Robin Morrissey is (born 21 June 1989) a British screen and theatre actor. He is known for his roles in the films ''

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'' (2012), and ''

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'' (2016). As well as this, he portrayed Will Hurran in the

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soap opera ''

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''.

Early life and education

Morrissey attended Merchant Taylors' Boys' School, Crosby. In 2011 Morrissey graduated with an acting BA degree from the

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. His uncle is

David Morrissey David Mark Joseph Morrissey (born 21 June 1964) is an English actor and filmmaker. He had numerous small roles in films and television series throughout the 1990s before achieving wider recognition for playing Gordon Brown in '' The Deal'' (2003 ...

, an English actor and filmmaker.

Career

In 2012, Morrissey made his professional debut playing Young Cavendish in the fantasy film ''Cloud Atlas'' directed by the Wachowskis and

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. In the same year, he played Bruno in the comedy horror film Love Bite. In 2013, Morrissey starred as the young Paul O'Grady in the comedy-drama '' Little Crackers''. Morrissey made his stage debut at the Royal Exchange in Manchester in 2013. He played Tom in the

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play The Accrington Pals by Peter Whelan. In 2014, Morrissey played Valentine in

Twelfth Night ''Twelfth Night, or What You Will'' is a romantic comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written around 1601–1602 as a Twelfth Night entertainment for the close of the Christmas season. The play centres on the twins Viola an ...

in the opening production of the new

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, Charles Bentham in Juno, the Paycock at the

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, and Ben Ballard in Sex and the Three Day Week at the

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. In 2016, Morrissey continued his film career playing PC Green, in the independent comedy film, Mindhorn. Morrissey starred as Khlestakov in

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for Ramps on the Moon in 2016. The production was nominated for an

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for outstanding achievement by an affiliate theatre. In 2017, he played Jamie in the BBC four-part series Apple Tree Yard alongside

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. He also played the title role of Gabriel in the UK Tour of Moira Buffini's WWII Drama, Gabriel alongside

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. In 2018, Morrissey guest starred as Will Hurran, the nephew of

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(

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), in fourteen episodes of ''

'' on the

. In 2019, Morrissey played Leo in the UK tour of Edmond de Bergerac. He has played Fred Thompson in The Tower since 2021. In 2024, Robin Morrissey played Felix in

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. He also starred as Jack Worthing in

The Importance of Being Earnest ''The Importance of Being Earnest, a Trivial Comedy for Serious People'' is a play by Oscar Wilde, the last of his four drawing-room plays, following ''Lady Windermere's Fan'' (1892), ''A Woman of No Importance'' (1893) and ''An Ideal Husban ...

at the Royal Exchange, Manchester. In 2025, Morrissey starred as Snowball in Animal Farm for Stratford East and Leeds Playhouse. The production was nominated for an

for Best New Production in Affiliate Theatre. He also appeared as Scott Beddows in Casualty.

Filmography

Film

Television

Theatre

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Morrissey, Robin Living people 21st-century British male actors Year of birth missing (living people) People educated at Merchant Taylors' Boys' School, Crosby 1989 births