Morven Christie | |
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 Christie in Ordeal by Innocence 2018 | |
| Born | 1 September 1981 Helensburgh, Scotland |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Spouse | Scott Graham (2012–2015) [1] |
| Partner | Iain Cook [1] |
Morven Christie (born 1 September 1981) 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.
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]
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]
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]
Christie lives in Glasgow with her partner, musician Iain Cook. [14]
| 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 |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Year | Title | Role | Theatre Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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] |
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See Christie as Juliet in the Production and Rehearsal Gallery (images)
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