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Alan Morrissey (born 9 October 1982) is a British actor. He grew up in

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at the Farmers Arms Pub, of which his parents were the licensees, before moving to

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. Morrissey trained at

Bristol Old Vic Theatre School The Bristol Old Vic Theatre School is a drama school in Bristol, England. The institution provides training in acting and production for careers in film, television and theatre. BOVTS is an affiliate of the Conservatoire for Dance and Drama. I ...

. In 2002 and again in 2003, Dame

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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

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and

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. Morrissey became best known for his television debut as Nick Van Barr in the

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medical drama series ''

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''. 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

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''

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'', which opened in March 2014 at the

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. Other principals included

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and

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. Morrissey is currently a member of the London-based artistic collective

The Factory Theatre Company The Factory Theatre Company is a theatre company based in the United Kingdom. History The Factory's first production, William Shakespeare's ''Hamlet'', was first performed at various pop-up locations across London, the first of these being a studi ...

. 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

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. Other Factory members include

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, Catherine Bailey and

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.

Acting credits

References

London Theatre Database50/50 at the HampsteadRomeo and Juliet Blog

External links

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Factory Theatre Company
{{DEFAULTSORT:Morrissey, Alan English male television actors Alumni of Bristol Old Vic Theatre School 1982 births Living people English male stage actors Male actors from Oldham Actors from Stockport 21st-century English male actors English male film actors