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Line 1: {{short description\|British actor (born 1982)}} {{Use dmy dates\|date=August 2016}} {{Use British English\|date=August 2016}} {{Infobox person \| name = Alan Morrissey \| ~~birth_name~~image = Katie Brayben with Alan Morrissey in 2015.jpg \| caption = Morrissey with [[Katie Brayben]] in 2015 \| birth_date = {{Birth date and age\|1982\|10\|9\|df=y}} \| birth_place = [[Stockport]], [[Greater Manchester]] Line 7 ⟶ 11: \| yearsactive = 2004–present }} '''Alan Morrissey''' (born 9 October 1982) is a British actor. ~~who~~He ~~was~~grew ~~born~~up in ~~Stepping~~[[Stockport]] ~~Hill Hospital & lived in~~at the Farmers Arms ~~pub~~Pub, ~~Stockport,~~of ~~where~~which his parents were the licensees., Hebefore ~~grew~~moving ~~up in [[Stockport]] and then~~to [[Oldham]].<ref>~~[http~~{{cite web \|title=An accent on honesty \|url=https://www.~~metronews~~manchestereveningnews.co.uk/~~entertainment/magazine~~news/sshowbiz-news/~~1052378_an_accent_on_honesty~~an-accent-on-honesty-955973 \|website=Manchester Evening News ~~interview]~~\|access-date=8 August 2021 \|date=18 April 2010}}</ref> ~~Alan~~Morrissey trained at [[Bristol Old Vic Theatre School]].<ref>[{{cite web \|title=Bristol Old Vic Theatre School: Graduates 1984-2005 \|url=http://www.winterbourne.freeuk.com/BOVTSgraduates.html ~~BOVTS~~\|website=winterbourne.freeuk.com ~~Graduates]~~\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100508203133/http://www.winterbourne.freeuk.com/BOVTSgraduates.html \|archive-date=8 May 2010 \|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2002 and again in 2003, Dame [[Maggie Smith]] and The Fenton Arts Trust awarded him the bursary for ~~Talented~~talented potentials.<ref>[{{cite web \|title=the fenton arts trust news \|url=http://www.fentonartstrust.org.uk/fatnews2.html \|website=Fenton Arts Trust ~~Bursary~~\|access-date=20 ~~winners]~~January 2010 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101019014916/http://www.fentonartstrust.org.uk/fatnews2.html \|archive-date=19 October 2010 \|date=July 2003 \|url-status=dead}}</ref> He graduated from the Old Vic Theatre School in 2004. ==~~Acting career~~Career== He made his film debut in ''[[The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse]]'', in 2005, starring alongside [[Steve Pemberton]] and [[Bruno Langley]].<ref>[~~http~~https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0435687/ ''The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse''] at the [[Internet Movie Database]]</ref> ~~and~~Morrissey became best known for his television debut as Nick Van Barr in the [[BBC]] medical drama series ''[[Holby City]]''.<ref>[{{cite web \|title=Holby City Cast List \|url=http://www.tvguide.co.uk/cast.asp?title=Holby%20City \|website=tvguide.co.uk \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719142555/http://www.tvguide.co.uk/cast.asp?title=Holby%20City ~~Cast]~~\|archive-date=19 July 2011 \|url-status=dead}}</ref> He left the show in 2010, after 18 episodes ~~in 2010~~. On 2 September 2013, it was announced ~~Alan~~ Morrissey is to play the role of Max in the [[West End theatre\|West End]] [[musical theatre\|musical]] ''[[I Can't Sing! The X Factor Musical]]'',<ref name="Cowell">{{cite web \| last=Hemley \| first=Matthew \| url=http://www.thestage.co.uk/news/production/2013/09/simon-cowell-x-factor-musical-just-cash-cow/ \| title=Simon Cowell - X Factor musical is not just a "'cash cow"' \| ~~publisher~~website=[[The Stage]] ~~\| work=thestage.co.uk~~ \| date=2 September 2013 \| accessdate=2 September 2013}}</ref> which opened in March 2014 at the [[London Palladium]].<ref name = "cantsing">{{cite web \| last=McNally \| first=Kelby \| url=http://www.express.co.uk/news/showbiz/401806/I-Can-t-Sing-Harry-Hill-reveals-name-of-his-X-Factor-musical \| title='I Can't Sing': Harry Hill reveals name of his X Factor musical \| ~~publisher~~website=[[Daily Express]] ~~\| work=express.co.uk~~ \| date=22 May 2013 \| accessdate=25 June 2013}}</ref> Other principals ~~include~~included [[Nigel Harman]] and [[Cynthia Erivo ]].<ref>[{{cite web \|last1=Champion \|first1=Lindsay \|title=Alan Morrissey Joins Nigel Harman & Cynthia Erivo in London Premiere of ''I Can't Sing!, The X Factor Musical'' \|url=http://london.broadway.com/buzz/171509/alan-morrissey-joins-nigel-harman-cynthia-erivo-in-london-premiere-of-i-cant-sing-the-x-factor-musical/ ~~Alan Morrissey~~\|website=london.broadway.com \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131231130129/http://london.broadway.com/buzz/171509/alan-morrissey-joins ~~Nigel Harman & Cynthia Erivo @ the Palladium~~ -nigel-harman-cynthia-erivo-in -london-premiere-of-i-cant-sing-the-x-factor-musical/ ~~London~~\|archive-date=31 ~~Premiere~~December ~~of I Can’t Sing!, The X Factor Musical~~2013 \|date=3 ~~Broadway~~September ~~Buzz~~2013 \| ~~London<!~~url-~~- Bot generated title -->]~~status=dead}}</ref>▼ ~~His stage credits include:-~~ ~~Alan~~ Morrissey is currently a member of the London -based artistic collective [[The Factory Theatre Company]]. heHe has appeared in their performances of 'Round One', 'Round Two' and 'The Seagull Experiment' in venues ~~all over~~across London as well as performing in 'Boiling Frogs' at the [[Southwark Playhouse]].<ref name="cv">[{{Cite web \|url=http://thefactory.wetpaint.com/account/AlanMorrissey \|title=Online C.V] \|access-date=19 January 2010 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110407082956/http://thefactory.wetpaint.com/account/AlanMorrissey \|archive-date=7 April 2011 \|url-status=dead \|website=The Factory \|df=dmy-all }}</ref> Other Factory members include [[Alex Hassell]], [[Catherine Bailey]] and [[Laura Rees]].<ref>[{{Cite web \|url=http://thefactory.wetpaint.com/accountSearch/all \|title=Factory Members] \|access-date=19 January 2010 \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120720092945/http://thefactory.wetpaint.com/accountSearch/all \|archive-date=20 July 2012 \|url-status=dead \|website=The Factory \|df=dmy-all }}</ref>▼ Romeo at [[Shakespeare's Globe]].<ref>[http://www.shakespeares-globe.org/theatre/globetouring/romeoandjuliet/ Shakespeare's Globe Castlist]</ref> Adie in Solstice at [[Royal Shakespeare Company]]<ref>[http://www.britishtheatreguide.info/news/RSCcast05.htm R.S.C Cast 2005]</ref> Claudio at [[Salisbury Playhouse]] Rich in Sixty Five Miles with [[Paines Plough]] <ref>[http://www.painesplough.com/blog/tag/alan-morrissey/ Paines Plough Blog » Alan Morrissey<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Steve in Horse Marines at The Drum [[Theatre Royal, Plymouth]]<ref>[http://www.ltdb.co.uk/node/26606 Horse Marines Cast]</ref> Timothy in Salad Days at [[Bristol Old Vic]]<ref>[http://classesforwriters.co.uk/wp/talent/performers-for-autumn-2010]</ref> ==~~Filmography~~Acting credits== {\| class="wikitable" \|+ Filmography \|- ! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes \|- \| 2005 \|\| ''[[The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse]]'' \|\| Johnny ~~(2005)~~\|\| ▼ \|- \| 2009 \|\| ''[[Holby City]]'' \|\| Nicky Van Barr ~~(2009), Kyle~~ ~~Greenham~~\|\| ~~(2014-)~~▼ \|- \|rowspan=2\| 2010 \|\| ''Jacob'' \|\| Allen \|\| \|- \| ''[[Doctors (2000 TV series)\|Doctors]]'' \|\| Justin Cook ~~(2010)~~\|\| ▼ \|- \| 2012 \|\| ''[[Land Girls (TV series)\|Land Girls]]'' \|\| Clifford Molloy ~~(2012)~~\|\| ▼ \|- \| 2013 \|\| [[Endeavour (TV series)\|Endeavour]] \|\| Denis Bradley ~~(2013)~~\|\| ▼ \|- \| 2014–2017 \|\| ''Holby City'' \|\| Kyle Greenham \|\| }\|}▼ {\| class="wikitable" ▲[[The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse]] Johnny (2005) \|+ Theatre ▲[[Holby City]] Nicky Van Barr (2009), Kyle Greenham (2014-) \|- [[Jacob (film)]] Allen ! Year !! Title !! Role !! Venue !! {{abbr\|Ref.\|Reference}} ▲[[Doctors (TV series)\|Doctors]] Justin Cook (2010) \|- ▲ [[Land Girls (TV series)\|Land Girls]] Clifford Molloy (2012) \| 2004 \|\| ''[[Salad Days (musical)\|Salad Days]]'' \|\| Timothy \|\| [[Bristol Old Vic]] \|\| <ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://classesforwriters.co.uk/wp/talent/performers-for-autumn-2010 \|title=Performers for Autumn 2010 \|access-date=5 August 2011 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101227220007/http://classesforwriters.co.uk/wp/talent/performers-for-autumn-2010 \|archive-date=27 December 2010 \|url-status=dead \|website=classesforwriters.co.uk \|df=dmy-all }}</ref> ▲* [[Endeavour (TV series)\|Endeavour]] Denis Bradley (2013) \|- ~~<ref>{{IMDb name\|2051116}}</ref>~~ \| 2004 \|\| ''[[Much Ado About Nothing]]'' \|\| Claudio \|\| [[Salisbury Playhouse]] \|\| <ref name="cv"/> \|- ▲On 2 September 2013, it was announced Alan Morrissey is to play the role of Max in the [[West End theatre\|West End]] [[musical theatre\|musical]] [[I Can't Sing! The X Factor Musical]],<ref name="Cowell">{{cite web \| url=http://www.thestage.co.uk/news/production/2013/09/simon-cowell-x-factor-musical-just-cash-cow/ \| title=Simon Cowell X Factor musical is not just a "cash cow" \| publisher=[[The Stage]] \| work=thestage.co.uk \| date=2 September 2013 \| accessdate=2 September 2013}}</ref> which opened in March 2014 at the [[London Palladium]].<ref>{{cite web \| url=http://www.express.co.uk/news/showbiz/401806/I-Can-t-Sing-Harry-Hill-reveals-name-of-his-X-Factor-musical \| title='I Can't Sing': Harry Hill reveals name of his X Factor musical \| publisher=[[Daily Express]] \| work=express.co.uk \| date=22 May 2013 \| accessdate=25 June 2013}}</ref> Other principals include [[Nigel Harman]] and Cynthia Erivo <ref>[http://london.broadway.com/buzz/171509/alan-morrissey-joins-nigel-harman-cynthia-erivo-in-london-premiere-of-i-cant-sing-the-x-factor-musical/ Alan Morrissey joins Nigel Harman & Cynthia Erivo @ the Palladium in the London Premiere of I Can’t Sing!, The X Factor Musical \| Broadway Buzz \| London<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> \| 2005 \|\| ''Solstice'' \|\| Adie \|\| [[Royal Shakespeare Company]] \|\| <ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.britishtheatreguide.info/news/RSCcast05.htm \|title=R.S.C Cast 2005 \|access-date=19 January 2010 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110609183132/http://www.britishtheatreguide.info/news/RSCcast05.htm \|archive-date=9 June 2011 \|url-status=dead \|website=The British Theatre Guide \|df=dmy-all }}</ref> \|- ▲Alan 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 all over London as well as performing in 'Boiling Frogs' at the [[Southwark Playhouse]].<ref>[http://thefactory.wetpaint.com/account/AlanMorrissey Online C.V]</ref> Other Factory members include [[Alex Hassell]], [[Catherine Bailey]] and [[Laura Rees]].<ref>[http://thefactory.wetpaint.com/accountSearch/all Factory Members]</ref> \| 2008 \|\| ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'' \|\| Romeo \|\| [[Shakespeare's Globe]] \|\| <ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.shakespeares-globe.org/theatre/globetouring/romeoandjuliet/ \|title=Romeo and Juliet \|access-date=19 January 2010 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100124050503/http://www.shakespeares-globe.org/theatre/globetouring/romeoandjuliet/ \|archive-date=24 January 2010 \|url-status=dead \|website=Shakespeare's Globe }}</ref> \|- ~~Alan Morrissey can be found on [[Twitter]]<ref>[http://twitter.com/#!/alanmorrissey__ Twitter<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>~~ \| 2008 \|\| ''The Horse Marines'' \|\| Steve \|\| [[Theatre Royal, Plymouth]] \|\| <ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.ltdb.co.uk/node/26606 \|title=Horse Marines Cast \|access-date=19 January 2010 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101218103512/http://ltdb.co.uk/node/26606 \|archive-date=18 December 2010 \|url-status=dead \|website=London Theatre Database \|df=dmy-all }}</ref> \|- \| 2012 \|\| ''Sixty Five Miles'' \|\| Rich \|\| [[Paines Plough]] \|\| <ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.painesplough.com/blog/tag/alan-morrissey/ \|title=Matt Hartley’s 65 MILES in Hull \|date=8 December 2011 \|access-date=12 September 2013 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140108144032/http://www.painesplough.com/blog/tag/alan-morrissey/ \|archive-date=8 January 2014 \|url-status=dead \|website=Paines Plough }}</ref> \|- \| 2014 \|\| ''[[I Can't Sing!]]'' \|\| Max \|\| [[London Palladium]] \|\| <ref name = "cantsing"/> \|} ==References== {{reflist\|2}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20110724022727/http://www.ltdb.co.uk/node/16005 London Theatre Database] [https://web.archive.org/web/20100212012816/http://thefactory.wetpaint.com/page/HAMPSTEAD+THEATRE+50%2F50+DARING+PAIRINGS 50/50 at the Hampstead]▼ [http://www.ltdb.co.uk/node/26606 Horse Marines Cast] [https://web.archive.org/web/20100408021537/http://www.globelink.org/promotedtohomepage/20080523/5347/ Romeo and Juliet Blog]▼ ▲[http://thefactory.wetpaint.com/page/HAMPSTEAD+THEATRE+50%2F50+DARING+PAIRINGS 50/50 at the Hampstead] ▲[http://www.globelink.org/promotedtohomepage/20080523/5347/ Romeo and Juliet Blog] ==External links== Line 50 ⟶ 73: * [http://www.factorytheatre.co.uk/ Factory Theatre Company] {{authority control}} ~~{{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. -->~~ ~~\| NAME =Morrissey, Alan~~ ~~\| ALTERNATIVE NAMES =~~ ~~\| SHORT DESCRIPTION = British actor~~ ~~\| DATE OF BIRTH =9 October 1982~~ ~~\| PLACE OF BIRTH =[[Stockport]], [[Greater Manchester]]~~ ~~\| DATE OF DEATH =~~ ~~\| PLACE OF DEATH =~~ ▲}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Morrissey, Alan}} [[Category:English male television actors]] Line 65 ⟶ 81: [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:English male stage actors]] [[Category:~~People~~Male actors from Oldham]] [[Category:~~People~~Male actors from Stockport]] [[Category:21st-century English male actors]] [[Category:English male film actors]]