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Chris Morris

Actor / Writer / Film Director / Film Producer / Comedian / Screenwriter / Radio Personality / Composer / Television Director / Guitarist / Television Producer | * 06/15/1962 (61) | Bristol, England (United Kingdom (UK))
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Christopher J. Morris (born 15 June 1962) is an English comedian, radio presenter, actor, and filmmaker. Known for his deadpan, dark humour, surrealism, and controversial subject matter, he has been praised by the British Film Institute for his "uncompromising, moralistic drive". In the early 1990s, Morris teamed up with his radio producer Armando Iannucci to create On the Hour, a satire of news programmes. This was expanded into a television spin off, The Day Today, which launched the career of comedian Steve Coogan and has since been hailed as one of the most important satirical shows of the 1990s. Morris further developed the satirical news format with Brass Eye, which lampooned celebrities whilst focusing on themes such as crime and drugs. For many, the apotheosis of Morris' career was a Brass Eye special, which dealt with the moral panic surrounding paedophilia. It quickly became one of the most complained-about programmes in British television history, leading the Daily Mail to describe him as "the most loathed man on TV". Meanwhile, Morris' post... ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Drama | Documentaries

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Movies with Chris Morris as Actor(3)

as Workers' Services Executive2014 The Double
as Rothko (voice)2002 My Wrongs 8245–8249 & 117

TV Shows/Series with Chris Morris as Actor(6)

as Denholm Reynholm2006 The IT Crowd
as Chris/Anthony/Dutch Porn Actor2000 Jam
as Peter Baxendale Thomas1997 I'm Alan Partridge
as Christopher Morris1997 Brass Eye
as Christopher Morris1994 The Day Today

Movies with Chris Morris as Crew(7)

Directing/Director2019 The Day Shall Come
Sound/Original Music Composer2019 The Day Shall Come
Writing/Writer2019 The Day Shall Come
Directing/Director2010 Four Lions
Writing/Writer2010 Four Lions
Directing/Director2002 My Wrongs 8245–8249 & 117
Writing/Screenplay2002 My Wrongs 8245–8249 & 117

TV Shows/Series with Chris Morris as Crew(19)

Directing/Director2012 Veep
Writing/Original Story2011 Black Mirror
Directing/Director2005 Nathan Barley
Writing/Writer2005 Nathan Barley
Sound/Music2005 Nathan Barley
Creator/Creator2005 Nathan Barley
Directing/Director2000 Jam
Writing/Writer2000 Jam
Production/Producer2000 Jam
Sound/Music2000 Jam
Sound/Sound Designer2000 Jam
Creator/Creator2000 Jam
Writing/Writer1997 Brass Eye
Creator/Creator1997 Brass Eye
Production/Producer1997 Brass Eye
Sound/Original Music Composer1997 Brass Eye
Writing/Writer1994 The Day Today
Production/Producer1994 The Day Today
Creator/Creator1994 The Day Today

Full Name: Chris Morris
Citizenship: United Kingdom (UK)
Born: Friday, 06/15 1962 (June) in Bristol, England (United Kingdom (UK)) (current age: 61 years + 287 days)
Zodiac sign: Gemini (Chinese zodiac sign: Tiger)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: University of Bristol, Stonyhurst College
Other names for Chris Morris (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Massingberd Stitt"
"Christopher Morris"
"Chris Morris (satirist)"
"Chris Morris (Satiriker)"
Chris Morris frequently works together with these people:
Armando Iannucci (13x, Crew)
Graham Linehan (12x, Crew)
Kevin Eldon (9x, Actor)
Steve Coogan (6x, Actor)
Peter Baynham (6x, Crew)
Charlie Brooker (6x, Crew)
Amelia Bullmore (5x, Actress)
Peter Serafinowicz (5x, Actor)
Julia Davis (5x, Actress)
Doon Mackichan (4x, Actress)
Peter Fincham (4x, Crew)
Richard Ayoade (3x, Actor)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:306655, Added: 08/13/2018, Last updated: 03/22/2024