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David Morrissey

David Mark Joseph Morrissey (born 21 June 1964) is an English actor and filmmaker. He had numerous small roles in films and television series throughout the 1990s before achieving wider recognition for playing Gordon Brown in ''The Deal'' (2003), Stephen Collins in ''State of Play'' (2003), and The Governor in the third, fourth, and fifth seasons of ''The Walking Dead'' (2012–2015). He has also acted extensively on stage with companies such as the Royal Shakespeare Company and Royal National Theatre.

Morrissey has directed short films and the television dramas ''Sweet Revenge'' (2001) and ''Passer By'' (2004). His feature-length directorial debut, the television film ''Don't Worry About Me'' (2010), premiered on BBC Two. He was nominated for the British Academy Television Award for Best Actor for ''State of Play'' and won a Best Actor award from the Royal Television Society for ''The Deal''. He was awarded an honorary doctorate by Edge Hill University in 2016. Provided by Wikipedia