A couple of days ago I finished watching the last movie in the Red Riding trilogy, and the miniseries South Riding is next on my list. Besides similar names, they have one more thing in common: the actor David Morrissey.
- The first thing I saw him in - Way back in early 2008, when my David Tennant obsession was in full swing, I watched a mini-series/one-season TV show called Blackpool. It's remembered primarily as the show where the actors broke out into dance numbers while lip-syncing music, but it was a genuinely good murder mystery with fascinating characters (and a pair of Davids who are very easy on the eyes).
- Why I like him - Where do I begin? The Northern accent? The floppy hair? The deep voice? The sexy intensity? Also, nobody does morally ambiguous characters better (Ripley Holden in Blackpool, a corrupt policeman in Red Riding, one of the murderers on Murder on the Orient Express, etc.).
- My favorite role of his - Definitely Colonel Brandon in the most recent Sense and Sensibility. He's so good in the role that I can't decide whether he or Alan Rickman make a better Colonel, and I love me some Alan Rickman.
- My least favorite role of his - I've never seen it, but imdb tells me that David was in Basic Instinct 2, so I'd probably pick that. Otherwise, his career decisions are pretty flawless.
- A role I'd like to see him in - I think he'd make a fantastic villain. Not an anti-hero or someone you can half-way sympathize with, but an honest-to-goodness villain. Like a mob boss or corrupt politician.
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