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| spouse = Scott Graham (2012–2015)<ref name="herald">{{cite news |last=Jamieson |first=Teddy |title= Morven Christie: I think it's kind of heartbreaking that women have never seen a reflection of themselves in film or on television |url= http://www.heraldscotland.com/arts-ents/stage/morven-christie-i-think-its-kind-of-heartbreaking-that-women-have-never-seen-a-refle.127696764 |newspaper=heraldscotland.com |date=7 June 2015}}</ref> |
| spouse = Scott Graham (2012–2015)<ref name="herald">{{cite news |last=Jamieson |first=Teddy |title= Morven Christie: I think it's kind of heartbreaking that women have never seen a reflection of themselves in film or on television |url= http://www.heraldscotland.com/arts-ents/stage/morven-christie-i-think-its-kind-of-heartbreaking-that-women-have-never-seen-a-refle.127696764 |newspaper=heraldscotland.com |date=7 June 2015}}</ref> |
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'''Morven Christie''' |
'''Morven Christie''' is a Scottish actress. She is best known for her roles as Alison Hughes in the [[BBC]] drama ''[[The A Word]],'' Amanda Hopkins in the [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] drama ''[[Grantchester (TV series)|Grantchester]]'', and Detective Sergeant Lisa Armstrong in ITV crime series ''[[The Bay (TV series)|The Bay]].'' |
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==Early life and education== |
==Early life and education== |
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Christie was born in Helensburgh and raised in [[Glasgow]].<ref name="herald"/> |
Christie was born in Helensburgh and raised in [[Glasgow]].<ref name="herald"/> She left school at 15. She studied [[method acting]] at the [[Drama Centre London]],<ref name="herald"/> under [[Reuven Adiv]], an associate of [[Lee Strasberg]].<ref name="brit">{{Cite web|url= http://www.talentedbritishactors.co.uk/morven.html |title= Morven Christie |work= talentedbritishactors.co.uk |archive-url= |
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https://web.archive.org/web/20110719030806/http://www.talentedbritishactors.co.uk/morven.html |url-status= dead| archive-date= July 19, 2011}}</ref> Her family spent holidays in [[Aviemore]], where Christie learned to ski by the age of five.<ref name="herald"/> |
https://web.archive.org/web/20110719030806/http://www.talentedbritishactors.co.uk/morven.html |url-status= dead| archive-date= July 19, 2011}}</ref> Her family spent holidays in [[Aviemore]], where Christie learned to ski by the age of five.<ref name="herald"/> |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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===Theatre=== |
===Theatre=== |
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Christie has multiple stage credits, spanning over a decade, including plays by Jack Thorne and Tom Stoppard alongside a classical |
Christie has multiple stage credits, spanning over a decade, including plays by Jack Thorne and Tom Stoppard alongside a classical canon. In 2006, Christie played [[Juliet]], [[Hero (Much Ado About Nothing)|Hero]], and Blanche (King John) for the [[Royal Shakespeare Company]] in their star-studded Complete Works season.<ref name="juliet">{{cite news |url= http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre/reviews/romeo-and-juliet-royal-shakespeare-theatre-stratforduponavon--none-onestar-twostar-threestar-fourstar-fivestar-474889.html |title= Romeo And Juliet, Royal Shakespeare Theatre |work= The Independent |date=20 April 2006| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080403105524/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre/reviews/romeo-and-juliet-royal-shakespeare-theatre-stratforduponavon--none-onestar-twostar-threestar-fourstar-fivestar-474889.html |url-status= dead| archive-date= April 3, 2008}}</ref> |
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In 2009, Christie played Anya in ''[[The Cherry Orchard]]'' and Perdita in ''[[The Winter's Tale]]'',<ref name="winter">{{Cite web|url= https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/news-photo/rebecca-hall-as-hermione-morven-christie-as-mamillius-josh-news-photo/539739550?adppopup=true |title= UK - "The Winters Tale" Performance in London |work= gettyimages.co.uk |access-date= June 1, 2009}}</ref> for [[Sam Mendes]]' "Bridge Project", both at [[Brooklyn Academy of Music]], New York and at [[The Old Vic]], London, alongside [[Simon Russell Beale]], [[Ethan Hawke]] and [[Rebecca Hall]].<ref name="mendes">{{Cite news|url= https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2009/jun/14/bridge-project-spacey-mendes |title= Theatre review: The Bridge Project at the Old Vic |work= theguardian.com |date= June 14, 2009}}</ref><ref name="scotland">{{Cite web|url= https://www.nationaltheatrescotland.com/profile/morven-christie |title= Morven Christier |work= nationaltheatrescotland.com |access-date= July 26, 2023}}</ref> She played Isa in the [[National Theatre Live|National Theatre]], Glasgow, production of ''[[Men Should Weep]]'', directed by [[Josie Rourke]].<ref name="theatre">{{Cite web|url= https://theatricalia.com/person/9fk/morven-christie |title= Morven Christie |work= theatricalia.com |access-date= July 26, 2023}}</ref> |
In 2009, Christie played Anya in ''[[The Cherry Orchard]]'' and Perdita in ''[[The Winter's Tale]]'',<ref name="winter">{{Cite web|url= https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/news-photo/rebecca-hall-as-hermione-morven-christie-as-mamillius-josh-news-photo/539739550?adppopup=true |title= UK - "The Winters Tale" Performance in London |work= gettyimages.co.uk |access-date= June 1, 2009}}</ref> for [[Sam Mendes]]' "Bridge Project", both at [[Brooklyn Academy of Music]], New York and at [[The Old Vic]], London, alongside [[Simon Russell Beale]], [[Ethan Hawke]] and [[Rebecca Hall]].<ref name="mendes">{{Cite news|url= https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2009/jun/14/bridge-project-spacey-mendes |title= Theatre review: The Bridge Project at the Old Vic |work= theguardian.com |date= June 14, 2009}}</ref><ref name="scotland">{{Cite web|url= https://www.nationaltheatrescotland.com/profile/morven-christie |title= Morven Christier |work= nationaltheatrescotland.com |access-date= July 26, 2023}}</ref> She played Isa in the [[National Theatre Live|National Theatre]], Glasgow, production of ''[[Men Should Weep]]'', directed by [[Josie Rourke]].<ref name="theatre">{{Cite web|url= https://theatricalia.com/person/9fk/morven-christie |title= Morven Christie |work= theatricalia.com |access-date= July 26, 2023}}</ref> |
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In 2014, Christie played Amanda Hopkins in the ITV drama ''[[Grantchester (TV series)|Grantchester]]'' for its first three seasons with [[James Norton (actor)|James Norton]] and [[Robson Green]].<ref name="herald"/> In 2017, she played Ellen Rooney in the BBC drama ''[[The Replacement (TV series)|The Replacement]]'', alongside [[Vicky McClure]], and [[Dougray Scott]].<ref name="replace">{{cite news|url= http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2017-03-15/meet-the-cast-of-the-replacement |title=The Replacement: who's who in BBC maternity drama - Morven Christie, Vicky McClure, Dougray Scott, Richard and Rankin|last=Doran|first=Sarah|date=15 March 2017|work=[[Radio Times]]|access-date=26 May 2017}}</ref> This role gained Christie her first BAFTA Scotland nomination.<ref name="scotland"/> |
In 2014, Christie played Amanda Hopkins in the ITV drama ''[[Grantchester (TV series)|Grantchester]]'' for its first three seasons with [[James Norton (actor)|James Norton]] and [[Robson Green]].<ref name="herald"/> In 2017, she played Ellen Rooney in the BBC drama ''[[The Replacement (TV series)|The Replacement]]'', alongside [[Vicky McClure]], and [[Dougray Scott]].<ref name="replace">{{cite news|url= http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2017-03-15/meet-the-cast-of-the-replacement |title=The Replacement: who's who in BBC maternity drama - Morven Christie, Vicky McClure, Dougray Scott, Richard and Rankin|last=Doran|first=Sarah|date=15 March 2017|work=[[Radio Times]]|access-date=26 May 2017}}</ref> This role gained Christie her first BAFTA Scotland nomination.<ref name="scotland"/> |
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She has since completed two independent films and [[Joe Cornish]]'s eight-part drama ''[[Lockwood & Co. (TV series)|Lockwood & Co.]]'' for [[Netflix]].<ref name="lock">{{Cite web |last=White |first=Peter |title='Bridgerton's Ruby Stokes Set As Lead Of Netflix's 'Lockwood & Co.' Series Adaptation |url=https://deadline.com/2022/03/bridgertons-ruby-stokes-lead-netflix-lockwood-1234979518/ |website=Deadline |date=2022-03-16 }}</ref> |
She has since completed two independent films and [[Joe Cornish]]'s eight-part drama ''[[Lockwood & Co. (TV series)|Lockwood & Co.]]'' for [[Netflix]].<ref name="lock">{{Cite web |last=White |first=Peter |title='Bridgerton's Ruby Stokes Set As Lead Of Netflix's 'Lockwood & Co.' Series Adaptation |url=https://deadline.com/2022/03/bridgertons-ruby-stokes-lead-netflix-lockwood-1234979518/ |website=Deadline |date=2022-03-16 }}</ref> |
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In 2023 she leads a six-part drama ''Payback'', for [[Jed Mercurio]]’s HTM label, opposite [[Peter Mullan]], |
In 2023, she leads a six-part drama ''[[Payback (British TV series) |Payback]]'', for [[Jed Mercurio]]’s HTM label, opposite [[Peter Mullan]], airing on [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] and internationally.<ref name="payback">{{Cite web |last=Crosby |first=Eve |title=Line of Duty creator teams up with Morven Christie for new thriller - and we can't wait |url= https://www.hellomagazine.com/film/20220901149870/line-of-duty-creator-morven-christie-new-drama-payback-details/ |website=hellomagazine.com |date=September 1, 2022 }}</ref> |
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==Personal life== |
==Personal life== |
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Christie lives in Glasgow with her partner, musician [[Iain Cook]].<ref name="cook">{{cite news| |
Christie lives in Glasgow with her partner, musician [[Iain Cook]].<ref name="cook">{{cite news |last=Doran |first=Sarah |date=15 March 2017 |title=The Bay cast: How old is Morven Christie and who is her famous boyfriend? |url=https://www.heart.co.uk/showbiz/tv-movies/the-bay-cast-morven-christie-age-boyfriend/ |access-date=26 May 2017 |work=[[Radio Times]]}}</ref> |
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==Filmography== |
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| 2 episodes: "[[Under the Lake]]"<br>and "[[Before the Flood (Doctor Who)|Before the Flood]]"<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/doctorwho/entries/e03e1e3f-c5c3-4d48-8212-6bf6d1ad9608 |title=Filming Begins on Doctor Who, Series 9 |author=The Doctor Who Team |date=14 January 2015 |website=Doctor Who |publisher=[[BBC One]] |access-date=14 January 2015 }}</ref><br /> |
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Latest revision as of 04:37, 2 December 2024
Morven Christie | |
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Born | Helensburgh, Scotland |
Years active | 2004–present |
Spouse | Scott Graham (2012–2015)[1] |
Partner | Iain Cook[1] |
Morven Christie is a Scottish actress. She is best known for her roles as Alison Hughes in the BBC drama The A Word, Amanda Hopkins in the ITV drama Grantchester, and Detective Sergeant Lisa Armstrong in ITV crime series The Bay.
Early life and education
[edit]Christie was born in Helensburgh and raised in Glasgow.[1] She left school at 15. She studied method acting at the Drama Centre London,[1] under Reuven Adiv, an associate of Lee Strasberg.[2] Her family spent holidays in Aviemore, where Christie learned to ski by the age of five.[1]
Career
[edit]Theatre
[edit]Christie has multiple stage credits, spanning over a decade, including plays by Jack Thorne and Tom Stoppard alongside a classical canon. In 2006, Christie played Juliet, Hero, and Blanche (King John) for the Royal Shakespeare Company in their star-studded Complete Works season.[3]
In 2009, Christie played Anya in The Cherry Orchard and Perdita in The Winter's Tale,[4] for Sam Mendes' "Bridge Project", both at Brooklyn Academy of Music, New York and at The Old Vic, London, alongside Simon Russell Beale, Ethan Hawke and Rebecca Hall.[5][6] She played Isa in the National Theatre, Glasgow, production of Men Should Weep, directed by Josie Rourke.[7]
Television and film
[edit]In 2014, Christie played Amanda Hopkins in the ITV drama Grantchester for its first three seasons with James Norton and Robson Green.[1] In 2017, she played Ellen Rooney in the BBC drama The Replacement, alongside Vicky McClure, and Dougray Scott.[8] This role gained Christie her first BAFTA Scotland nomination.[6]
From 2016–2020, she played Alison Hughes, the mother of an autistic child, in the BBC drama The A Word,[1] for which she was again nominated for a BAFTA Scotland Award. In 2018 she also played Kirsten Lindstrom in Sarah Phelps' production of Agatha Christie's Ordeal by Innocence [See image].[9]
Christie starred as DS Lisa Armstrong, the lead role in the ITV crime drama series The Bay, filmed through the latter months of 2018, and aired on ITV from 20 March 2019.[10] She received her third consecutive BAFTA Scotland nomination for her performance. It was announced on 16 February 2021 that Christie had quit the drama, which had just completed a second series.[11]
She has since completed two independent films and Joe Cornish's eight-part drama Lockwood & Co. for Netflix.[12]
In 2023, she leads a six-part drama Payback, for Jed Mercurio’s HTM label, opposite Peter Mullan, airing on ITV and internationally.[13]
Personal life
[edit]Christie lives in Glasgow with her partner, musician Iain Cook.[14]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2006 | The Flying Scotsman | Katie | |
2009 | The Young Victoria | Watson | |
2011 | Gee Gee | Peaches | Short film |
2011 | Hollow | Alice | Short film |
2012 | Shell | Young Mother | |
2014 | Lilting | Margaret | |
2014 | Between Places | Liv | Short film |
2022 | The Road Dance | Mairi Macleod | |
2022 | Floodlights | Jean Woodward |
Television
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2004 | Quite Ugly One Morning | DS Jenny Dunlop | Television film |
2006 | The Family Man | Joanne | |
2007 | Oliver Twist | Rose Maylie | Miniseries |
2008 | Lost in Austen | Jane Bennet | Miniseries |
2009 | Monday Monday | Sally Newman | |
2010 | The Sinking of the Laconia | Laura Ferguson | |
2011 | Case Histories | Michelle Moore | 1 episode |
2012 | Twenty Twelve | Fi Healey | |
2012 | Hunted | Zoe | |
2013 | Agatha Christie's Poirot | Elsie Clayton | Episode: "The Labours of Hercules" |
2014 | From There to Here | Louise | |
2014 | Death in Paradise | Sally Goodman | |
2014 | Silent Witness | DS Sally Kirchner | 1 episode |
2014–2017 | Grantchester | Amanda Kendall | |
2015 | Doctor Who | O'Donnell | 2 episodes: "Under the Lake" and "Before the Flood"[15] |
2016–2020 | The A Word | Alison Hughes | |
2017 | The Replacement | Ellen Rooney | [8] |
2018 | Ordeal by Innocence | Kirsten Lindstrom | [9] |
2019–2021 | The Bay | DS Lisa Armstrong | |
2023 | Lockwood & Co. | Penelope Fittes | 3 episodes |
2023 | Payback | Lexie Noble | 6 episodes |
Stage
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Theatre Company |
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2005 | Festen | Pia | Lyric Theatre, London |
2005 | When You Cure Me | Rachel | Bush Theatre, London |
2006 | Romeo & Juliet | Juliet | Royal Shakespeare Company[7] |
2006–2007 | Much Ado About Nothing | Hero | |
2006 | King John | Blanche | |
2009 | The Cherry Orchard | Anya | New York, London and international tour [5][6] |
2009 | The Winter's Tale | Perdita | [4][5] |
2010–2011 | Men Should Weep | Isa Morrison | Royal National Theatre, London [7] |
2015 | The Driver's Seat | Lise | National Theatre of Scotland[1][6] |
Audio
[edit]Radio
[edit]- When You Cure Me (2006, radio play) as Rachel
- An Inspector Calls as Sheila Birling
- Whenever I Get Blown Up I Think of You as Molly Naylor
- A Farewell to Arms (2011, BBC Radio 4) as Catherine Barkley[16]
- Austerlitz (December 2012, BBC Radio 3) as Agata
Audiobooks
[edit]- Code Name Verity (2012)
- Burial Rites (2013)
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h Jamieson, Teddy (7 June 2015). "Morven Christie: I think it's kind of heartbreaking that women have never seen a reflection of themselves in film or on television". heraldscotland.com.
- ^ "Morven Christie". talentedbritishactors.co.uk. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011.
- ^ "Romeo And Juliet, Royal Shakespeare Theatre". The Independent. 20 April 2006. Archived from the original on 3 April 2008.
- ^ a b "UK - "The Winters Tale" Performance in London". gettyimages.co.uk. Retrieved 1 June 2009.
- ^ a b c "Theatre review: The Bridge Project at the Old Vic". theguardian.com. 14 June 2009.
- ^ a b c d "Morven Christier". nationaltheatrescotland.com. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
- ^ a b c "Morven Christie". theatricalia.com. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
- ^ a b Doran, Sarah (15 March 2017). "The Replacement: who's who in BBC maternity drama - Morven Christie, Vicky McClure, Dougray Scott, Richard and Rankin". Radio Times. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
- ^ a b Billen, Andrew (31 March 2018). "Ordeal by Innocence: the Christie Mystery that almost got away". The Times. No. 72497. Saturday Review. pp. 4–5. ISSN 0140-0460.
- ^ Sutton, Megan (28 March 2019). "The Bay on ITV: Everything you need to know". Good Housekeeping. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
- ^ Jamie Lopez (16 December 2021). "ITV's The Bay series 3 release date confirmed". lancs.live. Retrieved 6 January 2022..
- ^ White, Peter (16 March 2022). "'Bridgerton's Ruby Stokes Set As Lead Of Netflix's 'Lockwood & Co.' Series Adaptation". Deadline.
- ^ Crosby, Eve (1 September 2022). "Line of Duty creator teams up with Morven Christie for new thriller - and we can't wait". hellomagazine.com.
- ^ Doran, Sarah (15 March 2017). "The Bay cast: How old is Morven Christie and who is her famous boyfriend?". Radio Times. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
- ^ The Doctor Who Team (14 January 2015). "Filming Begins on Doctor Who, Series 9". Doctor Who. BBC One. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
- ^ BBC Radio 4, Woman's Hour Drama. Bbc.co.uk (2011-08-05). Retrieved on 2012-07-03.
External links
[edit]- Morven Christie at IMDb
- "Nancy Meckler 2006 Production". Romeo and Juliet. RSC.
See Christie as Juliet in the Production and Rehearsal Gallery (images)
- Living people
- 1981 births
- 21st-century Scottish actresses
- Actresses from Glasgow
- Alumni of the Drama Centre London
- Audiobook narrators
- Actors from Helensburgh
- Royal Shakespeare Company members
- British film actresses
- British television actresses
- Scottish film actresses
- Scottish radio actresses
- Scottish Shakespearean actresses
- Scottish stage actresses
- Scottish television actresses