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Hannah Morrish | |
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| Born | 13 April 1993 York, England |
| Education | Drama Centre London |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Mother | Rebecca Stott |
Hannah Morrish (born 13 April 1993) is an English actress and novelist. She is known for her work in theatre, having received a Commendation (2017) and a Second Prize (2018) at the Ian Charleson Awards.
Early life and education
[edit]Morrish was born 13 April 1993 in York, England.[1] Her mother is the writer Rebecca Stott.[2] A member of the National Youth Theatre,[3] she was cast as Emma Soyer in James Graham's play Relish in 2010.[4]
Morrish trained at the National Youth Theatre Rep Company in 2011.[5][6] She graduated from Drama Centre London in 2015.[7]
Career
[edit]Morrish made her television debut in Call the Midwife in 2015. She went on to play Portia in Julius Caesar, Lavinia in Titus Andronicus and Virgilia in Coriolanus at the Royal Shakespeare Company in 2017.[8] She received an Ian Charleson Award Commendation for her performance as Lavinia in Titus Andronicus in 2017.[9]
In 2018, she played Octavia in Antony and Cleopatra opposite Ralph Fiennes at the National Theatre, for which she received Second Prize at the Ian Charleson Awards in 2018.[10] Kate Kellaway in The Guardian described her performance as "strikingly good […] a demure Scotswoman in a powder-blue dress who shows us what it is to have your heart broken in public."[11]
Morrish wrote and starred in the short film Ceres opposite Juliet Stevenson in 2022.[12]
In 2023, she starred as Portia in The Merchant of Venice 1936, which toured the UK and came to the Criterion Theatre in the West End in 2024.[13]
In 2025, she played Lydia in Conor McPherson's The Brightening Air at the Old Vic.[14] Anya Ryan in London Theatre described her performance as "quietly shattering".[15]
In 2026, Sceptre (a Hodder & Stoughton imprint) acquired the rights to publish Morrish's debut novel Such Stuff in early 2027.[16]
Credits
[edit]Theatre
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Venue |
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| 2013 | A Little Hotel on the Side | Violette | Theatre Royal Bath |
| 2015 | Flowering Cherry | Judy Cherry | Finborough Theatre |
| 2016 | Arms and the Man | Raina Petkoff | Watford Palace Theatre |
| 2017 | Titus Andronicus | Lavinia | Royal Shakespeare Company / Barbican Centre |
| 2017 | Julius Caesar | Portia | |
| 2017 | Coriolanus | Virgilia | |
| 2018 | Antony and Cleopatra | Octavia | National Theatre |
| 2019 | All's Well That Ends Well | Helena | Jermyn Street Theatre |
| 2022 | Cancelling Socrates | Xanthippe | Jermyn Street Theatre |
| 2022 | The Darkest Part of the Night | Anna | Kiln Theatre |
| 2023–2024 | The Merchant of Venice 1936 | Portia | Royal Shakespeare Company / West End |
| 2024 | The Confessions | Alice | A Zeldin Company / European Tour |
| 2025 | The Brightening Air | Lydia | Old Vic |
| 2025 | The Line of Beauty | Penny/Sophie | Almeida Theatre |
Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2012 | Arcade | Pandora | Short film |
| 2015 | No More Kings | Sigrid | Short film |
| 2018 | Magpie | Lily | |
| 2021 | Nell and Pauline | Pauline | Short film |
| 2022 | Ceres | Proserpina | Short film |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2015 | Call the Midwife | Dorothy Whitmore | Series 5 Episode 3 |
| 2019 | Father Brown | Pippa | Season 8 Episode 5 |
| 2023 | Boty: The Life and Times of a Forgotten Artist | Pauline Boty |
Awards and nominations
[edit]| Year | Award | Nominated Work | Role | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Ian Charleson Awards | Titus Andronicus | Lavinia | Nominated | [9] |
| 2018 | Antony and Cleopatra | Octavia | 2nd | [10] |
References
[edit]- ↑ Hennessy, David (31 March 2025). "'This crumbling down house'". The Irish World. Retrieved 2 July 2026.
- ↑ "About". Rebecca Stott. Retrieved 16 June 2026.
- ↑ "Hannah Morrish | Pathways to Shakespeare | Royal Shakespeare Company". www.rsc.org.uk. Retrieved 16 June 2026.
- ↑ Gardner, Lyn (8 September 2010). "Relish". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 16 June 2026.
- ↑ Marsden, Samantha (2 April 2019). "How to train as an actor without doing a typical three-year course". The Stage. Retrieved 2 July 2026.
- ↑ "Hannah Morrish". TresaMagazine.com. 18 November 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2026.
- ↑ "Hannah Morrish". Hachette UK. 20 April 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2026.
- ↑ Billington, Michael (5 July 2017). "Titus Andronicus review – blood-drenched warrior bestrides the austerity age". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 16 June 2026.
- 1 2 "Ian Charleson Awards – Winners 2017".
- 1 2 "Bally Gill wins 2019 Ian Charleson Award". 13 May 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
- ↑ Kellaway, Kate (30 September 2018). "The week in theatre: Antony and Cleopatra; Touching the Void; Poet in da Corner – review". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
- ↑ Smith, Sarah (28 January 2026). "// Premiere // Ceres by Amelia Sears // Drama // Directors Notes". Directors Notes. Retrieved 16 June 2026.
- ↑ Swain, Marianka (26 February 2024). "'The Merchant of Venice 1936' review – Tracy-Ann Oberman battles fascism in this urgent, inspired update". London Theatre. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
- ↑ Mountford, Fiona (25 April 2025). "The Brightening Air is the finest play of the year". The i Paper. Retrieved 16 June 2026.
- ↑ Ryan, Anya (25 April 2025). "'The Brightening Air' review — Conor McPherson's lyrical family drama is brimming with fantasy and fun". London Theatre. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
- ↑ "Sceptre pre-empts actor Hannah Morrish's 'spell-binding' debut novel". The Bookseller. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
External links
[edit]- Hannah Morrish at IMDb
- Hannah Morrish at Independent Talent
- Hannah Morrish at Rebecca Carter Literary
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