Jonathon Morris (born 20 July 1960) is an English actor and former

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Career

Morris is best known for his role as Adrian Boswell in

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's comedy ''

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'', in which he starred for the series' entire five-year run between 1986 and 1991, and which made him a well-known face on British television. Prior to ''

'', he had appeared as a regular in the early 1980s ITV comedy ''That Beryl Marston!'', and in leading roles in two of the BBC's Sunday Classic Serial adaptations, ''

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'' in 1982 and ''

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'' in 1984. He had also played guest roles in '' The Professionals'', ''

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'' serial ''

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'' and Granada's short-lived soap ''

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''. His rise to fame in ''

'' led to Morris forging a career as a presenter. He presented

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game show '' The Movie Game'' from 1991 to 1993, replacing

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. He made a number of appearances on the popular '90s Channel 5 game show ''

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''. In 2005, Morris competed in the third series of

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sports-based

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show '' The Games''. He withdrew from the series halfway through and was replaced by former

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singer Danny Foster. In 2008 he appeared in an edition of programme ''Drop the Celebrity''; however, his attempt to win ended in failure. His acting career after ''

'' continued, although he faded from the limelight during the 1990s. He appeared in Carlton's revival of the

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series in 1993, and in 1995 he played El Gallo in the film version of the musical ''

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'' (released in 2000) where he played the con-man who enchanted his con's heart. He has also played Ash, a vampire, in two films of the

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production studios. ''The Fantasticks'' (2000), ''Vampire Journals'' (1997) and '' Subspecies 4: Bloodstorm'' introduced Morris to US audiences.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

Jonathon Morris Official Website

Official writing website.
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BBC TV Database
{{DEFAULTSORT:Morris, Jonathon 1960 births Living people English male television actors English television presenters Morris, Jonathan