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Alan Morrissey

British actor (born 1982)

Summary

British actor (born 1982)

Field	Value
name	Alan Morrissey
image	Katie Brayben with Alan Morrissey in 2015.jpg
caption	Morrissey with Katie Brayben in 2015
birth_date
birth_place	Stockport, Greater Manchester
occupation	Actor
yearsactive	2004–present

Alan Morrissey (born 9 October 1982) is a British actor. He grew up in Stockport at the Farmers Arms Pub, of which his parents were the licensees, before moving to Oldham. Morrissey trained at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. In 2002 and again in 2003, Dame Maggie Smith and The Fenton Arts Trust awarded him the bursary for talented potentials. He graduated from the Old Vic Theatre School in 2004.

Career

He made his film debut in The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse, in 2005, starring alongside Steve Pemberton and Bruno Langley. Morrissey became best known for his television debut as Nick Van Barr in the BBC medical drama series Holby City. He left the show in 2010, after 18 episodes.

On 2 September 2013, it was announced Morrissey is to play the role of Max in the West End musical I Can't Sing! The X Factor Musical, which opened in March 2014 at the London Palladium. Other principals included Nigel Harman and Cynthia Erivo.

Morrissey is currently a member of the London-based artistic collective The Factory Theatre Company. He has appeared in their performances of 'Round One', 'Round Two' and 'The Seagull Experiment' in venues across London as well as performing in 'Boiling Frogs' at the Southwark Playhouse. Other Factory members include Alex Hassell, Catherine Bailey and Laura Rees.

Acting credits

Year	Title	Role
2005	The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse	Johnny
2009	Holby City	Nicky Van Barr
2010	Jacob	Allen
Doctors	Justin Cook
2012	Land Girls	Clifford Molloy
2013	Endeavour	Denis Bradley
2014–2017	Holby City	Kyle Greenham

Year	Title	Role	Venue
2004	Salad Days	Timothy	Bristol Old Vic
2004	Much Ado About Nothing	Claudio	Salisbury Playhouse
2005	Solstice	Adie	Royal Shakespeare Company
2008	Romeo and Juliet	Romeo	Shakespeare's Globe
2008	The Horse Marines	Steve	Theatre Royal, Plymouth
2012	Sixty Five Miles	Rich	Paines Plough
2014	I Can't Sing!	Max	London Palladium

References

(18 April 2010). "An accent on honesty".
"Bristol Old Vic Theatre School: Graduates 1984-2005".
(July 2003). "the fenton arts trust news".
[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0435687/ ''The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse''] at the [[Internet Movie Database]]
"Holby City Cast List".
Hemley, Matthew. (2 September 2013). "Simon Cowell - X Factor musical is not just a 'cash cow'".
McNally, Kelby. (22 May 2013). "'I Can't Sing': Harry Hill reveals name of his X Factor musical".
(3 September 2013). "Alan Morrissey Joins Nigel Harman & Cynthia Erivo in London Premiere of ''I Can't Sing!, The X Factor Musical''".
"Online C.V".
"Factory Members".
"Performers for Autumn 2010".
"R.S.C Cast 2005".
"Romeo and Juliet".
"Horse Marines Cast".
(8 December 2011). "Matt Hartley’s 65 MILES in Hull".

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