Jonathon Morris

Jonathon Morris
Jonathon Morris
Born	20 July 1960; Urmston, Lancashire, England, UK
Nationality	British
Occupation	Actor/Presenter
Years active	1980–2002
Television	The 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. 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
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

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

External links

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[moviegame-1] "The Movie Game (1) - UKGameshows". Retrieved 21 October 2020.