Neil Anthony Morrissey was born on 4 July 1962 and is an English actor.
30 Facts About Neil Morrissey
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Neil Morrissey is known for his role as Tony in Men Behaving Badly.
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Neil Morrissey was born on 4 July 1962 in Stafford, Staffordshire, the third of four sons of Irish parents who were both psychiatric nurses.
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Neil Morrissey attended Thistley Hough High School in Penkhull, where he discovered a love for acting through the encouragement of teacher Sheila Steele.
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Neil Morrissey studied for his A-levels at the City of Stoke-on-Trent Sixth Form College.
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Neil Morrissey had developed his skills and reputation as an actor through his teenage years at Stoke Schools Theatre, Stoke Repertory Theatre and Stoke Original Theatre, performing at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 1979.
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Neil Morrissey quickly paid off his student debts by landing parts in film and theatre productions.
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In 1984, Neil Morrissey played Able Seaman Matthew Quintal in The Bounty alongside Mel Gibson, Anthony Hopkins and Laurence Olivier.
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Neil Morrissey shot to fame in 1987 as dim biker Rocky in the ITV drama series Boon.
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Neil Morrissey starred in a two-part TV comedy drama released on 23 April 2000, Happy Birthday, Shakespeare, in which he portrayed a coach driver.
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Neil Morrissey starred in the John Godber film about rugby league Up 'n' Under.
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In 2002, Neil Morrissey returned to TV screens in the drama series Paradise Heights which ran for two series.
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Neil Morrissey then had a starring role in the BBC sitcom Carrie and Barry from 2004 until 2005.
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In January 2012, Neil Morrissey took on the role of Fagin in Lionel Bart's musical Oliver at the Palace Theatre in Manchester.
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In July 2013, Neil Morrissey reprised his Skins role as Marcus Ainsworth, the father of Hannah Murray's character Cassie Ainsworth.
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Neil Morrissey starred alongside Adrian Edmonson, Robert Webb and Miles Jupp in the play Neville's Island at Duke of York's Theatre, London during Autumn 2014.
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In December 2015, Neil Morrissey starred in BBC Two's comedy-drama A Gert Lush Christmas, playing the father of Russell Howard's character.
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Since 2017, Neil Morrissey has played Greg McConnell in ITV's The Good Karma Hospital.
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In 2005 Neil Morrissey performed in Victoria Wood's musical adaptation of Acorn Antiques alongside Julie Walters, Celia Imrie, Duncan Preston and Josie Lawrence.
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Neil Morrissey took over the role of Nathan Detroit from Nigel Lindsay in the London revival of Guys and Dolls from March to June 2006.
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On 1 April 2006, a BBC Three spoof programme titled Neil Morrissey's Secret documented sides of Morrissey's life that were previously unknown to the world at large.
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Neil Morrissey part-owned the lease on the Ye Olde Punch Bowl Inn in Marton, North Yorkshire.
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Neil Morrissey avoided bankruptcy over his failed business ventures but entered an IVA.
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Neil Morrissey now owns a chain of pubs in Staffordshire, including The Plume of Feathers in Barlaston, and later The Old Bramshall Inn in Bramshall.
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Neil Morrissey married Amanda Noar in 1987 after meeting her when she guested in an episode of Boon; the couple have a son born in 1989.
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Neil Morrissey then became engaged to actress Elizabeth Carling, whom he had first met in 1989, when she too was working on Boon.
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Neil Morrissey had an affair with Amanda Holden in 2000, leading to her divorce in 2003 from comedian Les Dennis.
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Neil Morrissey himself says the tattoos were done by other boys at the children's home.
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Neil Morrissey decided on the tattoo and now regrets not taking the other option.
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In 2006, Neil Morrissey was awarded an honorary degree from Staffordshire University.