Biography
Extremely prolific British actor David Morrissey sounded off as a vociferous, intense player in English pictures such as
Peter Greenaway's
Drowning by Numbers (1988, as an unfortunate victim of mariticide),
Stephen Gyllenhaal's drama
Waterland (1992, as the simple-minded brother of
Jeremy Irons), and
Hilary and Jackie (1998, as a loving and devoted husband). He forsook British arthouse material for more mainstream Hollywood fare with key performances in the seamy
Basic Instinct 2 (2006) and ascended to top billing as the male lead of
Hilary Swank in
The Reaping (2007), a religious-themed horror outing. That same year, Showtime tapped Morrissey to headline the series
Meadowlands, as an English patriarch attempting at all costs to help his wife and children escape the family's crime-saturated past. ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide