David Morrissey

About

Dramatic film star who gained recognition for portraying The Governor on the hit AMC series The Walking Dead. He has also had leading roles in 2008's Sense and Sensibility and 2010's Centurion.

Before Fame

Young Morrissey grew up in Knotty Ash near Liverpool and started acting at the Everyman Youth Theatre. He had his first television role at age 19 in the television series One Summer in 1983. 

Trivia

He became well known for his supporting film roles in The Other Boleyn Girl and The Reaping.

Family Life

He got married to his longtime girlfriend Esther Freud in 2006; the couple had three children named Albie, Anna and Gene. His grandfather-in-law was the renowned psychologist Sigmund Freud and his father-in-law was the visual artist Lucian Freud.

Associated With

He acted alongside Emily Watson in the 1998 biographical drama Hilary and Jackie.