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Not to be confused with Jonathan Morris.

Jonathon Morris
Born (1960-07-20) 20 July 1960 (age 64)
Urmston, Lancashire, England, UK
NationalityBritish
OccupationActor/Presenter
Years active1980–2002
TelevisionThe Professionals (1980)
The Squad (1980)
Jackanory Playhouse (1981)
That Beryl Marston...! (1981)
Beau Geste (1982)
The Consultant (1983)
Doctor Who (1983)
The Prisoner of Zenda (1984)
Bread (1986–1991)

Jonathon Morris (born 20 July 1960) is an English actor and former television presenter.

Career

Morris is best known for his role as Adrian Boswell in Carla Lane's comedy Bread, in which he starred for the series' entire five-year run between 1986 and 1991, and which made him a well-known face on British television.

Prior to Bread, he had appeared as a regular in the early 1980s ITV comedy That Beryl Marston!, and in leading roles in two of the BBC's Sunday Classic Serial adaptations, Beau Geste in 1982 and The Prisoner of Zenda in 1984. He had also played guest roles in The Professionals, Doctor Who serial Snakedance and Granada's short-lived soap The Practice.

His rise to fame in Bread led to Morris forging a career as a presenter. He presented CBBC game show The Movie Game from 1991 to 1993, replacing Phillip Schofield. He made a number of appearances on the popular '90s Channel 5 game show Night Fever. In 2005, Morris competed in the third series of Channel 4 sports-based reality show The Games. He withdrew from the series halfway through and was replaced by former Hear’Say singer Danny Foster.[citation needed] In 2008 he appeared in an edition of programme Drop the Celebrity; however, his attempt to win ended in failure.

His acting career after Bread continued, although he faded from the limelight during the 1990s. He appeared in Carlton's revival of the Comedy Playhouse series in 1993, and in 1995 he played El Gallo in the film version of the musical The Fantasticks (released in 2000) where he played the con-man who enchanted his con's heart. He has also played Ash, a vampire, in two films of the Full Moon Entertainment production studios. The Fantasticks (2000), Vampire Journals (1997) and Subspecies 4: Bloodstorm introduced Morris to US audiences.

Filmography

Film

Year Film Role Director Notes
1983 Screamtime Damien Michael Armstrong
Stanley A. Long
1984 Torn Allegiance Lt. Harry Wyckham Alan Nathanson
1995 The Fantasticks El Gallo Michael Ritchie
1997 Vampire Journals Ash Ted Nicolaou
1998 Subspecies: The Awakening Ash Ted Nicolaou

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1980 The Professionals Jaime Cabreros 4.08 "Blood Sports"
1980 The Squad Steve Parks 1.12 "Accident"
1981 Jackanory Playhouse Oliver 9.06 "The Toy Princess"
1981 That Beryl Marston...! Phil 6 episodes
1982 The Agatha Christie Hour Alan Carslake 1.02 "In a Glass Darkly"
1982 Beau Geste John Geste 7 episodes
1983 Doctor Who Chela 20.02 "Snakedance"
1983 The Consultant Jake Kennedy Television miniseries
1984 The Prisoner of Zenda Rupert of Hentzau Television miniseries
1986-1991 Bread Adrian Boswell 74 episodes
1986 The Practice Mick Forrester 2.04 "Episode Four"
2.05 "Episode Five"
2.06 "Episode Six"
2.07 "Episode Seven"
1986 Hell's Bells Phil 1.03 "Back Page Story"
1987 Double Dare Himself 1.14 "Christmas Double Dare: Bread vs. Little and Large"
1991-1993 The Movie Game[1] Host 40 episodes
1993 Comedy Playhouse David Jackson 1.02 "Wild Oats"
1997 Summer of Love Simon Television film
1998 Adam's Family Tree Whip 2.05 "Singing with the Reins"
2002 Full Moon Fright Night Ash 1.01 "Vampire Journals"

References

  1. ^ "The Movie Game (1) - UKGameshows". Retrieved 21 October 2020.
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