissey starred in the TV Series The Singapore Grip and in August 2021 in the third series of historical fantasy drama Britannia. He's also known for his work on stage, including roles in Macbeth, Much Ado About Nothing, Julius Caeser and many more. Is David in a relationship? a b Jones, Catherine (21 December 2009). "I was a Beatles geek even before the film". Liverpool Echo (Trinity Mirror North West): p.10. a b Viner, Brian (31 January 2002). " The Thursday Interview: David Morrissey". The Independent (Independent News & Media): p.7. Retrieved 6 November 2008. Morrissey was awarded an honorary doctorate by Edge Hill University in 2016. [93] [94] From 10 September to 10 October, he starred in Hangmen by Martin McDonagh, at the Royal Court Theatre. The play followed Harry Wade, a former hangman, after the abolition of hanging in Great Britain in 1965. [95] In 2017, Morrissey joined the cast of The League of Gentlemen for their 2017 revival. [96] BFI London Film Festival: David Morrissey." British Film Institute. 14 October 2010. Retrieved 5 June 2011 ( archived by WebCite on 5 June 2011).

David Morrissey’s mentor was his birthplace. “I didn’t have anybody, but in Liverpool everybody is a joke teller. What I’ve always been grateful for is coming from a city that takes the arts seriously. I never felt nervous about saying to somebody, ‘I want to be an actor.’ My only nervousness was I wasn’t saying, ‘I want to be in a band.’” Morrissey expands: “There’s a lot of television, you don’t know what’s going to happen. It’s much like life, you’re just dealing with what’s happening on the day. Whereas in film, you know where you’re heading. You know how much time you have to tell a story. You can argue for the consistency of your character.” a b Galliano, Joseph (3 October 2009). " Cutting it." The Times (Times Newspapers): pp.46–47 ( Saturday Review supplement). Retrieved 1 August 2011. [ dead link] Sweeting, Adam (11 October 2010). " Single Father, BBC One/ Thorne: Sleepyhead, Sky1". The Arts Desk. Retrieved 5 June 2011 ( archived by WebCite on 5 June 2011). Nightingale, Benedict (29 November 2008). " A tale of torment that bears witness to a bitter truth". The Times (Times Newspapers): p.41. Retrieved 1 August 2011.

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Morrissey won a Royal Television Society award for his role in the politician drama The Deal in 2003, of which he starred alongside Michael Sheen playing Gordon Brown and Tony Blair respectively. In recent years, David is known for his roles in The Walking Dead from 2012 to 2015 and The Missing in 2016, where his co-star was Keeley Hawes. a b Morrissey, David. Television interview with Adrian Chiles and Christine Bleakley. The One Show. BBC One. 25 February 2010. In 2009, Morrissey and a team of filmmakers ran a series of drama workshops for Palestinian refugee children in Beirut, in conjunction with the UNRWA. [108] On his return to England, he set up the Creative Arts School Trust (CAST), a charity for the purpose of training teachers and continuing the workshops in Lebanon and elsewhere. [77] [109] Bailey, David (December 2008). "Who's Next?" Doctor Who Magazine (Panini Magazines) (403): pp.16–20.